by Sarah Mende | 22 Nov 2019 | Environment, Podcasts, Thacher School, Youth Voices
Is the meat industry destroying Earth? Two committed vegetarians come to surprising conclusions in this episode of “The Kids Are Alright” podcast. Cattle graze among wind turbines near Castro Valley, California, 28 March 2018 (EPA-EFE/MIKE NELSON) A cattle...
by Lauren Heuser and Amari Leigh | 9 Aug 2019 | News Decoder Updates, Podcasts, Youth Voices
Two non-profits are joining forces for youth around the world. A podcast highlights News-Decoder and the International Congress of Youth Voices. A U.S. podcast is featuring News-Decoder and its new partner, the International Congress of Youth Voices (ICYV), in an...
by News Decoder | 19 Jul 2019 | News Decoder Updates, Podcasts
By Amari Leigh News-Decoder has extended its global reach by releasing its first podcast on one of the world’s biggest audio streaming platforms. The podcast, produced with partner Podium.me, is now available on the Apple Podcasts app, which has more than...
by News Decoder | 11 Apr 2019 | Chadwick School, China, Podcasts, Student Posts, Youth Voices
By Kyle Hong and Jack Kim The South China Sea is a strategic region in global politics, and in recent years it has become the focal point of a major power struggle between China and the United States. We wanted to interview an expert on this sensitive region and on...
by News Decoder | 12 Mar 2019 | Greens Farms Academy, Podcasts, Student Posts
By Giavanna Bravo Recently, I sat down with Abby Everett, a fellow high school student at Greens Farms Academy. Everett is one of the many politically active members of our school community. Abby is in her third year at GFA. She is a member of Model United Nations and...
by News Decoder | 7 Feb 2019 | Environment, Podcasts, Student Posts, Thacher School, United States
By Daisy Lawrence Faced with one of the most severe droughts in its history, Californians have had to grapple with the effects of water shortage in nearly every area of life. The students and faculty of Thacher School in Ojai, California are no strangers to this...
by News Decoder | 11 Dec 2018 | Asia, China, Podcasts
Zhongguancun, the tech neighborhood of Beijing, China (Photo by Marco De Nobili) News-Decoder has teamed up with Britain’s Podium.me to produce an eight-episode podcast about the world’s toughest problems. Today: Globalization By Claire JiIn our last episode for...
by Claire Ji | 6 Dec 2018 | Human Rights, Middle East, Podcasts
Israel is the most gay-friendly nation in the Middle East. But it’s not perfect. Listen to two activists discuss their work to uphold gay rights in Israel. Interested in identity and gender, Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman spent a summer studying in Jerusalem trying...
by Claire Ji | 4 Dec 2018 | Human Rights, Podcasts
Venezuelan citizens scrounge for food and medicine while prices soar. Where is the formerly prosperous oil exporter, now in crisis, headed? In the grips of the worst economic recession in the Western hemisphere, Venezuela has spiraled into a full-blown...
by News Decoder | 28 Nov 2018 | Podcasts, Technology
Logos of social media apps on a smartphone, 6 June 2018 (Silas Stein/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) News-Decoder has teamed up with Britain’s Podium.me to produce an eight-episode podcast about the world’s toughest problems. Today: Social Media By Bethan Ashmead...