Power Your Story

Too old for trick-or-treating? Killer clowns? Horror movies based on real life? Our student producers are talking all things Halloween! WARNING: This episode contains urban legends and scary happenings. This episode features Aden, Adrian, Anneth, Johnny, Leo, Maya, and Zach. Music design by Jayson, Mya, Shigaki, Kenneth, Anta, Steven, Lailah, Damarea, Dorian, Keynia, Elijah, Samuel, and Ethan. Enj...

Classic horror, funny horror, psychological horror... what horror moview would YOU be in if you could? This episode was produced by Corey, Edgar, Adrian, Leo and Christian. Our guest panelists are Maya, Aden, and Donovan. Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you liked about the episode. http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @Power...

What are our student producers excited about for Halloween? Listen to the episode to find out. WARNING: This episode contains spooky sound design and lots of laughs! This episode features Emilio, Daniel, José, Angel, Rafael, Uriel, Dylan, Devonte, Patricia, Anabel, and Kayley. Sound design (music and effects) by Daniel, Emilio, José, Anabel, Devonte, Darius, Keynia, Elijah, Samuel, and Ethan. Enjo...

Kicking off Halloween season! What's your biggest fear? Weirdest fear? Enjoy this open mic discussion with our student producers! This episode features Maya, AJ, Aden, Silver, Alex, Donovan, Adrian, Jaime, Jayvon, Edgar, Corey, and Leo. Edited by Tess. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPodcast YouTube: Aft...

The debate for the ages: Marvel vs DC. Plus Elijah's raw opinions on a fan favorite: Superman! This episode was produced and hosted by Elijah. Graphic design team: Miko, Leslie Sanchez, AJ, and Alejandro. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPodcast YouTube: After School Matters - Power Your Story Podcast ***...

One day after school you stumble upon a Nintendo Switch listing. You really really really want to buy it but you look at your bank account and see that you don't have enough money. You think to yourself, "If I had enough money to buy the Switch, it would make me really happy." For the next couple of days, you keep thinking about how happy having a Switch would make you. Somehow you manage to get e...

Our resident music tastemakers talk popular music and international artists. Plus, what is more important in a good song -- the lyrics or the beat? This episode features Adrian, Dewayne, Jayvon & Silver, with additional production support from Edgar. Graphic design team: Miko, Leslie Sanchez, AJ, and Alejandro. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryou...

Mike Joachim is one of the hosts of Pit Lane Parley, from interviews to analysis, everything you want about Indycar and Formula 1. Unbiased analysis, live shows at tracks and more, PLP is the best place for motorsports coverage. Mike's goal is to bring great IndyCar content to not only hardcore fans, but to bring new fans to the series! This episode features D'Angelo, D'Vonte, Genaro, Aldo, and Es...

José leads an Open Mic conversation with our student producers about a topic he is most passionate about: street racing and car culture. This episode features José, Frederick, Emilio, Jonas, Cameron, and Jayden. Edited by Tess. Custom cover art by Miracle. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPodcast YouTube:...

Lisa Orkin is a podcast producer, writer, comedian, actor, etc living and workin in Los Angeles, CA. She visited our program to help us develop our first ever comedy fiction episode: How To Save The Earth From Drowning. (Listen to the episode right before this one!) We got to interview her about her work; her comedy podcast Project Woo Woo , where she interviews actors playing famous people (livin...

EPISODE 100!!!! We're celebrating by trying something new. This is our first ever original fiction episode on Power Your Story. Our producers collaborated on this story about climate change, heroism, and adventure through improvisation based on a comedy writing workshop with writer, media producer, podcaster, and comedian Lisa Orkin. The year is 2025. The news is that a massive climate change even...

Joel shares some thoughts about how he has developed his identity and his core ideologies and beliefs. He encourages listeners to stay strong in a time when certain identities are marginalized by discriminatory legislation being passed in parts of the United States. This episode was produced and edited by Joel in 2022. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/...

What are the lessons you've learned that have helped you become who you? How do you deal with haters? How does your perspective change as you grow more into yourself? This episode features Alex, Ciara, Dalilah, Jessica, and Silver, produced by Jayvon. Custom cover art by Bri. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourS...

How do you become more confident in who you are? Johnny shares stories of how he was diagnosed with autism, what his early experiences were like in school, and how he is doing as he begins his senior year of high school. Custom cover art by Miracle. Social media by Sam. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPo...

Hear what some of our students were up to over their summer break. This episode features Emilio, Essence, Uriel, Anabel, José, Daniel, Carlos, Christian, and Jonas. Custom cover art by Stanley and Edgar. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPodcast YouTube: After School Matters - Power Your Story Podcast ***...

Miko's breaking down some sticky storeis from Reddit about people's relationships with their families, significant others, and friends. For each scenario, Miko provides clever commentary, answering the popular question of the platform: Am I the ***hole? (Of course since this is a CLEAN podcast, we've done a little editing.) Oh and "OP" means "Original Poster." Tune in for some high drama, good lau...

By now, we all know what a "Karen" is. Enjoy this round table discussion about the phenomenon that is the Karen, made popular by the #worldstar videos on social media. At times, funny or entertaining... but more often embarrassing, infuriating, and even dangerous... we feel the Karenmageddon must be stopped! This episode features Brian, Jaylin, Elijah, Leo, Adrian, Miko, and Elvis. Additional prod...

How can you grow from uncomfortable experiences in a healthy way? How does perception play into relationships and day-to-day interactions? Frankie, Alex, and Lajoie share their personal stories about the drama that's happened with friends and strangers and how they healed from it. Maybe it'll help you with a difficult experience in your own life. This episode was produced by Frankie, Alex, and Laj...

Jordan shares his opinions and commentary on the 2023 NBA Offseason and what makes a player a superstar. This episode was produced and hosted by Jordan with custom graphic design by Miracle. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPodcast YouTube: After School Matters - Power Your Story Podcast *** Power Your St...

Our producers explore ASMR sounds as a technique that some people find helps them relax and fall asleep. What do you think? This episode features Leo, Edgar, Maya, Elvix. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram: @PowerYourStoryPodcast YouTube: After School Matters - Power Your Story Podcast *** Power Your Story is produced by s...

Imagine wanting to go to sleep. But as soon as you get in bed, as soon as you get comfortable, you're laying there for like five minutes and it's like, you're not sleepy at all. Have you ever experienced the effects of sleep deprivation and insomnia? Leonardo and Dewayne are sharing personal stories, as well as some of the causes and possible solutions for anyone struggling to go to sleep. This ep...

We are sharing a different spin on mental health with Heavy Metal fan, musician and artist Justin Bowling. This interview was hosted by Carlos, Essence, Leslie, D'Angelo, and ChuYing, produced by Aldo, edited by Brian. If you are struggling with mental health, anxiety, or depression, please know that you are not alone. Reach out to someone at your school, your medical provider, or someone you trus...

This is part 2 of round table conversations recorded by our student producers in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by police on May 25, 2020. If you haven't already, we encourage you to go back to part 1 and listen to that one first, then come back to this one. Also be kind to yourself and to our students who vulnerably and openly shared what were pretty fresh, raw emotions as the aftermath o...

May 25th commemorates a terrible and sad anniversary for the United States and that is the murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a practice of remembrance, we are releasing two round table conversations our student producers recorded in the wake of the tragedy the year it happened, 2020. It is important to remember the context — this was during the COVID pandemic...

Hysan and May explore how we can empower ourselves to have a richer and more fulfilling life through mindfulness practices and the Law of Attraction. Hysan mentions the book: Who Will Cry When You Die? by Robin Sharma Order it from Bookshop.org to support independent bookstores and Power Your Story. This episode was produced by Hysan and May and edited by May. Enjoy! http://www. PowerYourStoryPodc...