YouthSoup is a youth produced podcast from Listen Up Youth Radio. Each episode is told from your everyday youth who discuss real-life social issues that teens and young adults face in our daily lives. As media storytellers, it is our intention to add some youth to your soup, some flavor to your day, and to acknowledge and raise awareness of these topics to let you know you are not alone. “This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional ...
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SMI '24: Horror Movie Stereotypes: Black and Queer Misrepresentation
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Summer Media Intensive 2024, Part 1: Movies have had a long history of misrepresenting or showing Queer and Black people in a negative lightwith the Horror genre being one of the biggest offenders. In this episode Dinasha and Kiara dive into stereotypes and how they negatively affect culture and communities. We will also talk about how movies are c…
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Generational Perspectives on Ethiopian Identity
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In this episode, Hiwi sits down with Abdul Yousuph, a political science and international relations graduate from the University of Addis Ababa, to talk about how Ethiopian identity has changed across generations. Abdul shares what being Ethiopian meant for his generation and reflects on how recent conflicts and our history of internal colonization…
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Listen in on Siyams new YouthSoup episode in which she takes a deep dive into poetry, exploring the power of words and how they can evoke emotions, paint vivid pictures, and tell compelling stories. Joined by poets Sagirah Shahid and Ibtisam Sid.
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Exploring Ethiopian Identity - Perspectives and Challenges
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Join Hiwi, Solo, and Bethy in this thought-provoking episode about Ethiopia's unique history and its ongoing internal struggles. They dive into the pride of being from one of the only African nations never colonized and discuss the ethnic-based civil wars in Tigray, Oromia, and Amhara. Together, they explore what these conflicts mean for Ethiopian …
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Teens coming together to talk about a topic usually kept lowkey. In this episode Solo, Hiwi, and Siyam deep dive into the profound and mysterious subject of death. Exploring various perspectives, including cultural beliefs and personal experiences. Aiming to shed light on the often taboo topic and providing a space for reflection and understanding.…
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In this episode, Rena chats with Astrid, a wonderful Urban Roots staff member and the biggest beet lover. They talk all about food justice, youth work, and cooking! Tune in to hear about our food stories! (This is one of Renas favorite episodes ever, thanks to Astrid)
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The Weight of Religion With Robert Two Bulls
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In this episode, Luka interviews Robert Two Bulls, a Missioner for the Department of Indian Work at the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. They talk about religion, death and why Robert chooses to be a Christian. Please enjoy!
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Summer '23 YouthForum with YEA! MN
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This episode is a YouthForum that was hosted/filmed in August of 2023 during the Summer Media Intensive. Rena and Gloria of the Youth Media Collective sat down with members of the Youth Environmental Activists of Minnesota (YEA! MN) from Climate Gen. Featuring Aniela Kunkel Iinares, Anna Bennet, and Toby Kyle Stickles of YEA! MN.…
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Emerson, Hamsa Food Endeavors Pt. 1 and 2
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In this episode, Emerson and Hamsa are here to take you on the journey of food, exploring the vast cultures of your favorite snacks and food and various delicacies and culinary experiences across the world. Keep listening to hear more about peanut butter cupcakes, ph?, and Big Chicken
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Family, Friends, and Frybread / Exploring Oromo Culture
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In this episode of Youth Soup, join Siyam as she takes a deep dive into Oromo culture, discovering its various values, traditions, and culinary arts through talking with Illily and Abdurahman. All about Culture, Family. and Love. Then, Diamond, a passionate youth producer, talks to her former Ojibwe teacher and mentor Mathew Lafave and her amazing …
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Backstage: The Music Scene/ Behind Social Media
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Is going viral all that? In this episode Luka Cook interviews Yves, a member of the local music scene in Minnesota, to talk about their music journey and what it means to be a part of the scene. Luka also sits down with VIALs KT Branscom to talk about how VIAL started and the effects capitalism has on the music industry. Ben interviews Gloria, a fe…
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Brooklyn talks to two different teachers, Christopher Polly and Chole Bluth who do a whole lot for their school and students and do not get paid enough for what they do. Lanah sits down and talks with Molly Keenan, a teacher, a parent, and working artist about what her life is like alongside her job. They discuss how much Molly works, how she balan…
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Accepting Your Identity / Back 2 School ft. Covid
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Kay sits down with their friend Sandi to have a chat about her queer identity, and how she got to this point in life where she is able to accept herself as an aro-ace person. In part 2 of this episode, Dana talks to Abby about their experiences going into middle school during and after the COVID pandemic, touching on topics that impacted them socia…
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Little Earth pt 2: Ongoing Struggles and Solidarity
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Part two of the conversation with Jolene Jones and Cassie Holmes about the struggle for community control of the Roof Depot and the deadly environmental racism present in East Phillips. This episode contains discussion of the deaths of young people, police violence, and systemic colonial abuse.
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Little Earth pt 1: Community Dreams
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In May, Youth Soup producers had a conversation with two long time residents and community leaders in Little Earth MN, Jolene Jones, and Cassie Holmes, about the communities needs for the Roof Depot site. This is part 1 of a longer conversation, so stay tuned for the second half! Gratitude and respect to Jolene and Cassie for their time, knowledge,…
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The Beauty of Community & Creativity
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In this episode, we invite the lovely and wonderful Junauda Petrus who is a local author, artist, and community member to join Rena, Jacy, and Sara. They discuss the importance of maintaining and being involved in community, building intergenerational relationships, queer elders, the nuances of being a BIPOC artist in the Twin Cities, as well as re…
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For this episode of Youth Soup, Rena and Jacy and Ella had the honor of speaking with 2 members of the COFED Organization, AB and Axl, about relationships between the land, liberation, community and identity.
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This episode of Youthsoup contains vulgarity and mentions of self injury. Clara inquires a close friend about her upbringing in a hostile household. She recounts her conflicting parents, disdainful parent figures, details her struggle with self image as a result of scorn from her mother and a frayed bond with her misogynist father. Despite a dreary…
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In this episode of YouthSoup, Ella invites her longtime friend Grace to discuss their experiences with their stepmoms, what its like, how their feelings have changed, and how they grew out of the stereotype of the evil stepmother.
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Emerged Black Storytellers in Our Communities
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In this episode, Gloria has a sit-down interview with Emmy-Nominated journalist Georgia Fort based in the Twin Cities to discuss the importance of representation in media. They discuss the stigma behind Black journalists on the screen, stories that dont have a light shed on, and how storytellers can contribute to amplify those untold stories. What …
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Divesting from Capitalism, Investing in Eachother
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In this episode, Jacy, Ella, and Rena were inspired by preparing for a future episode of YouthSoup centering a racial justice fellowship - and by the wisdom of trees. They discussed what we can learn about mutual aid, non-extractive exchange, and collective liberation from our more-than-human relatives. Stay tuned for an unbelievably exciting futur…
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During the Fourth episode of Youth Soup Season 2, Sebastian interviews his friend about working at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Shakopee MN. The conditions of working the night shift are the main focus of their conversation. Within that context they discuss their opinions on managerial dynamics in the workplace, workplace moral; and overall saf…
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In this episode, Kiin invites Jacy, a fellow ListenUp producer, to discuss their experiences as college students and navigating adulthood in the current era. Jacy, a 20-year-old, is a second-year college student while Kiin, a 19-year-old, is attending college as a first-year student. They share their struggles as first-generation college students i…
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Rena (he/they) a youth soup producer, and his super-duper cool friend Miles (he/him, a film maker and musician from Texas, dive into their trans experiences and identities, our hopes for trans futures, and the infamous she/they -lesbian-to-trans-masc-pipeline. The music featured in this episode is Miless song Tried My Best. You can listen more of h…
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Family: Growing Up Physically Separated
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Familial relationships are an integral part of being human. The ideas, beliefs, traditions, and experiences that form who we are first stem from those we grew up with, which tends to be family. But how are family relationships formed when separated and hundreds of miles apart? How are mothers and children who are split apart able to form that mothe…
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In the final episode of Youth Soup season 1, Clara, Sebastian, Jacy, Kiin, Rena, and new member Ella share what brings us joy, especially in the middle of Minnesota winters. We hope you enjoy Episode. 6," Everything Soup", a chaotic jumble of road condition rants and community support.
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In the fifth episode of Youth Soup Season 1, the soup crew discussed the intersections of race and class in our personal lives, historical financial discrimination, and the current housing crisis in the Twin Cities.
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For a very special 4th episode, Listen Up collaborated with Rosemount BSU with the help of BSU president and Listen Up member, Meti Negwo. Kiin, Meti, Clara, and Aliya discussed their experiences as African people in the U.S, anti-Blackness within African communities, and their hopes for the future.
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In episode three we sat down to share foods that are meaningful to us with each other. We brought some of our favorite snacks to share, tried something new, and discussed why these snacks are important to us. We discovered how a lot of us connect to our culture through the food we eat and shared stories of connection to our food and our cultures.…
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Gloria, Jacy, and Rena discuss how their identities have changed over time, specifically during the pandemic. They reflect on how the environment you're in, the people you're surrounded with, and the media you consume all influence your understanding of self. We hope listeners take away an understanding that growth is NOT linear! It gets more compl…
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On the debut episode of YouthSoup, Kiin, Jacy, Clara, Gloria, and Rena dive into the concept of intersectionality - from the first time they heard the word to ways it shows up in their daily lives, and where its lacking. This episode was a little bit of everything - just like stew! Meet todays hosts! Jacy Landi is from Minneapolis and a current col…
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