To The People

2020 has been one stressful year. In episode 05 of To The People, we’re joined by Rhea Wolfram, a 101-year-old educator and friend of YTTP who counteracts stress by building community. Born into the 1918 flu pandemic, she’s seen her fair share of wars, elections, and community building. In conversation with her 23-year-old friend and mentee, Megan Burke, Rhea says that community comes down to being connected with other people. Before that, Laura Cline, YTTP’s Director of Education, comes on to talk all things skin stress—what it looks like, where it comes from, and how to manage it.

We at YTTP hope you love this special episode as much as we do. That’s a wrap on season 00, y’all. We’ll catch you right here in the new year, for season 01—and we’re so ready for it!

To The People Podcast is a production of YTTP Studios. Find us online at @youthtothepeople or youthtothepeople.com. This episode was hosted by Alyssa Shapiro, co-produced by Megan Burke, Manna Zel + Alyssa Shapiro, and edited by Manna Zel.

America has a wellness problem. And just like the concept of wellness, the lack of it is layered. Wellness requires rest, clean water, movement, community, care, and nutrition—things that have become privileges, when they really should be rights. Access to nourishment of all kinds is vital for wellness, and today, on To The People, you’ll meet a few of our friends who are dedicating themselves to bringing wellness to their communities.

Luis Mota volunteers with Alma Backyard Farms, a nonprofit that grows and distributes fresh, healthy foods in neighborhoods around Los Angeles and provides urban agriculture training to people who were formerly incarcerated. Then, you’ll hear from Aabi Abdun-Nafi, an organizer and yoga instructor who leads free yoga classes at Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC—and recorded a restorative yoga flow exclusively for Youth To The People. + Joe Cloyes, co-founder of YTTP, stops by to talk about skin health—and how it starts within.

To The People Podcast is a production of YTTP Studios. Find us online at @youthtothepeople or youthtothepeople.com. To learn more about, or to get involved with, Alma Backyard Farms, visit them at almabackyardfarms.com. To learn more about Occupy DC, follow them on Instagram at @occupydc202. This episode was hosted by Alyssa Shapiro, co-produced by Manna Zel + Alyssa Shapiro, and edited by Manna Zel.

What does it mean to Dream Beyond™? At YTTP, we’re always asking this—especially as we gear up for a U.S. general election in which record-breaking numbers of women are running for office. In episode 03 of To The People, we’re highlighting a few members of the YTTP fam who are working to build up other women + femmes, increase their representation, and ensure their equitable futures. Get ready to meet American aesthetics pioneer Eva Friederichs through her grandsons and YTTP co-founders Greg Gonzalez and Joe Cloyes; Deja Foxx, founder of GenZ Girl Gang; and Erin Loos Cutraro, founder of She Should Run.

To The People Podcast is a production of YTTP Studios. Find us online at @youthtothepeople or youthtothepeople.com. You can learn more about GenZ Girl Gang at genzgirlgang.com—and follow Deja online at @dejafoxx. For information and to get involved with She Should Run, one of YTTP’s voting partners, visit sheshouldrun.org. This episode was hosted by Alyssa Shapiro, co-produced by Manna Zel + Alyssa Shapiro, and edited by Manna Zel.

In episode 02 of To The People Podcast, you’ll meet Céline Semaan—designer, writer, advocate, and founder of the non-profit Slow Factory Foundation. In conversation with host Alyssa Shapiro, YTTP’s Editorial + Special Projects Director, Céline drops some knowledge on the importance of open education, decolonizing education, being involved in your community, and knowing who you are. And before Alyssa and Céline speak, YTTP’s Director of Education, Laura Cline, joins the podcast to talk clean skincare and answer the biggest skincare question of the season: how to adapt your skincare for fall, no matter your skin type.

This podcast is a production of YTTP Studios. Find us online at @youthtothepeople or youthtothepeople.com. To learn more about Slow Factory, visit slowfactory.foundation. To The People is edited by Manna Zel and co-produced by Manna Zel + Alyssa Shapiro.

In the first episode of To The People Podcast, host Alyssa Shapiro—YTTP’s Editorial + Special Projects Director—is joined by Deun Ivory, multidisciplinary artist and founder of the nonprofit The Body: A Home For Love. But before that, YTTP co-founder Greg Gonzalez stops by to talk YTTP’s origin story and what it’s like to grow up in a skincare family.

To The People Podcast is a production of YTTP Studios. Find us online at @youthtothepeople or youthtothepeople.com. To learn more about The Body: A Home For Love, visit thebodyahomeforlove.org. To The People is edited by Manna Zel and co-produced by Manna Zel + Alyssa Shapiro.

In the first collection of To The People Podcast, host Alyssa Shapiro, Editorial + Special Project Director, meets virtually with changemakers, visionaries, and friends of the brand to discuss community, wellness, and advocacy—and what it means to Dream Beyond™. The conversations go deep: from healing trauma through joy, to decolonizing education, to building community.

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