29 episodes

The Next Louisville project is a collaboration between WFPL News and the Community Foundation of Louisville. In 2019, WFPL is highlighting youth voices—telling the stories of kids, teenagers and young adults in our community.

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The Next Louisville project is a collaboration between WFPL News and the Community Foundation of Louisville. In 2019, WFPL is highlighting youth voices—telling the stories of kids, teenagers and young adults in our community.

    The Next Louisville: Youth Talk Environment

    The Next Louisville: Youth Talk Environment

    This is the fifth of several youth talk shows WFPL has planned as part of The Next Louisville, supported by the Community Foundation of Louisville and WE Day Kentucky. In it, students Fernanda Scharfenberger, Bayley Amburgey, Scotty Monteith and Nia Douglas talk about the environment, climate activism and what they'd like to see politicians do to address the climate crisis.
    This conversation was part of the Next Louisville, which is supported by the Community Foundation of Louisville and WE Day Kentucky...and by you! Click here to support our work.

    • 28 min
    The Next Louisville: Youth Talk Education

    The Next Louisville: Youth Talk Education

    This is the fourth of several youth talk shows WFPL has planned as part of The Next Louisville, supported by the Community Foundation of Louisville and WE Day Kentucky. In it, students Zina Alyasseri, Zainab Alyasseri, Sean Waddell and Tyce Hall talk education: what they think about what they’ve learned in schools, which teachers have gone above and beyond and where they feel the local education system has room for improvement.
    This conversation was part of the Next Louisville, which is supported by the Community Foundation of Louisville and WE Day Kentucky...and by you! Click here to support our work. +

    • 49 min
    The Next Louisville: Youth Talk Mental Health

    The Next Louisville: Youth Talk Mental Health

    This is the third of several youth talk shows WFPL has planned as part of The Next Louisville; it features two youth from our community talking about mental health.

    • 29 min
    The Next Louisville: Diving Deeper Into Young Adult Homelessness

    The Next Louisville: Diving Deeper Into Young Adult Homelessness

    We wanted to talk more about some of the issues raised in our recent story about youth homelessness, so we convened a panel for a discussion in front of a studio audience.

    • 42 min
    The Next Louisville: For Vulnerable Young Adults, Ending Homelessness Requires Dedicated Effort

    The Next Louisville: For Vulnerable Young Adults, Ending Homelessness Requires Dedicated Effort

    The complicated years between age 18 and 22 are a transformative time for many young adults. For those experiencing homelessness, it's especially challenging.

    • 9 min
    The Next Louisville: This Young Guatemalan Immigrant's Story Is Uniquely Louisville

    The Next Louisville: This Young Guatemalan Immigrant's Story Is Uniquely Louisville

    What was your first job? For this young Guatemalan immigrant, it was tending horses on the backside of Churchill Downs.

    • 5 min

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