Episodes
March 19, 2023
Government and Laws with Keerthi
Salutations from American Keerthi with Nerd Extraordinaire and from the evil British Keerthi, who is also known as She Who Must Not Be Named! The duo discuss debate for governments. Policy debate, public forum debate, Parliam...
March 5, 2023
How Teens Make a Difference in Communities
“Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.” - Albert Einstein Keerthi, both British and American, is our star host. Our show is all about teens makin...
Feb. 26, 2023
Global Music
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ? Plato What is global music? Genres are constantly evolving and emerging. It includes the American Beatles’ rock musi...
Feb. 19, 2023
Modern Art and Poetry with Ruhani
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” –Edgar Degas In this episode of Express Yourself!, host Ruhani deep dives into the world of modern art. In the first segment, she discusses the important basics — did y...
Feb. 12, 2023
Ethics in Today’s World
Ethics is what guides us to tell the truth, keep our promises, or help someone in need. There is a framework of ethics underlying our lives on a daily basis, helping us make decisions that create positive impacts and steering...
Jan. 29, 2023
Starting a Small Business
Keerthi and Ruhani host a program on how to start and grow a small business. Milan suggests that youth can start a small business by using YouTube, Ebay, and other social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, or TikT...
Jan. 22, 2023
Women's Advocacy
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” Estee Lauder Advocacy: any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others. It’s encouraging when a man star...
Jan. 15, 2023
Classic Literature with Keerthi
Keerthi, our Nerd Extraordinaire, hosts and entertains this entire program focused on classic literature, favorite books, and debate. British Keerthi starts off the show with her regular humor and wacky ideas. She discusses G...
Jan. 8, 2023
The Importance of Family
“Family is not an important thing. It's everything.” – Michael J. Fox. Three family members, Nihal, Kirpa, and Milan come together to discuss the connection that family has with one another. Nihal hosts the program encouragin...
Jan. 1, 2023
NFTS and the NEW YEAR!
As we begin a New Year, host British Keerthi provides a breakdown on the different types of debate styles. She then turns into American Keerthi to interview Ally and Emma Chen about NFTS. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, prove t...
Dec. 25, 2022
Christmas
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart” — Washington Irving Merry, merry Christmas! Hosts Keerthi and Hannah celebrate large with an entire hour of h...
Dec. 18, 2022
Climate Change
What is climate change and how is it affecting our world? Host Sharanya dives into the topic with reporters Kirpa, Kevin, and Milan. First, Sharanya discusses how teens are making a difference in the global conversation and h...
Dec. 11, 2022
The Power of Positive Thinking
Social media posts have made it “cool” to be negative and self-deprecating. But there is power in thinking and being positive. Teen hosts, Ruhani and Keethi interview author, publisher, producer, and literary agent, William G...
Dec. 4, 2022
Intellectual Disabilities and Women's Health Empowerment
Host Keerthi launches the program with a description of intellectual disabilities. “According to the American Psychiatric Association, intellectual disabilities affect intellectual and adaptive functioning, which means that i...
Nov. 20, 2022
Thanksgiving Gratitude
No matter what the situation is...close your eyes and think of all the things in your life you could be grateful for right now. — Deepak Chopra Is there any holiday better than Thanksgiving? Not only is it a time to eat all o...
Nov. 13, 2022
Farming and Food
My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer. - Brenda Schoepp As humans we need to eat. What we eat can susta...
Nov. 6, 2022
Misogyny Online and Debate
“We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains.” — Ursula K. LeGuin The increase in technology and social media, has led to the rise of misogyny on...
Oct. 30, 2022
Halloween and Great l.A. Restaurants
It’s that time of year where children everywhere dress up in costumes and go door-to-door trick or treating in search of candy. Host Sharanya talks about her Halloween plans and shares one of her original poems. She then offe...
Oct. 23, 2022
VOTE…VOTE…VOTE
The midterm elections are approaching and our Express Yourself!™ teens, hosts Ruhani and Keerthi and reporter Kevin have important thoughts to be considered. Keerthi starts the segment in her usual humorous monologue talks ab...
Oct. 16, 2022
College Apps: What Admissions Officers Seek in Applications
If you are working on college admissions or are interested in knowing what admissions officers at universities are seeking in a prospective student, this episode of Express Yourself!™ is a must listen. Ruhani, a high school s...
Oct. 9, 2022
Encouraging the Arts with Illustrator, Jensen Russell
Maggie hosts an hour of celebrating the arts with special guest artist and illustrator, Jensen Russell. Jensen illustrated the new children’s picture book authored by Cynthia Brian, No Barnyard Bullies and will be illustratin...
Oct. 2, 2022
Femicide and Publishing
In today’s episode of Express Yourself!, hosts Hannah and Ruhani delve into serious topics such as feminism and misogyny. Hannah explains the rise of femicide and how sexist media has contributed to these rates. In the next s...
Sept. 25, 2022
Corporate Exploitation and Gentrification
Why are the policies and ethics of business so important? What exactly goes into the products we are buying? Hannah Sahota, the 17-year-old founder of the charitable organization Hannah’s Project, passionate tutor and activis...
Sept. 18, 2022
World of Drought: The Importance of Water
Why is water so important? About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water. Water also exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps an...