Youth For Youth

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming virtually every industry, including the humanities, creating new opportunities for humans and the high-tech to converge. In the season 2 finale of Youth for Youth, host Maggie Yang chats with Lindsey McInerney, CEO of the technology and entertainment company Sixth Wall, as well as  New York Times  tech journalist Steve Lohr, about the promi...

Finding a job has never been easy, and thanks to an ever-evolving employment landscape, today’s youth face even more challenges establishing their place in the working world. Host Muzna Erum talks to Agapi Gessesse, executive director of the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals, about the importance of creating an equitable and accessible job market. She also talks to Eddy Ng, professor of equ...

Accessing robust and reliable healthcare is increasingly becoming a challenge. Where should you turn when the system falls short—and can you trust online health advice to fill the gap? Hosts Asha Mior and Sam Lee speak with Kathleen Ross, family physician and former president of the Canadian Medical Association, to discuss the wide-ranging impacts of Canada’s physician shortage, and Shazma Mithani...

Art radically transforms how we move through the world, but the cultural and material support for those who create it is often lacking. This week, hosts Ziga Poromon and Julia Pelitis take the pulse of the contemporary creative landscape. Ziga chats with Misha Maseka, multi-disciplinary artist and co-founder of the women-led production company Village Girls, to reflect on how common perceptions of...

We all know money matters, but do you know how to make your money work for you? In this episode, hosts Thivya Jeyapalan and Jessica Hungate are diving into why we should be savvy savers and spenders. Thivya speaks to Dr. Michael Roberts, academic director for Wharton Global Youth’s essentials of finance program, about the importance of culturally focused and development specific financial educatio...

For our season two premiere, hosts Addie Guan and Julie Patton explore how Bill C-18—otherwise known as the Online News Act—is transforming the way information travels on social media. Addie talks to Michael Geist, Canadian research chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, to break down the basics of the bill, and Julie talks to Matthew Johnson, director of education at th...

Youth for Youth is back! This fall, we’ll be tackling new topics with ten new hosts. Listen here to find out more about season two, dropping in September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If the pandemic highlighted anything, it was how much we need artists in our lives. As we were all stuck at home, films, books, and music became our sources of entertainment. How can a robust infrastructure be developed in the arts to withstand any future obstacle like the pandemic? Our host Ziga Poromon speaks with arts educator, poet, and community leader Randell Adjei about the ways young peopl...

The climate crisis is one of the biggest issues impacting youth globally. Today, we look at youth leadership in STEM and the possible solutions to combating the climate crisis. The spotlight tends to be focused on the harm and corruption, but this discussion alternately explores the possibilities of harm reduction. Our host Sophie Heringa speaks to Alisha Arora, who is in the process of pioneering...

Social media influencing has become a saturated, all-encompassing world. Where is the future of social media marketing headed? Will this become industry standard? Our host Ian Monchesky speaks to Umair Tazeem of Embold—a Canadian company that specializes in connecting brands to smaller, micro-influencers. Tazeem delves deep into the future of the field, which could see companies value engagement o...

Can something you said as a teenager come back to haunt you in adulthood? That's the reality for today's youth who are sometimes "cancelled" for posts they made in their teens. Youth host Thivya Jeyapalan explores her Teen Walrus article, “Cancel Culture and the Pressures of Being a Teen Online” and speaks to expert Dr. Meredith Clark, an associate professor at Northeastern University who studies...

This week we explore the variables that negatively affect mental health for LGBTQ+ youth today and the dizzying disruption the pandemic has had on schooling. Host Fey Trolitsch speaks to Fae Johnstone of Wisdom2Action about the multitude of factors that impact mental health—particularly in regard to more vulnerable and marginalized communities. Also, a word from Trudeau Gulati, author of the Teen...

We're touching on the future of politics in Canada, and how that might change as more people rally around the idea of lowering the federal voting age from eighteen to sixteen. Youth host Aymaan Abid speaks about her Teen Walrus article, “Why the Voting Age Needs to be Lowered to Sixteen.” She spoke with Dr. Amita Kuttner, astrophysicist and the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada, about th...

Get a preview of the Youth For Youth . It's a six-part series where youth share their stories and perspectives on some of the biggest issues facing young people today. Starting in late October 2022, tune in to hear from six different teenage hosts as they touch on issues like mental health, climate change, and more. This podcast is presented by The Walrus Lab with support from The Rossy Foundation...