Kansas Young

Israel Sanchez
  • 5.0 (3)
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A weekly conversation with young creators living and working in Kansas. Based on the website and Facebook page.

Episodes

  1. 01/07/2025

    #8 - Carlos

    Carlos is a multifaceted artist known for his work as a musician, poet, and writer, residing in Topeka. While he considers himself primarily a writer, his music serves as an outlet for his lyrical inclinations. Carlos is an advocate of collaboration over competition, which shows in both his creative and professional pursuits. Professionally, he works as a software developer for Draft2Digital, a self-publishing company that supports authors in independently publishing their work

    1h 18m

  2. 12/03/2024

    #7 - Jackie Bliss

    In this episode, Jackie dives into her journey and challenges as a high school teacher. The conversation explores the intricacies of teaching, from time management and the impact of poverty on students to dealing with technology’s growing role, including AI, in the classroom. Jackie shares her commitment to being an influential educator and reflects on her personal experiences as a student.

    43 min

  3. 01/27/2021

    #6 - Humans of New York

    If you're curious about the rest of my story and how I was featured in Humans of New York, listen to this episode. Talking to Brandon and sharing Mami's story was a dream come true, in particular because of how his work inspired mine. If you want to support this show, please consider becoming a patron. For less than $2 a month you can unlock all posts and help me keep this show going. Visit https://www.patreon.com/kansasyoung

    17 min

  4. 12/21/2020 ·  BONUS

    2020 Reflections

    BONUS quick episode. How do you measure success? Everyone has a different answer to that question. I chose to focus on what really matters.  This has been a tough year, but you don't have to go through life alone. Find your people. Thanks again for all of your support. Please keep sharing the episodes with your friends and family. https://www.patreon.com/kansasyoung https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy

    4 min

  5. 12/17/2020

    #5 - Luis Estrada

    Luis Estrada is a community activist and leader. We talked about his biggest influences, the Latinx community in Kansas and in particular Topeka, and so much more. Please check out Luis's podcast: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TopekaRazaTalk/community/ If you want to support this show, please consider becoming a patron. For less than $2 a month you can unlock all posts and help me keep this show going.  Visit https://www.patreon.com/kansasyoung

    1h 2m

  6. 09/17/2020

    #4 Joshua Luttrell

    Joshua Luttrell is running for Shawnee County District Attorney. He's passionate about social justice issues as well as police reform. We talked about his love for music, gun violence, his DUI from a few years ago and a lot more. It's was an honest and heartfelt conversation. If you want to learn more about him, please visit his website at https://voteluttrell.com/ If you want to support this show, please consider becoming a patron. For less than $2 a month you can unlock all posts and help me keep this show going. Visit https://www.patreon.com/kansasyoung

    1h 3m

  7. 05/28/2020

    #3 - Juliet Swedlund

    On today's episode, I spoke with Juliet Swedlund. Juliet is the founder and director of the Topeka Doula Project, a nonprofit offering evidence based doula support to teen mothers, incarcerated and reintegrating mothers, and low-income mothers and their families. You can find out more by visiting www.topekadoula.org If you want to support this show, please consider becoming a patron. For $1.50 a month you can unlock all posts and help me keep this show going. Visit https://www.patreon.com/kansasyoung

    42 min

  8. 05/21/2020

    #2 - Ellie Arilyn Smith

    On today's episode I sat down and talked to songwriter and performer Ellie Arilyn Smith. Our conversation mainly revolved around music, but we also spoke about parenting, mental health and resilience. Ellie opened up about her struggle with depression and the balance of being a single parent and wanting to pursue a music career. You can find her at https://www.facebook.com/ellie.a.smith.7 If you want to support this show, please consider becoming a patron. For $1.50 a month you can unlock all posts and help me keep this show going. Visit https://www.patreon.com/kansasyoung

    54 min

  9. 05/14/2020

    #1 - Martinez Hillard

    Martinez Hillard is a musician and performer and a member of the band Ebony Tusks. We talked about his art and musical influences, but we started the show talking about his community activism, sparked by the shooting of Dominique White. Marty is a good friend of mine and every conversation we have is interesting and insightful.  Please share this  episode to support the show. And if you want to go the extra mile and get an ad free version of future episodes, please visit www.patreon.com/kansasyoung.  Also visit https://learnwithme.substack.com/ to learn about my weekly newsletter.

    1h 20m

  10. TRAILER

    Kansas Young - Trailer

    Kansas Young is  a space to share the stories of young Kansas artists, entrepreneurs and other creators. If you're not familiar with it, please check out the links below. Please subscribe right now to this podcast to be notified when I upload the interviews.  www.kansasyoung.com facebook.com/kansasyoungofficial

    1 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

A weekly conversation with young creators living and working in Kansas. Based on the website and Facebook page.

Information

  • Creator
    Israel Sanchez
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Israel Sanchez
  • Show Website
    Kansas Young