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Producer Raj Sodhi breaks down the grammy award winning album IGOR by Tyler, the Creator in a multipart series.

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Producer Raj Sodhi breaks down the grammy award winning album IGOR by Tyler, the Creator in a multipart series. 

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I took a look at how teens in the Bay Area are feeling as a result of quarantine, asking them how they were feeling, what were some things that they enjoyed about quarantine, and what they were afraid of. Music by All Yearnings, “Do Not Forget me” (ID 1028).

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A podcast detailing how the Corona virus shut down has affected the employment of young people today and in the future. 

Cover art by Reese Ford.

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The third and final episode of Esse is all about the Netflix series, “The Midnight Gospel,” featuring an interview with Jake Van Tassel.

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The second installment of the Esse series centers around surrealism within the popular  television show, “Atlanta.”

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In the first addition to the Esse series, Ellie Walsh dissects musician Father John Misty’s song entitled “Pure Comedy.”

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Producer Claire Chen explores the psychological effects of quarantine and how COVID-19 is affecting mental health. Interviews with Ellen Fang, Allison Yue, and Whitney Aquino.

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Candid Culture is a podcast series where hosts Antonia Mou and Amy Yu discuss the latest and greatest pop culture media, from music to movies to tv shows to books: completely unscripted, candid conversation. In this episode, they review Netflix's new coming of age film: "The Half of It", written and directed by Alice Wu.

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Host Amy Yu illustrates the story behind multi-genre musician REI AMI and the personas in her music. 

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Host Amy You explores neo-soul, R&B artist UMI’s visual EP “Love Language” and the expression of her cultural background in her music.d

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Originally recorded on March 2, this episode of “Profiling Palo Alto” serves as a way to reflect on our Palo Alto High School community's feelings about COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, from over two months ago. Were we being overly cautious or not cautious enough? Following the news of a Paly student's possible exposure to the virus, producer Antonia Mou interviewed Paly students about their thoughts surrounding the global pandemic.

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Producer Hannah Shader looks to figure out who is buying up property in East Palo Alto, and why. Interviews recorded with Saturn Larios, Kyra Brown and Arlen Chou.

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In this episode of Spiral, producer Isabel Armstrong analyzes the detrimental effects of passive aggressiveness, its seldom discussed motivations, and how to overcome it.

Art by Amalia Larios.

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The podcast is about bringing two people, who would not typically interact with each other, together. Throughout their meeting, we hope the two individuals will be more compelled to break out of their typical daily interactions and have a more open and honest conversation, as well as knowing a new face around campus. In this episode, junior Annelies Verbist and sophomore Claire Chen meet for the first time.

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This episode of Rising Artist is brought to you by The Paly Voice and KPLY. Host Amy Yu explores indie-pop artist mxmtoon's rise to stardom and what mxmtoon means to her fans.

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The podcast is about bringing two people, who would not typically interact with each other, together. Throughout their meeting, we hope the two individuals will be more compelled to break out of their typical daily interactions and have a more open and honest conversation, as well as knowing a new face around campus. After a few weeks, we will check-in with those individuals and see how these interactions influenced their lives. In this episode, junior Jonathan Sneh and senior Ria Pia meet for the first time.

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With the rise of the internet, false information has a wider grasp than ever, causing distrust in news and government. In this podcast, producer Isabel Armstrong analyzes the extent to which conspiracy culture exists, and whether or not it is a threat to democracy.

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In this episode of Profiling Palo Alto, Palo Alto High School students Ruthie Roach and Victoria Soulodre discuss their rise to TikTok fame, and the mystery behind Generation Z's new obsession with the social media platform.

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C Magazine and KPLY are proud to present Tangent,  PALY's Arts and Culture podcast. Host Raj Sodhi interviews special guest PALY senior Max Rosenblum about contemporary film classics. Other topics include: influence of Kurosawa's samurai films and the coming-of-age genre. 

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Producer Hannah Shader explores gym culture and the relationship between weightlifting and body dysmorphia. Interviews with Yael Sarig and Wendy Sterling, MS.