Episodes

Let it Go, Let it Flow Leadership
Aug. 2, 2020

Let it Go, Let it Flow Leadership

The root of conflict and distress starts with failed leadership. Recent high school graduate and host Siri Phaneedra was awarded UC Berkeley’s Leadership Award and became an Alumni Scholar at the Cal Alumni Association. She t...
Music with Liverpool Rap Artist, Royzy Rothschild
July 26, 2020

Music with Liverpool Rap Artist, Royzy Rothschild

Express Yourself!® ventures to the music mecca of Liverpool, England as Siri Phaneendra interviews actor and rap artist, Royzy Rothschild. His two new singles, Falling featuring Ettie Jayne and House of Cards featuring Lotty ...
Storytelling and Poetry
July 19, 2020

Storytelling and Poetry

The history of the world is a result of storytelling over the ages. Long before the written word, oral histories were passed down through the generations. His story. Her story. Arjin Claire and Andrea Smith host this episode ...
Time Travel and The Visitor from 4-D
July 12, 2020

Time Travel and The Visitor from 4-D

Andrea Smith takes the helm of hosting Express Yourself! Teen Radio and begins by reading the chapter about Time from the book Be the Star You Are! For Teens. She then interviews author Deborah Dolan Hunt as part of our Super...
Women of Color in Tech and Social Media
July 5, 2020

Women of Color in Tech and Social Media

As part of our Operation Disaster Relief Outreach Program, Express Yourself! continues to feature Super Smart Sundays. Tech industry jobs are growing fast, offering great pay, career growth, and learning opportunities. Women ...
Health Heroes with Dr. Mary Choy and Dr. Michele Kaufman
June 28, 2020

Health Heroes with Dr. Mary Choy and Dr. Michele Kaufman

Have you thought about your future career? What line of work will be most fulfilling to you? And most importantly – how and what do you need to do to get there? The American public and the world has seen healthcare heroes in ...
Strength and Resilience
June 21, 2020

Strength and Resilience

When you are resilient, you’ll laugh more, play more, and enjoy a higher quality of significance. Host Siri Phaneendra brilliantly shares how she bounced backed from adversity to develop strength through love and support of f...
Teen Challenges
June 14, 2020

Teen Challenges

Host Rachel Glass begins by reading the chapter, The Gift of Youth by Victoria Whitebread from the book, Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomers Celebrating Gifts of Positive Voices in a Changing Digital World. She also r...
Adventure and Experiences
June 7, 2020

Adventure and Experiences

What does adventure mean to you? Veteran radio host and BTSYA volunteer, Rachel Glass spearheads this exciting program about experiences and adventures. As part of our Super Smart Sundays, Rachel interviews author C.R. Kahme ...
Climate Revolution
May 31, 2020

Climate Revolution

The climate revolution is the global transition to a clean energy, low-carbon future, saying “yes” to life. What’s good for our planet is also good for human beings—especially the smallest and most vulnerable ones. Host Arjin...
Plan Your Future with Blogger, Nadalie Bardowell
May 24, 2020

Plan Your Future with Blogger, Nadalie Bardowell

“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” - Host Siri Phaneendra interviews Nadalie Bardowell, Founder of It's All You Boo, a personal development blog, that helps you plan your goals and become a more po...
Immigration: Why We Are Coming with Yasin Kakande
May 17, 2020

Immigration: Why We Are Coming with Yasin Kakande

From veteran journalist, Yasin Kakande, expelled from two Middle East countries because of his daunting investigative reporting, comes the real story of why Africans flee their beloved homelands for unfamiliar and uncertain s...
Vegetarian Lifestyle
May 10, 2020

Vegetarian Lifestyle

Host Siri Phaneendra was born into a very strict vegetarian family. With that mindset instilled from a young age, she found solace in gardening and nature. She talks about the nutritional value of eating a rainbow of vegetabl...
Integrative Medicine with Dr. Bonnie McLean
May 3, 2020

Integrative Medicine with Dr. Bonnie McLean

The healthier we are the more we can enjoy our elder years and the more we can pass down the wisdom that each one of us has gained over our lifetimes. How can an integrative approach to medicine help us age gracefully? Hosts ...
Mentorship and Enchanted Sacred Garden-Dragon
April 26, 2020

Mentorship and Enchanted Sacred Garden-Dragon

Host Arjin Claire reads Karen Kitchel’s chapter on mentorship from the book, Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomers Celebrating Gifts of Positive Voices in a Changing Digital World which asks us what we can offer someone...
The Brain and The Best Week that Never Happened
April 19, 2020

The Brain and The Best Week that Never Happened

After watching a series of brain-related TED Talks for her neuroscience class, host Brigitte Jia extracted fascinating facts about the brain and this new, exciting field of study. She shares her own experiences with neuroscie...
Quarantine Communication and Contemplation with Brigitte Jia
April 12, 2020

Quarantine Communication and Contemplation with Brigitte Jia

Brigitte Jia hosts a meditative hour that includes research on the neuroscience behind staying connected during the lockdown of the corona virus. Forced isolation studies conducted on animal species that have definitive socia...
Altruism and Pop Star Goddesses
April 5, 2020

Altruism and Pop Star Goddesses

o Times of chaos and uncertainty bring out the best and worst in people. We believe in effective altruism and our hosts, Joven Hundal and Siri Phaneendra explain how scattering kindness and being altruistic is bringing people...
Outreach with Guest Priya Florence Shah
March 29, 2020

Outreach with Guest Priya Florence Shah

How do you connect with your friends, family, and colleagues during this time when we are sheltering at home? Veteran reporter and host, Rachel Glass, shares tips on the importance of staying in touch through text, phone, cha...
Encore Experimentation and Start-Ups
March 22, 2020

Encore Experimentation and Start-Ups

Siri and Kenneth lead an informative and lively episode focusing on being an entrepreneur, experimenting, and start-ups. Siri shares her start-up of a digital build-a-book platform where a person designs a personalized, custo...
Dr. Bernie Siegel and Pride
March 15, 2020

Dr. Bernie Siegel and Pride

“-No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt The mega best-selling author and role model to millions, Dr. Bernie Siegel joins radio hosts Katelyn Darrow and Siri Phaneendra to discuss feeling ...
Experimentation and Start-Ups
March 8, 2020

Experimentation and Start-Ups

Siri and Kenneth lead an informative and lively episode focusing on being an entrepreneur, experimenting, and start-ups. Siri shares her start-up of a digital build-a-book platform where a person designs a personalized, custo...
Science and the Earth
March 1, 2020

Science and the Earth

The word science derives from the Latin word scientia, meaning knowledge”. Host Kenneth Jeon opens this installment about science with an article written by Be the Star You Are!® volunteer and radio personality, Brigitte Jia ...
Heathy Eating, Healthy Living
Feb. 23, 2020

Heathy Eating, Healthy Living

“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings.” Hippocrates Brigitte Jia recounts her teenage angst with body image and eating as she found a way to be healthy. She interviews author of The Clutte...