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Power Your Story
by Andrea Klunder
Power Your Story is produced by high school students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting.Each season features a new group of student producers under the mentorship of producer, Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. We share personal stories, interviews, and round table discussions about the topics that matter most to us.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. We hope you learn something new by listening. Peace.
Episodes
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Open Mic: The Night Before Halloween (Scary Movies!)
What's YOUR favorite scary movie? This episode was produced by Malik, Jason, Charme, Melah, Amina, James, Rose, Diego, Yesenia, Brandon, Anaiya, Brian, LeLe, Lania, Julissa, David, Oliva, Cha'Raye, Anthony, and Joy. Edited by Olivia. Enjoy the show! Click here to let us know what you liked about...
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Beyond the Filter: Beauty Standards and Social Media with Maya, Lily, Samantha & Malik
Have you ever felt pressure to look or act a certain way because of beauty standards on social media? We're discussing the pressures of beauty standards online and offline. We talk about the unrealistic expetations highlighted on social media and how they can affect mental health, especially for...
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Open Mic: Will money ever buy you happiness?
Open Mic episodes are where we pick a topic and share whatever's on our mind that day about it. Money is always a hot topic and this round table does not disappoint! What do YOU think? Will money ever buy you happiness? This episode features Adrian, Aden, Jessica, Moriah, Maya, Ciara, Briana &…
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What To Do When You Are Feeling Sad with School Social Worker, Shelby Grace
Is it okay to watch sad movies? How do you get through world tragedies? What if you don't have supportive family members? We talked with Ms. Shelby Grace, a school social worker, about these questions and more. She even taught us a cool breathing technique to use when we feel stressed! This…
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Celebrating Black Women in Journalism & Making "Mandela in Chicago" with Dr. Ava Thompson Greenwell
We got to speak with Dr. Ava Thompson Greenwell back in 2021 about her documentary Mandela in Chicago, which we also got to screen in our podcasting program. The film tells the story of Nelson Mandela's historic visit to Chicago in 1993, three years after he was released from prison and one year...
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Open Mic: Wildfires in California
Shockingly, we are revisiting an open mic episode that was recorded all the way back in 2021, when we were trying to process devastation brought about by California wildfires. Here we are again in 2025 with more devastation. For more information, we also like this episode from Imperfect Paradise:...
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Teaching Sports & Life Skills with Ms. Jones
Our student producers from Ray Graham interview one of their favorite teachers (they have a lot of them), Ms. Jones about her experiences playing, coaching, and teaching sports. They also touch on life skills, community-based instruction, and even... math. This episode was produced by Emilio,...
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Open Mic: Summer Break, The Good & The Bad
Coming out of summer break, fall is in full swing! What were your summer highlights and what, if anything, is the shadow side? What's so great about Roblox. Plus, WAS there a song of the summer? Our student producers weigh in on this open mic episode from summer 2024. This episode features…
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Open Mic: The Mandela Effect
What if it turns out something you clearly remembered never happened that way... but tons of people also remembered it the same way you did? Were you all just confused? Or did we slip into an alternate timeline? KitKat, The Monopoly Man, JFK... maybe it's all a conspiracy! Open Mic is where we…
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Identity: Revealing at the Right Time by Leo
Leo tells his coming out and offers advice for others who are struggling with revealing aspects of their identity. He also shares ideas for the friends, family and community who want to support them. This episode was produced, written and hosted by Leo. Graphic design by Mel. Enjoy! Click here to...
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Trying To Fit In with Alex
Alex shares her experiences trying to fit in and find her friend group in high school. This episode was produced, written and hosted by Alex. Graphic design by Cha'Raye. Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you liked about the episode. http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook:...
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BONUS: Ask us a question about the high school experience!
What have you always wanted to ask a teenager about their high school experience? We are taking questions! Could be about classes, challenges, social media, pop culture, bullying, future dreams, our podcasting program, or anything you're curious about. Keep the questions clean and classy! You can...
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Podcasting and Tapping with Pam Covarrubias from Café con Pam
Pam Covarrubias is a podcaster (like us). On her show, Café con Pam, she hosts interviews over cafécito about mental health, liberation, and entrepreneurship. AND she teaches people how to use Emotional Freedom Technique, or "tapping", to help with anxiety, stress, and fear. She showed us how to…
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Teaching Special Education Wasn't the Plan with Mr. Amusa & Uriel
Not every high school teacher goes to college with that as their career goal. Hear the story of how Mr. Amusa, one of Uriel's favorite teachers, came to love his work. Plus, he shares with Uriel the best and worst parts. This was recorded at school between classes. This episode was produced and...
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Love: A round table with Devonte, Daniel, Jackie, Aliz
A short round table looking at love from different angles. This episode was features Daniel, Devonte, Aliz, and Jackie. Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you liked about the episode. http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram:...
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Keep Dancing & Have a Good Time with Ramón Muñoz
Dancer and Fitness Instructor Ramón Muñoz returns with more insight into how to teach an excellent dance fitness class, how to choose the right music, and hope for the future. We also got to take a mini-Zumba class with him before our interview. Everyone was smiling! This episode features Jayson,...
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Taylor Swift, Global Shift with Maya, Adrian, Corey, Leo
Taylor Swift's career has been nothing short of a global phenomenon. Between her 2023 Eras Tour and Super Bowl appearances, her fan base just keeps growing! Whether you're a Swiftie or not, join us for this conversation about why we think she's so popular, and whether $20,000 is TOO much to pay…
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Future Dreams: Career Planning with Adrian
What happens after high school? Will you go to college? Get a job? How do you take care of your responsibilites and follow your dreams? Adrian has some ideas in this solo episode. This episode was produced and hosted by Adrian, with support from Maya. Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you…
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Sing For Creative Expression with Davin Youngs
Are you nervous to sing in public? Or do you love to use your voice? Does singing make you feel good? Davin Youngs is a singer and voice coach who creates immersive sound experiences called The RESET to help people relax and feel more connected. We got to do some improvisational singing with…
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Move Your Body (so it doesn't rust!) Zumba and Dance Fitness with Ramón Muñoz
Ramón Muñoz is one of Chicago's favorite Zumba instructors. He joined our class online for a mini session and after we worked up a sweat, we got to interview him about exercise, dance, social media and more! Check out his classes and merch at https://www.ramonmunozdf.com/about and learn some…
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Mapping the Motion of Music with Aden
What kind of music do you like? How do you design the best playlist? What's your earliest memory of music? WARNING: Aden cannot be held responsible for the smile this episode will put on your face. Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you liked about the episode....
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Diving into the NFL World with Anneth, Dalilah, Simone
Why do YOU love watching NFL? Anneth, Dalilah, and Simone are talking about why we enjoy football, who is our favorite team, what we think about refs and more. Note: We recorded this in Fall 2023 BEFORE the 2024 Super Bowl, so find out whether our predictions were right! Enjoy! Click here to let…
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (plus a holiday warning) From Our Producers!
Our student producers in the Podcast Tech program at Ray Graham Training Center wanted to share their holiday wishes and a cup of good cheer! But beware... Santa's watching you. Thank you for another amazing season of Power Your Story! Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you liked about the...
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Open Mic: Christmas Traditions, Food, Music & Controversy
What's your favorite Christmas tradition? Song? How do you feel about pumpkin spice? Gingerbread? Candy canes? And... is one of our producers a Grinch? You be the judge! This episode features student producers from our fall 2023 session of the Gallery 37 program at After School Matters. Enjoy!...
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Halloween Trick-or-Treat: Bonus Edition
What do you like to do for Halloween? Favorite costume? Best candy? Our newest student producers share their Halloween opinions in this bonus episode. This episode was produced by Dorian, Jayson, Damaria, Mya, Shigaki, Steven, Lailah, Kenneth, and Antar. Special appearance by our Program Director...
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Open Mic: Happy Halloween Part 2
Too old for trick-or-treating? Killer clowns? Horror movies based on real life? Our student producers are talking all things Halloween! WARNING: This episode contains urban legends and scary happenings. This episode features Aden, Adrian, Anneth, Johnny, Leo, Maya, and Zach. Music design by…
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Hall of Horrors: Horror Movies with Corey, Edgar, Adrian, Leo, Christian
Classic horror, funny horror, psychological horror... what horror moview would YOU be in if you could? This episode was produced by Corey, Edgar, Adrian, Leo and Christian. Our guest panelists are Maya, Aden, and Donovan. Enjoy! Click here to let us know what you liked about the episode....
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Open Mic: Happy Halloween! Part 1
What are our student producers excited about for Halloween? Listen to the episode to find out. WARNING: This episode contains spooky sound design and lots of laughs! This episode features Emilio, Daniel, José, Angel, Rafael, Uriel, Dylan, Devonte, Patricia, Anabel, and Kayley. Sound design (music...
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Open Mic: Our Worst & Weirdest Fears
Kicking off Halloween season! What's your biggest fear? Weirdest fear? Enjoy this open mic discussion with our student producers! This episode features Maya, AJ, Aden, Silver, Alex, Donovan, Adrian, Jaime, Jayvon, Edgar, Corey, and Leo. Edited by Tess. Enjoy! http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com...
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Superman: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down? with Elijah
The debate for the ages: Marvel vs DC. Plus Elijah's raw opinions on a fan favorite: Superman! This episode was produced and hosted by Elijah. Graphic design team: Miko, Leslie Sanchez, AJ, and Alejandro. Enjoy! http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook:...
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Does Money Give You Happiness? with Ada & Natalie
One day after school you stumble upon a Nintendo Switch listing. You really really really want to buy it but you look at your bank account and see that you don't have enough money. You think to yourself, "If I had enough money to buy the Switch, it would make me really happy." For the next couple...
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Global Melodies with Adrian, Dewayne, Jayvon & Silver
Our resident music tastemakers talk popular music and international artists. Plus, what is more important in a good song -- the lyrics or the beat? This episode features Adrian, Dewayne, Jayvon & Silver, with additional production support from Edgar. Graphic design team: Miko, Leslie Sanchez, AJ,...
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Motorsports, Racing & Podcasting with Mike Joachim, Pit Lane Parley
Mike Joachim is one of the hosts of Pit Lane Parley, from interviews to analysis, everything you want about Indycar and Formula 1. Unbiased analysis, live shows at tracks and more, PLP is the best place for motorsports coverage. Mike's goal is to bring great IndyCar content to not only hardcore...
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Open Mic: Street Racing & Car Culture with José
José leads an Open Mic conversation with our student producers about a topic he is most passionate about: street racing and car culture. This episode features José, Frederick, Emilio, Jonas, Cameron, and Jayden. Edited by Tess. Custom cover art by Miracle. Enjoy!...
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Humor & Podcasting with podcaster, writer, comedian, actor Lisa Orkin, Project Woo Woo
Lisa Orkin is a podcast producer, writer, comedian, actor, etc living and workin in Los Angeles, CA. She visited our program to help us develop our first ever comedy fiction episode: How To Save The Earth From Drowning. (Listen to the episode right before this one!) We got to interview her about...
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How To Save The Earth From Drowning, An Original Fictional Comedy
EPISODE 100!!!! We're celebrating by trying something new. This is our first ever original fiction episode on Power Your Story. Our producers collaborated on this story about climate change, heroism, and adventure through improvisation based on a comedy writing workshop with writer, media…
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Identity: How To Know Who You Are with Joel
Joel shares some thoughts about how he has developed his identity and his core ideologies and beliefs. He encourages listeners to stay strong in a time when certain identities are marginalized by discriminatory legislation being passed in parts of the United States. This episode was produced and...
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What Wisdom Comes With Age featuring Alex, Ciara, Dalilah, Jessica, Silver, Jayvon
What are the lessons you've learned that have helped you become who you? How do you deal with haters? How does your perspective change as you grow more into yourself? This episode features Alex, Ciara, Dalilah, Jessica, and Silver, produced by Jayvon. Custom cover art by Bri. Enjoy!...
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My Life With Autism featuring Johnny
How do you become more confident in who you are? Johnny shares stories of how he was diagnosed with autism, what his early experiences were like in school, and how he is doing as he begins his senior year of high school. Custom cover art by Miracle. Social media by Sam. Enjoy!...
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Open Mic: How was your summer vacation?
Hear what some of our students were up to over their summer break. This episode features Emilio, Essence, Uriel, Anabel, José, Daniel, Carlos, Christian, and Jonas. Custom cover art by Stanley and Edgar. Enjoy! http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook:...
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Relationship Rants on Reddit with Miko
Miko's breaking down some sticky storeis from Reddit about people's relationships with their families, significant others, and friends. For each scenario, Miko provides clever commentary, answering the popular question of the platform: Am I the ***hole? (Of course since this is a CLEAN podcast,...
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Karenmageddon
By now, we all know what a "Karen" is. Enjoy this round table discussion about the phenomenon that is the Karen, made popular by the #worldstar videos on social media. At times, funny or entertaining... but more often embarrassing, infuriating, and even dangerous... we feel the Karenmageddon must...
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Let's Get Well Together with Frankie, Alex, and Lajoie
How can you grow from uncomfortable experiences in a healthy way? How does perception play into relationships and day-to-day interactions? Frankie, Alex, and Lajoie share their personal stories about the drama that's happened with friends and strangers and how they healed from it. Maybe it'll…
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NBA Offseason Opinions 2023 with Jordan
Jordan shares his opinions and commentary on the 2023 NBA Offseason and what makes a player a superstar. This episode was produced and hosted by Jordan with custom graphic design by Miracle. Enjoy! http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast...
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ASMR: Help you to fall asleep with Leo, Edgar, Maya, Elvis
Our producers explore ASMR sounds as a technique that some people find helps them relax and fall asleep. What do you think? This episode features Leo, Edgar, Maya, Elvix. Enjoy! http://www.PowerYourStoryPodcast.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poweryourstorypodcast Instagram:...
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Sleep Deprivation & Insomnia: Struggles, Stories, Solutions with Leonardo & Dewayne
Imagine wanting to go to sleep. But as soon as you get in bed, as soon as you get comfortable, you're laying there for like five minutes and it's like, you're not sleepy at all. Have you ever experienced the effects of sleep deprivation and insomnia? Leonardo and Dewayne are sharing personal...
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Heavy Metal and Mental Health with Artist Justin Bowling
We are sharing a different spin on mental health with Heavy Metal fan, musician and artist Justin Bowling. This interview was hosted by Carlos, Essence, Leslie, D'Angelo, and ChuYing, produced by Aldo, edited by Brian. If you are struggling with mental health, anxiety, or depression, please know...
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Talking About George Floyd, Protests, Media, and Black Lives Matter - Part 2
This is part 2 of round table conversations recorded by our student producers in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by police on May 25, 2020. If you haven't already, we encourage you to go back to part 1 and listen to that one first, then come back to this one. Also be kind to yourself and…
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Talking About George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, and Police Violence - Part 1
May 25th commemorates a terrible and sad anniversary for the United States and that is the murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a practice of remembrance, we are releasing two round table conversations our student producers recorded in the wake of the tragedy…
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The Journey to Self Empowerment: Mindfulness, Law of Attraction with Hysan and May
Hysan and May explore how we can empower ourselves to have a richer and more fulfilling life through mindfulness practices and the Law of Attraction. Hysan mentions the book: Who Will Cry When You Die? by Robin Sharma Order it from Bookshop.org to support independent bookstores and Power Your...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Power Your Story is produced by high school students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting.Each season features a new group of student producers under the mentorship of producer, Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. We share personal stories, interviews, and round table discussions about the topics that matter most to us.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. We hope you learn something new by listening. Peace.
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