Podcast: Coastal Youth Media

Introducing As Loud As I Want

Welcome to As Loud As I Want, a podcast that reflects the experiences of young women in rural Columbus County, North Carolina through the COVID-19 pandemic. We use spoken word and sound to share what we’ve been feeling, seeing and hearing in our communities. This podcast was created by a series of workshops where we…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Small Animal Conservation in Coastal NC

Coastal Youth Media reporter and resident animal-lover Nyaira Danley, from Jacksonville, NC speaks to  conversationists and forest rangers about how climate change is affecting small wildlife in a big way in her hometown. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Humans & Sharks, Closer Together

Coastal Youth Media reporter Isabella Avila, from Hampstead, NC explores how climate change is bringing humans and sharks into more frequent contact. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our neighbors lives in unexpected ways. The project is funded in…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: How Will the Climate Crisis Change Farming?

Most of 17-year-old Brianna Leduc’s neighbors are farmers. Brianna lives in Whiteville, NC. In this episode, she set out to discover – how will the climate crisis change the way the way her community farms? Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: How Youth Voice Transforms Adults’ Climate Change Attitudes

17-year-old Coastal Youth Media reporter Trisha Martinez, of Tarbor City, NC, explores the research behind strategically, in what way, youth speaking to adults about climate change can transform an older generation’s  perspective. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: My Neighborhood, On Burning Trash

Youth reporter Kai Davis, of Sneads Ferry, NC, used to play in the ashes as her family burned trash on a sequestered piece of their family land. Now older, Kai knows that burning trash is bad for her, and bad for the environment. But her neighborhood doesn’t have access to waste collection. She wants that…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: The Soil in My Garden

Ariel Shipman’s grandmother taught her, ““When you think about rain, you think about water, and how it’s great for the plants. In reality, the acid levels from the rain usually don’t benefit the plants unless the pH levels in the soil are low.” In this episode, 16-year-old Shipman of Tarbor City, NC, explores how acid…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Are Hurricanes Frightening or Exciting?

When 12-year-old youth reporter Isobelle Hughes moved from England to coastal Onslow County, North Carolina, she didn’t know what to expect from hurricanes. They didn’t have them in England. Today, Hughes explores what storm chasers and scientists have learned about hurricane patterns, and how the storms will impact her new home. Climate Stories | Youth…

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Where I Come From | Carteret County: Part 4

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Carteret County, North Carolina. We have explored where we are from by telling our own stories, exploring what’s around us, and trying to see Carteret County from a new perspective. In this episode, we…

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Where I Come From | Carteret County: Part 3

Welcome to Where I Come From. We are a group of young women going on a journey about our lives in Carteret County, North Carolina. We documented our process, and today we’re hosting Wilmington, North Carolina spoken word  poet Brittani Smith. Smith will perform and give us tips for our own writing. We’ll also recite…

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