Teenage Diaries Revisited

A lot of life happens in two decades. Back in the 1990's, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman gave tape recorders to a handful of teens and asked them to report on their own lives. Now, almost 20 years later, Joe has checked back in... with Josh, still struggling with Tourette syndrome as an adult; Melissa, who was a teen mom and is now the mom of a teenager; and Juan, a Mexican immigrant who is now a father and husband...and still undocumented.

 

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Learn more or listen again to this one-hour special that airs Saturday, January 18 at 9am, which is presented by Radio Diaries, in collaboration with NPR and PRX

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