Episodes

The 2014 Olympic Winter Games
March 4, 2014

The 2014 Olympic Winter Games

The 2014 Olympic Winter Games awed the world February 7 -23, 2014. This was the first time that the Russian Federation played host to an Olympic event. The Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. Winter Olympics ...
Health and Fitness
Feb. 25, 2014

Health and Fitness

It’s time to get healthy, get in shape, and our teen reporters don’t disappoint. At a time when about 12.5 million American kids are dealing with obesity, and schools' physical education programs are being eliminated, the Cen...
What Will You Do When You Grow Up
Feb. 18, 2014

What Will You Do When You Grow Up

If you are like most of us, you have asked yourself this inevitable question: “What do I want to be when I grow up?” Hosts Youngjoo Ahn and Rachel Glass discuss their interests, their curriculum paths, and their dreams of pro...
Dating 101
Feb. 11, 2014

Dating 101

February is the month of love and Americans buy 58 million pounds of chocolate to flaunt their cupids. The Express Yourself!™ hosts and reporters, Youngjoo Ahn, Rachel Glass, Caisseen Kelley, Hanna Li, and Nicole Eubanks shar...
Super Bowl Stories
Feb. 4, 2014

Super Bowl Stories

Advertisers pay over $4 million for a 30 second spot. Approximately $400 million is added to the host city coffers. And 4 ½ million pizzas are ordered from pizza chains. What's the big event? The Super Bowl, of course, where ...
Child Sex Trafficking
Jan. 28, 2014

Child Sex Trafficking

Human trafficking is a $32 billion industry annually, second only to drugs. The perpetrators are violent kidnappers and pimps who steal children, sometimes from their front years, and force them into sex slavery. Most of thes...
What Are You Reading and Listening To
Jan. 21, 2014

What Are You Reading and Listening To

Do you listen to audio books? The growing audio books industry offers unique rewards and challenges for performers. Hosts Youngjoo Ahn and Katelyn Darrow interview critically acclaimed narrator of over 700 audio books, Simon ...
Overcoming Obstacles
Jan. 14, 2014

Overcoming Obstacles

Every one has faced a challenge in life from moving to an entirely new place, making new friends, overcoming health issues, conquering that impossible class, or even picking out which shade of nail polish would look best with...
Setting Goals for the New Year
Jan. 7, 2014

Setting Goals for the New Year

Happy New Year! Can you believe that we already are in 2014? Youngjoo Ahn and Alex Lee co-host a program filled with great ideas for making goals and completing your resolutions. Guests include teen authors/entrepreneurs, Jor...
Home for the Holidays
Dec. 17, 2013

Home for the Holidays

When talk centers around the holiday season, teens get excited. Christmas, Channukah, Winter Solstice, New Year, Kwanza-whatever the celebration, youth around the world are participating. Hosts Youngjoo Ahn and Alex Lee mingl...
Celebrating 100 Programs of Giving Youth a VOICE
Dec. 10, 2013

Celebrating 100 Programs of Giving Youth a VOICE

Teens have been talking and expressing their viewpoints for 100 shows on Express Yourself! Teen Radio. Two original reporters, Rachel Glass and Courtney Cheng describe the importance of a platform for allowing young people to...
Gratitude and Anti-Bullying
Dec. 3, 2013

Gratitude and Anti-Bullying

Are you grateful for what you have or are you someone who complains about what you don’t have? Are you a bully or have you ever been bullied? Today host, Youngjoo Ahn speak with outstanding teens making a difference in differ...
Express Yourself Celebrates Two Years on the Air
Nov. 19, 2013

Express Yourself Celebrates Two Years on the Air

Youngjoo Ahn and Caie Kelley reminisce about the last two years while discussing how they have changed and grown as reporters, hosts, and individuals because of their participation. Two original reporters, Rachel Glass and Co...
Teenage Entrepreneurs
Nov. 12, 2013

Teenage Entrepreneurs

Are you ever too young to be an entrepreneur? Not according to our co-hosts Younghoo Ahn and Katelyn Darrow and their special teen guest, Hart Main. Katelyn explains how she founded The Angels Clothing Closet charity at age 1...
Do it Yourself!  DIY
Nov. 5, 2013

Do it Yourself! DIY

In the 1970’s, Do It Yourself projects for teens and young adults were all the rage from making bead necklaces, tie-dyed clothes, and more. Lots of parents called these creative kids “hippies”. Today, DIY is considered hip, c...
Becoming a Journalist
Oct. 29, 2013

Becoming a Journalist

We discuss journeys and also interview major players who are doing exactly what they want to do. First up is Kimmy Veklero, a sophomore at Cal Berkeley who writes a blog, Murmurs from the Bathroom Wall for the Daily Californi...
Future Forward
Oct. 22, 2013

Future Forward

What are your plans for your future? Where do you see yourself in five years? If you fail to plan you plan to fail. Veteran host Youngjoo Ahn welcomes #Hashtag reporter, Alex Lee, to the co-hosting chair on this episode of Ex...
What it Means to Be an American
Oct. 15, 2013

What it Means to Be an American

Have you ever stopped to really think about what it means to be an American? The 10th Annual National Essay contest from Be the Star You Are!® charity is focused on this theme so the teens of Express Yourself!™ decided to exp...
Building and Growing Relationships
Oct. 8, 2013

Building and Growing Relationships

The best gift you can give to another is a wonderful relationship with yourself! When you love yourself, you have the capacity to love others. The Express Yourself!™ teen team brings different perspectives on relationships wi...
Responsibility
Oct. 1, 2013

Responsibility

What is responsibility and how do we interpret it? Hosts Youngjoo Ahn and Katelyn Darrow believe that being responsible means being dependable, accountable, having integrity, walking your talk, and exhibiting the authority to...
Favorite Foods
Sept. 24, 2013

Favorite Foods

Favorite Foods: It’s a delicious show on Express Yourself!™ when our hosts and reporters talk about their favorite foods, food experiences, and food plans.
Back to School Cool
Sept. 17, 2013

Back to School Cool

School is back in session and students return with that new school year, new you cool…new haircuts, a different wardrobe, flashy backpacks, or totally different looks and goals. Everyone wants to re-define themselves. Our tee...
Depression/Anxiety
Sept. 10, 2013

Depression/Anxiety

Depression/Anxiety Over 350 million people suffer from depression worldwide According to the World Mental Health Survey conducted in 17 countries, 20 people have reported episode of depression in the previous year. Depression...
Cell Phone Use and Abuse
Sept. 3, 2013

Cell Phone Use and Abuse

The parents of teens today didn’t grow up with cell phones, and although we seem to not be able to live without them, there are risks involved. Hosts for today’s program are Rachel Glass and Katelyn Darrow who interview other...