Since 1996, the Teenage Diaries series has been giving tape recorders to young people around the country to report on their own lives. The teens conduct interviews, keep an audio journal and record the sounds of daily life—usually collecting more than 40 hours of raw tape over the course of a year. The radio stations work with each diarist to edit all the material into documentaries for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.

You can listen to the diaries online or read the transcripts at Radio Diaries: Teenage Diaries.

Listen to a few diaries and tell me whose story you like the best!
·      Frankie in Mentone, Alabama: Welcome Home, Dad
·      Juan in Laredo: Looking at the Rio Grande
·      Josh in New York City: Growing Up with Tourette's
·      Melissa in New Haven: Teen Mom
·      Jeff in Boston: Halfrican
·      Emily in Maplewood, Minnesota: Teenage Days
·      Randy in Tchula, Mississippi: Remembering Ozell
·      Amanda from New York: Girlfriend
·      Josh in New York City: First Kiss
·      Nick in Salt Lake City, Utah: Home School to High School
·      Brina in Providence, Rhode Island: Best Four Years of Your Life
·      Ricky in Buffalo Grove, Illinois: What if God...