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tbh: by, about, and for teenagers
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How are teens and teachers using or abusing ChatGPT at school? How can youth empower themselves mentally to become effective and optimistic climate activists? How did one Bay Area high school cope with the fentanyl-lacing death of a senior? Why are teenagers so passionate about demonstrating and protesting but not voting, and what can we do to change that?
San Francisco Bay Area teens tell their stories on these subjects, and more, on KALW Public Media’s award-winning tbh podcast.
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Land Back: A Fight for Reparations and Recognition
Oct 14, 202400:12:57Tap to summarizeWhat does the land back movement mean? Why is it important to Indigenous communities? In this story, tbh producer Amalia Madrid-Lilly answers these questions and explores her Indigenous identity.
Transcribe →Reckoning with Israel
Oct 7, 202400:15:02Tap to summarizeThe ongoing war in Palestine has created a divide across the country. In this story, tbh producer Jeremy Strause explores his experience as a Jewish teen in these times, and re-examines what Israel means to young Jewish people.
Transcribe →When They Listen: A LGBTQ+ Rights School Success Story
Sep 30, 202400:13:31Tap to summarizeIn 2023 alone, lawmakers introduced 42 bills that restrict discussions about gender and sexuality in K-12 schools. In this story, tbh producer Amaya Dorman Mackenzie shares her story growing up in a school district that supported LGBTQ+ students. She shows what can happen when educators, lawmakers, and community members listen to youth.
Transcribe →Healthy Relationships: From Awareness to Advocacy
Sep 23, 202400:18:31Tap to summarizeAfter joining the youth group Team Stronger Than You Think, tbh producer Jessica Kim realized just how many people are experience teen dating violence. And she decided to do something about it. In this story, she discusses her journey with advocacy and the importance of speaking up.
Transcribe →New Voters: Here's Everything You Need To Know
Sep 16, 202400:20:26Tap to summarizeThis year, more than four million teens will be able to vote for the first time. Yet for many, the whole process is a mystery. How and where can they register? How will they understand what they’re voting on? Where are they going to cast their ballot? These are some of the questions tbh producer Charlotte King answers in this story.
Transcribe →Having a voice without a vote
Sep 9, 202400:22:00Tap to summarizeOver 60 percent of voters between 18 and 34 view climate change as a serious threat. But what about people who are too young to vote? tbh producer Antara Gangwal, a senior at Leland High School, says education is the first step in being involved in advocacy.
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Season Five trailer
Sep 5, 202400:01:35Tap to summarizeSeason five of tbh drops next week! We'll hear what teenagers are thinking about when it comes to voting or being too young to vote in an election year.
Transcribe →Season Four of PBS Newshour's Teen Mental Health Podcast Now Available
Jan 16, 202400:00:48Tap to summarizeWhile you're waiting for a new season of tbh, take a listen to the new season of On Our Minds a teen mental health podcast produced by and for teens with help from PBS Student Reporting Labs and KOUW Public Radio.
Transcribe →Why Gen Z Activism isn’t Reflected in Voter Turnout
Aug 24, 202300:22:48Tap to summarizeConvent Stuart Hall High School Senior Annabel Roubinowitz is thinking a lot about why Gen Z is known for being such a politically active generation, but their turnout in the polls is lower than other generations. She explores why in this episode of tbh.
Transcribe →Conquering Climate Apocalypse Fatigue
Aug 23, 202300:20:37Tap to summarizeRecent Newark Memorial High School graduate Meher Indoliya reflects on her feelings of climate fatigue and asks how we can stay hopeful in the face of the climate crisis.
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