NPR Challenge: We Have a Swim Team? (Ashley)

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

In this podcast, Ashley deals with the hard reality that swimming just doesn’t get the same love as other sports. Regardless of successes, some people either don’t realize that a team exists or don’t even realize it’s a sport that people actually do. Either way, Ashley wants to get to the bottom of this with her fellow swimmers, boys / girls team, her coach and her family who also swims.

This podcast was recorded in Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: A Hero's Journey (Maya)

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

In recent years there has been a lot of controversy with famous individuals and statues of historical figures that have come under question. What if I took a similar lens to think about some of the most famous Marvel & DC superheroes. What classifies one? Should any one character truly be a superhero? In the words of batman… “Because he's the hero Gotham needs, but not the one it deserves right now" In this podcast I will uncover the true meaning of a hero…If there truly is such a thing…

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: Seattle Magic (Jessia & Abby)

Two students find out that they both have been doing a rewatch of Grey's Anatomy. The show started before they were born and just keeps going. Some characters have flat lined and others have moved on to other things. What have our experiences of diseased characters said about the show? How does the show continue to live on for so long?

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: Media Lost N’ Found (Aditya)

Aditya digs into how certain types of media can just kind of vanish from existence. There are places like the internet archive and even now google has removed website cache’s. Let’s dig into what this means for historians. Does this turn into revisionist history?

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: Trying to Not Hate on Taylor Swift (Laynie and Maya)

On this special episode of Pop vs Rock Podcast, we look back on the songs that have so much meaning to us. Did we change our opinion of music from the time we spent together making playlists for one-another?  (Can a Taylor Swift fan and Rock Music fan find a happy medium?)

Links

Pop vs Rock Playlist for this episode:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2r8sCI4YuAHZJtvlMwWoKE?si=KXRKXn7LT66ixiESoQpKPA&pi=u-XeVylew-RxqV&authuser=0&nd=1&dlsi=9ca0ed8cb79641e3

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: The Right Questions (Alex & Jay)

We interview students to get to know them. We change it up on this episode of Podtalk and have our interviewees tell us what question we should ask them. If we wanted to get to know people better, what questions SHOULD WE be asking?

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: Part-time Egyptian (AyaSophia)

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

Did you ever wonder what it’s like for someone to have two homes? In this podcast, I explore and share what it’s like to have a strong cultural attachment to both Egypt and living in the US. Listen as I speak to my mom, my stepdad and my grandmother as I explore what it’s like being a Part-time Egyptian. We will finally answer the long awaited question– Does a person have to choose one culture or can they be a mix?

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: What is the perfect getaway? (Lauren + Reva)

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

Each episode we will pick one place and talk about it. We ask each other questions about the place. We ask questions like what was your favorite part, who did you go with, why do you like that place and what was your favorite memory? We share our best thoughts and memories about our place and some negatives. This episode is a New Yorker's perspective of visiting New Jersey.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: MMA Rewind (Jason & Kyle)

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

In this special podcast, we look back at our experiences with MMA including when we started, what we remember about our early days, and a lot more. We hope you find this podcast entertaining and you will watch more of our episodes.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NPR Challenge: Solo Match (Yucheng)

(This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2024 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 5th-8th Grade Competition)

What is it like training for MMA fighting? How would a person train for this type of sport? Yucheng explains first hand the intensity and aspects of MMA in Solo Match.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.