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Project Twist-It teamed up with the award-winning podcast production company, Little Everywhere, in Los Angeles to take a look at the important links between poverty, literacy and storytelling. Talking to youngsters, educators and experts our unique 3-part podcast, Write-On, explores the vital role storytelling has in the lives of young people from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds. With music from film composer, Jessica Rae-Huber, and a focus on the Pennsylvania-based Mighty Writers, this is an opportunity for all of us to understand the power of our own stories.

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    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

Project Twist-It teamed up with the award-winning podcast production company, Little Everywhere, in Los Angeles to take a look at the important links between poverty, literacy and storytelling. Talking to youngsters, educators and experts our unique 3-part podcast, Write-On, explores the vital role storytelling has in the lives of young people from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds. With music from film composer, Jessica Rae-Huber, and a focus on the Pennsylvania-based Mighty Writers, this is an opportunity for all of us to understand the power of our own stories.

    Project Twist-It: Write On – Episode 3 Richard 'Tre' Jenkins

    Project Twist-It: Write On – Episode 3 Richard 'Tre' Jenkins

    Project Twist-It founder, Mary O'Hara, talks about the stigma of poverty and its impact on young people. Shattering the myths of parents who don't care, Mighty Writers' Tim Whittaker talks about the popularity of his Philadelphia literacy program and parents who care 'dramatically'. And we hear the incredible, inspirational story of Richard 'Tre' Jenkins, who grew up in poverty. In his life, moving to yet another motel or shelter wasn't news, but one with a TV was a big deal. After years moving around, Tre found Mighty Writers where his love of writing blossomed. Tre mentored other students at Mighty Writers and has now achieved his lifelong dream – he achieved a full scholarship to Harvard in 2018. 

    • 14 min
    Write-On: Project Twist-It – Episode 2 Mighty Writers

    Write-On: Project Twist-It – Episode 2 Mighty Writers

    The kids from Mighty Writers in Philadelphia talk with Mary O'Hara about the powerful impact the program has had on them – building their confidence and self-esteem, not just their writing skills. At this daily after-school program, kids cover all types of literacy and writing – drawing on their own experiences to look at the issues they face in their communities. Today, they are working on banners to take to a Black Lives Matter event.

    • 12 min
    Write-On: Project Twist-It – Episode 1 Literacy

    Write-On: Project Twist-It – Episode 1 Literacy

    Project Twist-It – www.projecttwistit.com – teamed up with the award-winning podcast production company, Little Everywhere, in Los Angeles to take a look at the important links between poverty, literacy and storytelling. Talking to youngsters, educators and experts our unique 3-part podcast, Write-On, explores the vital role storytelling has in the lives of young people from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds and in encouraging self-expression. 

    We all have our own stories. 

    With music from film composer, Jessica Rae-Huber and a focus on the Pennsylvania-based Mighty Writers, this is an opportunity for all of us to understand the power and significance of our own stories – and our voices.

    Project Twist-It is a multi-platform storytelling initiative founded by someone who grew up in poverty. With the help of artists and writers inspired by the issue, it is a hub for telling stories that haven't been told and hearing voices not usually heard.

    Our aim is to reflect the real, lived experience of people in poverty. We want to use the power of storytelling to change our collective understanding of what it means to experience it. We think that people with lived experience should do the talking, rather than being talked about. 

    www.projecttwistit.com

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
3 Ratings

3 Ratings

xSybilina ,

M.

The stories about poverty told in this podcast are powerful and compelling. They provide a connection to something we know so little about—and too often shrink away from—and make obvious the need for more of this kind of individual storytelling. While tackling the seemingly intractable issue, the host manages to bring to the surface hope that through empathy progress can be made. The interstitial music is lovely as well.

Trevor M Davis ,

Powerful personal storytelling from a wonderful host.

Mary O’Hara is not just an accomplished and widely respected scholar and journalist — she’s also someone who deeply and authentically cares about the scourge of poverty. More importantly, she cares about the people who suffer under the weight of an unjust, callous system. She’s experienced the weight of poverty herself and her work to shift hearts and minds with this powerful, personal podcast (and the broader initiative), is an well-crafted, important contribution to help inspire us to cultivate active empathy and advance justice together.

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