Real Talk: Recent Episodes

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High school is hard. Balancing family, school, friends, and your spiritual life through these unprecedented times can be a challenge. In this podcast, you will hear from real students having real conversations, and talking about real issues.

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Riley hosts this episode with his Senior classmates: Brooklyn, Antonio, Jeffrey, Xenia, and his fellow host, Marikit. As a continuation from the last episode, they talk about what life would be like in the future, and what they would say to their future selves. Listen in to TAA's Seniors talk about what the future holds, and the significance of living in the moment.

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Marikit hosts this episode with her Senior friends, Amelia, Kiley, Brookie, and Antonio, and her fellow host, Riley. They reminisce about the entirety of  high school-- their most recent nearly completed milestone. Through their conversation, they have an entertaining recollection of their high school lives, and share casual but important advice to younger listeners. Tune in to this episode and stay in touch until next time for Part 2!

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Our host, Jordi, is back with a fun group of familiar faces: Natalie, Hannah, Jonathan, and surprise guest Anjalli! They dive deeper into what it means to be "popular" or well-known on campus, and relate with how they feel being in the spotlight. The share a plenty of laughs with one another, and give listeners advice as well. Listen in to learn more and have a good time!

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This week, Lana is joined by some of our women staff members, Dean Ashton, Pastor Alexy, and Ms. O! Bringing Women's History Month to a close, they share their perspectives on the same questions asked in our previous episode. As women with different life experiences, they share their own odd encounters as women, their personal takes on equality amongst everyone, and pieces of advice towards younger women as well.

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Riley is back with Sofia and Amelia, and together they kick off the first day of Women's History Month. They cover a variety of topics such as men in relation to women, gender equality, and living in today's world. They highlight women' struggles with society's views and what men can do to strive for an equal tomorrow. Tune in to hear more!

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As a follow-up to our previous episode, our host, Marikit, talks with Alana, Larry, and Eli. To continue in celebrating Black History Month, they talk about how it has affected them as non-Black people of color, and what progress they hope to see. Join in celebration by listening in to learn more!

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To start off Black History Month, our special guest Hannah is joined by Berenice, Luwam, and Ms. Medor. They relate to each other about their experiences, here at TAA and in America, and share their individual stories as black women.

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Lana and Bayleigh have a touching conversation while sharing their stories of grief to each other and to our audience. They share their experiences and give advice to those who are going through similar situations as well. Through their vulnerability, we're able to learn more about grief itself and realistic ways on how to deal with it.

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Our host, Jordi, is back with a few familiar faces-- Anjalli, Pastor Alexy, and Coach Nic! Together, they answer and discuss the student-submitted questions that were left remaining from our school's Mental Health Week. Listen in to discover more about fear, heaven, grudges, and more.

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What is depression and how can we deal with it? Marikit, Alana, and Malcolm become very vulnerable in talking about this together, and share their insights, stories, and advice. 

If you want to talk to someone about your depression, suicidal thoughts, or any internal crisis, text HOME to 741741 at any time.

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Riley talks with KJ and Jeffrey about being a man of God, and they explain what men of God really are. They elaborate on what masculinity means to them as Christian men, and provide solutions to the problems men face according to their personal experiences and common difficulties.

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We are back from a break with Kiley, Eliel, and Lana, who discuss what it is like to be involved. They explain how a full schedule has affected their mental health over the years, and ways to find peace within that struggle.

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September 15th was the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, so in this episode, Jordi is joined by Anjalli and Mike to talk about their heritage. They each express their opinions, stories, and the highs and lows of coming from their cultures. Tune in to join them in appreciating Hispanic Heritage!

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In this episode, Marikit and Lana introduce the one and only, Pastor Alexy. They learn more about Pastor Alexy's hobbies, passions, and opinions.  Listen in to get the inside scoop about who Pastor Alexy is.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Real Talk! In this episode, we meet our new hosts for the year, and we talk real about back to school. We learn more about the hosts' lives and who they are, and they give us the highlights about the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

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Pastor Randy & Pastor Zack respond to all your question from week of prayer 2021 REALationships. This is the second half of those questions.

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Pastor Randy & Pastor Zack respond to all your question from week of prayer 2021 REALationships. This is the first part of those questions. 

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Steve, Mahal, and Glenielle talk about what makes worship music genuine. We all worship God in our own unique ways, but here they specifically talk about the role of worship music in our lives and how they determine when they are worshipping authentically. 

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We all know high school can be full of drama, gossip, and fights. In this episode four friends unpack the hot mess that can happen in high school friendships. 

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Hey guys, in this podcast episode we talk about what makes education work and what it needs to make it better. Hope you guys enjoy it and give it a good listen.

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This episode is a continuation of the previous episode, due to the number of questions we received.

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In this episode, you will get to meet the 4 hosts of this podcast. They will be sharing a little about themselves and will be answering questions that people have asked through Instagram.