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The Town That Hanged An Elephant Is Now Working To Save Them

The town of Erwin was the site of the now famous hanging of Mary the elephant in 1916. Mike Belleme for NPR hide caption

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The Town That Hanged An Elephant Is Now Working To Save Them

A team of high school students in Tennessee researched the century-old story of "Murderous Mary" and found a town eager for redemption. Their podcast is a winner in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

The Town That Hanged An Elephant Is Now Working To Save Them

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Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them

English teacher Shehtaz Huq and the eighth-graders at Bronx Prep Middle School behind the winning podcast — Sssh! Periods. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them

The middle school winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge offer their perspective on why talking about something so natural is so taboo — and why that's silly.

Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them

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NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Turn An Idea Into Sound — And Win
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NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Turn An Idea Into Sound — And Win

Teachers and students in grades five through 12 will have the opportunity to turn their classrooms into production studios and their ideas into sound. Contest entries open on Jan. 1, 2019.

NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Turn An Idea Into Sound — And Win

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