PoliticallyActive
Series: RadioActive Fall/Winter 2012
From: RadioActive Youth Media
Length: 00:12:37
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This month's RadioActive brings you stories on politics. Kamna Shastri talks to protesting parents on the front lines of Occupy Seattle. Chetan Chandrashekhar reports on teens' thoughts about an initiative that would legalize marijuana. Join our intrepid hosts, Amina Al–Sadi and Zoe Sheinkopf.
A special thanks to Freesound.org contributors for providing us with some of the sounds for this month's show: aust_paul, Ionicsmusic and bjornredtail. And as promised, links to the videos you heard in the show are found below. On our playlist this month: Telekenesis, Blue Scholars and Foster the People.
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Piece Description
This month's RadioActive brings you stories on politics. Kamna Shastri talks to protesting parents on the front lines of Occupy Seattle. Chetan Chandrashekhar reports on teens' thoughts about an initiative that would legalize marijuana. Join our intrepid hosts, Amina Al–Sadi and Zoe Sheinkopf.
A special thanks to Freesound.org contributors for providing us with some of the sounds for this month's show: aust_paul, Ionicsmusic and bjornredtail. And as promised, links to the videos you heard in the show are found below. On our playlist this month: Telekenesis, Blue Scholars and Foster the People.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussien | Blue Scholars | Cinemetropolis. | 2011 | 03:40 | |
| Helena Beat | Foster the People | Torches . | Columbia, Startime | 2011 | 04:36 |
| Houdini | Foster the People | Torches. | Columbia, Startime | 2011 | 03:23 |
| Dirty Thing | Telekinesis | Single . | Merge | 2010 | 00:00 |
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