Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Youth

Song & Memory: Family of God 8:14 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Reverend Ruth Shaver has faith in the power of prayer, and of song, one of her favorites is "Family of God." She is the new minister at the United Church of Schellsburg in Pennsylvania.

Broadcast: Nov 25 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Youth, Religious, Music

Song & Memory: Babysitter Songs 8:28 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

When Hannah Marcus, a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, was little, she often listened to music with her babysitter. Hannah didn't just get a musical education from the babysitter, she was schooled in politics and race.

Broadcast: Oct 21 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Music, Youth, Children

Song & Memory: Jules Shear 8:18 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Musician Jules Shear, of Jules and the Polar Bears and MTV's Unplugged, recalls his first public performance, for his school principal on a train, singing Chris Kenner's "Something You Got."

Broadcast: Aug 12 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Music, Rock, Youth

Nina playing air guitar on badmitten racket as a kid

Song & Memory: Only the Lonely 8:18 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

The song "Only the Lonely" reminds sound artist Nina Katchadourian of her of childhood summers with her brother in Finland.

Broadcast: Jul 8 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Children, Youth, Music

Cambodia 2: Human trafficking 6:37 Scott Carrier

Second in a series: In this second report of his two-part series on human trafficking, the story of a Cambodian family whose daughters were sold to brothels to make ends meet. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 26 2006 on APM MarketplaceSeries: Cambodia: Human Traffick Subjects: Justice, Women, Youth, International, Children

Cambodia 1: Human trafficking 6:14 Scott Carrier

First in a series: The annual report on human trafficking next week will estimate between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across borders each year � and that doesn't include people sold within their own countries. Scott Carrier reports. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 25 2006 on APM MarketplaceSeries: Cambodia: Human Traffick Subjects: Justice, International, Women, Youth, Children

Mohammed Naseehu Ali's father, Alhaji Abubakar Ali III, the emir of Ghana

Song & Memory: Ghana 8:16 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Mohammed Naseehu Ali is a native of Ghana, the son of the emir, or king, of the Muslims in that African nation. Unlike his brothers and cousins, Ali left Ghana to be educated in the United States. Instead of returning to tribal politics, he became a musician and writer. But he hasn't left behind the memories of a song so important to his childhood in Ghana: "Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu" by Alhaki K. Frimpong and his Cubano Fiesta.

Broadcast: May 13 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: World, International, Youth, Music

Song & Memory: Harrigan 4:16 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

What song from your past brings back a strong memory? In this installment of our ongoing series, we meet a woman with a special recollection of a song heard frequently around St. Patrick's Day: the popular Irish standard, "Harrigan."

Broadcast: Mar 11 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Broadway, Music, Youth

Song & Memory: I’ll Take Manhattan 4:37 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

The song "I'll Take Manhattan" is upbeat and jaunty song to most people. But to writer Julia Slavin, the song elicits some darker, more unsettling thoughts about her childhood pets.

Broadcast: Feb 11 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Children, Youth, Music, Family

Song & Memory: Rocky Mountain High 7:03 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

What song creates the strongest memory in your mind? Weekend America explores the songs that leave an impact on you in our new series, "Song and Memory." This week, our first participant, Jeffery Carpenter explains his special connection to John Denver's popular song, "Rocky Mountain High."

Broadcast: Jan 21 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Religious, Folk, Music, Youth