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Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide storytelling initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is "Friends," stories about unity and camaraderie. Our partner for this installment is the Metro Classroom To Career Hub, which intentionally integrates post-graduate activities related to careers or graduate school into all aspects of the MSU Denver Roadrunner experience.
Hosted and produced by the Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and edited by The Composer, Dane Desai. Recorded live on Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado.
The Stories:
(01:30) Thaw Sue reconnects with her Karen roots after running into an old friend.
(08:06) Jose Chavez Quezada realizes the power of friendship during a trip to South Dakota.
(15:52) Jessica Quintana ditches class with a friend to make a meal.
(22:33) Francisco Martinez gains a deeper sense of self through an online friendship.
(29:15) Jasmine Villalobos-Valles finds inspiration over tacos with friends.
(35:03) Belen Vazquez and her friends make the most of their 2020 graduation.
Links: Learn more about the Metro State Classroom to Career Hub
Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide storytelling initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is "Friends," stories about unity and camaraderie. Our partner for this installment is the Game Changers, an organization that aims to Educate, support, and celebrate youth to increase their participation in youth violence prevention initiatives to create an even more powerful force for positive change.
Hosted and produced by the Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and edited by The Composer, Dane Desai. Recorded live at BUILD in Five Points, Denver.
The Stories:
(01:25) Trezhur Kimbrou sees herself in a classmate.
(06:08) Kennadi Jackson finds friendship in her cousin.
(10:18) Kimberly Grayson reflects on how sisterhood carried her through a trying time.
(18:02) Eli'ana Grimes finds gratitude in her friends during a tough day.
Links: Learn more about the Game Changers
Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide storytelling initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is "Friends," stories about unity and camaraderie. Our partner for this installment is the Justice and Heritage Academy (JHA), a home school consortium that aims to develop well-rounded human beings in academics, arts, and justice initiatives within their community and world.
Hosted and produced by the Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and edited by The Composer, Dane Desai. Recorded live at JHA in Antonito, Colorado.
The Stories:
(01:24) Hayden Poe grows a friendship in the most unusual circumstances.
(04:39) Soraya Martinez goes to a party and gains a close friend.
(08:56) Kianna Pachaco Gurule shares a clumsy moment with classmates.
(13:26) Aaron Abeyta discovers peace in a guitar and fishing.
(20:02) Rachel Large finds belonging through zombies and Twinkies.
(24:17) Rudy Valdez has a high-stakes slice of pizza.
Links: Learn more about Justice and Heritage Academy
Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide storytelling initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is "Home," six stories inspired by the Mile High City. Our partner for this installment is Ednium: The Alumni Collective, a nonprofit aiming to mobilize Denver Public School alumni as a powerful force to change the way cities educate and reinvest in its homegrown talent.
Hosted and produced by the Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and edited by The Composer, Dane Desai. Recorded live at YEBO’s headquarters in Green Spaces, Denver.
The Stories:
(01:26) Brayan Montes learns a valuable lesson during First Friday on Santa Fe.
(08:59) Kathe Traore finds a new beginning at CU Denver.
(16:36) David Martinez reimagines his identity after meeting a local icon.
(23:01) Peter Lubembela discovers his personal power while advocating for a neighborhood school.
(30:10) Hanna Fernandez receives a profound gift from a stranger.
(36:24) TeRay Esquibel finds humanity while walking to the light rail station.
Links: Learn more about Ednium
Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide storytelling initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is "Home," four stories inspired by the power of community. Our partner for this installment is the Colorado Youth Congress, a nonprofit working with young people to transform themselves, communities, and broader systems through individual healing and community health.
Hosted and produced by the Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and edited by The Composer, Dane Desai. Recorded live at YEBO’s headquarters in Green Spaces, Denver.
The Stories:
(01:21) Ahmed Eltayeb finds healing after the loss of a close family member.
(09:23) Aiyana Urbina reflects on the impact of her 8th grade continuation.
(17:05) Grace Mabongo gains a lesson in kindness from a classmate.
(23:13) Vanessa Ambriz bonds with her siblings while watching TV.
Links:
Learn more about the Colorado Youth Congress
Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide storytelling initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is "Home," six stories about family traditions. Our partners for this installment are the Venzor sisters and Convivir Colorado, a nonprofit supporting youth as they find power in their migrant experience.
Hosted and produced by the Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and edited by The Composer, Dane Desai. Recorded live at YEBO’s headquarters in Green Spaces, Denver.
The Stories:
(01:17) Alejandra Venzor finds inspiration in a blue hiking backpack.
(06:40) Elisabeth Rodriguez connects with her dad over a dance.
(13:39) Miriam Valtierra grows closer to her family while making tamales.
(19:42) Paulina Venzor finds home in the form of a gas station snack.
(26:53) Efren Saenz learns a valuable lesson by playing games with his cousin.
(32:00) Alejandro Fuentes discovers love at the dinner table.
Links:
Learn more about Convivir Colorado
In this special episode, YEBO interviews eight Denver-based social entrepreneurs to explore how the Moonshot edVentures fellowship shaped their lives and careers. Moonshot edVentures is a non-profit organization building a diverse pipeline of leaders who are launching education innovations in Metro Denver.
Interviews were recorded live at Moss Denver during Moonshot’s “The Power of Community” event on November 9, 2023.
Hosted and produced by Moonshot alums and YEBO’s own Cristina Chacon (C2) and Cory Montalvo (C1). Edited by Isaura Maria.
Links:
Learn more about Moonshot edVentures
Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO’s statewide podcasting initiative centering and celebrating the voices of people in our communities. The theme of this Mixtape is “Bloom,” five stories about transformation and growth. These are stories about the moments that help us gain a deeper insight into who we are and the world around us. Hosted and produced by YEBO’s Growing Storyteller, Isaura Maria, and recorded at YEBO’s headquarters in Green Spaces, Denver.
The Stories:
(00:48) Alejandra Vasquez learns life-changing news while eating chicken nuggets.
(09:02) Cory Montalvo comes face to face with lions.
(20:21) Seizon Draper reinvents himself through an avatar.
(26:09) Maricarmen Crisostomo finds guidance in her first year of high school.
(32:28) Adolfo Cruz finds inspiration while scrolling through Instagram.
Links:
Learn more about Mission 1477
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Welcome to Mission 1477, YEBO's podcasting initiative centering and celebrating the voices of BIPOC-identifying youth across Colorado. In this pilot Mixtape, five stories of firsts. The things we learn and feel when experiencing something for the first time. Hosted by YEBO's Ideas Bender, Jadyn Nguyen. This Mixtape is produced with the Audio Innovations team at Colorado Public Radio.
The stories:
Bella Herrera spends Christmas with her father after her parents divorce.
Mino Solis finds themselves on the battlefield of love.
Selam Hill reminisces on the power of a homecooked meal.
Godwin Amouzou shares a tale about the indomitable spirit.
Cristina Chacon takes us on the journey of learning how to cut her father's hair.
The inner child is what we’re all itching to release. In this finale, Jadyn realizes that we all have a deep desire to bring alive our inner child. The hero’s journey is your journey.
Being self-made doesn’t exist; you need a team of supporters to be successful! In this episode, Jadyn learns that your league can simply be your loved ones, and how our league can inspire us to reach new levels of confidence.
Your superpowers allow you to express yourself. In this episode, Jadyn explores his superpowers and shares how his learnings from a nonprofit leader helped him see how our skills are constantly evolving.
In this episode Isaura welcomes a very special homie of the week Alessandra Chavira to explore the life of a Capricorn and dive into motherhood as a young adult, along with all of its wonders.
HEADS UP! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
In this episode Isaura welcomes homie of the week Godwin Amouzou (aka YungJollof!) to dive into the life of a Pisces, the impact of toxic masculinity and how divine masculinity can activate your spirit.
HEADS UP! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
In this episode, Isaura is joined by homie of the week Jhoni Palmer to discuss life as a Gemini, the harms of social media on youth and the reality of confidence.
In this episode, Isaura welcomes to the studio creator, game developer and educator Mariel Reyes (aka @mMarigrey) to discuss life as Taurus, Hailey Bieber's "brownie glazed lips" and the dopeness of Black mermaids.
What if your worst villain was.. Yourself? In this episode, Jadyn wrestles with ‘adulting’ and how our biggest villains force us to reckon with our true selves.
Just like your favorite superhero, your training is never going to be fully complete because new challenges will always come up. Jadyn pinpoints the moment he decided change needed to happen, and offers a story from a local community superhero about their moment.
In this podcast, Isaura Ibarra wants to unpack the world with you and have open and honest conversations about topics that are considered taboo to talk about. Whether its toxic masculinity or mental health for people of color, sexism or racism, these are all topics that Isaura will talk about in an open and unapologetic manner.
You don’t have to fly around, move things with your mind, or be a God to be a superhero. In this podcast, our very own Jadyn Nguyen will show you that everyday superheroes exist all around you. The Superhero Mindset is a show that argues that people don't need to be fully prepared to successfully face the challenges life throws at them. Like our favorite superheroes, we must confront our villains to realize the full potential of our power. You'll listen to guest interviews throughout this series to explore how the Superhero Mindset shows up in the lives of our family, community leaders, and close friends. Plug in and discover your hero journey!
Thank you to our wonderful partners at House of Pod/Amped for their production assistance and unyielding support for youth voices.
How do you become an Artist? In this episode, we learn how 4th graders from our amazing partners at the Voice of Montbello and The Confluence Center at McGlone Academy tapped into their artist selves by engaging in a Poetry Mural Project with artists Adri Norris and Franklin Cruz.
Students met virtually with Franklin, who facilitated engaging and powerful writing experiences that built community and helped young writers surface their inner-artist to write words of inspiration to share with the Montbello Community. Inspired by youth poems during the workshops, Artist Adri Norris designed and painted a mural to honor Selena Quintanilla in the entrance of McGlone Academy. Several of the poems that inspired the mural are included in the piece to uplift students and families in the community.
Listen as these young artists reflect on their experience in co-creating this project that will have a lasting impact on their community!
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YEBO is a proud partner of the Voice of Montbello (VOM) podcast, a youth-created show produced out of The Confluence Center in the Montbello neighborhood in Far NE Denver. This episode features Isaura Ibarra-Ramirez, a youth organizer and growing storyteller. Isaura kicks off VOM's "Bell-Side Series", a collection of episodes that interview Montbello youth who are transitioning or have recently transitioned into the post-secondary life. You'll hear Isaura reflect on topics revolving around family, race, injustice, and identity. This episode will make you laugh, cry, and it will fill you with inspiration. Listen to the powerful voice of one of Bell-Side's greatest. Stay tuned as Isaura continues her podcasting journey by launching her show with YEBO and VOM.
This is a pilot from futureATM (the future At The Moment), a show that explores the perilous road that haunts many young people as they transition into their post-secondary experiences. In this episode, you'll hear host and co-producer Jadyn Nguyen grapple with his decision to forego college and explore options beyond higher education, as well as an interview with recent high school grad Isaura Ibarra-Ramirez about why she decided to take the path of college. "The College Monster" is scary, but this episode hopes to show young adults that there are many pathways to their future. Credits to Jadyn Nguyen and Haley Valdez for producing this pilot, and thank you to Colorado Youth Congress and House of Pod for their partnership and support.