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Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated 04/17/2025
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated 07/10/2025
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

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MAY 17

La Cultura Cura

In this episode of “Pass the Sopapillas,” host Manuel González explores how culture, art and community create healing and resilience across New Mexico. Guests from La Plazita Institute and Vital Spaces discuss identity, creativity, youth empowerment and the transformative power of culture to heal – a truism recognized in New Mexico as “la cultura cura.”

May 17

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36 min
MAY 3

Our Land: Where tradition meets tomorrow

In this episode of “Pass the Sopapillas,” we share a conversation with New Mexican environmental advocates who are working to protect air quality, defend water rights, restore Indigenous seed sovereignty and erase environmental racism. Learn how these changemakers are helping build healthier communities for New Mexico families and children.

May 3

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33 min
05/30/2025

The farm changes you

We hear from Grow Dat Youth Farm, a community farming project that works with youths and young adults to distribute over 50,000 pounds of fresh produce annually in New Orleans. Youth assistant crew members Izara and Carson share how the farm has shaped their leadership, deepened their connection to the environment and sparked their passion for access to healthy food for all.mJoined by Co-Executive Director Julie Gable, the episode explores how Grow Dat is cultivating a new generation of leaders — young people who are not just growing food, but growing their power to lead.

05/30/2025

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17 min
06/26/2025

Pour into others like me

We sit down with Dejah and Zion, two students at Thrive New Orleans, and Executive Director Chuck Morse. Thrive equips local youth to lead the city’s growing green-infrastructure economy. From summer camp to on-the-ground storm-water projects, these young leaders are learning to “pour back” into the 9th Ward and the wider New Orleans community.

06/26/2025

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18 min
04/17/2025

We are the next generation of programmers

Meet Helen and Alasia, two high school students who are turning lines of code into bold steps toward their futures. With the guidance of Operation Spark instructor Akin, they’re not just learning how to program, they’re discovering confidence, purpose and a whole new world of possibilities. Operation Spark’s innovative coding bootcamps are helping young people and adults alike launch meaningful careers in tech.

04/17/2025

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19 min
06/13/2025

Getting my hands dirty

We meet Mikayla and Dwayne, two students from Louisiana (LA) Green Corps, a community training organization that equips young adults (ages 18-35) for careers that improve the health of their communities and protect the environment. Through hands-on projects and job training, LA Green Corps helps students build real-world skills while becoming confident, capable contributors to the growing green workforce. Executive Director Ryan Mattingly joins them, sharing how LA Green Corps is helping young people turn passion into purpose.

06/13/2025

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17 min
SEASON 1, EPISODE 1

Calling the spirit back

For Indigenous people and communities, reclaiming traditional practices is crucial to healing. Customs, spirituality and language play a vital role in addressing the impact of intergenerational trauma. In this episode, Indigenous change-makers Lenny Hayes, a citizen of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, and Vicky Stott, a citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, share what prompted their healing journeys and what they continue to learn along the way.

S1, E1

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20 min
04/17/2025

Healing is a different feeling

Although we may be reticent to admit it, many of us have shared similar reactions to conversations we think may be difficult, especially conversations about race and racial healing. This episode explores, through the voices of college students, how we can have difficult conversations to build trust and connection that allow us to heal.

04/17/2025

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12 min
02/09/2025

What are we doing here?

With all of the distance – social, economic and physical – finding common ground can be difficult. However, conversations from a group of college students show that difficult is not impossible.

02/09/2025

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7 min
SEASON 1, EPISODE 3

Healing from imposter syndrome

By surrounding themselves with individuals and communities that respected their cultural heritage, Marisol Pineda Conde and Salina Mae Espinosa-Setchko found a space where they could freely express themselves. As public school teachers, they began to overcome the feeling that they didn’t quite fit in or belong, sometimes known as “impostor syndrome.” Both women reveal how the experience of racial healing helped them fully embrace their culture and their humanity.

S1, E3

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14 min

The Every Child Thrives Podcast Network features powerful storytelling and conversations about what it takes for children, families and communities to thrive: from good food and health to education, good jobs and equitable futures. By showcasing voices from across the country — parents, educators, youth, advocates and leaders — our series explores how we can shape brighter futures together. Produced by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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La Cultura Cura

Our Land: Where tradition meets tomorrow

The farm changes you

Pour into others like me

We are the next generation of programmers

Getting my hands dirty

Calling the spirit back

Healing is a different feeling

What are we doing here?

Healing from imposter syndrome

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