Did you know that listening skills and reading skills have a lot in common?
Listen to these engaging stories from National Public Radio, chosen for junior high and high school students by Listenwise, an educational organization devoted to helping students build their listening skills.
Baby Bird Saved by Warm Tortilla
Celebrating Touchdowns in Sign Language
Special Vision Helps Reindeer Survive
Debate: Should Kids Be Allowed To Use TikTok?
Matching Dinosaur Footprints an Ocean Apart
Neil the Seal Keeps Coming Back
Prison Newspaper Offers Inmates Hope
Pickleball: The Newest High School Sport?
Debate: Should Cell Phones Be Banned in School?
How Headphone Habits Are Affecting Hearing
Why Hammerhead Sharks Hold Their Breath
Teen Skateboarder Makes History
Debate: Should Social Media Sites Have Warning Labels?
From Ocean to Table: Fresh Seaweed
Debate: Should Humans Colonize Mars?
Teen Girls Empowered Through Public Speaking
Ancient Grandmas Were Skilled Hunters
Debate: Should Caffeinated Drinks Be Regulated?
Social Media Influencer Wants You To Read The News
Experience A Solar Eclipse Through Sound
The Surprising History of Blue Jeans
Debate: Should Teens' Social Media Time Be Limited?
Hollywood Mountain Lion Leaves a Legacy
"De-Influencing:" Social Media Influencers Urge Followers NOT To Buy
Debate: Should Schools Teach Cursive Handwriting?
Small Kindnesses Bring Big Joy
Highway Crossings for Wildlife Help Species Survive
Teen Reflects On His "Impossible Feat"
Debate: Should Driverless Taxis Be On the Roads?
Are you getting more voice notes these days? You're not alone - and they may be beneficial
50 Year Anniversary of the First Video Game
Saving Whales with High-Tech Buoys
Are octopuses deliberately throwing things at each other? And at researchers' cameras??
Debate: Who Should Get Credit for AI-Generated Music?
Researcher Lived Underwater for 100 Days
Playing Video Games Has Hidden Benefits
Fixing plastic pollution in the oceans requires a new approach
What It Is Like To Fly Into a Hurricane From 8,000 Feet in the Air
Researchers in Brazil Credit the Power of Sound for Scientific Discoveries
Surprise Litter of Kittens Found in Plane
What the latest version of ChatGPT gets right — and wrong
Interfaith Meals Build "Justice Through Compassion"
Preserving Hawaiian History and Culture
Making School Sports More Inclusive
Sounds Captured from Around the World
Debate: Are Teens Competent to be Paid Drivers?
Neighbors Share Avocados After Hurricane Fiona
Teens Share Views in High School Mock Election
Darwin's Missing Notebooks Reappear
River Otter Returns to Detroit River
Space Milestone: First Native American Woman in Space
Debate: Should Social Media Do More To Stop Bullying?
Remembering NBA Superstar Bill Russell
Debate: Should People Move Away from the Coast?
New Tech Alerts Communities to Bears
Debate: Should Museums Know Where their Artifacts Come From?
What is FOMO? And How to Overcome It
Planetary Defense Spacecraft Hits Asteroid
Women’s US Soccer Team Wins Equal Pay
Paralyzed Man Communicates by Imagining Handwriting
The Secret Sauce of Chinese Cuisine
Protecting Wild Parrots in Texas
Debate: Should Deep-Sea Mining Be Allowed?
Secret Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
Fun Land’s Spooky Haunted Mansion Ride Spans Generations
Mexican-American Comic Book Hero Saves Lives
Dolphins Connect Through Whistling
Wheelchair Climber Climbs Skyscraper in Hong Kong
Want to Know How Your Cat is Feeling? There’s an App for That!
Will This Space Junk Cleanup Mission Be Successful?
Should the U.S. Mine Lithium on Sacred Land?
Debate: Should Community College Be Free?
Debate: Should Space Exploration Be Competitive or Collaborative?
Video Game Inspires Teen's Love of Nature
Debate: Are Driverless Cars a Good Idea?
A Safe Place for Homeless Teens
Can Potty Training Cows Help the Environment?
Seaweed Helps Gassy Cows - And The Planet
White House Dog Brings Attention to Adoption
Earthquake May Have Changed Mount Everest's Height
Debate: Should the Minimum Wage be Raised?
Trading Onions for Oranges on the Space Station
Debate: Should Kids Go To School All Year Round?
Young Cancer Survivor Heads Into Space
The Surprising Intelligence of Cuttlefish
College Soccer Athlete Makes History for Women
Why Don't Dogs Learn More Words?
Free Food Refrigerators Feed Communities
Debate: Should Internet Access Be a Universal Right?
Rescuers Use Jet Suits to Get to Hikers Stranded in Mountains
Debate: Does Google Have an Unfair Monopoly on Internet Searching?
Debate: Should 16-year-olds Be Allowed to Vote?
Are bees smarter than some people think?
Should Texts Include Punctuation?
What Should We Do About Pennies?
Crew Dragon Astronauts Share View From Space Station
Fuzzy Green "Glacier Mice" Mystify Scientists
Snapping Shrimp are Getting Louder
Is Smartphone Voting a Good Idea?
What's Next for the Space Program?
Should the Dictionary Reflect Offensive Language?
Ninja Peacock Takeover in Miami
Should Cashless Businesses Be Allowed?
Should You Read the Book Before You Watch the Movie?
What Should Driverless Taxis Do While They are Waiting to Pick Up Passengers?
Can Electricity Be Generated From Food Waste?
Debate: Should Colleges Require the SAT? Students Sue University of California
Should Drones Be Used To Deliver Packages?
Harry and Meghan Leave Royalty Behind
Should Former Felons Be Able To Vote?
Lost Cat Found 1300 Miles Away
Should Athletic Shoes Be Regulated?
Harriet Tubman's Courageous Story
Why More Women Inventors Would Benefit Everyone
"Mudlarks" Seek Buried Treasure
Want to Adopt This Horse? Then You Have to Take His Friend the Goose Too
Using the Scientific Method to Win a Hot Dog Toss
Debate: Should Student Communication be Monitored?
Fires Burning in the Cold Arctic
Deadly Mosquito Changes History
Selling Cupcakes For a Trip to Disney
Immigrants Starting Successful Businesses
Debate: Should We Be Concerned About Facial Recognition Apps?
From Vacant Lot to Edible Art Garden
No More Death Penalty in California
Marvel's First Female-Led Film
Living in One of the Most Polluted Places in California
Debate: Should Teens Control Their Own Health Care?
Ocean Plastic Cleanup Hits a Snag
Turning Trash into Colorful Ink
Kids Catch Snowflakes for Science
19 Year Old Representative Takes Office in New Hampshire
Debate: Do Violent Video Games Encourage Violence?
Debate: Should students ask Alexa for homework help?
Parents Hire Fortnite Coaches for their Kids
Debate: Should the SAT be FREE in School?
What Can a School Orchestra Do When Its Instruments are All Broken?
Should Police Use Facial Recognition Technology?
Debate: Should States Allow Sports Betting?
Financial Simulation of Poverty for People with Money
Should We Repeal the Second Amendment?
How Our Brains Recognize Words
Debate: Should DNA Determine the Sport You Play?
Helping Refugees Adapt to U.S. Culture
Space Travel Alters Your Genes
Debate: Should the Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?
Pizza's Here! Delivered by a Robot?
Debate: Should Schools Hold Student Cell Phones?
Debate: Should Children Play with Electronic Toys that Collect Data?
The Footprint of a Loaf of Bread
"The Blind Side" and the Offensive Left Tackle
Female Hockey Players Fight for Fair Wages
Life in Iraq for Two Young Women
A New (Better?) Rechargeable Battery
The Story Behind Every Letter A-Z
Fake Army Tricks The Enemy in WWII
Was The Ring from The Hobbit Real?
Where To Sit? This App Makes Lunchtime Less Awkward!
The Challenges of Creating a Recyclable K-Cup
Should We Make Changes to Human DNA?
Should All Websites Be Treated Equally?
Debate: Should the Government Be Able to Access a Criminal's Phone?
Why Are Frog Tongues are So Sticky?
Eating Together Helps People Agree
How Social Media Can Help Save More Abandoned Dogs and Cats
Why Woolly Mammoths Had Thick Furry Coats
Why the U.S. Calls Its Leader President
Power Plants Helping Florida's Manatees
Self Driving Trucks Could Rule the Highways
Dogs Can Process Words and Meaning
Debate: Does Social Media Affect Your Behavior?