After we shared our story in written form in May 2017, we wanted to expand our audience by turning it into a podcast. We decided to split our story into three separate episodes: Entering the System, Dealing with the System, and Surviving the System. At the end of each episode we have our roundtable discussions, where we [the Junket Crew] compare our own experiences in the foster care system with what the character in our story goes through. Through our podcast, we hope to shine more light on ...
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To close out our marvelous year on a high note, we spent time with Spree Wilson, a Brooklyn-based musician. We learned about making beats, attended his live performance at The Knitting Factory, and hosted him for a Q&A at the Junket studio. Highlights of this episode include Junketeer Lexy freestyling to Spree’s beats in the studio, reflections on …
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For our first adventure of 2019, we met on a Saturday to build flower crowns with floral designer India LoFaso in her Brooklyn studio, and then photographer Kreg Holt set up a photo shoot for us to model our creations. In this episode you will get to share our experience as we head behind the scenes in the studio as we made and modeled flower crown…
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Join us for the final installment of our 3 part series: Our Experiences in Foster Care. In Surviving the System we follow our protagonist for the last time as her life takes a turn for the better Junket makes an amazing cameo. Stay tuned for our roundtable where we conclude our series discussing the next steps into our futures.…
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Join us for Part 2 of our 3 part series: Our Experiences in Foster Care. We continue our story with Dealing with the System and follow our character through her middle school years. Stay tuned at the end when we talk to our Junket roundtable and dive into our experiences and difficulties with the system for more of the REAL story.…
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Join us for Part 1 of our 3 part series: Our Experiences in Foster Care. We begin with Entering the System through the eyes of a foster child based on our collective experiences. Stay tuned at the end when we talk to our Junket roundtable for more of the real story.By Junket Media Group
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We are currently working on Season One of Stories Around The Table to expand our audience as we introduce the real story of foster care, the one you might not read about. It will piggy-back on last year's #KNOWwhy #KNOWme #NOlimits in audio form, with our voices. If you've yet to read the story, you can download it here or just wait for the podcast…
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