STEAM Box youth take on the world and this is where we discuss throughout the school year. Check out our Mangu con Salami special in February where youth discuss healthy relationships. Check out our Joyful Rebellion series in May where our youth innovate mental wellness.
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In this episode the STEAM Punks sit down with Carlos Vargas, VP of Community and Government Relations at Navigant Credit Union, to demystify personal finance and plan for the future. Carlos shares his journey growing up on the south side of Providence and explains how his personal mission is simply to "help the 5-year-old me" and support families like his own. Together, the youth dive into…
In this special, chaotic episode of STEAM Box vs! The summer program Steampunks sit down with none other than the Digital Dark Lord himself, Lord Voldemort. Our youth hosts don't hold back, grilling him on everything from his half-muggle heritage to why he famously underestimated Harry Potter. Voldemort opens up about his miserable, sweaty days living as a parasite on the back of Professor…
What does it take to make a living as a recording artist while staying entirely true to yourself? In this episode of the student-led Steam Box podcast, the STEAM Punks host a masterclass in creative resilience with Rhode Island's own Lainey Dionne. Lainey pulls back the curtain on the business of music publishing, detailing how she writes and licenses her songs for hit reality shows like The…
Join the "STEAM Punks" from the ACN summer program for an exciting, behind-the-scenes conversation with animator, storyboard artist, and Lesley University professor Brandon Strathmann . In this episode, Brandon pulls back the curtain on what it is really like to work in professional animation studios, sharing stories from his time doing fast-paced "floater" storyboard retakes for Family Guy ,…
Podcast Description: In episode one of the 2027 season of the STEAM Box podcast, a brand new group of youth Steampunks interview special guest Chris Revill. Chris, known for his *Let's Chat* podcast, shares his journey of starting a podcast as a hobby in 2013 and how the networking opportunities eventually allowed him to leave an 11-year career in healthcare for a job in digital marketing and…
In the season finale of Joyful Rebellion, STEAM Box and the Highlander Charter School STEAM Punks are joined by Abby Katz, a behavioral science researcher from Brown University's School of Public Health. We're ending the season sitting pretty at #1 in the world in education and technology as we go deep into the emotional, biological, and cultural connections we have to our most comforting meals,…
In this episode of The Joyful Rebellion , STEAM Box youth sit down with Highlander Charter School's long-time school psychologist, Miss Dehlia, for an honest and vulnerable conversation about mental health. Turning the tables on the professional, she opens up about her own 20-year journey with therapy, how it helped her navigate trauma related to her mother's alcoholism, and the importance of…
Finding Therapy Outside Therapy: Cozy Games, Toxic Friends, and Teen Mental Health In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Alvaro, a mental health professional and researcher, alongside STEAM Punks from Highlander Charter School. The group tackles the heavy realities facing today’s youth, confronting the alarming statistics that 1 in 9 teens, and over 30% of trans youth, have considered attempting…
In this final episode of the school year with ARISE, we sit down with special guests Dr. Erin Papa and Alicia Pratt from the Coalition for a Multilingual Rhode Island. We discuss the profound ways language shapes our fundamental identity, connects us to our heritage, and builds community. We share powerful personal stories about navigating the stigmas of accents, the erasure that comes with…
STEAM Box and Arise youth sit down with "Tacos," a passionate STEM educator and former contestant on LEGO Masters Season 3. Tacos shares her journey from studying architecture to utilizing LEGO and other hands-on materials to teach structural integrity and problem-solving to students. She opens up about the realities of being a woman in highly competitive STEM fields, offering vital advice to…
