Episodes

Happy Holidays and 600 Radio Broadcasts from Express Yourself!
Dec. 23, 2021

Happy Holidays and 600 Radio Broadcasts from Express Yourself!

Happy Holidays and 600 Radio Broadcasts from Express Yourself! This special holiday program is the 600th broadcast of Express Yourself!® Teen Radio and host Ruhani ushers in the celebration with grace and truths. She starts o...
Sleep
Dec. 19, 2021

Sleep

• Do you feel tired all the time? Are you getting quality sleep? As a high school student with finals looming, host Ruhani empathizes. She interviews ABC News Anchor and former insomniac, Diane Macedo about her book, The Slee...
The White House and Renewable Energy
Dec. 12, 2021

The White House and Renewable Energy

How much do you know about the White House? Ruhani takes us behind the scenes to inform us about fascinating and historical details that most Americans are unaware of. Dr. Jill Biden’s Christmas décor this year is inspired by...
Social Justice, Activism, and Pop Recording Artist, Valentina
Dec. 5, 2021

Social Justice, Activism, and Pop Recording Artist, Valentina

Do you understand what it means to be an activist ? To promote social justice, one is aware of their community and their community's needs. An activist can be anyone who cares about a cause. Hosts Ruhani and Rose tackle these...
Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Country Music’s Mikayla Lane
Nov. 21, 2021

Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Country Music’s Mikayla Lane

It is the season of giving and gratefulness. Because of COVID-19 and the restrictions on travel last year, this thanksgiving has more significance than others in the past have had. Maggie and Rose co-host while sharing their ...
The Importance of Vaccinations
Nov. 14, 2021

The Importance of Vaccinations

Are you vaccinated? If not, why not? Sidney hosts a program focusing on inoculations and interviews author Marisa Reichardt about her newest novel, A Shot at Normal. A Shot at Normal focuses around 16-year-old Juniper Jade wh...
Haunted Halloween
Oct. 31, 2021

Haunted Halloween

It’s a haunted and ghostly Halloween on Express Yourself! with host Ruhani, and reporters Rose, and Sharanya. Ruhani starts off the hour of horror by sharing spooky two-line stories with surprise endings. She then gives us th...
Biology and Genetics
Oct. 24, 2021

Biology and Genetics

Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose. Richard Dawkins Why is biology important? How can we understand genetics? Nihal hosts a program based on biology and ...
Misogyny, Sexual Harassment, and Conflict
Oct. 17, 2021

Misogyny, Sexual Harassment, and Conflict

What is misogyny and what determines sexual harassment? This is a serious topic that host Ruhani tackles along with reporter Rose. Both women are grateful that they are respected and taken seriously. Sexual misconduct is so i...
Feminism
Oct. 10, 2021

Feminism

Since host, Ruhani, was born on International Women’s Day, her family have always joked that she is a natural-born feminist. During these troubling times, it is critical to uplift women and broadcast every woman’s voice, so n...
In Person Schooling, Artificial Intelligence, and Healthy Cooking
Sept. 26, 2021

In Person Schooling, Artificial Intelligence, and Healthy Cooking

Students are back in school…in person. And it’s challenging and exhausting. Ruhani Chhabra hosts a program with back-in-school teens. In Teenship, she talks about the importance of mental health, getting enough sleep, and fin...
Racism
Sept. 19, 2021

Racism

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible. Maya Angelou Diya Hituvali and Ruhani Chhabra confront racism with all its ugly ramifications on Express Yourself!™. Ig...
Women's Safety
Sept. 5, 2021

Women's Safety

Have you ever felt frightened or intimidated when out walking alone? Have you ever wondered what you should do if approached by an attacker? Sadly, this is the society that we face where everyone, but mostly women, have to fe...
Environmental Crisis
Aug. 29, 2021

Environmental Crisis

Earth is in peril. Severe droughts parch some areas while torrential rains flood others; gargantuan wildfires consume whole territories while freakish ice storms crash city grids. These and other environmental stresses are fl...
Ecology, Healing with Nature, and Environmental Racism
Aug. 22, 2021

Ecology, Healing with Nature, and Environmental Racism

Sidney Suh and Diya Hituvalli host an informative program about ecology, healing with nature and environmental racism. In Innovation Nation, Arjin Claire talks about how healing with nature is the idea that the human body has...
Space Exploration
Aug. 15, 2021

Space Exploration

Many children say that when they grow up they want to be an astronaut. Going into space as a regular citizen is not a distant fictional idea. Hosts Nihal and Diya talk with reporters Sidney and Ruhani about exploring space, t...
Social Media and More!
Aug. 8, 2021

Social Media and More!

“Don’t use social media to impress people, use it to impact people” -Unknown If you want to know about working with social media for fun and for profit, our three teen social media gurus have the answers. In Teenship, Ruhani ...
Performing and Country Recording Artist, Mikayla Lane
Aug. 1, 2021

Performing and Country Recording Artist, Mikayla Lane

Maggie and Diya host a program focused on performing and performances. In the segment, Teenship, Ruhani shares how leadership is about using your voice, talents, and performing in an artistic way. Singers, actors, and other c...
Overcoming Learning Disabilities
July 25, 2021

Overcoming Learning Disabilities

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and only cease at death” Albert Einstein Host Andrea Smith and Express Yourself! welcome a new reporter today. Sidney Suh, who was originally a guest on our show. Sidney’s segment...
Being a Teen Entrepreneur
July 18, 2021

Being a Teen Entrepreneur

Dreams begin early for most everyone; but it takes passion, belief, and determination to turn a dream into a reality. Teen hosts Diya Hitvalli and Nihal Gill interview 14-year-old, Graciela, a visionary who possesses natural ...
Leadership
July 11, 2021

Leadership

What qualities make a person a good leader? Hosts Andrea Smith and Maggie Campione investigate the traits that all empowering leaders possess. In Innovation Nation, Nihal Gill begins his segment with a favorite poem by Robert...
4th of July Trivia and Write a Poem
July 4, 2021

4th of July Trivia and Write a Poem

It is a myth that America declared their independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. The fact is that the official vote actually took place two days earlier, but the “Declaration” was published on July 4th in newspapers, where...
Poetry and Gratitude
June 27, 2021

Poetry and Gratitude

Arjin Claire launches Innovation Nation showing how innovation has impacted poetry. He takes us back to 2100BC to what is widely considered the first poem ever written: The Epic of Gilgamesh. Following that we journey to anci...
Teens Honor Their Dads
June 20, 2021

Teens Honor Their Dads

It’s a Father’s Day special on Express Yourself! as Diya Hituvalli and Nihal Gill celebrate their dads. They talk about all the special qualities that their dads bring to the family and share personal stories of experiences a...