Youth Aloud

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Welcome to Youth Aloud, a youth-led podcast at The Practice Space!

The voices of young people are often underrepresented in important conversations and have valuable perspectives on issues related to education, youth identity, and current events. Since 2017, The Practice Space has brought together small groups of high school and college students to produce engaging and thoughtful content on the inner thoughts and experiences of young people. It also serves as another outlet for students to practice and present their public speaking skills!

As part of our podcast team, students learn how to produce and host episodes, conduct interviews as field reporters, promote their work on social media, and record stories on issues that they select.

S2E4: Battles with Self-Image

Feb 25, 2019

How do we fight against societal messages that make us feel like we aren't beautiful? In this episode, we interview teens and family members and tell our own stories about experiences with body image and how we accept who we are, despite cultural stereotypes.

S2E3: Youth Voice Matters

Feb 6, 2019

Why do young people want to speak up? In this episode, we hear from high school students about why they think their voice matters and what stands in the way of being heard. Members of our podcast team, Lindsey Lam, Sophie Ciurlik-Rittenbaum, and Hawi Abraham, share their own stories as well as how other teens wish to...

S2E2: Let's Talk about Gender

Feb 4, 2019

This episode is about gender identity and people's struggles to understand and express gender. You'll hear from our field reporters Sophie Ciurlik-Rittenbaum and Robson Swift, who interview transgender teens about their experiences with gender expression and coming out, reflecting on how different people relate...