Learning Network: The Winners of Our Student Podcast Contest

June 26, 2020

Dear Reader,

A personal conversation between a daughter and her deceased father, who had died by suicide. A one-act play written and performed by teenagers, via Zoom. A first-person account by a student sharing what it was like to experience homelessness.

These are just a few of the winning pieces from our Third Annual Student Podcast Contest, in which we invited teenagers to create an original audio program, five minutes or less, about anything they wanted. We received over 1,300 submissions this year, and for the first time, we added a category specifically for middle school students. Please take some time to listen to the finalists for yourself.

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone for participating! In the meantime, don’t forget our Summer Reading Contest, which runs from June 12 to Aug. 21.

Sincerely,

Michael Gonchar, editor

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