Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 9: Election Season
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This dynamic duo talk about the recent election season, how it effects us and what might happen. You'll want to tune in to see this!
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 8: Underrated Art Forms
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From video games to crystalized objects, there are many different art forms that are underrated. The RU crew share those and more in this new episode!
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 7: Our Communities
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Today, the RU team talks about the communities and how they play a role in the lives in many people. What communities are they a part of? Tune in to find out!
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 6: How Will Things Be Different?
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The Youth of The Art Effect discuss whether or not things will be different for everyone in the country from now on. Now that quarantining is coming to an end, and some changes are happening due to the BLM movement, the students discuss if the way people think about pandemics and race relations will be permanent or temporary, and what good can come from these events.
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 5: Why Black Lives Matter
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The youth of The Art Effect discuss the current climate of Protest, Police Brutality, and why Black Lives Matter. Through each question, the guest hosts express their opinion and viewpoint on this difficult time.
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 4: Change!
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In this week's edition of Radio Uprising, youth DJs Nazir and Lamar ponder the meaning of "change" in these unprecedented times. Among the topics discussed are how the quarantine has altered people's impressions of seasons changing, how climate change has become more noticeable with everyone staying at home, how the quarantine has made spring and summer feel like wintertime (we're all still hunkering down), how the concept of summer vacation and summer jobs is changing, how the paradigm of public education hasn't changed much since its inception (unlike other fields such as medicine or...
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 3: Extremism In Times of Quarantine
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In today's episode of Radio Uprising, youth DJs Matthew, Nazir, Lamar, and Tariq discuss with host David Wong how everything has become more extreme during this quarantine. First, everyone discusses how they have been "extra" or how aspects of themselves have become exaggerated during quarantine. Next, everyone discussed the pressure to be productive during quarantine, and how we're extra hard on ourselves when we're not productive. Also discussed are how hard it is to get to sleep these days, and how hard it is to concentrate on homework these days. Finally, the youth discuss extreme...
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 2: Culture and Creativity during Quarantine
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How is culture changing, or how has it changed since the COVID-19 epidemic set in? In this week's Radio Uprising, youth DJs Gypsy, Nazir, Lamar, and Matthew discuss the ways in which the Cornoavirus is revealing people's true colors, as well as debate reasons why people are protesting quarantine and the long-term effects this pandemic will have on the younger generation. They touch on topics such as food, fashion, and what they are doing to stave off boredom and stress.
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Radio Uprising Remote Edition, Ep. 1: Quaran-teens!
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In the first remotely-produced episode of Radio Uprising, host David Wong talks with youth DJs Gypsy and Nazir about what it's like to be a teenager during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include what it's like to attend school virtually, what they miss most about their regular school year, what they're learning about their family being at home with them all day...and what kind of lasting emotional impact this might be having on young people today.
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05.17.18 Lies We Tell
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Building out of games we play, the youth producers get into discussing lies we tell with Mary Ellen this week. DJs Viv-and-let-Viv, Matt, Jada, and YungFxy define lies as things that aren't true and then shift their definition as they talk about the fact that books and movies are fiction, but aren't always lies. The conversation goes from encountering lies in person to digital deceit and manipulative historical lies that have had lasting repercussions.
info_outlineThe show features the opinions and views of Gypsy, Matt, and Viv-and-Let-Viv and a familiar friend debuting his chosen DJ Name: (DJ) YungFxy, spelling TBD, as they talk with Mary Ellen about the concept of celebrity. The show kicks off with a discussion of the highest tier of celebrities and names thrown into the ring included Beyonce, Nicholas Cage, and Morrissey... The question "What makes a celebrity?" takes the conversation to who parents and grandparents think are celebrities vs. today's celebrities that the youth recognize (or don't). With so much to say, we didn't even make it to a break this week. Check out this episode to find out who the youth producers think should be celebrities, and what if they were going to be famous they would want to be famous for!