The Best of Youth Radio Podcast
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Youth Radio is an award-winning journalism program and outlet for youth voices! Our mission is to promote young people's intellectual, creative, and professional growth through training and access to all media. Youth Radio is based in the Bay Area, with bureaus in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Atlanta, and reporters everywhere in between and around the globe. 'The Best of Youth Radio' podcast series features our audience favorites, stories ranging from a journey of identity and culture in Ghana, Africa to the diary of a shoplifter in urban America. Diverse groups of young people give us a fresh look into the future--and the present.
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J.E., February 17, 2006
Reviewer: J.E.
from Chicago, Illinois
The Best of Youth Radio is a podcast aimed at helping young people achieve greater social awareness. The formats for the shows vary between first-person accounts of life-altering experiences and commentary from a host about various issues facing teens today. Some past topics have included violence, eating disorders, and financial aid for college.
It's hard to give a decent review of this podcast because the shows are so completely different from each other. Some of them are quite compelling, such as the episode about one young woman's struggle with an eating disorder. Others just don't work for me, such as the one about violence in Oakland, in which the host delivered his commentary in the form of rap lyrics. Overall, I give it 3.5 stars.
Smart Portraits of Youth by Youth, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: learnoutloud
from Los Angeles, California
These podcasts consist of very well done self portraits and audio essays by intelligent teenagers and young adults. They cover a wide spectrum of youth varying in race, class, and personality and deal with the many issues facing our youth today. There's usually sounds and other voices inserted into the stories to make them more interesting. And they're not too long so they are perfect brief biographical podcasts to listen to.
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Teens Turn To DIY Prom Dresses
Wed, Apr 29, 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."
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Hard Conversations About College And Money
Wed, Apr 29, 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.
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Road To College A Bumpy One
Wed, Apr 29, 2009
The economy is making paying for college an even bigger financial challenge. Youth Radio contributor Mayra Jimenez has the motivation to go to college — she just hopes she can afford it.
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Sick Of Death, Oakland Lives On
Wed, Apr 29, 2009
On New Year's Day a transit officer shot and killed an unarmed man, sparking multiple demonstrations and community outrage. Then last Saturday, a 26-year-old parolee shot and killed four Oakland police officers. Youth Radio's King Anyi Howell says the people of his city are weary.
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Youth Radio Commentators On Childhood's End
Wed, Apr 29, 2009
When one door closes, another opens. The transformation from childhood to adulthood is no different. Youth Radio contributors share these thoughts on bidding adieu to childhood.
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Visiting Belfast, Decade After Peace Deal
Wed, Apr 29, 2009
President Barack Obama's newly appointed Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, is perhaps best-known for his work in Northern Ireland. Youth Radio visited the neighborhood more than a decade after the end of the unrest to check out the aftermath of the peace process for the city's young people.
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Liquor Stores: The New Department Stores
Wed, Oct 15, 2008
With the economy in a slump, liquor stores in the San Francisco Bay Area are offering department store fashion at a reasonable price.With the economy in a slump, liquor stores in the San Francisco Bay Area are offering department store fashion at a reasonable price.
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Ombre Is The New Tie-Dye
Wed, Oct 15, 2008
Once a cheap way to make colorful clothes, high-end designers have brought back tie-dye and even given it a new name.
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Kayaks Hot, Canoes Not
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
In Maine, outdoor enthusiasts are tossing aside their canoes for kayaks. Youth Radio's Molly Adams reports that many paddlers are now opting for the independence of kayaks over the traditional family-sized canoe.
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Slaktivists Are The New Activists
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
The election of 2008 seems to have made the slacker generation less politically apathetic. Now we're seeing slaktivists — a hybrid of a slacker and activist.
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2002
- LearnOutLoud.com Product ID:
T007305
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