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

In this podcast, Zainab asks the question, how do different generations react to slang words. Zainab interviews a series of adults with slang terms that teens use. She asks the adults what they think a word means. After their responses, she reveals the meaning. Maybe they will come to an understanding of why teens need to have a generational “hidden language”, well at least they’ll have fun along the way. This was inspired by an article about James Calahan in his glossary of slang terms with students.

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: Will High School Clique? (James + Landen + Sarah)

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

James, Landen and Sarah have a social experiment. They have watched so many movies and tv shows and have asked the question, why do some schools have a class where everyone hangs out and why do others have small cliques? They decide that this year as 8th graders, they want to crack through this topic and find out where the class of 2028 is heading. What will the trajectory be of our high school experience?

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: 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…

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: 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)

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: 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)

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: 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)

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: 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)

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: 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?

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: 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.

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: 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.

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: 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.

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: Hopes, Dreams, and Everything In-between (Austin & Aanya)

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

What if we were to post a series of short questions in a google form to our 8th grade class about future careers? What would their responses tell us about our generation? In this podcast, we explore the results and maybe paint a picture of what the future holds. of Hopes, Dreams, and Everything In-Between.

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: Grappling Girlhood (Ava & Zara)

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

In this episode of Girls Got This, we sit down with a group of girls that range from 6th-8th grade. In other words, middle schoolers. In this episode we ask them about their pressures and experiences. We listen and we question, do girls feel a certain way about these pressures? Also, what’s fun about being a teenage girl? Maybe their answers will be different, or maybe they will be similar. We’ll find out.

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: You Can’t Go Home to TV Again (Jimin & Nazeef)

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

Jimin and Nazeef would like to explore their favorite shows when they were little and compare them to their shows now. What would it be like to rewatch something that they loved as children? Does nostalgia play a big enough factor to keep their love of older television alive?

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: Dungeons & Decisions (Claude & Blake)

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

In this podcast, Claud & Blake explore Dungeons and Dragons. We have always wanted to play D&D but truthfully don’t know where to begin. So what better way than to talk with people and get an understanding of how it works and why we might want to play. So grab your blank character sheet and D20 because on this podcast it’s all about Dungeons and Dragons!

This episode includes interviews with Mr. Heit, Mr. Orlep, and Ms. Vescio from Herricks Middle School.

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: Daily Dose of Current Events (Prithav)

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

A dose of some of the latest news. Not to mention, it's also completely devoid of all the things that make current events boring.

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 Loathe of Reading (Daniel & James)

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

Why do some students enjoy reading and others lose that love? We sit down to discuss it all and maybe we can come to an understanding of why reading is different for each person.

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: Behind The Pixels (Tobey, Ethan, & Isaac)

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

At the end of the day, why does a back story of a character matter in a video game? What keeps you coming back ? Just maybe, video games are more than a mindless waste of time.

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 Statistic Isn't a Story (Jessalynne)

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

Jessalynne lost her mom at the start of COVID cases in NY. In the midst of this, she moved from Queens to Long Island to attend Herricks School District. This is an honest and raw retelling of her loss to spread awareness of COVID and the loss of a parent to spread awareness.

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.