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Cynthia Brian
Jan 131 min read
STEM JOBS OF THE FUTURE
A recent Gallup poll indicates that “ approximately 85% of employees are unhappy in their jobs”. STEM fields play a crucial role in...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Teen Thanksgiving/Truthgiving
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton Julia hosts a special Thanksgiving program...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 3, 20242 min read
How Teens Influence Elections
“Young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are the change-makers of today.” – Barack Obama Julia and Keerthi host this...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 27, 20242 min read
AI in the Universe
“Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination” - Daniel Bell Saanvi Phaneendra, host for today’s AI...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 16, 20242 min read
The Parade and Pear Festival Party!
“Volunteering is at the core of being a human.” - Heather French Henry Hosts Julia, Keerthi, and Sharanya, along with volunteers Ella and...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Positive Impact of Music
“Where words fail, music speaks.” - Hans Christian Andersen Music has a unique power to tap into our emotions in a way that almost...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Parade, Pears, and Party
Keerthi hosts this program with Be the Star You Are!® to discuss the parade, Pear and Wine Festival on September 28. Sean, our...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 15, 20242 min read
Storytelling
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/151373/storytelling “Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 8, 20243 min read
Celebrating Grandparents
Fun with our Grandparents! "Grandparents are both our past and our future. In some ways, they are what has gone before, and in others,...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 2, 20242 min read
Teen Representation in Cinema
“The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.” - Orson Welles Are teens accurately represented in films and TV shows? Host...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Animals and Mental Health
When we think about animals, we often imagine them as playful companions or majestic creatures in the wild. Host, Keerthi tells us that...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 11, 20242 min read
Evolving into Your Future Self…Regardless
" Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still."— Chinese Proverb Teens are often told to think about the...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 3, 20242 min read
Elections and Disparity in Maternal Mortality Rates
Want to know what teens think about the 2024 elections and the nominees? Join hosts Julia and Hannah as they both provide election...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 27, 20243 min read
Traveling
“A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill Returning just hours before the broadcast from a phenomenal...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 14, 20242 min read
Speaking and Debating
“You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.”-John Ford Does your stomach turn into circles if you must give...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 1, 20242 min read
The Meaning of Freedom
“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.”...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 2, 20243 min read
Reducing Gun Control
If guns don't kill people, why do mass killers arm themselves with guns?” - DaShanne Stokes Sharanya and Keerthi host a program about a...
Cynthia Brian
May 25, 20241 min read
The Tragedy of Addiction
The Tragedy of Addiction “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”- J.K. Rowling Teen host Sharanya shines...
Cynthia Brian
May 19, 20242 min read
Healthy Eating
“Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates Host Julia is a fifteen-year-old female teen athlete,...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Teens Celebrate Be the Star You Are!®, Winner of the 2024 Nonprofit of the Year
Today on Express Yourself! Teen Radio, we bring you a very special program celebrating the win of Be the Star You Are!® as the Top...
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