Keeping Up With Gen Z
Keeping Up With Gen Z
SNFL Teen Center
Keeping Up With Gen Z is a podcast hosted by teens for teens where we discuss what is currently trending or a topic that is important to us. We shed light on topics like woke culture, pop culture, school, voting, and more! With a space where our opinions are valued, this podcast helps to set the precedent for a focus on younger voices. Episodes are recorded at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Teen Center recording studio with the assistance and coaching of library staff.
Keeping Up With Gen-Z: Special Teen Reading Ambassador Episode
Kaelin and Rhianny are taking the holiday season off, so we had Bryan and Angelina from our Teen Reading Ambassador program fill in! Bryan and Angelina interviewed two professional audio book narrators, Gail Shalan and Andre Santana.  For more information on the Audio Publishers Association please visit: https://www.audiopub.org/a-look-into 
Dec 21, 2023
44 min
Keeping Up With Gen-Z: Thanksgiving
Kaelin and Rhianny discuss the most overlooked holiday of the year, Thanksgiving! As well as a recap of our Teen Takeover Halloween event. 
Nov 16, 2023
26 min
Keeping Up With Gen-Z: Halloween
It's the spooky season and Kaelin and Rhianny are talking all things Halloween.
Oct 11, 2023
37 min
Keeping Up With Gen-Z: Back To School
Incumbant host Kaelin and new host Rhianny talk about going back to school! 
Sep 18, 2023
38 min
Episode 19: Teens Take The Met
Join hosts Kaelin and Yariana as they embark on an exhilarating adventure at the much-anticipated Teens Take The Met event. In this special episode, Kaelin and Yariana connect with teenagers from diverse backgrounds, exploring their perspectives on art, culture, and the pressing issues shaping their generation
Jul 6, 2023
25 min
Episode 17: Spotify Wrapped is Back and Calling Everybody Out / Straight Romance Needs to Get its Act Together
Spotify Wrapped is back right before December (weird, I know) and Kaelin and Alex’s musical taste had layers according to Spotify. They discuss their top 5 genres and top songs. Alex and Kaelin both agree that straight romance has been spiraling down the drain as of late and they give their opinions on why LGBTQ+ romances slay so much harder.
Jan 4, 2023
32 min
Episode 16: A Couple of Coin-Carrying Conneticats on Connecticut and College
Kaelin is out (for this episode). Alex is still in, and joined by guest, friend and frequent patron of the Teen Center, Johann (any pronouns). The two Conneticats talk about their recent parent-free trips to Connecticut. Both give their very comical experiences of the state and their takeaway from the trips. Then they discuss the racism, cultural appropriation of black culture, and the new K-pop group CocaNButter.
Dec 14, 2022
37 min
Episode 15: Vlad from Hotel Transylvania is 7 feet tall / Idioms and Microaggressions
The teens talk about their plans for October (come to the Teen Takeover!) and their recent fancies. Kaelin’s planning a Hotel Transylvania group costume with their friends (yes including baby Johnny). Kaelin and Alex are in agreement that idioms need to make a serious comeback (starting with “heard it through the grapevine”). Then they close it out with a brief detailing of the non-exaggerated microaggressions experienced by a black teen in NYC.
Oct 12, 2022
37 min
Episode 14: Maraschino Cherries / The Lard of Chocolate (with Angela Yee!)
Kaelin and Alex have a special guest, Angela Yee! In conversation with Angela, they discover her opinions on Arizona teas, TV shows that she’s into, her candy preferences, as well as her role as the first NYPL ambassador and her thoughts on entrepreneurship.
Sep 28, 2022
37 min
Episode 13: Giblets vs. Jibbitz / Back To School…Yaaaay.
Alex just got some Crocs, and talks about how croc charms (jibbitz) are ridiculously expensive. Kaelin speaks on their opinion about Crocs (which isn’t bad, they promise)! It’s September, and school is right around the corner and neither of them is excited. Kaelin also shares their current celebrity fixation.
Sep 14, 2022
34 min
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