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The Sunday Story: The kids have something to say

2023/7/16
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Ayesha Rascoe: 孩子们很少有机会自己讲述故事，NPR的‘学生播客挑战赛’为他们提供了一个平台。 Janet Woojeong Lee: 今年的播客作品主要关注身份认同问题，涵盖学生、移民、身体形象、枪支暴力等方面。Grace Co. 的播客讲述了她与食物和精神健康的关系，希望更多资源能提供给她的社区，精神健康不再被污名化。

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This chapter explores the key themes that emerged from over 3,300 student podcast submissions. Identity, mental health, and the challenges faced by young people today are highlighted, with a focus on the diversity of experiences represented.
  • Over 3,300 podcasts submitted, focusing on identity.
  • Students from 48 states participated.
  • Key themes: identity, mental health, struggles of being a student or immigrant, body image, gun violence.

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What can middle and high school students teach us? What do they care about? And how do they observe their communities and themselves? NPR's Student Podcast Challenge) results are in. It's time to hear what the kids have to say.Today on The Sunday Story, Ayesha Rascoe sits down with producers Janet Woojeong Lee and Lauren Migaki, who run the contest, to discuss the 2023 edition. We hear from Dylan McDonald) of Massachusetts who's in the midst of a gender transition and from Jiah Hwang) on the heartbreaking moment that reinvigorated her relationship with her sister. Amelia Hankinson) brings us an ode to growing taller, and undocumented students talk about the way they see their lives now. Visit our episode page) for links to more podcasts featured in this episode.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)