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Syd's Stories
by Syd Walter
Syd is trying to make sense of the world and does so by telling stories. The stories in this collection reflect that, and all begin in the same place: curiosity. What started with a podcast when she was 14 titled Teen-y, Syd's Stories is now a collection of Syd's podcasts and an ongoing space for exploration.
Episodes
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Dawn Circle
In 2019, a group of strangers came together to help house a man named Don Lowe. For five years, they worked to ensure that Don had a roof over his head and no challenges--stray cats, inner-group conflict, and Don himself--kept them from helping him. Dawn Circle is a story about the peculiarities…
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Introducing Find X
From the host of Teen-y, Syd Walter brings a brand new show titled: Find X. Find X is a podcast about areas of fracture in the United States and the show follows Syd's journeys trying to uncover and work through reckoning with the future, fracture, and her place in it all. This is a preview of…
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World of Fear
What is most terrifying about college is the fear that I may be the only one who is afraid. Today on this episode of Unsure is a show in three acts, all about the fear we live with and have left behind. For more information about the podcast visit: www.teenypod.com Editing, hosting, and producing...
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Expectation
In a world that has put so much pressure on one experience what does someone come into college believing about this experience they have never had. On this episode of Unsure, expectations are grappled with, moms are called, and most of all rain prevails. Music from this episode: w/love dick…
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Unsure Pilot
College is new territory, and so much is unknown. College is one of those things that everyone has talked about for years, and then it comes and everything hits you at once. The idea of needing to know everything, having to do everything, and be the person you want to become without even knowing...
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See us. Hear us. Respect us.
On January 14th 2022, a walkout was held to call attention to how students felt about in person schooling in the Seattle Public School district.. With a recorder in hand, Syd Walter tells the story of what it means to emerge from haze feeling seen, heard, and respected. Music for this episode is...
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Gazing with Gavin Pretor-Pinney
How often do you look up? How often do you remember the true slowness and intentions of the life around you? In this episode Syd is joined with Gavin Pretor-Pinney to talk about clouds and the importance of pausing. - - - Teen-y is produced, edited, and hosted by Syd Walter (@sydwalter /...
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Qualifications of Being
"While some of us just had space to exist." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To see show notes for this episode and read Raven Two Feathers zine in its beautiful entirety, visit: www.teenypod.com On instagram you can find Raven Two Feathers @raven_two_feathers and you can find the zine...
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Enough
What does it mean to be enough? Society often assigns us worth and our feeling of enoughness, but when do we determine that for ourselves? In this episode we have two acts: Act one: New School New Enough Act two: She is Enough Both follow the journey of finding what it means to be enough and...
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Camp Selves
What happens when you spend all summer being someone else? What do you find out about yourself, who you were, and the world around you? In this episode of Teen-y we explore Syd's summer camp adventure. Through 11 weeks of self taped interviews, we see the growth of a whole new identity, Suds. For...
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Through Our Eyes- Episode 2
"The effects of COVID on this generation (teenagers) have been so hard." Zoe's right. Yet, we don't talk about it. The world hasn't acknowledged us, hasn't allowed space for our stories, and so today we set the stage for 3 teens to tell their stories, unapologetically. The moments of joy…
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What About Us?
March 12th 2021 a decision was made, effecting all Washington Teachers and Students. Yet, this potentially dangerous decision was made without there input. And this is that story. In todays episode we are listening to what students and teachers truly think about the decision that was made to go...
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Through Our Eyes- The Stories and Journey of the Pandemic World
"The effects of COVID on this generation (teenagers) have been so hard." Zoe's right. Yet, we don't talk about it. The world hasn't acknowledged us, hasn't allowed space for our stories, and so today we set the stage for 3 teens to tell their stories, unapologetically. The moments of joy…
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Finding Radical Belonging With Lindo Bacon
"You get sucked into a frame that forces you to battle yourself and thinks that you're the problem when in reality, the problem is lodged in our culture." These words are from today's podcast guest Dr.Lindo Bacon, as we discuss, unravel, and dive into a conversation on Radical Belonging. Dr.Bacon...
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We Will Not Cancel Us with adrienne maree brown
"We hide the things that need the most light and project and put out the things that are the least true." When picking a quote from this episode it very difficult because every word our guest, adrienee maree brown, spoke I hung onto because of the grace and intention of each word. adrienne maree...
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Nara Kim on Keeping Movement Momentum
"The way I think about this theoretical table is that the people at the table should be the people closest to the solutions. And the people closest to the solutions are closest to the issues." Wise words from Nara Kim, who is this episode's podcast guest. Nara is a senior and an activist…
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Kirsten Harris Talley On Policy, Politics, and Power
"If democracy is working, it is a dialogue where the priority speaker is the people" This quote is from todays guest Kirsten Harris Talley. Kirsten is a PTA mom and a policy maker running for State Representative of the 37th legislative district in WA. In todays episode I catch up with Kirsten as...
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Noah Kassis on Vote16
"Theres a good reason to keep young people politically silent. Look at any movement, young people are leading it." This statement has never felt truer than now, this quote is taken from our guest today Noah Kassis. Noah is a rising high school senior working on the campaign Vote16. Vote16USA is a...
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Reagan Jackson on Summoning Unicorns
"We will lose our capacity to experience joy if we don't practice." This quote is from today's interview with Reagan Jackson on her book "Summoning Unicorns". Reagan is a writer, a speaker, an artist, and is director of the well-loved non-profit Y-WE (Young Women Empowered). In this interview, I...
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Raffela Mancuso ON: Reclaiming the Roots of Body Positivity & Passing the Mic
"It [body positvity] turned from an equal rights movement to a self-love hashtag." This quote is taken from Raffela Mancuso, my guest for this episode of Teen-y. Raffela is a mental health advocate, a diet culture disruptor, and an overall badass, opening up conversations about who the...
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Señora Charito on: Mindfulness, Silence, and The Right Now
"If you don't have a sense of self, you are always trying to emulate others, and it never really works." This wise saying comes from today's Teen-y guest, my middle school mentor, and teacher, Señora Charito. Today we sat down and I was schooled on some very important life lessons and I was...
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Body Neutrality and Caring During Quarantine with Bethany Meyers
In today's episode of Teen-y I am joined with Bethany Meyers. Bethany is the creator of the popular be.come project, featured in goop and many other well-known magazines. In this episode, we talk about what being body neutral is, ways we can take care of ourselves during this time, how the…
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Becoming a powerhouse with Lindsey Schwartz
In this episode of Teen-y, I got to talk to Lindsey Schwartz creator of the Powerhouse Women event, Powerhouse Women podcast, and book Powerhouse Woman: How to get out of Your own Way, Fulfill Your Unique Purpose, and Live a Powerful Life. Lindsey's story is one wild ride. From selling carpet to...
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Becoming the truest version of yourself with Kelly Taxter
In this episode of Teen-y I had the chance to sit down with Kelly Taxter owner and founder of Trust Your Gut inc. Trust Your Gut is all about helping children and teens take ownership of who they are and live there truth, and be their truest self. Today we talk about using meditation and movement...
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Body Positivity with Connie Sobczak
On today's episode of Teen-y , we talk body positivity with the queen of body positivity herself, Connie Sobczak! Connie is the creator of The Body Positive, a non-profit helping people develop a balanced and loving relationship with their bodies that is guided by love, forgiveness, and humor. In...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Syd is trying to make sense of the world and does so by telling stories. The stories in this collection reflect that, and all begin in the same place: curiosity.
What started with a podcast when she was 14 titled Teen-y, Syd's Stories is now a collection of Syd's podcasts and an ongoing space for exploration.
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Syd Walter
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Syd's Stories currently has 25 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Syd is trying to make sense of the world and does so by telling stories. The stories in this collection reflect that, and all begin in the same place: curiosity. What started with a podcast when she was 14 titled Teen-y, Syd's Stories is now a collection of Syd's podcasts and an ongoing space for...
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Syd's Stories has 25 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Syd's Stories is created and hosted by Syd Walter.
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