Coastal Youth Media

Youth reporter Kai Davis used to play in the ashes as her family burned trash on a sequestered piece of their family land. Now older, Kai knows that burning trash is bad for her, and bad for the environment. But her neighborhood doesn't have access to waste collection. She wants that to change. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring h...

Ariel Shipman's grandmother taught her, ““When you think about rain, you think about water, and how it’s great for the plants. In reality, the acid levels from the rain usually don’t benefit the plants unless the pH levels in the soil are low." In this episode, 16-year-old Shipman of Tarbor City, NC, explores how acid and rain caused her garden to stop producing well, and what remedies s...

When 12-year-old youth reporter Isobelle Hughes moved from England to coastal Onslow County, North Carolina, she didn't know what to expect from hurricanes. They didn't have them in England. Today, Hughes explores what storm chasers and scientists have learned about hurricane patterns, and how the storms will impact her new home.  Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Yo...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Carteret County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and today we're hosting Wilmington, North Carolina spoken word  poet Brittani Smith. Smith will perform and give us tips for our own writing. We'll also recite and discuss North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green's &apos...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Carteret County, North Carolina. We have explored where we are from by telling our own stories, exploring what's around us, and trying to see Carteret County from a new perspective. In this episode, we share our final Where I Come From spoken word stories. Where I Come From is a project of Coasta...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Carteret County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and we're starting off by sharing a little bit about the places, people, and spaces  we come from. Where I Come From is a project of Coastal Youth Media in collaboration with I Am Her  in Beaufort, North Carolina. This project is funded...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Carteret County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and today we're sharing the memories that remind us of where we come from. Where I Come From is a project of Coastal Youth Media in collaboration with I Am Her  in Beaufort, North Carolina. This project is funded in part by a grant from...

Coastal Youth Media Reporter Lily Spalding wanted to produce a story about sustainable seafood in her hometown, Beaufort, North Carolina. So she sat down in the kitchen with coastal North Carolina chef Kevin Davis, and asked him  the questions she’s always had. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our neighb...

14-year-old reporter Alex Kies is exploring how the shrimping industry in his neck of the woods, Carteret County, North Carolina, is being impacted by climate change.  Alex speaks to 20-year shrimper, Thomas Smith, whose family has been working on the water for generations. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shapi...

15-year-old reporter and series host Hollyn Petrock examines sea level rise in Surf City, NC. Hollyn speaks to Surf City's mayor, Doug Medlin, about beach renourishment and what it means to lead a beach town in 2021. Later, she explores how the beach has changed over time through the eyes of a longtime Surf City local.  Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media &...

14-year-old reporter Cassidy Carr wanted to explore a story about climate change and farms in her hometown, New Bern, North Carolina. What Cassidy didn’t know at the time, was that a neighbor would turn her onto a story about how horses in Eastern North Carolina and in particular, their hooves, are being dramatically affected by climate change.  Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coast...

In Bolton, North Carolina - a small town of about 600 people located in rural Columbus County, North Carolina - Mr. John can be found in his front yard on his lawnmower, or running the fish fry at Bolton's famous Pine Tree Festival. Today, 15-year-old Nathan Johnson sits down with Mr. John to talk about his life and legacy in Bolton. Honoring Legacies is brought to you by the LEADERs project,...

89-year-old Willie Mae grew up in Bolton, North Carolina - a small, predominantly African American town of about 600 people located in rural Columbus County, North Carolina. Today, 15-year-old Nathan Johnson sits down with Willie Mae to talk about her life as a way to honor the legacy of Black elders in Bolton. What advice can she give to young people today? We find out in this podcast episode of...

My name is Shecoria Smith, and I’m from Wilmington, North Carolina. I’ve been interested in politics and social justice for as long as I can remember. I’m a sophomore in high school, so I can’t vote yet - I have to find other ways to participate. Watching this election season unfold, I was nervous. Once the results came in, my mom and I reflected on the ways the results would impact us, our family...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Columbus County, North Carolina. We have explored where we are from by telling our own stories, exploring our communities, listening to folks and trying to see Columbus County from a new perspective. In this episode, Rakyah Jacobs, 16, gives us a glimpse into her life as part of the Waccamaw Siouan Tr...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Columbus County, North Carolina. We have explored where we are from by telling our own stories, exploring our communities, listening to folks and trying to see Columbus County from a new perspective. In this episode, Whitley Dockery, 16, tells us where she comes from. Where I Come From is a project of...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Columbus County, North Carolina. COVID-19 has brought new realities to our workshop, school and family.  We aren’t going to let it stop our exploration, but we wanted to take a minute to acknowledge what was happening in our lives.   Where I Come From is a project of Coastal Youth Media in collaborati...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Columbus County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and today we're talking with members of our community about the hurricanes they've lived through and how it's shaped their lives.  Featured Voices (In Order of Appearance): Vanessa Tart Ward, Ethel Godwin, Doris Dockery, Earnes...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Columbus County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and today we're sharing about objects that remind us of where we come from. Where I Come From is a project of Coastal Youth Media in collaboration with Community CPR in Whiteville, North Carolina. This project is funded in part by a gran...

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Columbus County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and we're starting off by sharing a little bit about the places and people we come from. Where I Come From is a project of Coastal Youth Media in collaboration with Community CPR in Whiteville, North Carolina. This project is funded in p...

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Shecoria Smith was hunkered down with her mother as the wind and rain pounded her city when a call came making her realize that tragedy from the hurricane had hit close to home. Her friend’s mother and sibling were killed by a tree falling on their house.  In this essay, Shecoria shares his personal experience in comforting a friend and the questions it raised for her about how to make each other...

Morales knows the hospitals in his communities all too well - from Emergency Room visits for the asthma attacks he's had as long as he can remember to serving as a volunteer in his high school years. Now with the coronavirus outbreak, he's anxious that his local healthcare system will be overwhelmed. But thinking back to his experience of relief efforts after Hurricane Florence, he has h...

Amari Poindexter, 17, lives in Leland, North Carolina. Poindexter says the indifferent attitudes and racism of people during the coronavirus in coastal North Carolina remind her of how her peers responded to the Ebola outbreak when she was in middle school.  Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, Coastal Youth Media podcast brings you real people stories from youth in coastal North Carolina...