Heritage Radio Scholars: Love Letters to The Lower Eastside Girls Club

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Heritage Radio Scholars offers high school students the opportunity to learn audio reporting techniques while discovering how food shapes the world around them. The program empowers young girls to connect with their culture, community, and themselves through food — all while honing their storytelling skills. HRN collaborated in Fall of 2024 with The Lower East Side Girls Club to create the Love Letters to the LES Girls Podcast through our newest iteration of the Heritage Radio Scholars Flavor and Folklore, a 10-week after school high school program serving the girls and femmes of the LES Girls Club. Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is exactly what it sounds like. HRN’s Digital Media Educator Sasha DuBose shares her experiences teaching the food storytelling course of their dreams. Combined with anecdotes from the girls she taught, the Love Letters Podcast highlights just how special this program was for everyone involved. The podcast series premieres February 14th, so expect something in the mail! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club was reported by the LESGC Flavor and Folklore Members Kiyerra Braveboy, Astan Kaba, Shayla James, Amelia Rodriguez, Symone Carre, Noni Johnson, Imani Hughes, Rae McGee, and Melissa Gregory, with support from Santanah Thomas. Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is produced by Sasha DuBose and Taylor Early. Our audio engineer is Sam Gerardi. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support the Heritage Radio Scholars program by becoming a member! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is Powered by Simplecast. For more information about LESGC, click here. Check out more information about HRN’s storytelling education programming (updates coming soon!) here.

Episodes

  1. 02/28/2025

    Time to Lick the Envelope Closed!

    For our finale episode in this delicious little three course menu in your mailbox, host and producer Sasha DuBose (they/she) reflects on her time teaching and cooking with the girls at the Lower Eastside Girls Club. The members who joined our pilot group of Flavor and Folklore may have learned a bit more about food culture and how to yap about it, but it turns out that Sasha learned a lot about herself, too.    To keep up with Sasha and their new group of girls at the LES Girls Club, follow @meaty.gram and @heritage_radio on Instagram. A new season is coming soon!   For more information about The Lower East Side Girls Club, click here.  Check out more information about HRN’s storytelling education programming (updates coming soon!) here.  Support the Heritage Radio Scholars program by becoming a member! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is Powered by Simplecast.   This episode of Love Letters was brought to you by the LESGC Flavor and Folklore Members Kiyerra Braveboy, Astan Kaba, Symone Carre, Noni Johnson, Rae McGee, and Melissa Gregory. Special shout out to Girls Club Staff Albert Nguyen, Kelly Webb, and Mama Jen (as well as her middle school girls!)   P.S.  What’s a proper love letter without a cheeky postscript? If my high school girls happen to stumble across this, just know you all have a special place in my heart — especially as the first group I taught! To my middle school friends, you’re up next. I’m BEYOND excited to share our stories to the airwaves. Girls Club Forever! Cheers, Sasha J. DuBose See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    7 min

  2. 02/21/2025

    Thanks for Checking Your Mail!

    In this second episode of Love Letters to the Lower East Side Girls Club, host and producer, Sasha DuBose (they/she), discusses pop culture, food trends, and the different ways they’re eating across Diasporas with the Girls Club Members. Sometimes you find your new favorite food obsession on TikTok, but how could that relate to your identity? Chew on that!  And tune in to follow along as Sasha shares the exciting things that they taught the LESGC Members, and the lessons she learned in the process. And a few delicious NYC gems!  This episode of Love Letters was brought to you by the LESGC Flavor and Folklore Members  Kiyerra Braveboy, Astan Kaba, Shayla James, Amelia Rodriguez, Symone Carre, Noni Johnson, Rae McGee, and Melissa Gregory. For more information about The Lower East Side Girls Club, click here.  Check out more information about HRN’s storytelling education programming (updates coming soon!) here.  Here is a recipe for one of Kiyerra’s favorites, Buldak Carbonara Ramen If you’re craving saag paneer or chana masala like Sasha, check out these recipes! Check out Sasha’s food blog here. Here is Amelia’s favorite food TikTok trend, the viral chocolate strawberries. If you’re feeling more savory, check out another one of Kiyerra’s favorites, here. For more information about The Lower East Side Girls Club, click here.  Check out more information about HRN’s storytelling education programming (updates coming soon!) here.  Support the Heritage Radio Scholars program by becoming a member! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is Powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    7 min

  3. 02/21/2025

    You've Got Mail!

    Heritage Radio Scholars offers high school students the opportunity to learn audio reporting techniques while discovering how food shapes the world around them. The program empowers young girls to connect with their culture, community, and themselves through food — all while honing their storytelling skills. HRN collaborated in Fall of 2024 with The Lower East Side Girls Club to create the Love Letters to the LES Girls Podcast through our newest iteration of the Heritage Radio Scholars Flavor and Folklore, a 10-week after school high school program serving the girls and femmes of the LES Girls Club.  Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is exactly what it sounds like. HRN’s Digital Media Educator Sasha DuBose shares her experiences teaching the food storytelling course of their dreams. Combined with anecdotes from the girls she taught, the Love Letters Podcast highlights just how special this program was for everyone involved. The podcast series premieres February 14th, so expect something in the mail! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club was reported by the LESGC Flavor and Folklore Members Kiyerra Braveboy, Astan Kaba, Shayla James, Amelia Rodriguez, Symone Carre, Noni Johnson, Imani Hughes, Rae McGee, and Melissa Gregory, with support from Santanah Thomas.  Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is produced by Sasha DuBose and Taylor Early.   Our audio engineer is Sam Gerardi. Support the Heritage Radio Scholars program by becoming a member! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is Powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    8 min

  4. EPISODE 7

    NEW SHOW! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club

    Heritage Radio Scholars offers high school students the opportunity to learn audio reporting techniques while discovering how food shapes the world around them. The program empowers young girls to connect with their culture, community, and themselves through food — all while honing their storytelling skills. HRN collaborated in Fall of 2024 with The Lower East Side Girls Club to create the Love Letters to the LES Girls Podcast through our newest iteration of the Heritage Radio Scholars Flavor and Folklore, a 10-week after school high school program serving the girls and femmes of the LES Girls Club.  Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is exactly what it sounds like. HRN’s Digital Media Educator Sasha DuBose shares her experiences teaching the food storytelling course of their dreams. Combined with anecdotes from the girls she taught, the Love Letters Podcast highlights just how special this program was for everyone involved. The podcast series premieres February 14th, so expect something in the mail! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club was reported by the LESGC Flavor and Folklore Members Kiyerra Braveboy, Astan Kaba, Shayla James, Amelia Rodriguez, Symone Carre, Noni Johnson, Imani Hughes, Rae McGee, and Melissa Gregory, with support from Santanah Thomas.  Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is produced by Sasha DuBose and Taylor Early.   Our audio engineer is Sam Gerardi. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support the Heritage Radio Scholars program by becoming a member! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club  is Powered by Simplecast. For more information about LESGC, click here.  Check out more information about HRN’s storytelling education programming (updates coming soon!) here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    4 min
  5. Preventing Restaurant Waste With Chef Alex Raij

    06/27/2024

    Preventing Restaurant Waste With Chef Alex Raij

    On the third episode of the Pass the Spatula Podcast, Angel Fuentes, a New York City high school student working with the Food Education Fund, interviews his mentor Chef Alex Raij, of New York City restaurants Txikito, La Vara, and Saint Julivert Fisherie, about the causes of food waste in the restaurant industry. Chef Alex shares tips about how restaurant chefs avoid wasting food by ordering correctly, using different aspects of ingredients across restaurants and services, and serving unused ingredients at family meal. Find a written account of Angel’s interview with Chef Alex in the fifth edition of the Pass the Spatula magazine –out now! The HRN Radio Scholars Program offers high school students the opportunity to learn reporting techniques from conducting interviews and connecting with industry professionals, to script writing and how to use audio equipment. HRN collaborated with the Food Education Fund to create The Pass the Spatula Podcast. Pass the Spatula is a student-run, food-based magazine made by students working with the Food Education Fund in New York City. The theme of the fifth edition, SCRAPS, focuses on food waste and expanding on what the word “scrappy” means in the food industry.     Further Reading: Find the fifth edition of the Pass the Spatula magazine, here!  Follow the work of Chef Alex Raij. Learn more about the Food Education Fund.    The Pass the Spatula Podcast was reported by Angel Fuentes, Aylin Sanchez, Ashley Palaquibay, Traceena Lynch, Malacai Alalong, and Gaby Fernandez.  The Pass the Spatula Podcast is produced by Elizabeth Fisher.  The audio engineer for this episode was Armen Spendjian. Our theme song was composed by Breakmaster Cylinder.   Keep Heritage Radio Scholars on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate.  Heritage Radio Scholars is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    8 min
  6. Imagining New Possibilities Through Food Design

    06/27/2024

    Imagining New Possibilities Through Food Design

    In the second episode of the Pass the Spatula Podcast, New York City high school students working with the Food Education Fund, Aylin Sanchez and Traceena Lynch, interview students enrolled in a Food Design course at Parson’s School of Design. Multidisciplinary artists and New School students, Kendal Mitchell and Lucina Blum discuss their work, process, and experience at the intersection of food and design, revealing imaginative ways to save food from going to waste.  The HRN Radio Scholars Program offers high school students the opportunity to learn reporting techniques from conducting interviews and connecting with industry professionals, to script writing and how to use audio equipment. HRN collaborated with the Food Education Fund to create The Pass the Spatula Podcast. Pass the Spatula is a student-run, food-based magazine made by students working with the Food Education Fund in New York City. The theme of the fifth edition, SCRAPS, focuses on food waste and expanding on what the word “scrappy” means in the food industry.    Further Reading: Find the work of Kendal, Lucina and other brilliant New School students, in the fifth edition of the Pass the Spatula magazine –out now! Learn more about the Food Education Fund.    The Pass the Spatula Podcast was reported by Angel Fuentes, Aylin Sanchez, Ashley Palaquibay, Traceena Lynch, Malacai Alalong, and Gaby Fernandez.  The Pass the Spatula Podcast is produced by Elizabeth Fisher.  The audio engineer for this episode was Armen Spendjian. Our theme song was composed by Breakmaster Cylinder.   Keep Heritage Radio Scholars on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate.  Heritage Radio Scholars is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    12 min
  7. Transforming Food Scraps to Flavorful Recipes

    06/27/2024

    Transforming Food Scraps to Flavorful Recipes

    In the first episode of the Pass the Spatula Podcast, New York City high school students working with the Food Education Fund, Ashley Palaquibay and Malacai Alalong, interview renowned chef’s Shenarri Freeman and Nancy Silverton about the recipes they shared for the fifth edition of the Pass the Spatula magazine. Foods that often get thrown out –like carrot tops, banana peels and stale bread– became star ingredients in each Pass the Spatula recipe, underscoring this edition’s theme: SCRAPS! Chef Nancy and Chef Shenarri share their experiences in the food industry and how they reduce food waste in their cooking and restaurants .  The HRN Radio Scholars Program offers high school students the opportunity to learn reporting techniques from conducting interviews and connecting with industry professionals, to script writing and how to use audio equipment. HRN collaborated with the Food Education Fund to create The Pass the Spatula Podcast. Pass the Spatula is a student-run, food-based magazine made by students working with the Food Education Fund in New York City. The theme of the fifth edition, SCRAPS, focuses on food waste and expanding on what the word “scrappy” means in the food industry.    Further Reading: Find food scrap inspired recipes from Chef Shenarri, Chef Nancy, and Chef Daniela Soto-Innes in the fifth edition of the Pass the Spatula magazine –out now! Follow the inspiring work of the chefs Shenarri Freeman and Nancy Silverton. Learn more about the Food Education Fund.    The Pass the Spatula Podcast was reported by Angel Fuentes, Aylin Sanchez, Ashley Palaquibay, Traceena Lynch, Malacai Alalong, and Gaby Fernandez.  The Pass the Spatula Podcast is produced by Elizabeth Fisher.  The audio engineer for this episode was Armen Spendjian. Our theme song was composed by Breakmaster Cylinder.   Keep Heritage Radio Scholars on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate.   Heritage Radio Scholars is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    10 min
  8. The Pass the Spatula Podcast Teaser

    06/13/2024 ·  BONUS

    The Pass the Spatula Podcast Teaser

    Heritage Radio Scholars offers high school students the opportunity to learn audio reporting techniques from conducting interviews and connecting with industry professionals, to learning script writing and how to use audio equipment. The program empowers young learners to become the next generation of food leaders, while honing their skills in storytelling and audio production. Heritage Radio Network collaborated with the Food Education Fund and Pass the Spatula to create The Pass the Spatula Podcast.  Pass the Spatula is a student-run, food-based magazine made by students working with the Food Education Fund in New York City. The magazine features creative recipes, interviews with famous chefs, and tackles issues within the culinary world. The theme of the fifth edition of Pass The Spatula is SCRAPS, focusing on food waste and expanding on what the word “scrappy” means in the food industry. The Pass the Spatula Podcast highlights the work that Food Education Fund High School students put in to create the magazine, with interviews from chefs and artists featured in the magazine. The podcast series premieres June 27th. Stay tuned! The Pass the Spatula Podcast was reported by Angel Fuentes, Aylin Sanchez, Ashley Palaquibay, Traceena Lynch, Malacai Alalong, and Gaby Fernandez.  The Pass the Spatula Podcast is produced by Elizabeth Fisher.  The audio engineer for this episode was Armen Spendijan. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Meat and Three by becoming a member! HRN Radio Scholars is Powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    4 min

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Heritage Radio Scholars offers high school students the opportunity to learn audio reporting techniques while discovering how food shapes the world around them. The program empowers young girls to connect with their culture, community, and themselves through food — all while honing their storytelling skills. HRN collaborated in Fall of 2024 with The Lower East Side Girls Club to create the Love Letters to the LES Girls Podcast through our newest iteration of the Heritage Radio Scholars Flavor and Folklore, a 10-week after school high school program serving the girls and femmes of the LES Girls Club. Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is exactly what it sounds like. HRN’s Digital Media Educator Sasha DuBose shares her experiences teaching the food storytelling course of their dreams. Combined with anecdotes from the girls she taught, the Love Letters Podcast highlights just how special this program was for everyone involved. The podcast series premieres February 14th, so expect something in the mail! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club was reported by the LESGC Flavor and Folklore Members Kiyerra Braveboy, Astan Kaba, Shayla James, Amelia Rodriguez, Symone Carre, Noni Johnson, Imani Hughes, Rae McGee, and Melissa Gregory, with support from Santanah Thomas. Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is produced by Sasha DuBose and Taylor Early. Our audio engineer is Sam Gerardi. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support the Heritage Radio Scholars program by becoming a member! Love Letters to the LES Girls Club is Powered by Simplecast. For more information about LESGC, click here. Check out more information about HRN’s storytelling education programming (updates coming soon!) here.

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