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Youth Voice Amplified
Join hosts Gennessa Fisher and Brian Johnson for this youth-led and youth-focused monthly interview series as they talk with young people about their life experiences with homelessness, foster care, disabilities, teen parenting, and more. Each conversation will uncover stories of hope and strength from youth storytellers who will share the best ways we can support youth in similar situations. If you want to know how to do better for youth or simply be inspired, this is your show! Every youth has a story to tell. Are you ready to listen?
Youth Voice Amplified
Latest Episodes
Live from the YACT Summit: Students Speak Out on Tobacco Prevention (Part 1)
What happens when students are handed the microphone and asked to speak up about an issue impacting their generation? In this special live episode of Youth Voice Amplified, Brian and Gennessa sit down with students from across Kern ...
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Y2L: Turning Barriers into College Dreams, One Story at a Time
In this episode of Youth Voice Amplified, we sit down with Gabe Adame and Paola Caballero from Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation (Y2L) to explore what it really takes for students to see college a...
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Proof of Possibility: Brian’s Favorite Youth Voice Moments
In this special compilation episode, co-host Brian Johnson takes the mic solo to share some of his favorite moments from Youth Voice Amplified — all centered on the themes of hope and resilience.You’ll hear powerful clips from youth sto...
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When Youth Lead the Way: Carter Beardsley Returns
Ever since launching Youth Voice Amplified, we dreamed of featuring a student who would take their passion for youth voice and turn it into real, lasting change. In this powerful follow-up to
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Breaking the Cycle: Youth, Gun Violence & Hope with Assistant Chief Brent Stratton
In this powerful kickoff to 2026, Youth Voice Amplified sits down with Assistant Chief Brent Stratton of the Bakersfield Police Department for a raw and deeply hopeful conversation about how communities and the youth in them can break the cycle...
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