
100 episodes

This Teenage Life This Teenage Life
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- Society & Culture
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4.7 • 180 Ratings
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This Teenage Life is a podcast made by teens about their ideas, stories, and unique perspectives in the middle of their own growth as humans. Please feel free to reach out to us at team@thisteenagelife.org, we love hearing from listeners.
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Popularity & Cliques
This Teenage Life has teen contributors from dozens of countries. While we may have different languages and cultures, we've all had the experience of feeling excluded. In this episode, teens from across the world share their reflections on navigating cliques and popularity.
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This Teenage Life's Playlist
After many emails from listeners requesting an episode on music, we've finally made one about the songs we're listening to and what they mean to us. The episode shares our reflections. The link below is the playlist with the tunes:)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2LdkRdV7l4d7dhb91uwRNl?si=256363b25c2b46d9&nd=1 -
Dress Code
When you're in middle or high school, dress code can be a big part of your life. It can free you from thinking about what you have to wear, or it can make you incredibly self-conscious about your body. In this week's episode, we talk about our experiences of dealing with dress codes and how they make us feel.
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How Teachers Can Make Us Feel Safe
Many of us have or want adult in our lives who make us feel safe, seen, and heard. When teachers take the time to get to know us, they often transcend their role as subject guides and become more like life mentors. In this epsiode, we discuss how teachers can be open and make us feel safe while also being professional.
This episode is sponsored by the XQ institute. Check them out at xqsuperschool.org. If you're a student, or even a teacher who may be listening to better understand your students, you can join the conversation at XQ America on social. -
Exploring Feminism & Masculinity
What does it mean to be a feminist? How can men support the feminist movement? Can men be feminists?
In this episode, 17-year-old Stella, explores these questions. She interviews three men about their relationship with feminism and masculinity in an effort to investigate and solidify her own relationship with feminism.
Music Attribution: Spleen & Senegal by Le Chaos Entre Deux Chaises via Creative Commons. -
Hobbies
Hobbies and passion projects are not only fun, they're powerful. They can restore us and serve as outlets for stress relief and creative expression.
In this episode of This Teenage Life we share our diversity of hobbies and how they help us.
If you have any ideas for episodes or just want to reach out and say hi, feel free to email us at team@thisteenagelife.org.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
I love this podcast! It’s so cool and interesting 🤩🤩 I love how it shares teens’ perspectives on varied topics and real world problems! It definitely makes me feel less alone in the world and I listen to this every day. It’s so relaxing 😌It’s also really relatable. Podcast people, you guys RULE, just keep slayyyyiiiing 👑😘💗🪩
Dear sloth girl 10
First please tell your mom about your period. Two I’m assuming you know about pads. Tea helps with the cramps but your gonna be a little emotional. Pms is everything that goes on before or after. Sugar makes your cramps worse and your period longer.
Hey!!!
I need some advice i just got my first period and I missed out on the school videos in elementary school and I can’t talk to anyone about it how do I deal with it!