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Playlist: Youth and the Economy

Compiled By: PRX Editors

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Curated Playlist

Looking for stories about kids, teens and young adults and the economy? Here are some curated pieces and programs.

Also check out non-youth economy pieces.

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High School Senior Weighs Options

From Youth Radio | 00:02:42

Like a lot of high school seniors, Mayra Jimenez is weighing her options after graduation, and hoping to be college bound but not broke.

Youth Voices On The Economy

From Youth Radio | 00:09:36

Vox featuring eleven young people around the country reflecting on the impact of the economic crisis on their lives.

Recent College Graduate For Hire

From Youth Radio | 00:03:11

This year more than other years, a college degree is no guarantee of a job. Commentator Emma Jacobs of Youth Radio graduated spring 2009 from Columbia University with a history degree but without a job.

The New Lure of Government Jobs

From Youth Radio | 00:01:39

With job cuts across most sectors, college students who once coveted corporate cubicles are giving new thought to Government work.

Crashing the Party

From Rebecca Sheir | 00:03:08

The economic downturn is bringing outlandish bar and bat mitzvah parties back down to earth.

Stock Market Obsessed

From Youth Radio | 00:02:37

Youth Radio’s Lauren Silverman considers herself lucky. At 20 years old, she’s too young to have a life savings or house to lose. So she’s using the financial crisis as a so-called “teachable” moment.

Paying For Camp

From Beno Picciano | 00:03:31

A story about one very special summer camp, and how difficulties with fundraising could cause problems in the near future.

l'il nipper

From Nate DiMeo | Part of the the memory palace series | 00:02:11

in which we are reminded that mines are a terrible place to work, especially if you are nine. A snap shot of one of the worst jobs ever and the horrors of child labor in the early 20th Century.

My Own Personal Recession

From Youth Radio | 00:02:02

Summer Sewell describes living in her own “personal recession” for years, and all the ways she scrimps and saves.

Bright Minds, Dim Future

From UNICEF | Part of the Digital Diaries: Liberian Youth Voices series | 00:07:02

Emmanuel Woanyean, 16, from Monrovia, Liberia, was first in his class and wants to be an engineer -- but he can’t afford the university fees.


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