826 Valencia Podcast

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 8

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 7

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 6

In this episode: Meet the 826 Valencia Youth Advisory Board! The YAB is an energetic squad of students aged fourteen to eighteen, representing different schools throughout the city, who have been an integral part of 826’s programs by acting as ambassadors to the schools and communities we serve. They meet twice a month to help with activities and planning, and to develop strategies for recruiting more students to take advantage of our free services.

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 5

In this episode: Students from the 826 Valencia workshop titled Radio 101, read their stories.

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 4

In this episode: Two students from Mission High School, Hile Lula and Danny Benitez, read their stories which were recently published by 826 Valencia in the magazine, "The Mission High Magazine". Under the wing of 826 and Pirette McKamey, a language arts teacher at Mission High School, seniors were encouraged to write objectively on current, controversial topics. The result is a plethora of articles ranging from the politics of hair to global warming, Hurricane Katrina, body image, and dealing with romantic break ups. In the past year, all 122 of Ms. McKamey’s seniors were involved in the project. The issue is dedicated Jamar "Bear" Lake, a student who wrote an article in the issue on gang violence and was shot during the project’s final stages. Several students made podcasts of their work.

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 3

In this episode: We take you inside a recent workshop titled The Jazz Poets, a special collaboration between 826 Valencia and the Stanford Jazz Workshop. Teachers Rob Kohler and singer/songwriter Maya Dorn, along with guest musicians Fred Harris and Ambrose Akinmusire, led students in a free-form, improvisational writing class. To start the class, students were treated to a series of recordings by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg before being let loose with their own creations. What followed was a jam session of sorts between 10-13 year old poets and professional jazz musicians. According to teacher Rob Kohler, the class was about "music inspiring poetry and poetry inspiring music." If you'd like to know more about workshops at 826, please visit www.826valencia.org/workshops.

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 2

In this episode: Wendy Sanchez reads her story, "La Siguanaba," from the 826 publication, "Home Wasn't Built in a Day." Rheana Rios interviews the winner of Galileo High School's Slam Poetry competition. Marcus Lee interviews the founder of the Street Styles art class in San Francisco. Our host, Jonathan, shares some of his Whacked-Out Curiosities. Music in this episode by Ratatat - http://www.ratatatmusic.com/. Visit 826 Valencia online at http://826valencia.org or visit our Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia St. in San Francisco.

826 Valencia Podcast Episode 1

Far far away and no way of joining us? Never fear! Now you can listen in to 826! Our first ever podcast is up and ready for your ears. One of our interns, Eugenie, interviews a long-time student and volunteer, and together they find out views on 826 from other students.