Episodes

Valentine’s Day Love Fest
Feb. 13, 2022

Valentine’s Day Love Fest

Happy Valentine’s Day! This is our Valentine’s Day Special. Our hosts Rose and Ruhani wrap this festive holiday with information on creative recipes and love movies and books. Rose gives great ideas on healthy eats to share w...
Technology and CRISPR
Feb. 6, 2022

Technology and CRISPR

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” Albert Einstein Sidney and Rose take a deep dive into technology, the history and the future. In her segment, Breaking Boundaries, Sidney talk...
Ruhani's NY Times Award, Literature, & Author Melissa Larsen
Jan. 30, 2022

Ruhani's NY Times Award, Literature, & Author Melissa Larsen

The New York Times announced that host of Express Yourself!, Ruhani Chhabra, was one of eight teens out of 11,000 worldwide submissions to win for her essay, T.S.A. and Cinnamon Buns, in the their 3rd Annual Personal Narrativ...
Power of the Media
Jan. 23, 2022

Power of the Media

“The media is the most powerful entity on Earth. THey have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power.” — Malcolm X 3.8 billion people are absorbing information daily through the m...
Plight of the Sherpas and Ruhani’s Earth Poetry
Jan. 16, 2022

Plight of the Sherpas and Ruhani’s Earth Poetry

Everyone has read about the adventures and exploits of climbing the highest peak in the world above sea level, Mount Everest. Did you know that it takes approximately 40 days to summit Everest and that doesn’t count the time ...
Setting Goals for 2022 with a Peaceful Heart and Warrior Spirit
Jan. 9, 2022

Setting Goals for 2022 with a Peaceful Heart and Warrior Spirit

Happy New Year from Everyone at Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio! Have you written goals and resolutions to give you a roadmap for 2022? Hosts Maggie and Nihal provide their insights on how to set goals, be accountable, and acco...
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...