Youth Express

SLB Radio Productions, Inc.•slbradio.org

Society & Culture

Featuring original writing, music, theater, journalism and reflections from Pittsburgh-area youth

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Episodes

Back to school celebration, original poetry, and a heritage festival – Ep.45

Students at Pittsburgh Public Schools celebrate their return to the school year, Alaina Peeler, a sophomore at Penn Hills High School with an original poem, and Brashear High School students celebrate aspects of their heritage.

Sep 04, 20180

STEM Summer camp, original poetry, and a commentary on transgender conversations – Ep.44

Propel Braddock Hills middle school students reflect upon their STEM Summer camp, Eliyah Roberts, an 11th grade student at Shadyside Academy with an original poem, and Calvin Ecker, a 2018 graduate of Carrick High School with a commentary on transgender conversations.

Aug 28, 20180

Community gardens, original music, and financial literacy – Ep.43

Clairton middle school students talk about gardening and fresh food, Sully, a sixth grade students, shares an original song on geothermal energy, and recent high school grads Micah, Dejah and Nicole explore solutions to improve financial literacy.

Aug 21, 20180

Giraffe conservation, original music, and reactions to accents – Ep.42

Montour High School's Alex Weibel with a story on giraffe conservation, original music by six-piece rock group, Snowdonia, and Avishek Acharya with a commentary on people's reaction to accents.

Aug 14, 20180

Ambitions after high school, a superhero radio drama, and a documentary on Westmoreland arts – Ep.41

Pittsburgh Public Schools graduates talk about their ambitions for the future, middle school students share a superhero radio drama, and youth philanthropy interns at The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County present a documentary on changes to the arts.

Aug 07, 20180

Video games and music, original poems, and Pittsburgh air quality changes – Ep.40

Students at Propel Braddock Hills Middle School talk about video games and music, Summer Dreamers Academy participants share original poetry, and youth philanthropy interns with The Heinz Endowments present a documentary on the changes to Pittsburgh air quality

Jul 31, 20180

Colorism, original poems, and activism through art – Ep.39

Students at Nazareth College and Career Prep talk about the social constructs surrounding skin color, Summer Dreamers Academy campers share original poems, and Pittsburgh-area teens talk about activism done through art.

Jul 24, 20180

Young athletes and drug use, original essay, and reflections on moving from Namibia to the US – Ep.38

Students from Jeannette, Pa talk about the impact of drug use on young athletes, Breanna McCann shares an original essay about the Cathedral of Learning, and Blessing, a student at Brashear high school, talks about growing up in Namibia and her transition to the US.

Jul 17, 20180

Summer Reading Extravaganza, original music, and food insecurity – Ep.37

Attendees at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Summer Reading Extravaganza talk about the benefits of reading and their summer reading lists, an original song called Let it Rain from Katie Summer, and Youth Philanthropy Interns with the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies with a documentary about food insecurity in rural Pennsylvania.

Jul 11, 20180

Animal shelter vs. breeders, original music, and Fortnite game review – Ep.36

Nazareth College and Career Prep students look at the differences between animal shelters and breeders, Sloane Simon, a 13-year-old student at Shadyside Academy, with an original song, and Ahmed, a 7th grader at Pittsburgh Schiller shares his views on the video game, Fortnite.

Jul 03, 20180

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