Episodes

  • Outed in 8th Grade

    Outed in 8th Grade
    Sep 15 2025
    This inaugural episode of Season 2 explores the social and psychological costs of being outed in middle school by school officials for being queer.
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    11 mins
  • Young People in Transition

    Young People in Transition
    Sep 15 2025
    CWS speaks with two transgender people,Benjamin and Juliette, about their lives and how they have navigated the complex social, psychological, and familial consequences of living transgender lives.
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    17 mins
  • Resilience in Little Rock

    Resilience in Little Rock
    Sep 15 2025
    CWS explores resilience in the face of racial terror by speaking with Dr. Terry Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine, who at fifteen years old volunteered to help desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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    14 mins
  • Music and Mania

    Music and Mania
    Sep 15 2025
    CWS explores the connections between music, mania, and the creative process with Sparni, a talented young musician who lives with Bipolar Disorder.
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    10 mins
  • What’s in a Pronoun?

    What’s in a Pronoun?
    Sep 15 2025
    In this Season 2 conclusion, CWS talks with three young college students about their use of personal pronouns, and how these terms relate to their sense of their own gender and place in the world.
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    10 mins
  • Shedding light on teen suicide and solutions for prevention in the Conversations with Sydney podcast

    Shedding light on teen suicide and solutions for prevention in the Conversations with Sydney podcast
    May 10 2023
    CONVERSATIONS WITH SYDNEY is a solutions-oriented podcast series exploring effective ways for parents, teens, schools, and communities to respond to the ongoing crises of teen mental health and suicide.
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    2 mins
  • Conversations With Sydney Podcast Trailer

    Conversations With Sydney Podcast Trailer
    Apr 28 2023
    CONVERSATIONS WITH SYDNEY is a solutions-oriented podcast series exploring effective ways for parents, teens, schools, and communities to respond to the ongoing crises of teen mental health and suicide.
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    2 mins