Voting For A Book August 29, 2008 • Following schoolyard arguments last year between young Clinton and Obama supporters, a teacher at Ebert Elementary School in Denver chose to teach the election by using books as candidates. Primaries will be held and a book president elected. Voting For A Book Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94118854/94120099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Math Problem: Democratic Convention's Logistics August 27, 2008 • A math class at the University of Colorado examined some of the issues facing organizers of the Democratic National Convention. The students came up with several variables that appear to have been incorporated into the quantitative and qualitative distribution of thousands of volunteers. Math Problem: Democratic Convention's Logistics Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94011873/94011920" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Teen Is Clinton Alternate, But Now Backs Obama August 26, 2008 • Taylor Riddle is one of the youngest people attending the Democratic Convention. The 18-year-old from Arkansas is a lover of politics and schmoozing. He is a Clinton alternate, who now backs Barack Obama. Teen Is Clinton Alternate, But Now Backs Obama Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93995089/93995689" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Pop Hit Of The Summer July 8, 2008 • Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl, the No. 1 hit this summer, is a celebration of teenage sexual experimentation. That's not so strange, but this pop hit features a young woman gleefully mulling same-sex smooching. The Pop Hit Of The Summer Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92342734/92342716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Basketball Beef Spills Over into Rap World June 13, 2008 • The NBA finals are a rematch of one of the great basketball rivalries: the Celtics vs. the Lakers. But for Youth Radio's Brandon McFarland, the great rivalry of this season isn't in the finals, it's the dust-up between DeShawn Stevenson and LeBron James — and their rap proxies, Soulja Boy and Jay-Z. Basketball Beef Spills Over into Rap World Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91489009/91488970" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion An Infantryman's View of the Army's Stop-Loss May 26, 2008 • The call to sustain high troop levels in Iraq is raising new concerns about the effects of recurring deployments on military personnel. The toll is particularly acute for soldiers serving back-to-back tours with little time in-between to decompress at home. An Infantryman's View of the Army's Stop-Loss Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90832155/90832122" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Appalachia the Scapegoat for America's Racism May 21, 2008 • Ada Smith is one of thousands who voted in Kentucky's primary on Tuesday. She's 21 years old and a new voter. With all the talk about race in the presidential campaign, Smith wants to set the record straight when it comes to voter stereotypes. Appalachia the Scapegoat for America's Racism Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90694386/90694367" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Violence a Challenge in Meeting Students' Needs May 18, 2008 • Youth Radio's Rekia Jibrin, a humanities teacher at a Bay Area high school for students at risk of dropping out, recalls what it was like on the Monday after one student was shot. She provides a glimpse of the emotional and educational effects of community violence on students and teachers, and how they stay focused on school work. Violence a Challenge in Meeting Students' Needs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90570248/90570198" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Teacher's Greatest Joy: Teaching Her Own May 11, 2008 • Alix Black of Youth Radio has a special appreciation for teachers. She comes from a family with several generations of educators, including her mom. On this Mother's Day, she sent these thoughts. A Teacher's Greatest Joy: Teaching Her Own Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90354971/90354918" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Poverty Is About Real People, Not Politics May 9, 2008 • Machlyn Blair, a 21-year-old from eastern Kentucky, shares his thoughts about growing up in poverty and preparing to join the working poor. Poverty Is About Real People, Not Politics Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90327703/90328972" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Teacher Opposed to Standardized Tests Reconsiders May 4, 2008 • Teacher Chela Delgado once hated standardized tests and didn't want to make her students take them, but then she started listening to some of the children's parents. She reveals how families in under-resourced schools are pursuing what they see as best for their kids. Teacher Opposed to Standardized Tests Reconsiders Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90167642/90167599" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Young McCain Supporter Speaks Out April 20, 2008 • It's exciting to be a first-time voter. But what is it like when the candidate you support isn't the one receiving most of the attention? Meghan Scheidemann, an 18-year-old freshman at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, is in exactly that position. Young McCain Supporter Speaks Out Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89791000/89790955" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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El Salvador to L.A: One 'War' Zone to Another April 18, 2008 • A woman fled El Salvador during that country's civil war, only to discover that she's living in another conflict zone. Her daughter reflects on the situation. El Salvador to L.A: One 'War' Zone to Another Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89760907/89760870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pope Benedict XVI Visits the U.S. Youth, Latinos React to Pope's Visit April 15, 2008 • We examine the demographic shift occuring among Catholics in the United States. Then, Youth Radio brings us the voices of several young Catholics in the Bay Area. One admits she didn't even know that the pope was coming. Youth, Latinos React to Pope's Visit Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89652419/89652385" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Study: 25 Percent of Teens Have STDs March 12, 2008 • A new study finds that one out of every four teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease. An official involved in the study discusses why the figure is so high and why African-American girls are the hardest hit. Study: 25 Percent of Teens Have STDs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88140117/88140090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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