WCRS Podcast - youthbeat

"Green Chucks" talks with OSU English major Katherine Radford about the Star 2 book drive sponsored by Sigma Tao Delta, an English Honor Society. Star 2 is a homeless shelter for youth ages 14-24 in Columbus. The book drive was started to create a library to empower teens to read and pursue education. Also featured in this show are poetry readings from students at St. Francis DeSales High School.

"Green Chucks" sits down with a career counselor to get tips on how to interview, what to wear to an interview, and how to answer tough interview questions like "Why should we hire you?"

"Green Chucks" talks with two Ohio State University students, Sarah Lenkay and Kristin Arnold, about their experiences at the Ohio Powershift conference. Powershift is an international youth movement to end our nation's dependency on fossil fuels and to promote cleaner energy alternatives such as wind power and solar energy. Sarah talks about what inspired her at the conference and why the Ohio Lieutenant governor was booed by students! Kristin talks about Powershift from an organizer's perspective. She organized a group of students to attend the conference and led small group "breakout" sessions. Both Sarah and Kristin talk about how people can become involved in the Powershift movement in Columbus, Ohio.

"Green Chucks" interviews Kyle Amore about his experiences as a camp counselor for Camp Fire USA's Rural Alaska. This program is unique because the camp counselors go to the kids; more specifically the camp counselors are flown to each native village where they conduct the camp. The program focuses on water safety and cold-water survival instruction. They provide swimming lessons and day camp activities to children and teens living in native communities. Kyle talks about the differences in cultures and life perspectives of native Alaskans and Americans. He also talked about his own culture shock and what he has gained from the experience.