Youth Equity Podcast: Amplifying Youth Voice

When young people come out as LGBTQ+, they encounter a range of reactions from peers and family; some of them are cool, but others . . . not so much. The members of the GSA at Bridge's Middle School let off some steam in this hilarious and original reggae-infused jam, "The Things That People Say!"

In the premiere episode of the podcast from the Beyond Differences Club at Pelham Gardens Middle School in the Bronx, students interview award-winning writer, actor, and storyteller Ian Eaton about his true story "Steve" which he originally told for the "Houses on the Moon" Podcast. For context, you can listen first to Ian's harrowing and touching story about his childhood...

Students from the Beyond Differences Club at Pelham Gardens Middle School take a deep deep dive into the problem of bullying and facilitate a probing conversation with their school's principal, school counselor, a student who was the target of bullying, and former child bully (now peace worker.) Students explore the roots of bullying, its prevalence, and strategies to create a safer school cl...

The students of the G.S.A. (GS Slay) at Thomas A Edison Career and Technical High School in Jamaica, Queens celebrate the work and life of their staff advisor, Rosemary Gick-Von Ohlen, on the cusp of her retirement from the school and the club. This podcast was developed through the Youth Equity Art of the Podcast residency funded by the New York City Council. It was developed by History UnErased...

In this episode, the G.S.A. (GS Slay) at Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical High School interviews Steve Hemraj, an LGBTQ activist and healthcare worker who immigrated from Guyana in 2002 and was granted asylum in the United States in 2003. Students engage in a wide-ranging discussion about surviving homophobia, finding pride and self-love, and coming out. This podcast was developed through the...

Season One Episode 3 is another entry from the Youth Equity Project: Art of the Podcast Residency with Aviation High School Podcast Club. In this wide-ranging conversation about setting limits on a minor's social media use, an anxious parent comes to the teenagers of Aviation High School with a dilemma: what are appropriate limits to set for my child's online life and how do I balance my...

Season One Episode 2 is another entry from the Youth Equity Project: Art of the Podcast Residency with Bronx High School for the Visual Arts (BHSVA)! "One day you'll tell your grandchildren about this!" they all said. But what if we don't want to wait to talk about how our lives were during the first global pandemic in over a century? BHSVA student Raghad Alaudi talks to teache...

Season One Episode 1 is another entry from the Youth Equity Project: Art of the Podcast Residency: Bronx High School for the Visual Arts (BHSVA) presents All the Bomb dot Com! In preparation for this episode exploring the family experience of incarceration across three generations, BHSVA students listened to a true story told by Zudaydah Rivera in the Houses on the Moon Podcast. (You might want to...

In Episode 2 of our Pilot Season, you will meet students from the Bronx High School for the Visual Arts and hear their stories about a profound issue in their school and how they championed change and paved the way for future students!  This History UnErased podcast is funded by the New York City Council Committee on Education. It was developed by History UnErased in partnership with Houses on the...

In the first episode of our Pilot Season, you will meet Prism Club students from Aviation High School in New York City and hear their stories about how they processed, and protested, Florida's House Bill 1557, known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. You will also meet Brandon Wolf and Pat Padilla from Equality Florida, who joined the students via Zoom to help them understand the imp...