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Welcome guys, gals, and non-binary pals to the Official After School Podcast! Your fellow cohosts are Dani, AJ, and Cyrus, and we will be talking about topics relevant to the every day high schooler: music, skating, video games, good news, and more to come. Episodes will be posted every Wednesday.
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Season 1, Episode 8, Part 2: Birthday Parties
Welcome back, everyone! This is part two of a three part series, so listen to the previous episode to get some context. Cyrus, Dani, and AJ will be continuing their interview with Fouch and delve into her responsibilities as Girls' Athletic Director, her hobbies, and her life in a sorority.
This episode's intro and outro song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole. -
Season 1, Episode 8, Part 1: Always Face the Ocean
Today's episode is a part of a three part series that is all about the Redlands East Valley Wildcats' girls' athletic director, Rhonda Fouch (she/her) who also goes by Fouch and Coach Fouch. Mrs. Fouch has been working on impacting the lives of young people for 40 years, and is retiring this school year. Learn more about Fouch's connection with the ocean, how long and how she ended up in Redlands, and what made her choose her occupation of Girls' Athletic Director.
This episode's intro and outro song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole. -
Season 1, Episode 7: Sexual Harassment Awareness Month
DISCLAIMER: We’ll be talking about sexual assault. Listener discretion advised. If you or a loved one is suffering because of sexual assault please do not be afraid to ask for help. The National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673.
In today's episode, Dani and AJ go over what sexual harassment is, the multiple forms of sexual harassment, the 97% statistic and more. Our intro and outro song is “Blame Game” by Beach Bunny.
Help is available:
https://www.rainn.org/resources
https://www.thevoicesofhope.org/
Sources:
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Lucky by Alice Sebold
Jazz Thornton
https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence
https://mhscardinalchronicle.com/3353/features/what-is-the-97/
Learn More:
https://www.rainn.org/
https://www.rainn.org/articles/warning-signs-young-children
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lady-gaga-tattoo-unity-with-sexual-assault-survivors_n_56d9a07fe4b03a4056783dca -
Season 1, Episode 6: Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate
DISCLAIMER: THERE WILL BE MENTIONS OF VIOLENCE IN TODAY'S EPISODE.
The episode for this week will be a lot more serious than our past ones. We will be talking about a few events that have occurred due to hate towards the Asian American Pacific Islander community, and ways to help those affected and the Asian American Pacific Islander community.
SOURCES:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/us/san-francisco-vicha-ratanapakdee-asian-american-attacks/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/16/us/metro-atlanta-spa-shootings-what-we-know/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/nyregion/asian-attack-nyc.html
https://www.foxla.com/news/police-investigating-anti-asian-hate-crime-at-ontario-mills-mall
WAYS TO HELP:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/us/how-to-help-asian-americans-under-attack-wellness/index.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/asian-american-work-support_l_6064ad1ac5b6d34efbc7d75d
EXPLORE MORE:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sakura-kokumai-racist-attack_n_606fbe76c5b634fd437bc680 -
Season 1, Episode 5: St. Patrick’s Day and (Pirate) Leprechauns
It was St. Patty's Day, so Dani, Cyrus, and AJ find answers to questions about St. Patrick's Day such as, "Why do we pinch others if they are not wearing green?", "What are leprechauns?", "Was St. Patrick Irish?" and more. The intro and ouro song for this episode is “The Irish National Anthem” by The Band of an Garda Síochána.
Sources:
Festivities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day_in_the_United_States#San_Francisco,_California
https://sfist.com/2016/03/16/san_francisco_st_patricks_day_parade_history/
General
https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
https://wgno.com/news-with-a-twist/why-do-we-pinch-people-not-wearing-green-on-st-patricks-day/
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/explainer/2012/03/leprechauns_cultural_history_did_they_start_out_scary_or_cute_.html
Pot of Gold Myth Origin
https://www.usmoneyreserve.com/blog/pot-of-gold-at-end-of-rainbow-origin/
https://www.michigan.gov/kids/0,4600,7-247-49025-34611--,00.html
https://www.chandlerchevcad.com/blog/the-history-and-science-behind-pots-of-635300 -
Season 1, Episode 4: International Women’s Month
Greetings, all! In honor of International Women's Day and Month, our cohosts will be mentioning three inspiring women from their own families. The After School Podcast Official team would like to thank all of the aunts, sisters, mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, and even the great great great great grandmothers for being the exceptional role models for us.
BEWARE: This episode is jam packed with bloopers.
The intro and outro song for this epic episode is "Unspoken Words" by mxmtoon (em-eks-em-to͞on).