Celebrating TEEN PEOPLE magazine's 25th anniversary

01/14/23 • 42 min

I don’t think of my podcast as being about TEEN PEOPLE magazine: it’s about my guests, and why they were in TEEN PEOPLE, and what they’re up to now in their 30s and 40s. But January 2023 is the 25th anniversary of TEEN PEOPLE, so I thought I’d celebrate with an episode featuring a few of the guests I’ve interviewed since I started this podcast in the spring of 2020! TEEN PEOPLE was founded in 1998, and was published until 2006. While their bread and butter was celebrities, their heart and soul was “real teen content". Where are these "real teens" now? That's the premise of this podcast. (If you love this idea as much as I do, leave a rating or review!) In the 2000s, content by and for "real people" took off. From Tavi Gevinson's Style Rookie, to reality TV, and Humans of New York, people were hungry for media in which they could see themselves. TEEN PEOPLE helped popularize that trend with their own focus on real teens. (Remember: this was before social media made it possible to reach a global audience with the tap of a button!) This episode features clips from my first two seasons, including interviews with Caron Levis, Gennie Gorback, Robin Knudsen, Zena Burns, Dr. Ben Barry, and James Frankie Thomas. You can find their episodes in seasons one and two of Teen People! Notes: Intro music: RomanBelov on Pixabay Outro music (edited for length): Fog Lake, 'Roswell'. Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0): www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tag me: I'm on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

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The one where we talk about reproductive rights

Jenny Mushkin Goldman was 17 years old when a group of anti-abortion protestors ambushed her high school, in the summer of 1999. TEEN PEOPLE magazine was there to capture the scene, and quoted Jenny in their story, which was published in the December 1999/January 2000 issue. More than two decades later, Jenny shares her thoughts on America's post-Roe future; in a timely examination of protest, radicalization, and the undoing of Roe v. Wade. Key themes: - paid family leave - Election 2016 - feminism and sexism - art history and contemporary art practice - young adulthood - motherhood - family identity and intergenerational trauma - reproductive rights - protest Notes: Learn more about Jenny's curatorial practice on her website: www.kingold.art. Find me on www.annasoper.ca, and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Music, audio and effects: Pixabay (intro music, sound effects) "Why we're here" Northampton Community Television, CC BY 3.0 < www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 >, via Wikimedia Commons "Boston Women's March January 21, 2017" Victor Grigas, CC BY 4.0 < www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 >, via Wikimedia Commons Fog Lake (outro music) Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

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All Star: Amar Shah on Kobe, Shaq, and making an impact

If you spent hours on AOL Instant Messenger, this episode is for you! Amar Shah is a multiple Emmy award-winning writer and producer who got his start on TEEN PEOPLE magazine's News Team! He speaks with me about online friendships, making an impact, and his viral Washington Post essay; on growing up in a real-life Kwik-E-Mart. Digressions: Kobe Shaq The Great Gatsby You've Got Mail The Simpsons Jennifer Love Hewitt The Internet Archive Notes: Find Amar's work here: https://www.amarshahwrites.com Preorder his book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hoop-con-amar-shah/1143424468?ean=9781338840322 And preorder Jennifer Senior's book here: https://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic-editions/#on-grief Find me online at www.annasoper.ca and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. ................ Sounds and music: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Poor, But Happy by HoliznaCC0 CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Snippet of 1999 Neutrogena commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N2YaU1Pfy8 Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.