Episodes

Happy 2012 and welcome to an hour of stimulating teen talk as co-hosts Steven Zhou and Chan Dara Paschal introduce the stellar team of Express Yourself!™. Meet a sampling of our field reporters as producer and creator of Express Yourself! TEEN Radio, Cynthia Brian introduces Courtney Cheng, Vivien Lee, Eric Pawlakos, and Jacqueline Tao. Cynthia Brian is also the Founder and Executive Director of Be the Star You Are!™ 501 c3 charity and host of Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® Radio heard on sist...

Every teen needs to know how to manage money. In our show today, our hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview two experts plus two teen field reporters with big dollar news. Eric Pawlakos shares two great apps in The App Rap with Borrowing for College and the Student Loan Calculator. If you are on your way to university, you need to hear this segment. Ron Melvin, Manager of US Bank in Lafayette, California, gives practical tips on managing finances, opening bank accounts, and putting aw...

Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview a renowned hip hop orchestra conductor, a radio program director/former DJ, and hear from two field reporters. Welcome to our newest on-air field reporter, Courtney Tran who presents an inside look at the music of Glee Courtney is also the beautiful voice behind our theme song for Express Yourself!™ The award-winning documentary “Hip Hop Maestro” is the behind the scenes story of Double GG, AKA Geoff Gallegos, and daKahas they went from the street to s...

What is branding and how can it help you launch your products, services, and self? Our hosts, Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview experts on branding. Jacqueline Tao brings us the latest news from life at Stanford University with Campus Calling. Co-chair of the Orinda Teen Advisory Council and a competitive speaker, Alex Glazer, is a high school senior who wants to pursue a career in communications and business. /Alex discusses her 5 day intensive camp where she and three other teens lea...

How do you find your purpose in life? Do you know how to identify your special gifts? Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview experts on the subject. Courtney Cheng, field reporter for Book It! shares the latest good read by Mary e. Pearson. Brooks Olbrys, author of the children’s picture book series, Blue Ocean Bob, provides insights on how children and youth find their purpose and their passions.from dramatic performances to video production, which is what Donna Zilka, Director of College ...

Music through ages in today’s show plus tech field reporter, Eric Pawkalos, shares a great free app for music lovers, Soundhound. Dana Messing, founding member and the only “original” member of The Fabulous Cruisetones shares his band career beginning in the 1960’s through today. He has appeared in concert with War, Muddy Waters, Flash Cadillac & the Continentral Kids, the Tubes, Sugarloaf, Bo Diddley, Delbert McClinton, the Drifters, Stephanie Teel & Maria Muldair to name a few. Daniel Kriozere...

Co-hosts Steven Zhou and Chan Dara Paschal broach the subject of what life is like after high school. Field reporter, Jacqueline Tao will chronicle what her first few weeks have been like attending Stanford University as a freshman with Campus Callling. Rachel Glass, field reporter in Eurgene, Oregon, shares her impressions of college, sororities, and activities at the University of Oregon. Michael Chickering is a special guest who attends Interlochen Arts Academy all the way in Michigan. This p...

Welcome to the first hour of stimulating teen talk as co-hosts Steven Zhou and Chan Dara Paschal introduce the world to Express Yourself!™. You’ll meet the five field reporters who will be providing exciting content that entices teens everywhere. Courtney Cheng: Book It! Rachel Glass: Making a Difference Vivien Lee: Say What! Eric Pawlakos: The App Rap Jacqueline Tao: Campus Calling In addition, Courtney Tran is the teen voice on our theme song that was written and composed by host Steven Zhou. ...