Mike Owens: Animator & Creator of Danger & Eggs with Justus & Malik
Release Date: 02/22/2019
Podcasting and Tapping with Pam Covarrubias from Cafe con Pam
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Pam Covarrubias is a podcaster (like us). On her show, Café con Pam, she hosts interviews over cafécito about mental health, liberation, and entrepreneurship. AND she teaches people how to use Emotional Freedom Technique, or "tapping", to help with anxiety, stress, and fear. She showed us how to do it and you can follow along and try it too. Don't forget to check out and listen to This episode was produced by Uriel, Angel, Dylan and Rafael and features student producers from our Podcast Tech program. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is...
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Teaching Special Education Wasn't the Plan with Mr. Amusa & Uriel
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Not every high school teacher goes to college with that as their career goal. Hear the story of how Mr. Amusa, one of Uriel's favorite teachers, came to love his work. Plus, he shares with Uriel the best and worst parts. This was recorded at school between classes. This episode was produced and recorded by Uriel. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting...
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Love: A round table with Devonte, Daniel, Jackie, Aliz
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A short round table looking at love from different angles. This episode was features Daniel, Devonte, Aliz, and Jackie. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting technology. Each season features a new group of student producers under the mentorship of producer, Andrea Klunder of , creating personal journals, interviews, and discussions about the topics...
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Keep Dancing & Have a Good Time with Ramón Muñoz
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Dancer and Fitness Instructor Ramón Muñoz returns with more insight into how to teach an excellent dance fitness class, how to choose the right music, and hope for the future. We also got to take a mini-Zumba class with him before our interview. Everyone was smiling! This episode features Jayson, Dorian, Antar, Lailah, Keynia, Elijah, David, Zion, Nkili, Steven, Kenneth, and Darius. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse...
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Taylor Swift, Global Shift with Maya, Adrian, Corey, Leo
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Taylor Swift's career has been nothing short of a global phenomenon. Between her 2023 Eras Tour and Super Bowl appearances, her fan base just keeps growing! Whether you're a Swiftie or not, join us for this conversation about why we think she's so popular, and whether $20,000 is TOO much to pay to see her in concert. This episode was produced and co-hosted by Maya, Adrian, Corey, and Leo. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse...
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Future Dreams: Career Planning with Adrian
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What happens after high school? Will you go to college? Get a job? How do you take care of your responsibilites and follow your dreams? Adrian has some ideas in this solo episode. This episode was produced and hosted by Adrian, with support from Maya. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting technology. Each season features a new group of student...
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Sing For Creative Expression with Davin Youngs
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Are you nervous to sing in public? Or do you love to use your voice? Does singing make you feel good? Davin Youngs is a singer and voice coach who creates immersive sound experiences called to help people relax and feel more connected. We got to do some improvisational singing with Davin before our interview. Check out his music on Spotify, Apple Music... whereever you stream audio. You can also listen to his awesome podcast , and find upcoming This episode features Elijah, Zion, Dorian, N'kili, and Steven. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: ***...
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Move Your Body (so it doesn't rust!) Zumba and Dance Fitness with Ramón Muñoz
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Ramón Muñoz is one of Chicago's favorite Zumba instructors. He joined our class online for a mini session and after we worked up a sweat, we got to interview him about exercise, dance, social media and more! Check out his classes and merch at and learn some moves on Instagram This episode features Jackie, Uriel, Emilio, Frederick, Jonas, and Leslie. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life...
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Mapping the Motion of Music with Aden
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What kind of music do you like? How do you design the best playlist? What's your earliest memory of music? WARNING: Aden cannot be held responsible for the smile this episode will put on your face. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting technology. Each season features a new group of student producers under the mentorship of producer, Andrea Klunder...
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Diving into the NFL World with Anneth, Dalilah, Simone
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Why do YOU love watching NFL? Anneth, Dalilah, and Simone are talking about why we enjoy football, who is our favorite team, what we think about refs and more. Note: We recorded this in Fall 2023 BEFORE the 2024 Super Bowl, so find out whether our predictions were right! Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: *** Power Your Story is produced by students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting technology. Each season features a new...
info_outlineMike Owens is the Emmy Award winning co-creator and executive producer of Danger & Eggs, an animated series for children and families on Amazon Prime.
As a show creator, Director, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Teacher and Animator, Mike has created character driven entertainment for screens of all sizes and for audiences of all ages for more than 20 years.
His work has been featured by Amazon, Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Warner Bros, Ambush Entertainment, General Mills, IFC, and Yo Gabba Gabba.
We talk with Mike about his creative process, what it takes to be successful in animation and his best advice for aspiring artists.
Learn more about Mike Owens at https://www.mikeowensproductions.com/
Check out Danger & Eggs on Amazon Prime.
This episode was produced by Justus and Malik.
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Power Your Story is produced by students at Ray Graham Training Center High School in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting technology.
Each season features a new group of student producers under the mentorship of producer, Andrea Klunder of The Creative Impostor Studios, creating personal journals, interviews, and educational pieces about the topics that matter most to us.
Season 3 is produced by Alfred, Aliyah, Carzel, Danais, Juan, Justus, Keenan, Malik, Mark, Miguel, Nathanial, Shamar, Shaquan, and Zamire.
Production support from After School Matters and The Creative Impostor Studios via the Podcast Tech: Power Your Story program.
Cover Art by Emmanuel Johnston, from Ms. Yuridia Trujillo's Digital Media program through After School Matters. Theme Music by DJ Sparkz aka Genaro.