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The NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Announcing Our College Winners

Two very different stories won our hearts this year.
Source: LA Johnson

A story from Colorado College of a student grappling with finding her birth father OR an investigation from Penn State University into an amateur boxer's long-ago brush with The Greatest. How can you choose?

Well, we couldn't. After a judging process like no other, this year's Student Podcast Challenge: College Edition ended up with two grand-prize winners.

Last week, we announced. There were so many great stories that we had to give out a few honorable mentions as well!

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