Advertise on podcast: Teen-y

In 2019, a group of strangers came together to help house a man named Don Lowe. For five years, they worked to ensure that Don had a roof over his head and no challenges--stray cats, inner-group conflict, and Don himself--kept them from helping him. Dawn Circle is a story about the peculiarities of trying to do something good, and the power of it.  ____ Thank you to Ginny, Dennis, Maureen, Dysa, June, and Valerie for sharing your stories. To see a picture of Don and read an obituary written by a staff writer at Real Change, visit this link: https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/10/10/remembering-don-lowe-story-radiating-compassion ____ Music is by Noah Kammer https://noahkammer.com/ Produced by Syd Walter https://www.storiesbysyd.com/

From the host of Teen-y, Syd Walter brings a brand new show titled: Find X. Find X is a podcast about areas of fracture in the United States and the show follows Syd's journeys trying to uncover and work through reckoning with the future, fracture, and her place in it all. This is a preview of the series which is live on all platforms. Search "Find X" to listen to the whole series on any podcast platform, or visit the Find X website: www.findxproject.com --- Music from Tasty Morsels Funding from Davis Projects for Peace Storytelling by Syd Walter Cover art by Saskia Gori-Montanelli Full website to see the zine and images of everyone who was interviewed: www.findxproject.com

What is most terrifying about college is the fear that I may be the only one who is afraid.  Today on this episode of Unsure is a show in three acts,  all about the fear we live with and have left behind. For more information about the podcast visit: www.teenypod.com  Editing, hosting, and producing by Syd Walter Interviewees: Garner, Naomi, and Vivian  - - - Music: Tasty Morsels Infinte Bisous Keyboard

In a world that has put so much pressure on one experience what does someone come into college believing about this experience they have never had. On this episode of Unsure, expectations are grappled with, moms are called, and most of all rain prevails. Music from this episode: w/love dick arkive: issue 5 small island keyboard staying in

College is new territory, and so much is unknown. College is one of those things that everyone has talked about for years, and then it comes and everything hits you at once. The idea of needing to know everything, having to do everything, and be the person you want to become without even knowing who you are in the present. With this in mind, what comes now from Teen-y Pod is Unsure, a series about the unknowns and "I don’t knows” all within the context of College. Hosted by Syd Walter, a current college student and producer of Teen-y , Unsure will be a collage of storytelling, interviews, and pieces of connection for listeners.

On January 14th 2022, a walkout was held to call attention to how students felt about in person schooling  in the Seattle Public School district..  With a recorder in hand, Syd Walter tells the story of what it means to emerge from haze feeling seen, heard, and respected. Music for this episode is from: J. Cole Beach House Stars of the Lid and Harold Budd For more information on Teen-y visit: www.teenypod.com or our Instagram @teeny_pod Producing, editing, writing, and hosting is done by Syd Walter

How often do you look up? How often do you remember the true slowness and intentions of the life around you? In this episode Syd is joined with Gavin Pretor-Pinney  to talk about clouds and the importance of pausing. - - - Teen-y is produced, edited, and hosted by Syd Walter (@sydwalter / www.teenypod.com ). For this episodes guest  we feature a conversation with Gavin Pretor-Pinney (@cloudappsoc) and if you would like to learn more about Gavin's work please check out cloudappreciationsociety.org. Music in this episode is by Tasty Morsels bandcamp.com

"While some of us just had space to exist."                     - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  To see show notes for this episode and read Raven Two Feathers zine in its beautiful entirety, visit: www.teenypod.com  On instagram you can find Raven Two Feathers @raven_two_feathers and you can find the zine @qualificationsofbeing

What does it mean to be enough?  Society often assigns  us worth and our feeling of enoughness, but when do we determine that for ourselves?  In this episode we have two acts: Act one: New School New Enough Act two: She is Enough Both  follow the journey of finding what it means to be enough and examines the world around us as a way of looking in. For episode extras visit www.teenypod.com

What happens when you spend all summer being someone else? What do you find out about yourself, who you were, and the world around you? In this episode of Teen-y we explore Syd's summer camp adventure. Through 11 weeks of self taped interviews, we see the growth of a whole new identity, Suds.  For more Teen-y check us out on instagram @teeny_pod

"The effects of COVID on this generation (teenagers) have been so hard." Zoe's right.  Yet, we don't talk about it. The world hasn't acknowledged us, hasn't allowed space for our stories, and so today we set the stage for 3 teens to tell their stories, unapologetically. The moments of joy, alongside our struggles.  In the second episode of our two-part series, we explore the journey of the pandemic world, through the eyes of Mia Dabney, Zoe McDaniel, and Syd Walter.  Every story of the last 365 days is different, and the three of us don't speak for all teens. Yet, despite how different our stories may be, we all are humans who felt the weight of this time. And so that can bond us together. To learn more about Teen-y pod and to "meet" the storytellers behind this episode, check out our Instagram @teeny_pod

March 12th 2021 a decision was made, effecting all Washington Teachers and Students. Yet, this potentially dangerous  decision was made without there input. And this is that story. In todays episode we are listening to what students and teachers truly think about the decision that was made to go back to school, and are making sure that our voices don't go unnoticed.   To learn more about Teen-y, visit our instagram @teeny_pod

"The effects of COVID on this generation (teenagers) have been so hard." Zoe's right.  Yet, we don't talk about it. The world hasn't acknowledged us, hasn't allowed space for our stories, and so today we set the stage for 3 teens to tell their stories, unapologetically. The moments of joy, alongside our struggles.  In this first episode of our two-part series, we explore the journey of the pandemic world, through the eyes of Mia Dabney, Zoe McDaniel, and Syd Walter.  Every story of the last 365 days is different, and the three of us don't speak for all teens. Yet, despite how different our stories may be, we all are humans who felt the weight of this time. And so that can bond us together. To learn more about Teen-y pod and to "meet" the storytellers behind this episode, check out our Instagram @teeny_pod

"You get sucked into a frame that forces you to battle yourself and thinks that you're the problem when in reality, the problem is lodged in our culture." These words are from today's podcast guest Dr.Lindo Bacon, as we discuss, unravel, and dive into a conversation on Radical Belonging.  Dr.Bacon is a writer and speaker whose words have changed mindsets and communities. They are a coauthor of the paradigm-shifting Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight. Lindo also wrote the iconic and bestselling Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight.  Now they bring a new book to the world about a topic felt heavily, Radical Belonging, How to find it in yourself and communities is what we jump into in today's conversation To stay updated on all of Lindo's work, check out their website www.lindobacon.com  or visit their Instagram @lindobacon If you want to stay connected to the Teen-y Pod, visit us @teeny_pod.

"We hide the things that need the most light and project and put out the things that are the least true." When picking a quote from this episode it very difficult because every word our guest, adrienee maree brown, spoke I hung onto because of the grace and intention of each word.   adrienne maree brown, is a Doula, healer, writer, pleasure activist, facilitator, and Octavia Bulter scholar. She uses all of her many talents to bring healing and speak truth into organizing spaces, and for Black liberation. Today we sat down to talk about her most recent book, "We Will Not Cancel Us, and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice", and wonder and discuss what a future with her teachings may look like.  To keep up to date on all of adriennes work check out her website at adriennemareebrown.net. To see more adrienne visit her Instagram @adriennemareebrown. To keep up with Teen-y, visit our Instagram at teeny_pod. #teenypod