Episodes
April 28, 2024
Celebrating Be the Star You Are!®, Winner of 2024 Nonprofit of the Year
Today we bring you a very special program celebrating the win of Be the Star You Are!® as the Top NONPROFIT of the YEAR. Hosts Sharanya, Keerthi, Saanvi Phaneendra, and Julia all had the honor of being in attendance at the aw...
April 21, 2024
Adventures
Not all who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkein Do you like to experience adventures or are you afraid of new trails? Host Keerthi navigates the realm of adventures. Keerthi states that we are all called to adventure in our uni...
April 14, 2024
Adjust and Adapt with Teen Host Sharanya
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” – Dolly Parton.” In the constantly evolving landscape of the 21st century, adaptability has emerged as a crucial skill set, indispensable for success and survival. As ...
April 7, 2024
UFO... Contact from the Pleiades
In the deepest sense the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a search for ourselves. - Carl Sagan, an American astronomer and planetary scientist Welcome, cosmic explorers, to this week’s edition of Space Spotlight, w...
March 31, 2024
CRSIPR
We are at the dawn of a new era in human history. New technologies have the potential to change the life of every person on the planet in profound ways.” - Francis Collins Would you like to birth children that look like Barbi...
March 24, 2024
Mental Health and Social Media
“When your mental health becomes impacted by social media then it is time for a detox.” — Germany Kent Are you indulging in social media? How do you feel? Host Keerthi, who loves social media, navigates the negatives and posi...
March 17, 2024
Skills Versus Abilities
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.” — James J. Corbett Skills and abilities? They sound like synonyms…but are they. An ability is defined as t...
March 10, 2024
Teen Life and Teens Tutor Teens
“It’s rough being a teenager in this day and age.” ? Kay Panabaker Express Yourself! examines teen life and a free program for tutoring by teens. Nerd extraordinaire, Keerthi, starts the show with a humorous segment on a jour...
March 3, 2024
The Wisdom and Power of Teen Girls
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants” ? Coco Chanel What are the pressures society puts upon teenage girls? Teen hosts Julia and Keerthi have a lively discussion about their struggles and experiences with peer...
Feb. 25, 2024
Overturning Wrongful Convictions
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” ? Martin Luther King Jr. Julia hosts a fascinating and insightful hour about the wrongful convictions of young people. She begins by citing the...
Feb. 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
Artificial intelligence is the brush that paints the canvas of possibility, blending innovation with imagination to craft a future limited only by our dreams. - Chat GPT Education is critical to success. Host Julia and report...
Feb. 11, 2024
Is Outer Space Our Next Home?
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.“ – Arthur C. Clark This episode of Express Yourself! could be right out of a sci-fi novel! Could outerspace become our ...
Feb. 4, 2024
Body Autonomy: The Effects of the Dobbs Decision and the Repeal
“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” - W.E.B Dubois In this episode of Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio, teen host, Hannah Sahota, passionately discusses the Dobbs Decision's repeal of Roe v. Wade a...
Jan. 21, 2024
What’s on Your Mind?
“Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life.“ - Tony Robbins What a fun topic for teens on Express Yourself! What is on your mind? Keerthi hosts and starts off the pr...
Jan. 14, 2024
Peer Pressure
Hosts Hannah and Julia with reporter, Kirpa, weigh in on peer pressure, which is defined as “a feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one’s age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them.”...
Jan. 7, 2024
Goals and Resolutions for Success Plus Relationship Tips & More
Host Hannah offers easy, smart tips to setting goals and resolutions and accomplishing them. The first step to developing a habit is setting specific guidelines for a goal you want to achieve. Don’t be vague in setting your g...
Dec. 24, 2023
Christmas Caroling
“The Joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing each other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” - W. C. Jones Julia hosts a Ch...
Dec. 10, 2023
Teens and the War in Ukraine
“But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.” - Herbert Hoover On February 24th, 2022, the world changed drastically fo...
Dec. 3, 2023
Empower Charities
“There is no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others.” - George H.W. Bush Keerthi brings humor to her Nerd Extraordinaire segment by discussing a topic dear to her heart: public speaking and it...
Nov. 26, 2023
Managing Screen Time
“Not all screen time is bad, but it matters how much time we’re spending and what we’re gaining from the time.” - Ariene Pellicane Charvi and Keerthi host a fascinating program on how to manage screen time. Charvi states that...
Nov. 5, 2023
Tackling Teen Mental Health
Children’s mental health is an evolving crisis that has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosts Julia and Keerthi dive into the mental crisis while interviewing teens. Kirpa talks about the factors that contribute to de...
Oct. 29, 2023
Quantum Computing
The history of the universe is, in effect, a huge and ongoing quantum computation. The universe is a quantum computer.” - Seth Lloyd Quantum computing is a budding field that has been receiving a lot of attention recently due...
Oct. 15, 2023
Exoplanets and Astronomy
Host Keerthi invites interstellar explorers and cosmic philosophers, to embark on a journey to the stars, a voyage that's equal parts scientific discovery and philosophical wonderment in today’s program. Keerthi discusses the...
Oct. 8, 2023
Branding Through Social Media
We’re living at a time when attention is the new currency.” - Pete Cashmore, Founder of mashable.com Host Julia presents her Passion in Action to showcase how telling unique stories are the way to brand through social media. ...