Generation Collaboration: Recent Episodes
Youth on Record
Generation Collaboration is a youth-led podcast amplifying young people's voices across the state of Colorado. Our hosts, Brayden and Sonakshi, are high school students from Colorado Young Leaders with a passion for storytelling and learning from their community. In each episode, they connect with local leaders, discussing their work, critical issues in the state, and how to address change across generations. Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record with support from CiviCO.
In this month's episode Brayden and Sonakshi sit down with former state senator, Ellen Stuart Roberts, and two members of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council, Bhavya Surapaneni and Sidd Nareddy, to discuss the important role of youth voice in crafting legislation. COYAC members not only advise legislators on issues that directly affect youth, but they also craft policy. Sidd and Bhavya share about their current policy efforts around substance use, eating disorders and mental health. Learn more about the Colorado Youth Advisory Council at https://coyac.org/
Engineered by Sydney Yllanes
Edited by David Ladon
Produced by Lauren Steavpack and David Ladon
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Learn more at https://coloradoyoungleaders.org/ and https://www.youthonrecord.org
Our theme song "Find It" is by Esmé Patterson.
This live episode features Nicole Mahobian, Founder of Colorado Young Leaders, Ryan Heckman, Chairman of CiviCO, and Kerrie Joy, local artist & revolutionary, who joined Brayden & Sonakshi to discuss generational change and the importance of supporting youth voice.
Engineered by Drake & CO and Devonte Parker
Edited by David Ladon
Produced by Lauren Steavpack and David Ladon
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Learn more at https://coloradoyoungleaders.org/ and https://www.youthonrecord.org
Our theme song "Find It" is by Esmé Patterson.
Sonakshi and Brayden dive deep into the issue diversity and inclusion on college campuses with University of Denver undergraduate students, Mia Payne and Xavier Ada, as well as Dr. Janiece Mackey, the founder and director of Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA). They are joined by guest host, Hailey Meraz, marketing intern for Generation Collaboration.
Engineered by Devonte Parker
Edited by David Ladon
Produced by Lauren Steavpack and David Ladon
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Learn more at https://coloradoyoungleaders.org/ and https://www.youthonrecord.org
Our theme song "Find It" is by Esmé Patterson.
In this episode, Brayden and Sonakshi have a hope-filled conversation about criminal justice reform. Guests, Vanessa Gates and Ellen Clark share their perspectives on the American legal system, identifying flaws and discussing new ways forward.
Vanessa Gates is the teen court coordinator and the youth service coordinator for the City of Lone Tree, CO.
Ellen Clark is a former member of the Denver Mayor's Youth Commission and a 2022 Graduate of North High School.
Engineered by Devonte Parker
Edited by David Ladon
Produced by Lauren Steavpack and David Ladon
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Learn more at https://coloradoyoungleaders.org/ and https://www.youthonrecord.org
Our theme song "Find It" is by Esmé Patterson.
Additional music for this episode by LXXXVIII
In this episode, Sonakshi and Brayden dive into classroom culture and the power of representation in schools. They chat with Devonte Parker, a senior at Northeast Early College, and Mary Kaye Bjork, a Grandview High School English teacher, about the importance of open conversations and how youth can have more power in the classroom.
Engineered by Akello Stallings and Devonte Parker
Edited by David Ladon
Produced by Lauren Steavpack and David Ladon
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Learn more at https://coloradoyoungleaders.org/ and https://www.youthonrecord.org
Our theme song "Find It" is by Esmé Patterson.
Additional music for this episode by Granola.
In this episode, Sonakshi and Brayden talk with Bre, from Joy as Resistance, and Clarise, a member of Colorado Youth Congress, to discuss change, leadership, identity, and self expression in the queer community.
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Our theme song "Find It" is by Esmé Patterson.
Additional music for this episode by Granola.
Brayden and Sonakshi sit down with Colorado Young Leaders alumnus Riley Ruff and Vanessa Roberts, the Executive Director of Project VOYCE for a discussion about the importance of youth participation and leadership in community organizing and social movements.
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
Follow us on the socials at @COyoungleaders and @youthonrecord
Brayden and Sonakshi introduce themselves and season 1 of Generation Collaboration, a new podcast exploring leadership and change through an intergenerational lens.
Generation Collaboration is produced in partnership with Colorado Young Leaders and Youth on Record, with support from CiviCo, Colorado’s community leadership development organization to activate civic-minded leaders.
This Trailer was engineered by Ximena Heredia and Lauren Macario-Francisco
Produced by David Ladon and Lauren Steavepack
Recorded at Youth on Record.
Theme song "Find It" by Esme Patterson, recorded at Youth on Record for Y.O.R. Sessions Vol. 2
Additional Music provided by Granola
Follow us on the socials at @coyoungleaders and @youthonrecord