Youth Radio Podcast: Early Onset Puberty
Brandon McFarland on Wednesday, May. 15th
Today on the youth radio podcast, Youth Radio reporters share notes from a story in progress about early onset puberty and how it’s effecting puberty education.
Music Video of the Week: Queens of the Stone Age – “Kalopsia”
Brandon McFarland on Tuesday, May. 14th
Queens of the Stone Age recently released an animated short to their new song “Kalopsia” which is defined in the beginning of the short as “a condition where things appear more beautiful than they are.” The visuals follow a monster with glowing eyes behind a happy clown mask frolicking through the street destroying people with one touch. According to Pitchfork, the animated video was directed by UK artist Boneface, who also designed the album’s artwork.
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Youth Radio Podcast: A High School’s Hard Lesson
Brandon McFarland on Friday, May. 10th
Today, on the Youth Radio podcast, high school students in Oakland team up with the city’s safety agencies to set up an elaborate staged drunk driving accident on the high school’s campus. But when a violent death is staged to teach a lesson, can it do more harm than good to teenagers?
Music Video of the Week: Turnup Twinz – “Ratchet, Turnup, Molly”
Brandon McFarland on Tuesday, May. 7th
The crew at New York radio station Hot97 have officially dropped the spoof video that lays the casket in the ground for the widely popular terms “ratchet”, “molly”, “turnup”, “twerk” and “yolo”.
Actor, director and occasional Funny or Die contributor Michael Ratner hallucinates that he’s at a pool party hosted by radio personalities Peter Rosenberg (a.k.a. Lil’ YOLO) and Cipha Sounds (a.k.a Swag Snacks).
Join the discussion on Twitter with (@turnstylenews)
Music Video of the Week: The White Mandingos – “Mandingo Rally”
Brandon McFarland on Wednesday, May. 1st
The White Mandingos (rapper MURS, hip hop historian Sacha Jenkins and Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains) recently dropped the video for their latest single, “Mandingo Rally” directed by Kellen Dengler.
The video shows frontman MURS walking through the city enacting three extreme stereotypes of black people — one for each verse of the song.
Here’s what he had to say about it:
“Being a backpack/conscious rapper I am often asked my opinion on ‘the state of hip hop’ or the ‘state of the world’ and rarely do I give my personal opinion. Well, this is it, raw, stream of consciousness. The music really dictated the mood. It’s a Bad Brains sample and it simply doesn’t get any rawer than that. And the video is just as raw. And should anyone take offense. Fuck em all”
- Murs
The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me hits stores on June 11th via Fat Beats Records.
Youth Radio Podcast: Immigration (Continued)
Brandon McFarland on Wednesday, May. 1st
Today on the Youth Radio podcast, a growing project at the University of California at Berkeley helping undocumented students apply for legal status. Also a group of fourth graders are getting a crash course in immigration reform, after their classmate was deported.
Youth Radio Podcast: Is the Suspension Method Failing Students?
Brandon McFarland on Thursday, Apr. 25th
This week on the Youth Radio podcast, a study from Johns Hopkins University may show that a common method for reforming students is really holding them back. Youth Radio reporter Robyn Gee discusses that study, and her profile of a teacher who did everything she could to keep her elementary school students from being kicked out.
Youth Radio Podcast: Unorthodox Views On Guns From Rapper Roach Gigz
Brandon McFarland on Wednesday, Apr. 17th
On this week’s podcast, San Francisco rapper Roach Gigz discusses why he doesn’t like guns, even though he owns a gun himself.
Youth Radio Podcast: Are Rappers Ignorant About What Constitutes Rape?
Brandon McFarland on Wednesday, Apr. 10th
On this episode of the Youth Radio podcast, we talk with music writer Julianne Escobedo Shepherd about rapper Rick Ross’s now infamous “date rape” lyric.
Youth Radio Podcast: Teen Depression
Brandon McFarland on Wednesday, Apr. 3rd
Today on the Youth Radio podcast, we talk to a mental health advocacy organization for teens suffering with mental illness about whether there is a link between gun violence and mental illness. Also, a former Youth Radio reporter reflects on her experience as a teenage manic depressant.
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