Best St. Paul Youth Services Podcasts (2024)

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SPYS’ YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute Celebration, Winter 2024 22:33

2M ago22:33

22:33

In this episode of Rewriting the Rules®, we take listeners to a YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute celebration following SPYS’ business partnership event with Allina Health called There’s a Career for You in Healthcare. This partnership event included a mentorship over 3-months between Allina Health adult leaders and SPYS’ YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership …

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GAME ON! Closing the Gap between Gaming and Schooling. 19:38

2M ago19:38

19:38

St. Paul Youth Services (SPYS) continues to Amplify Youth Voice & Power to Contribute to Our Community in this episode of Rewriting the Rules®. For this podcast conversation, our host Dr. Tracine Asberry chats with youth author Miles Asberry-Wallace and his best friend Connor Walford about games as a tool for learning. The young people share insigh…

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SPYS’ Podcast Interview/Youth Panel, SPYS’ Pre-Charge Diversion Symposium 25:08

2M ago25:08

25:08

Pushing limits is quite honestly a healthy part of youth development. How we respond to young people when they act out can dramatically alter the course of their lives for the better or much, much worse. At SPYS, we’re creating a community-wide culture in which young people feel not just welcome, but wanted everywhere they go. We are showing youth …

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Miles The Author & His Audience. "LIVE" Podcast Recording Part 3 of 3 20:19

4M ago20:19

20:19

In Part 3 of our “LIVE” Event Recording! Series, guests who joined us to hear from youth author & illustrator Miles Asberry-Wallace asked him questions about his creative journey. In this episode, you’ll hear insights from Miles about his process and plans for the future. The launch of Miles’ first published comic book, Kings of Quests: A Tale of B…

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WE ARE LIVE with YOUTH AUTHOR MILES ASBERRY-WALLACE Part 2 of 3 26:37

4M ago26:37

26:37

In Part 2 of our “LIVE” Event Recording! Series, Youth Host Connor Walford conducts “man on the street” interviews with guests joining us to hear from Youth Author & Illustrator Miles Asberry-Wallace and share their favorite books, authors, and reasons why reading is important to critically and creatively make sense of and navigate our world, our l…

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WE ARE LIVE: With Youth Author Miles Asberry-Wallace Part 1 of 3 10:35

5M ago10:35

10:35

For our second episode of Rewriting the Rules® Season 3, we’re launching a three-episode series resulting from SPYS’ Podcast “LIVE” Event Recording held on Wednesday, February 7th. The youth-led event explored the power of dreams, the power of our stories, and the power of a beloved community that wraps its arms around one inspiring Black young man…

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L.O.V.E. Unapologetically with SPYS' YouthPowerMN℠ Leaders 42:49

5M ago42:49

42:49

For Season 3, Ep. 1, of Rewriting the Rules®, we are talking about L.O.V.E.— With everything going on in the world. And all the things that we’re focused on locally and nationally, we rarely see or hear about the opportunities we, as adults, create to engage our young people in conversations about love. For this episode, we take time to speak with …

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Season 3 Trailer 0:36

6M ago0:36

0:36

By St. Paul Youth Services

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Reconnect to Your Roots Through Travel Ft. Georgina Lorencz 52:15

7M ago52:15

52:15

For our seventh episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we’re shining a light on Georgina Lorencz, whose work builds on power and genius fundamental to Black communities. Our host, Dr. Tracine Asberry, talks with Georgina about her work helping people to connect to their roots and identity. Our aim with the conversation is to tell the truth. We d…

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Be the Business Leader our BIPOC Youth Deserve ft. Frederick Bw'Ombongi, Vice President of Operations Clinical and Support Services with Allina Health. 45:52

8M ago45:52

45:52

For our sixth episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we’re continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen from the perspectives of our business leaders. This is how we continue Creating a Community That Wraps Its Arms Around Our Youth. For today’s episode, we welcome Frederick Bw’Ombongi, a leader in the health care…

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Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 3 of 3) 46:07

9M ago46:07

46:07

For our fifth episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we’re continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen, from the perspectives of our mothers and grandmothers. For this episode, host Dr. Tracine Asberry, Executive Director of St. Paul Youth Services, has a Sunday Dinner Conversation with two of our loving experts …

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Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 2 of 3) 56:46

9M ago56:46

56:46

For our fourth episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we’re continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen, from the perspectives of our mothers and grandmothers. This is how we continue to create a community that wraps its arms around our youth. For today’s episode, we welcome back two of our mothers and loving exp…

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Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 1 of 3) 44:39

10M ago44:39

44:39

For our third episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we’re continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen, from the perspectives of our mothers. For this episode, we’re taking a panel approach, mirroring a Sunday Dinner conversation. Through this conversation, we listen, learn, and build in community and see that we…

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Be the Adult You Wished You Had as a Teen Ft. Jamil Stamschror-Lott 42:14

10M ago42:14

42:14

For our second episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we focused on Creating a Community That Wraps Its Arms Around Our Youth. Our host, Dr. Tracine Asberry, Executive Director of St. Paul Youth Services (SPYS), spoke with one of her former SPYS’ Behavior Intervention Program Specialists, longtime community leader, and current licensed social wo…

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The Making of a Teacher of the Year Featuring Dr. Lee-Ann Stephens 41:29

11M ago41:29

41:29

We're back for a new season at Rewriting the Rules℠ with Dr. Lee-Ann Stephens, Minnesota Teacher of Year (2006). Lee-Ann joins the podcast to kick off Season 2 by welcoming students back into the classrooms across the globe, detailing evidence on what makes a GREAT teacher in the classroom, AND offering recommendations to decision-makers locally, n…

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Season One Recap with Tracine 5:10

1y ago5:10

5:10

Thank you for joining us on Season One of the Rewriting the Rules podcast!! This season, we explored the legacies of strength, creativity, and innovation in Black communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color. It’s been a joy and a labor of love to get to sit in conversation with all of our amazing guests and to share their wisdom w…

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What We Got Wrong ft. Youth Leader, Kyra Hughes-Bester 40:17

1y ago40:17

40:17

Kyra Bester-Hughes is a remarkable youth leader and a friend of St. Paul Youth Services. She joins the podcast for a fearless conversation that explores some of the mistakes adults have made when working with her through challenging times; as well as what they’ve gotten right. Tracine and Kyra also talk about SPYS’ youth-centric approach, where Kyr…

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What is Intersectional Racial Equity ft. Jason Jackson 1:11:37

1y ago1:11:37

1:11:37

What does it mean to live fully and free? In this episode, Tracine invites longtime friend, Jason Jackson, a Human Resources Diversity and Inclusion consultant for HealthPartners (a US-based Medical Insurance Company) into our ongoing discussion on how the practice of love shows up in our work and in our lives. For this episode, they explore the co…

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Making a Superhero with Crown the Writer 1:15:09

1y ago1:15:09

1:15:09

Emerging fiction, picture book, and comic book writer, Crown Shepherd (aka Crown the Writer) joins the podcast to explore the journey of discovering and harnessing her own superpower and genius. Crown's writing is deeply rooted in her upbringing and surroundings and she draws on her experiences to create Black characters who are a representation of…

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‘Wail Song’ by Author, Chaun Webster - Wading Through and Against Antiblackness 45:19

1+ y ago45:19

45:19

Chaun Webster, Graphic Designer, Publisher and Poet, is back on the podcast to talk about and read from his newly published poetry collection, Wail Song. Chaun describes Wail Song as an “attempt at care,” which also “lays bare how the construction of the human and the animal both rely on Black abjection.” In this episode, Chaun discusses this long …

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Black People Don't Use Measuring Spoons ft. Leah Penniman 41:15

1+ y ago41:15

41:15

‘Black People Don’t Use Measuring Spoons’ is the third installment of our Women’s History Month series. In this episode, Tracine talks to Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer, mother, soil nerd, author and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York. Together, they explore the connections that Black communities, Indigenous Commun…

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Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 3 of 3 45:53

1+ y ago45:53

45:53

Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 3 of 3 is part of our Women’s History Month series. In this special three-part episode, we are honored to share the wisdom, discernment, and intuition of eight mothers who are experts at living. In Part 3, we speak with Ajibike “BiKé” Ojomo, Michelle Dennard and Portia Jackson. In their own words, we hea…

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Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 1 of 3 42:59

1+ y ago42:59

42:59

Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 1 of 3 is part of our Women’s History Month series. In this special three-part episode, we are honored to share the wisdom, discernment, and intuition of eight mothers who are experts at living. In Part 1, we speak with with Julia Freeman, Nyia Harris, and Chakita “Kita” Lewis. In their own words, we hear…

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Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 2 of 3 40:36

1+ y ago40:36

40:36

Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 2 of 3 is part of our Women’s History Month series. In this special three-part episode, we are honored to share the wisdom, discernment, and intuition of eight mothers who are experts at living. In Part 2, we speak with Jill Greendeer, an Indigenous mother and Eboun Wilbourn, a Laotian mother. In their ow…

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Forward Figures ft Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 33:09

1+ y ago33:09

33:09

‘Forward Figures: Untold Stories of Black Girls and Women’ is part of our Women’s History Month series. In this episode, Tracine talks to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, a Ghanaian feminist, writer and author of The Sex Lives of African Women, which Publishers Weekly described as “an astonishing report on the quest for sexual liberation.” We talk with Nana …

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All About Love ft. Chaun Webster 26:42

1+ y ago26:42

26:42

Our first episode takes inspiration from feminist writer and thinker, bell hooks. All About Love is an intimate discussion with Chaun Webster, a Minneapolis Graphic Designer, Publisher and Poet, that explores love as a practice for rewriting the rules of society. In conversation with host Tracine, Chaun explores how love informs his artistic practi…

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Trailer: Rewriting the Rules℠ 0:27

1+ y ago0:27

0:27

We are Rewriting the Rules℠ A new bi-weekly podcast series brought to you by St. Paul Youth Services, a Minnesota US based non-profit that is a leader in reimagining how our community engages with and holds itself accountable for Black youth. Episodes begin on Thursday, February 16th. Learn more at www.SPYS.org/podcast…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

St. Paul Youth Services Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Rewriting the Rules®

St. Paul Youth Services

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SPYS’ YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute Celebration, Winter 2024 22:33

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GAME ON! Closing the Gap between Gaming and Schooling. 19:38

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SPYS’ Podcast Interview/Youth Panel, SPYS’ Pre-Charge Diversion Symposium 25:08

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Miles The Author & His Audience. "LIVE" Podcast Recording Part 3 of 3 20:19

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WE ARE LIVE with YOUTH AUTHOR MILES ASBERRY-WALLACE Part 2 of 3 26:37

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WE ARE LIVE: With Youth Author Miles Asberry-Wallace Part 1 of 3 10:35

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L.O.V.E. Unapologetically with SPYS' YouthPowerMN℠ Leaders 42:49

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Season 3 Trailer 0:36

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Reconnect to Your Roots Through Travel Ft. Georgina Lorencz 52:15

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Be the Business Leader our BIPOC Youth Deserve ft. Frederick Bw'Ombongi, Vice President of Operations Clinical and Support Services with Allina Health. 45:52

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Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 3 of 3) 46:07

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Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 2 of 3) 56:46

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Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 1 of 3) 44:39

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Be the Adult You Wished You Had as a Teen Ft. Jamil Stamschror-Lott 42:14

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The Making of a Teacher of the Year Featuring Dr. Lee-Ann Stephens 41:29

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Season One Recap with Tracine 5:10

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What We Got Wrong ft. Youth Leader, Kyra Hughes-Bester 40:17

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What is Intersectional Racial Equity ft. Jason Jackson 1:11:37

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Making a Superhero with Crown the Writer 1:15:09

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‘Wail Song’ by Author, Chaun Webster - Wading Through and Against Antiblackness 45:19

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Black People Don't Use Measuring Spoons ft. Leah Penniman 41:15

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Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 3 of 3 45:53

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Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 1 of 3 42:59

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Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts - Part 2 of 3 40:36

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Forward Figures ft Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 33:09

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All About Love ft. Chaun Webster 26:42

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Trailer: Rewriting the Rules℠ 0:27

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