• Why Rock at Neshaminy
    Jun 12 2026

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    The Rock Bands of Neshaminy High School sit down with our podcast hosts to chat about what rock music does for their lives and what it means to be in a band. Why rock? Discover the many different ways to answer this question.

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    20 mins
  • The Meaning of Recovery: Brandon Novak
    Feb 19 2026

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    For the Bucks County Community College Bucks Collegiate Recovery Program Event in March of 2025, our podcasters prepared questions for the guest speaker and author Brandon Novak, a skateboarder known for the Jackass films, about what it means to recover. We also spoke to the event coordinator, Emily Sexton, on the purpose of the BCCC Bucks Collegiate Recovery Program, and with Demita Harvey from No Longer Bound and the Bristol Cares Coalition about helping youth with mental health.





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    9 mins
  • Interview with a Journalist
    Jan 10 2026

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    Our podcasters interview Reporter June Portnoy, managing Editor of O'Rourke Media Group, about what it's like to become a writer and journalist.

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    12 mins
  • Behind the Beats: How Teens Created Our Podcast Intros
    Dec 12 2025

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    The students of Neshaminy High school's music production class give their thoughts and insights about their project to create the music for the Giving Youth a Voice podcast. A big thanks to their talents!

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    8 mins
  • Adults: Coping With Grief and Loss
    Nov 3 2025

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    Coping with grief and loss is different for every individual. Our podcasters interview social worker and thanatologist Amy Keiper-Shaw, founder and president of Hands Holding Hearts in Newtown, PA. This episode discusses the difficult topic of loss as an adult as well as how to see a child through their grief.

    Hands Holding Hearts is a non-profit that supports all ages going through grief, with camps, therapy horses and dogs, therapy resources and other events. For more information, check out handsholdinghearts.org.

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    31 mins
  • Kids: Coping With Grief and Loss
    Nov 3 2025

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    This episode focuses on the difficult topic of loss through the lens of kids and how to cope while growing up. Our podcasters discuss grief and loss with social worker and thanatologist Amy Keiper-Shaw, the founder and president of Hands Holding Hearts in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

    Hands Holding Hearts is a non-profit that supports all ages going through grief, with camps, therapy horses and dogs, therapy resources and other events. For more information, check out handsholdinghearts.org.

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    32 mins
  • Rapping About Prevention With Sterlen Barr
    Oct 10 2025

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    In this interview, Sterlen Barr, motivational health educator and rap artist with RAP (Rapping About Prevention), says hopes people will encourage their friends and family members to not smoke or vape, and never to use these deadly substances. He also calls for legislation to restrict youth access to tobacco. This Giving Youth a Voice episode was recorded at Day at The Capitol, hosted by the American Lung Association and the Tobacco Resistance Unit PA, on May 6, 2025.

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    10 mins
  • TRU Ambassador Advocates for Clean Air and Tobacco Prevention
    Sep 9 2025

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    Tobacco Resistance Unit (TRU) Ambassador Amyrah Moumouni-Snyder, a student at Dauphin County Technical School, talks about what it means to be a TRU Ambassador, how she helped set up Day at the Capitol, and how adding vaping to the Clean Indoor Air Act would lead to huge changes in prevention and protect lives. This Giving Youth a Voice interview was recorded on May 6, 2025 during Day at the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA, hosted by TRU and the American Lung Association.

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    14 mins