What School You Went?

What School You Went?

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What School You Went? episodes

  • Hawai‘i’s B-52 Roaches (with John Baraquio)

    They’re ruthless, merciless and seem to enjoy scaring the bejesus out of people. The flying B-52 is also a fierce baby maker – but is no match for this exterminator.

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    31 min
  • The Risks and Rewards of Sports Officiating (with Tom Yoshida)

    Insults, threats and physical abuse, a few of the sad risks sports officials face. Hawai‘i Sports Official Hall-of-Famer Tom Yoshida tells us why the rewards outweigh the risks.

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    36 min
  • Hawai‘i FoundHer (with Darien Siguenza)

    The search is over for an organization that economically empowers culturally driven, ethically conscious, women-led businesses. How Darien Siguenza helps Hawai‘i FoundHer.

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    24 min
  • A Young Man with a Purpose (with Sterling Higa)

    Sterling Higa is young man with a purpose who has a clear vision of Hawai‘i’s future – and like EF Hutton, when he talks, people listen.

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    47 min
  • Peace on Your Wings (with Jenny Taira and Laurie Rubin)

    Meet the creative minds behind a moving musical, a true story of 12-year-old Hiroshima atomic bomb victim who folded 1,000 paper cranes for peace before passing away.

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    33 min
  • The Baby Toon (with Cassidy Crowley)

    Eight years ago, Cassidy Crowley captured the attention of a land shark when she was only 7-years-old. How that experience turned her into an extremely successful business owner.

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    28 min
  • Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Distinguished Young Woman (with Madison Iwashita)

    Since 1958, 780,000 young women have competed in this prestigious program but only a few have won this “Distinguished Award.” We’ll meet a local girl who owns that title in 2024.

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    28 min
  • Freshwater Czar (with Jeremy Kimura)

    Without freshwater, there are no rivers, streams and underground aquifers, and without freshwater, there is no life. Jeremy Kimura refuses to let that happen in Hawaiʻi.

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    33 min
  • Jimmy “Da Geek” Bender

    You can catch this Geek on morning radio alongside Michael W. Perry, at midday with a couple of other Poor Sports or on Spectrum OC16…catch him if you can.

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    30 min
  • DJ Chicken Jerky (with Ella Wong)

    Eleven-year-old Ella Wong found her groove in the music world and now has a beat on the local DJ scene. She also happens to have one of the coolest stage names in town…

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    40 min

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A PBS Hawai‘i podcast that explores Hawaiʻi's local cultures, communities and relationships – that help shape our identity. PBS Hawaiʻi President and CEO Ron Mizutani hosts a weekly conversation with…