Learning Network: Our 7th Annual Student Podcast Contest

Starts April 17. 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Do you tune in to find out what’s happening in the world? To stay up-to-date on sports, music, film, fashion or TV? To get advice? To laugh? To hear a good story? To learn something new? Imagine you — or you and several of your friends — were behind the microphone. What would you talk about? Who might you like to interview? What thoughts, talents, insights, opinions or stories would you want to share with the world? In our [Seventh Annual Podcast Contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn-5NjP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yOC9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItN3RoLWFubnVhbC1zdHVkZW50LXBvZGNhc3QtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTkyMCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzMjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmEGMOGWZd33WCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), we invite teenagers to submit original podcasts of five minutes or less. Your creation can be about anything that interests you, in any form that you like. Our favorites will be featured on The Learning Network. Take a look at [the guidelines and related resources here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn-5NjP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yOC9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItN3RoLWFubnVhbC1zdHVkZW50LXBvZGNhc3QtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTkyMCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzMjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmEGMOGWZd33WCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The contest runs from April 17 to May 15. Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [[An illustration of a person with headphones and a microphone popping out of a television set. ] Irene Rinaldi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn-5NjP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yOC9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItN3RoLWFubnVhbC1zdHVkZW50LXBvZGNhc3QtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTkyMCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzMjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmEGMOGWZd33WCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Contests Our 7th Annual Student Podcast Contest We invite students to create an original podcast of five minutes or less that informs or entertains. Contest dates: April 17 to May 15. 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