Inspiration for You[th] Podcast: Recent Episodes
A New Deal for Youth Podcast
Inspiration for You[th] was created by A New Deal for Youth Changemakers, a group of young activists leading the change we want to see across the country. Our podcast was created to serve as a platform for young people to share our voices, our stories, and the ways we are creating change in our communities. Tune in to hear how you can join the movement for change. Visit newdealforyouth.org to learn more.
In this special Mental Health Awareness Month episode, we're delving into the topic of mental health care access and dreaming big about what changes we want to see happen to make mental health more equitable for everyone. In this episode, host Cloud Benn joins ND4Y Changemakers Marz Brown and Fabian Mondejar to discuss their personal experiences and the broader challenges faced by marginalized communities. They explore topics ranging from the issues queer and trans people cope with when accessing the care they need, healing and well-being, stigmas that people of color face both in and out of health spaces, and more. The episode serves as a powerful conversation about barriers faced by youth of color and how we can envision and work toward a world where our mental health care system works for everyone.
As the Child Tax Credit faces uncertainty in Congress, it's more important than ever to understand the real stories behind the statistics. In this episode, we sit down with Joseph Yusuf, a New Deal for Youth Changemaker, to discuss the critical importance of the Child Tax Credit for working families. Joseph, a father himself, shares his raw and honest experience about the direct impact this credit has had on his family's life.
This episode sheds light on the struggles of working families and the difference between merely surviving and truly living. We delve into the role of government support during times of crisis and the collective responsibility we share in building a society that uplifts every member, especially the youngest among us.
This episode, we’re hear firsthand from Changemakers about the New Deal for Youth Week of Action.
Our second Week of Action took place in November. Changemakers joined forces in D.C. and engaged with policymakers, built community, shared the importance of our demands, and—last but not least—had fun!
While everyone was together, Changemaker Joseph Yusuf took a moment to interview other Changemakers about their experience in D.C. This episode, we’ll listen in to their firsthand accounts of what it was like to work together and build community in person.
In June, New Deal for Youth organized a hill briefing on youth-led legislation titled “How to Put Youth in Power.” On this episode of the podcast, we discussed highlights from the event, how youth-led legislation connects to New Deal for Youth’s policy platform, and how youth-driven policy connects to the work ahead of us.
Join host Cloud Benn and guests Marco Lima and Anthony Dickey, Changemakers with A New Deal for Youth, in a conversation about mental health. They'll dig into their own experiences accessing mental health resources, mental health among youth and youth activists, and how mental health is tied to the Healing and Wellbeing policy pillar that A New Deal for Youth is pushing forward.
Changemaker Cody Rooney shares his experiences on the ground with New Deal for Youth in Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC and discusses why its so important for young people, particularly within the disability community to get and stay involved.
Changemaker Kayla Knight shares her experiences on the ground with New Deal for Youth in Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC and discusses why its so important for young people to get and stay involved not online in activism online, but also on the ground.
In this final episode of our podcast series on parenting, Changemakers Carmen Noyola and Darlecia Dublin discuss why they joined New Deal for Youth, the unique challenges young single parents face, and why young parents, particularly of color, should join advocacy efforts in their local communities.
In this episode, Changemakers Joseph Yusef and Lucero Noyola discuss why young parents who are also young advocates don’t want your pity, but deserve your respect. Subscribe and let us know what you think by sharing the episode on social media using our toolkit and tagging us using @NewDeal4Youth #InspirationforYouth #Podcast.
What is it like to be a young adult parent and an advocate? Inspiration for You{th} Podcast host Cloud Benn speaks with young parents Jazmine Banks and Daejanae Day on their experiences, why they choose to advocate, what they hope their children know about life, and what they want others to know about being a young parent. Check it out, listen, subscribe and share. Learn more about New Deal for Youth at newdeaforyouth.org.
On the latest episode of the New Deal for Youth's Inspiration for You[th] podcast, host Cloud Benn speaks with Changemaker Smitha Gundavajhala and her colleague, Alex Zamora, on the ways in which the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will impact privacy issues beyond reproductive privacy. The guests also discuss what keeps the motivated and hopeful in a time of significant decline in our nation's democratic institutions.
Helpful resources mentioned in the episode include:
- After Dobbs, Advocates Fear School Surveillance Tools Could Put Teens at Risk
- Privacy & Technology, ACLU
- Digital Security and Privacy Tips for Those Involved in Abortion Access
- How to Contact Your Elected Officials
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Inspiration for You[th] was created by A New Deal for Youth Changemakers to serve as a platform for us to share our voices, our stories, and the ways we are creating change in our communities. We're a group of young people living in communities across America who are committed to leading the change in the communities that we want to see. This is our FIRST episode, where two of our Changemakers Marz Brown and host Cloud Benn discuss why they became activists, and share some of the issues that are most important to them such as mental health, accessibility, and more. So tune in, subscribe, and let us know what you think by tagging us on all platforms @NewDealforYouth. Then visit newdealforyouth.org to learn more.