Maddie Yang
Program Host - Youth MediaMaddie Yang is a student in WDIY's Youth Media Program. She is the host of Environmental Minute, providing listeners a glimpse into the world of environmental sustainability. She also is a roating host of the limited series for April 2025, Roots and Resilience. Maddie is a student at Moravian Academy in Bethlehem ('27).
Maddie says she is passionate about the correlation between sustainability and anthropology. At school, she is a leader of the Garden Club and Green Team, and is a member of her school's dance team. She also is the co-founder of a youth-led nonprofit called Food to Flourish that is dedicated to increasing food and nutrition access for her community through a sustainable lens. In her free time, she loves writing, reading, and baking! She is super excited to be a part of the WDIY team and is looking forward to creating more media for the program.
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Maddie Yang emphasizes the importance of educating people, particularly youth, on the environment and the current climate crisis. -
Maddie Yang talks with Jason Grauer of Stone Barns, an organization working to build a sustainable food culture in New York's Hudson Valley. -
Maddie Yang explains the changes humans can make to create cities and neighborhoods that benefit the environment rather than hurting it. -
Maddie Yang is joined by Rich Odell, chairman of Circle of Blue, a neutral voice on the issue of water and how it affects communities globally. -
Maddie Yang discusses biomimicry, a field that encourages us to embrace the perfection of what nature created and use it as a roadmap. -
Maddie Yang talks about the rich contributions to the land made by Native Americans and Alaska Native communities, and what that history can teach us. -
Maddie Yang welcomes Arash Ghale from the Rodale Institute to explore organic and regenerative agriculture and Rodale's work worldwide. -
Maddie Yang explores the waste created by unwanted gifts every holiday season, and compares it to the story The Giving Tree. -
Maddie Yang talks with Katelynn Frey of the NCC East 40 about their efforts to connect with the community while promoting culture and sustainability. -
Maddie Yang talks about the Gaia Theory and its definition of Earth as a self-regulating system.
