Episodes

Everyone fantasizes about being BFF with the pretty girl next door. But in the case of up-and-coming Hollywood based pop/rock trio Y i Yell, it actually came true.Y i Yell consists of brothers Michael and Demitri Lerios and their literal girl-next-door neighbor/frontwoman Gaby Symons. If you're looking for a comparison, Gaby's voice is a dead ringer for Gwen Stefani during her early No Doubt days, with a dash of Hayley Williams from Paramore and Gracer Slick from Jefferson Airplane thrown in for...

Live broadcast from the Moraga Faire featuring Steven Zhou, Vivien Lee, Youngjoo Ahn, producer Cynthia Brian, sponsors, and guests. Our show features passerby's from the local Moraga Fair as they discuss their experiences at the fair, the various booths featured, and their opinions. At the same time, we take advantage of the portable sound studio set up at our booth to do professional-quality music and commercial recordings. This week's show features Joe Torbatt of Orinda Auto Detail, sponsor of...

When Diane Ferlatte arrives on stage, you can’t help but be carried along with her charismatic style of telling that includes music, sign-language, movement, humor and song. She carries a stick and a treasure trove of stories, some with homespun wisdom, some with rhythm and rhyme, all with heart and life. Diane tells true-life personal & historical stories, as well as folktales, legends, myths, and fables. Besides passing on history & culture, Diane believes that storytelling helps to promote re...

Many of our teen reporters are graduating high school this June. We’ll find out how it feels to be at the end of a high school career and what’s next. Graduating senior, host Steven Zhou co-hosts with sophomore Youngjoo Ann. Youngjoo interviews Steven Zhou about his favorite things in life, putting him on the other side of the microphone for a change. Nicole Eubanks brings us a Health Beat party and Youngjoo’s Artsy Gifts celebrates graduation. Let’s get the party started! Woo Hoo

Live broadcast from the Moraga Faire featuring Steven Zhou, Vivien Lee, Mason Windatt, Youngjoo Ahn, producer Cynthia Brian, sponsors, and guests. Our teens interview a cross section of people of all ages to talk about their summer plans, dreams, hopes, and travels.Hear what people have to say about summer vacation. The Express Yourself!™ booth is sponsored by Orinda Auto Detail, Minuteman Press, and Keigan Productions

What is it like to be in the Olympics and have a Disney blockbuster movie about your Olympic exploits? Steven Zhou and Youngjoo Ahn interview Devon Harris, Captain of the legendary Jamaican Bobsled Team that captured the hearts of the world at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Cool Runnings was based on the amazing story. At the heart of Devon’s message are the lessons of the power of persistence over obstacles in order to live one's best life. His mission is to bring this message of how everyone can k...

Co-Hosts Steven Zhou and Jacqueline Tao bring a show about technology and change through interviewing the two first place winners of the 8th Annual National Be the Star You Are!® Essay Contest. Health Beat Reporter, Nicole Eubanks and Book It! reporter, Courtney Cheng add their excellent technology research to the program. The judges have made their decisions and the winners of the 8th Annual National Essay Contest sponsored by US Bank are announced with the first place winning entries read by t...

Steven Zhou and Jacqueline Tao host this program all about being positive. Youngjoo Ahn, our Artsy Gifts reporter, gives us a segment on how to create a positively fun container for ourselves. Mason Windatt puts a positive spin on his sports segment, On the Ball. Our guest is Mr. Positive, AKA, Ken Bossone, President of the World Positive Thinkers Club. He tells us how positive living makes for a happy and fulfilled life and gives teens an inspirational push to surround themselves with upbeat pe...

Express Yourself!™ delves into the creative world of art with renowned fine artist and computer games specialist, Armand Cabrera currently living and working in Virginia and Leslie Swartz, a California resident who began her art career in South Africa which teaching children. Field reporter Nicole Eubanks discusses the benefits of art for healthy living in her segment, Health Beat. Reporter Rachel Glass talks about the various types of creativity that can make a difference. Hosted by Steven Zhou...

It’s a dream song fest on Express Yourself!™ today. Hosts Steven Zhou and Courtney Cheng are serenaded by the two winners of The First Annual South Bay Teen Idol competition as well as our own Express Yourself!™ chanteuse, Vivien Lee. Artsy Gifts reporter, Youngjoo Ahn crafts unique gifts for the musicians in your life and Courtney Cheng morphs nto Radio Junkie with insights into the American Idol contestants. Performing live, Casey Rico, the first place winner sings a riveting rendition of “It ...

Courtney Cheng and Vivien Lee co-host a girls rule program with an interview with New York Times best selling YA author of the Gallagher Girls, Ally Carter whose books have sold more than 1.8 million copies in fifteen territories worldwide. Our hosts also interview a teen concert promoter of heavy metal bands, Victoria Payne, who has been going to concerts since the age of 12 and talked her way into a promotion job. Youngjoo Ahn, a teen prospective field reporter auditions for her place on the S...

Express Yourself!™ embarks on global teen travel treat. Host Steven Zhou welcomes Hong Kong born, Henry Eu, Vice President of Educational Services International. He recruits young people to teach conversational English in eleven countries.New field reporter, Mason Windatt, shares his segment On the Ball to talk about how sport teams travel. Health Beat reporter Nicole Eubanks gives us the six top reasons that teens should travel, and Rachel Glass reports on Making a Difference in the world throu...

Around the world with Express Yourself!™ Hosts Steven Zhou and Courntey Cheng travel across the big POND to interview London’s entrepreneur, Danny Tyler, who launched Tyler Tours with his brother for visitors to see an inside look at the city. They’ll continue across the Channel to France to meet global nomad, Saturn Range in Paris to learn about her gypsy lifestyle living in many cities and learning new cultures. Eric Pawlakos brings us a travel emergency app for our smart phones and Vivien Lee...

All girls for a full hour. Vivien Lee co-hosts with Chan Dara Paschal plus field reporters Courtney Cheng with her review of The Hunger Games in Book It! and Jacqueline Tao talks about females being objectified in Campus Calling. The girls introducie and audition thirteen-year old Nicole Eubanks from Florida who is interested in becoming a health field reporter on Express Yourself!™. Nicole believes that healthy choices in food and lifestyle are critical to the lives of teens. Her audition segme...

OPINIONS DURING THIS SHOW DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF VOICE AMERICA AND OR WORLD TALK RADIO PLEASE CONSULT A CRISIS PROFESSIONAL. Every fifteen minutes someone commits suicide. Suicide claims more than a million lives each year and leaves more than five million to mourn them. Its victims are drawn by drugs, depression, disease, sexual confusion, bullying, peer pressures, feelings of desperation. The only way to thwart this unforgiving beast is to confront it by raising levels of awareness Tal...

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The Brits are back! Steven Zhou interviews British teen living in Italy, Joeleen, with her new CD, Welcome to My World and both Steven and Chan Dara Pashal talk with London/Lagos raised poetry/hip hop star, Karl Nova. Reporters Jacqueline Tao and Eric Pawlakos chime in with Campus Calling and The App Rap. Watch Joeleen: http://joeleenworld.com/Home.html. Watch Karl Nova: http://www.youtube.com/KarlNova JOELEEN, was born in the east end of London, and spent most of her teenage years in Swansea (W...

Chan Dara Paschal and Courtney Cheng host today’s music program featuring band major, Mackenzie Dimler. Radio Junkie Reporter, Courtney Tran offers more musical commentary. In the Tough Talk segment, Chan Dara and Courtney discuss the prevalence of kids being forced to sing, dance, and perform. Mackenzie Dimler has been playing music since he was in the 4th grade. He plays the clarinet, the bass clarinet, the guitar, the bass guitar, the trumpet, and the drums, but his main instruments are the b...

Reproductive health professional, Heather Brittany joins our hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou to discuss teen sexuality. Field reporters, Vivien Lee and Courtney Cheng add their research and opinions on the subject with Say What? and Book It! Heather Brittany is a reproductive health professional specializing in teen sexuality. Heather has been bringing her research, enthusiasm, and healthy living tips to millions since 2004. With a passion to help young adults make informed decisions, He...

Hollywood’s celebrity numerologist, Glynis McCant, joins our hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou for our Valentine’s Day Love Special. Teen field reporters, Courtney Tran, Courtney Cheng, and Jacqueline Tao bring their unique voices to the topic of relationships with their segments of Radio Junkie, Book It, and Campus Calling. Lots of humor, singing, joking, and numerology on this Valentine’s Day Love Special. Celebrity Numerology Glynis McCants helps you discover your true desires when it c...

PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED Gender Issues As part of our Tough Talks series, our hosts, Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview experts on gender issues including health educator from the University of California at Berkeley, Sarah Gamble and Orange County/Long Beach Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League and GLSEN, Kevin O’Grady. Topics discussed include gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual topics as well as discrimination and ways to eliminate it. The Live Your Legacy campai...

Most youth have aspirations of being in the spotlight, whether it’s as a sports figure, politician, or movie star. Hollywood acting dreams is the focus of Express Yourself!™ Courtney Cheng reviews the acting bible, The Business of Show Business in Book It! Sarah Jean Allen, a 21 year-old actor from San Jose, has been on stage since the age of six, currently studying Theater Arts in college. What sets Sarah apart from other actors is her 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and weaponry expertise...

Jacqueline Tao co-hosts with Chan Dara Paschal as Steven Zhou is playing prosecutor in a mock trial. Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society. Our two guests, Helice Bridges and Roberto de la Pena bring us the facts about bullying-the causes, effects, and ways to eradicate it. Our segment Radio Junkie with Courtney Tran presents musicians including Pink and Taylor Swift, who sing about bullying, differences, and discrimination through the lyrics in their popular songs. Helice ...

Hosts Chan Dara Pascal and Steven Zhou focus on the game that is uniquely American-football. They interview two stars-one a high school senior, Mason Windatt whose underdog Campolindo Courgars went all the way to the state championships and a professional, multi million dollar earning football player, defensive lineman, Demetric Evans who played for the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49’ers, and the Washington Red Skins. Both advocate dedication, hard work, putting in the time, showing up, and ge...