U.S. Navy Sailors Say They Were Hazed, Abused September 23, 2009 • Six sailors from a canine unit in the U.S. Navy interviewed by Youth Radio told stories of hazing and abuse a few years ago. The Navy investigated the abuse and found evidence to support accusations of physical assault on sailors and prostitutes on base, but no courts-martial resulted. U.S. Navy Sailors Say They Were Hazed, Abused Listen · 9:10 9:10 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113121445/113123841" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion In Iran Exploding Interest August 26, 2009 • Recently, Youth Radio commentator Arash Afghahi has become more interested in events outside the U.S. — and in Iran. Afghahi is Iranian, and even though his parents left the country before he was born, he still has family there. But it took this summer's election and the protests that followed to capture his interest. In Iran Exploding Interest Listen · 2:22 2:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111530357/112234233" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Commentator On Living While Black July 30, 2009 • King Anyi Howell has been pulled over many times in Los Angeles. He says he is paying close attention to the White House beer invitational. Howell discusses being racially profiled several times for what he calls "Living While Black." Commentator On Living While Black Listen · 3:42 3:42 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111388878/111388860" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Cash-Strapped Schools Rear Lab Animals July 28, 2009 • Schools are doing anything they can to cut costs. Educators in Oakland, Calif., will spend the summer raising their own lab animals. It's much cheaper than buying them. Cash-Strapped Schools Rear Lab Animals Listen · 3:37 3:37 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111208408/111209482" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Memories Of Michael Jackson's Music June 27, 2009 • The staff and students of Youth Radio reflect on Michael Jackson's death with personal stories about their relationship with Jackson's music. Memories Of Michael Jackson's Music Listen · 4:32 4:32 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106012807/106012903" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Standing In My Father's Shoes June 19, 2009 • Youth Radio's Jordan Monroe has been thinking about Father's Day. He's not the sentimental type, but events in the past few years have changed his outlook on fatherhood. This is his story. Standing In My Father's Shoes Listen · 2:57 2:57 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105507206/105685371" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion In Defense Of Nerd-Dom June 11, 2009 • We're closing in on the last few days of school before summer. For most teens, summertime is a break from school, books and teachers' dirty looks. But not all students look forward to the time off. Youth Radio's Erin Bilir, who goes to high school in Denver, is a self-professed overachiever and says she likes it that way. In Defense Of Nerd-Dom Listen · 2:58 2:58 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105263207/105264401" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace May 31, 2009 • Identity theft is becoming a problem on social networking sites, especially among teens. Some dishonest users steal images of pretty girls to attract romantic attention. Others grab the photo of someone they dislike to create a fake, derogatory profile that makes that person look bad. But for some teens, it's actually a badge of honor. Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace Listen · 2:59 2:59 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104763472/104763457" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion To Do: Get A Job May 26, 2009 • This year more than other years, a college degree is no guarantee of a job. Commentator Emma Jacobs of Youth Radio graduated last week from Columbia University with a history degree but without a job. To Do: Get A Job Listen · 3:56 3:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104527847/104527853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion From High School To High Security May 21, 2009 • Reginald Dwayne Betts went from the high school honor roll to the penitentiary. He spent nine years in prison beginning at age 16 for a carjacking in Virginia. Now, he'll be the first person in his family to graduate from college — and he's giving the main student address at the University of Maryland commencement ceremony. From High School To High Security Listen · 3:32 3:32 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104385217/104410055" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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To Do: Get a Job! May 20, 2009 • Emma Jacobs is graduating from one of the nation's most prestigious universities. She began diligently But like many out there like her, this isn't making her career prospects any brighter. My job search began nearly four months ago. I've sent out dozens of cover letters and applications, mainly for jobs without pre-requisites
Ahead Of Mother's Day, A Son Remembers May 8, 2009 • Over the past six years, Logan Barnes and his mother have been through dramatic ups and downs. At 12, he was the good son, looking after his brother while his mother worked long hours. Then things began to change. Now 17, Barnes reflects on his whirlwind relationship with his mother, and how she made him the "almost man" he is today. Ahead Of Mother's Day, A Son Remembers Listen · 3:38 3:38 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103951609/103960975" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Teens Turn To DIY Prom Dresses April 26, 2009 • High schoolers often shell out at the end of the year. There's yearbook costs, senior trips and the prom. All of that adds up in a normal year, but in the midst of a deep recession, parents and teens are scrambling to find creative solutions to finding the "perfect prom dress." Teens Turn To DIY Prom Dresses Listen · 5:25 5:25 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103502345/103502363" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Growing Up In The Shadow Of Columbine April 20, 2009 • The massacre at Columbine lasted only about 45 minutes, but in that time 12 students and one teacher were killed, and 23 others were injured. Youth Radio's Erin Bilir grew up in Littleton, Colo., and remembers how the shootings changed everything for kids in the town.
Opinion The New College Math Hard Conversations About College And Money April 2, 2009 • The latest estimates on the average cost of college from the National Center for Education Statistics is more than $11,000 for public schools and $28,000-plus at private institutions. Those price tags combined with a troubled economy mean high school seniors and their families are making tough choices about paying for college. Youth Radio's William Nelligan is one of them. Hard Conversations About College And Money Listen · 3:57 3:57 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102558453/102634914" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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