Teen Connect
First Thursday of every month, 6:00 - 7:00pm
Teen Connect sees teen hosts explore local to global issues impacting young adults and our community through connections with experts in their respective fields, as well as teens speaking with fellow teens about about the problems and perspectives they are confronting.
Latest Episodes
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Helen Cox welcomes Trinette Singleton, former Principal Dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, one of the world's premier dance companies, to explore how her passion for dance started and persists. -
Helen Cox talks with members of Hopes and Hearts, a nonprofit formed by local teens to support pediatric cancer research. -
Helen Cox sits down with Virginia Kraus, the first PIAA runner to win four straight state championships, to talk about her passion for being a student athlete. -
Helen Cox takes over hosting duties and welcomes Dennis Scholl of the Hellertown Historical Society to talk about the immense value of local history. -
Yashvi Javia and Helen Cox talk with Isavel Mendoza, the winner of the Poetry Out Loud national competition, to talk about his love for poetry and the arts. -
Yashvi Javia welcomes Gayanne Grossman, a physical therapist who specializes in dance medicine, to talk about her journey into and through the growing field. -
Yashvi Javia sits down with James Gill, who carried his passion for computers and coding into a job with a well-known tech company as a high schooler. -
Yashvi Javia talks with State Senator Nikil Saval about his journey to politics, how growing up with immigrant parents shaped his policies, and his recent work. -
Yashvi Javia welcomes Professor Andrew McIntosh to talk about the long history of hip-hop, its reflection of the social issues of the time, and how the genre has evolved. -
Yashvi Javia sits down with Anjali Verma, a self-proclaimed leadership nerd, to talk about her experience being on student council on both a local and national level and the importance of young leadership.
