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Radio Rookies from WNYC show

Radio Rookies from WNYC

Summary: Real stories by New York City teenagers take listeners inside their lives and their communities in this Peabody Award-winning youth journalism initiative. For teens, by teens and about the challenges of teen life, Radio Rookies gives students the tools and the training to share their own stories through the medium of audio. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others. Find these and more great shows at wnyc.org © WNYC Studios

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Podcasts:

 My First Mother's Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:50

Aired May, 2002. Janelle Lewis' commentary about giving birth to her first daughter, Jandora, aired as part of a Mother's Day Special on WNYC's Radio Lab. Right after Janelle gave birth, she called out to her mom for the tape recorder.

 Vocation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Aired January, 2001. David Ford has been working on car since he was a little boy. Now he attends the Automotive High School and hopes to go into the automotive trade.

 English | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:33

Aired January, 2001. 16-year-old Karla Saavedra moved to Brooklyn from Mexico two years ago. She documents her adventures in learning English.

 Disability | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:43

Aired April, 2002. Christy Loo reports on what happened to her family after her dad got hit by a car and became permanently disabled.

 Bashir | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:53

Aired October, 2003. 17-year-old Rizwan Aslam always sees Bashir -- a homeless man who walks with a cane and moves between nearby restaurants and shops. Rizwan's interest in Bashir set him on a mission to learn more about him.

 Aggression | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:52

Fourteen-year-old Derrick gets in trouble a lot, and this often leads him to fight with his brothers. A big part of why Derrick loves football is that he can hit people -- without getting in trouble.

 Best Couple | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:57

Aired June, 2009. When seniors at a small public high school in the Bronx cast their votes for "Best Couple" earlier this year, they chose a pair they admire but who definitely defy the stereotype of best couple. Radio Rookie Vikky Cruz reports.

 Culture Talk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:44

Short Wave Rookies report on Main Street in Flushing, Queens.

 Searching for Main Street’s Flushing Pimp | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:14

Short Wave Rookies report on Main Street in Flushing, Queens.

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