“The work is beautiful, you know, to work with plants, and stay here, and meet people and share stories, it’s amazing, but…you go crazy after one month.” –Nayelli, Trimmigrant from Spain.
A closer look at young people working in the booming marijuana industry, and how they navigate the grey market where growing, selling and possessing weed can be both legal and illegal.
I enjoy video games. I’m an expert at shooting down hordes of enemies both in Halo and Left4Dead. I love…
Before virtual reality can be “the next big thing” engineers and researchers have to defeat an old nemesis: motion sickness.
A study published this month in The Journal of Neuroscience looks at free music programs aimed at at-risk kids, and finds that studying music improves performance in the human brain. Youth Radio’s Scott Lau went through a similar program, and is now a freshman at USC studying music business and the cello. Lau contributed his story about how playing the cello has changed him.
Jabari Gray, Youth Radio’s Deputy Director, has always had a close relationship with his dad. But some conversations are never easy.
Marvin Stokes is one of the few bright spots in Ferguson right now, and he’s only four years old. I kneeled all the way down to the ground to ask him if he knows where he’s standing.
In Stockton, California — a quiet strip mall has a double life. Come nightfall, it turns into a venue for indie rock concerts. For the Youth Radio story, and video, check out dreampopstripmall.com
Rachel Swinehart, 18, has commandeered her family’s living room in Cedar Rapids Iowa, filling it with large, plastic tubs containing stuff like pink bedding and a coffee maker. She’s about to head off to Shenandoah College, a small arts school in Virginia. In many ways, organizing her stuff is the easy part. Talking about the risks of college life — that’s a bit harder.
