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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
The Final Mic Check: Brian's Goodbye Episode
After more than three years behind the mic, Brian Johnson records his final episode of Youth Voice Amplified. Join Gennessa and Brian as they revisit the early days of building the podcast from scratch, laugh through behind-the-scenes tra...
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Behind the YACT Summit: SWAT Students on Youth-Led Change (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our special live series from the 4th Annual Youth Against Commercial Tobacco Summit, Brian and Gennessa sit down with members of Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), ...
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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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