Room 22

In the Season 6 premiere of the Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Tania Lopez and Jasmine Thompson speak with podcast alumni about their experiences after high school and on the podcast for the 5th anniversary in a 5-part series. Listen as Aidan Lia, a host during the 2024-2025 school year, shares his insights in the first episode of the series.

In the season 6 premiere of the Room 22 podcast, in honor of it being five years since the first episode of season 1, co-hosts Tania Lopez and Jasmine Thompson speak with alumni Aidan Lia, Jenny Marquez, Rikka Dimalanta and Valeria Luquin on their experiences after high school and on the podcast. Listen as they share their insights throughout the episode.

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, host Jenny Marquez and guest co-host Tania Lopez speak with cafeteria worker Jacinto "Jay" Aguila, school nurse Joselito "Jojo" Dalmacio and teacher librarian Alain Cruz about navigating their identities. Listen as they share their insights and experiences throughout the episode.

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, guest co-hosts Tania Lopez and Isabella Tolosa talk with freshman Hadley Williams and another freshman who requested anonymity due to safety concerns about their experiences and perspectives navigating autism. Listen as they share their insights and opinions on autism in honor of Autism Awareness Month.

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, guest co-hosts Tania Lopez and Andrew Pulido discuss with freshman Jennika Vicents, Niya Bowers and senior Delilah Trujillo the recent sexual abuse allegations against labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez made by Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas and labor leader Dolores Huerta. Listen as they share their feelings and perspectives about the legacy of Cesar Chavez. 

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, host Jenny Marquez and guest co-host Tania Lopez speak with Daniel Pearl Magnet High School Student Media student journalists, sophomore Silas Hinkle, junior Louise Gaguet and senior Kaleigh Tapaoan about Student Press Freedom Day. Listen as they share their feelings and perspectives about press freedom in journalism. 

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-host Jenny Marquez is joined by guest co-host Online Editor-in-Chief Tania Lopez as they speak with students and teachers about social media’s new, popular trend: 2016 is the new 2026. Listen to guests librarian Alain Cruz, senior Nemesi Morales and freshman Axel Jimenez discuss their thoughts and experiences with this trend on this episode. 

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, host Jenny Marquez is joined by Opinion Editor Jasmine Thompson and Online Editor-in-Chief Tania Lopez as they speak with speakers and attendees at the National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, navigating journalism through the First Amendment. Listen to guests Journalism Education Association 2025 Impact Award winner Satvika Ramanathan, 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner in General Nonfiction Toluse Olorunnipa, Pulitzer Prize winners in Local Reporting Jessica Gallagher and Alissa Zhu and First Amendment rights advocate Cathy Kuhlmeier speak on this episode about their thoughts and experiences with the First Amendment. 

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, host Jenny Marquez and guest co-host Tania Lopez speak with Class of 2026 seniors as they navigate the college application process. Listen to seniors Sebastian Olfatmanesh, Nemesi Morales and Gabriella Urteaga speak on this episode about their thoughts and experiences throughout the process.

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, guest co-hosts Tania Lopez and Jasmine Thompson speak with senior Serena Elkins and Math and Portuguese teacher Gonçalo Sousa about their thoughts on school shootings in America. Listen as they share their feelings and perspectives about school safety and the impact of school shootings.