From PBS News Student Reporting Labs, On Our Minds is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast about the teenage experience made by, with, and for teens.

Coming April 16:  On Our Minds Season 5 is a new 8-episode podcast season exploring the theme “who inspires you?” Episodes feature student journalists from across the country in conversation with individuals they look up to — in their local communities and the larger national conversation, like authors Viet Nguyen, Bryan Stevenson, Nic Stone, and Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. Episode one drops on April 16. Learn more here and listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Featured Episodes

It’s OK not to be OK
May 28, 2021 — Season 1
On Our Minds hosts Noah and Zion explore the stigma around mental health and share personal stories about social anxiety and combating panic attacks from teens in Michigan and Texas. This episode includes actress Asia Jackson describing how she copes with anxiety and depression and features tips from adolescent health…

Navigating the journey through race and culture
Jun 29, 2022 — Season 2
In this episode of On Our Minds, Matt and Faiza tackle topics like racism and bigotry and how each can have a negative impact on teen mental health. On Our Minds season one host Zion Williams also makes an appearance to interview writer and comedian Baratunde Thurston about his new…

Does my vote matter?
Sep 4, 2024 — Election 2024
How much power does your vote have? What if you're a conservative and live in a blue state? Or a liberal and live in a red state? Or what if you're from a U.S. territory, like Puerto Rico, and don't have full voting rights?

LGBTQ+ teens on coming out to their immigrant parents
Jun 15, 2022 — Season 2
In this episode, LGBTQ+ teens talk about the unique cultural challenges they face as children of first-generation immigrants of color, and On Our Minds Season One host Noah Konevitch joins Matt to discuss their experiences as LGBTQ+ teens in high school. Click here for this episode’s transcript.

How do you define success?
Jan 10, 2024 — Season 4
What does it mean to succeed at something? What even is “success”? Teens discuss what success means to them, how their definitions differ from their parents, and how the term (while subjective) matters. Click here for this episode’s transcript.

How to manage climate anxiety with activist Sophia Kianni
Apr 3, 2024 — Season 4
Sophia Kianni was the youngest member of the United Nations’s first Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. She talks with Bree and James about why she started an organization dedicated to translating climate information and resources and getting involved with Born This Way Foundation, which helps support youth mental health. Click…

How LeBron James handles stress
Jan 17, 2023 — Season 3
Students at I Promise School in Akron, Ohio interview one of the greatest basketball stars of all time: LeBron James! Watch a longer video of their conversation with LeBron James here.
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