IndyKids Voices
IndyKids Voices is a podcast by IndyKids, a social justice news source for kids, by kids. Our podcast includes our Climate Crisis series, audio storytelling projects, kid reporter interviews, and more from student reporters ages 9-15. Visit IndyKids.org to find out how you can participate and support!
Episodes
17 episodes
The Power of Dance
4th graders from P.S. 117Q in NYC explore the power of dance. They interview Kai Martinez, a professional choreographer, animation consultant and dancer, originally from Queens, NY. In the interview, students learn about Kai's journey to...
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21:19
Meeting a Zooarchaeologist with The Gillen Brewer Interviewers!
The Gillen Brewer Interviewers are back and ready to learn about animals and their relationships with humans across time!In this episode, students from the Gillen Brewer School sit down with zooarchaeologist Evin Grody to uncover ancient...
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17:52
Phones in Schools with Amy Zimmer from Chalkbeat New York!
IndyKids reporters interview Amy Zimmer, the Bureau Chief of Chalkbeat New York, about phone policies in schools. This discussion dives into different policies, and how the treatment of phone use in schools impacts educators, students, and pare...
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Sea & Soil: A Worker-Owned Sandwich Shop
What’s it like to work at a sandwich shop? What is so magical about working with food? And how can you have a more equitable business for the community and the people who work there?IndyKids reporters interview the workers at ...
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Someday You Could Be...Amy Andrieux, MoCADA's Executive Director and Chief Curator!
What’s it like to work at a museum? What obstacles does someone with a big job face? Why is it important to make monuments of real people who are alive right now? What is some advice for kids who love to draw and want to be an artist someday?
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16:06
The Way We Dress: How Dress Codes Can Be Connected to Systematic Racism and Sexism
Listen to IndyKids reporter Grace Stevens read her recent article, "The Way We Dress: How Dress Codes Can Be Connected to Systemat...
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5:21
Teens for Food Justice: Ending Food Insecurity One School at a Time
Have you ever experienced a farm and a school put together? IndyKids reporters interviewed Jessenia Preciado, the Far Rockaway regional coordinator at Teens for Food Justice. Teens for Food Justice fights food insecurity by growing leafy greens...
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Someday You Could Be...Lara Bergen, the Founder of Press Pass NYC!
Lara Bergen is the founder and director of Press Pass NYC, which is an organization that helps New York City public schools create and maintain their school newspapers. In the past 2 ½ years, Press Pass NYC has helped create 19 school newspaper...
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The Power of Art
4th graders from P.S. 117Q in NYC explore the power of art. They reflect on their own ideas about art and interview Carlos Mateu, a painter, mural artist, poet, dancer, and teacher. Support IndyKids by visiting us at
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Someday You Could Be...An Actor and Humanitarian Like Shakira Barrera!
IndyKids reporter CJ interviewed Shakira Barrera, a Nicaraguan-American actress and humanitarian. You can catch her playing a role in the upcoming Marvel series, Ironheart.They discussed her career, the challenges of being an a...
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Space Interview Podcast ft. The Gillen Brewer Interviewers!
Which planets are hot? Does a planet made of diamonds exist? Why hasn't there been an astronaut on the moon for 50 years? Has a spaceship ever flown near a black hole? Are humans treating space as badly as we're treating our oceans? Students at...
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The Power of Kindness
IndyKids reporters from P.S. 117Q in NYC explore the power of kindness. They interview Malachi Coleman, a 4-star football player from Lincoln, Nebraska who will play for the Nebraska Huskers next year. Because of his own experiences in foster c...
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Climate Crisis Episode 5: Fossil Fuels & Climate Disasters With Journalist Antonia Juhasz
IndyKids reporters Charlotte and Lucas interview award-winning writer and environmental journalist, Antonia Juhasz, about her path in climate reporting, how she centers activists and impacted people in her coverage, and what gives her hope....
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Climate Crisis Episode 4: Pipeline Resistance and Divesting With Organizer Jackie Fielder
IndyKids reporters Cayzlen and Maliyah interview activist Jackie Fielder about her experiences organizing against the Dakota Access Pipeline and her role in the divestment movement happening in San Francisco.Key terms to li...
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Climate Crisis Episode 3: Climate Miseducation With Katie Worth
IndyKids reporter Luca interviews author and journalist Katie Worth about her book, Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America. They discuss the connection between climate change and critical race theory, and how Ka...
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Climate Crisis Episode 2: Fighting Fracked Gas in Brooklyn With Activists Pati & Gia Luna
IndyKids reporters Zahra, Lily, and Gibran interview Pati Rodriguez, a community organizer with Mi Casa Resiste and Frack Outta Brooklyn, and her daughter Gia Luna about their fight against National Grid’s fracked gas pipeline in Brooklyn.
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Climate Crisis Episode 1: What’s an Ecosystem and What Are Fossil Fuels?
In episode 1 of the IndyKids Climate Crisis series, IndyKids reporters Mila and Melina interview Lucy Andrews, a scientist and PhD student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California Berkel...
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