This edition of Youth Beat Radio features many art-related pieces with independent spirits. First, Mad Mike reviews local independent movie theaters. Harrison Sydnor follows with an EcoBeat interview with the independent movie theater The Gateway Film Center. Then Youth Beat contributor Brenden Martin, East High School, shares two of his poems, and Yi-Ann Lii, Ohio State University, shares a creative essay about adjusting to life in Ohio. Anwar Nur, a contributor from Temple University, reviews independent musical artist Aloe Black's album "Good Things." Finally, Youth Beat reporter Bridgette Kreuz sits down with a dance student from Ohio State to learn more about her major.