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Welcome to the podcast where Black and Brown urban high school students "talk about anything and everything!" The students behind the mic are 11th and 12th graders at Martin Luther King High School in Philly! Hit us up on twitter, the gram, or TikTok @BEO

Students at Martin Luther King High in Philly


    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 206 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Behind the Eyes of Our Youth

    Battlefield of Love: Trying to Understand Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 19:50


    @BEOYouth | Us boys are confused out here! Listen to this episode and let us know what you think! Bonus sound bites at the very end after the music!

    BEOYouth Past & Present: Talking with a founding member

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 17:50


    @BEOYouth | This is year 5. We wanted to talk with someone from year 1, where it all began. So we did. Dr. Flemming called Shane and this is part of that conversation.

    High school students and the challenges entering adulthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 20:21


    Today's episode is all with the students. We didn't have any help from our teachers. Our topic for today was the stress of transitioning into adulthood which branched off into many pretty good topics.

    Our Conversation with School Board Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 49:00


    @BEOYouth | "We interviewed the president and the vice president of the Philadelphia School Board of Education. We asked them some pretty great questions and they gave us some pretty awesome responses. My name is Adrese Hill and this is not an episode you want to miss! I hope you enjoy!"

    What is success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 18:00


    @BEOYouth | Is success having money? Boats? Mental health? Just enough? More than enough? Grades? We have our thoughts...

    Should "illegal immigrants" be deported?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 20:20


    @BEOYouth | Let's get at it! We talk about immigration, race, and who the original illegal immigrants were.

    Do teens have to pay bills to get respect at home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 15:30


    @BEOYouth | ?? It seems like it since they're always saying stuff like, "I pay the bills around here!" or "Until you pay a bill..."

    Looking for Science at King

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 2:25


    Hi, I'm Beyanca! I've never done an experiment in school. I'm going to be talking about the lack of science programs at Martin Luther King High School.

    Thoughts on Our Current President

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 29:00


    @BEOYouth | ...

    Can potential fathers have a say in abortion decisions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 22:59


    @BEOYouth | We're rating this "M" for mature audiences only! Do potential fathers have a say in abortion decisions?

    Stanley Stuck in California

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 6:14


    @BEOYouth | Jonathan sits down to speak with Stanley about his experience being stuck in California as the latest wildfires broke out.

    About the Staff at Martin Luther King High School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 22:01


    @BEOYouth | We have some things to say about the staff here at King!

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    Black Horror Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 14:20


    @BEOYouth | Let's get at it! Are Black horror movies good? Why do Black people in white horror movies die first? Let's discuss TUBI! How did we get on Jake from State Farm?????

    How to maintain frienships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 23:45


    @BEOYouth | We was clowning a little bit on this jawn!! Is friendship different for girls and boys? What about online friends? What if I don't know your birthday?

    Are trans women real women?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 19:50


    @BEOYouth | We discussed this question for today's episode.

    Politics, Money, Voting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 18:00


    @BEOYouth | We didn't plan for this episode to happen. One day we were talking about politics, money, and voting. So Dr. Flemming took out the microphones and we just kept the discussion going.

    One-on-One with Rakin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 19:35


    @BEOYouth | We sat down with Rakin to discuss his vision for King and asked about some of the things he said at the debate.

    One-on-One with Shardae

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 11:51


    @BEOYouth | We sat down with Shardae to ask about some things she said at the debate and to get her vision for the students at King. Adrese joined her later in the discussion.

    Why people hate anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 18:59


    @BEOYouth | This got heated! Do the people who hate anime even watch it?

    Marcellus Williams: We want justice!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 10:59


    @BEOYouth | (strong language in this episode) Marcellus Wiliams was executed by the state of Missouri on Tuesday, September 24th despite evidence that proved his innocence. We talk about Marcellus Williams and other Black people executed by the state.

    Why men should get pregnant

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 19:23


    @BEOYouth | Just listen and tell is what you think!

    Toxic Relationships 24.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 11:31


    @BEOYouth | Other classes talked about it. Now it's our turn and our take! Why do people stay? Advice for how to get outtt!

    The phone policy's kinda stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 6:41


    @BEOYouth | Our first episode is about the school's phone policy and uniform policy

    Syrup on my toast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 15:51


    @BEOYouth | This all started a few weeks ago. We was talking about how everybody can't cook and where we go to eat and all that. Then at the end, Jania gon' say something about sugar in spaghetti! Well, that was it! Here is our episode on strange food combinations!

    Larry Krasner: Prison, Politics, & Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 22:50


    @BEOYouth | We got a chance to sit down and talk with Philly's District Attorney, Larry Krasner. We didn't capture all of what we discussed, but we still got a lot.

    Certain People Can't Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 13:30


    @BEOYouth | We grubbin at everybody crib orrrr?? What about potlucks? Road stops? Hmm. Listen to find out. PLUS, what caused the big argument at the end? There's a part 2 coming...

    Should pads and tampons be free?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 9:35


    @BEOYouth | The discussion got heated at times! Should they be free?

    Who was OJ Simpson?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 3:25


    @BEOYouth | Hi, this is Dr. Flemming. The news broke the morning of April 10th just before this class, the class behind the podcast, started for the day. OJ Simpson had died. Our student body president, Kamar, interrupted the class to be sure I knew. I knew. Understanding the generational gap, I wasn't sure if these students, who were born in 2006 and turning 18 in 2024, more than 40 years after OJ's NFL days and nearly 30 years after the "trial of the century" knew anything about OJ, his career or the trial. So I asked them. "Who was OJ Simpson?"

    Black Girls Missing: Mentally & Culturally

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 6:38


    @BEOYouth | We watched a spoken word performance on YouTube called "Magic Trick" by Chole Carterr. This episode is our response.

    Talking Girls Flag Football with Kajay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 12:11


    @BEOYouth | The Lady Hoyas are 1 and 0 on the season! We talked with Kajay about the game the day after! She's also a fellow BEOYouth podcaster! Let's gooooo!!! | cover photo from Mr. M. Flemming beats by our own Na'im on ig @ njgang_productions

    Are women second-class citizens in America?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 8:29


    @BEOYouth | One says yes, another says no! What are your thoughts? beats by our very own Na'im on ig @ njgang_productions cover art by Black-owned nappy.co website

    Don't racialize Black death in the military

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 5:06


    @BEOYouth | "Who Were The 3 Black U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers Killed in Jordan Drone Strike? Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, 2 Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, were all Georgia natives." ~The Root

    Unfair Treatment Towards Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 15:15


    @BEOYouth | We discuss roles, equal pay, grades, sports, and more! LOTS more! Someone brought up OF! Yikes!

    Black History in Philly Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 5:46


    @BEOYouth | Listen to learn about Julian Francis Abele, Cecil B. Moore, and Guion Bluford!

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    Who chose this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 5:25


    @BEOYouth | We decided to discuss something that many of us didn't want to talk about. beats by Na'im on ig at njgang_productions

    Black History in Philly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 10:00


    @BEOYouth | Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, Caroline LeCount, James Forten and others were Black Philadelphians and important in Black History. In this episode we give you a quick window into some of their lives.

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    After High School, then what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 15:30


    @BEOYouth | We really about to graduate and be in the world for real! Hear what some of our plans are...and are NOT! beats by njgang_productions on the gram

    Vex's Story: Our Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 19:42


    @BEOYouth | Last week Vex told us about how he got shot 10 times and lived to tell the story! The day after that we reflected on what he said and shared some of our thoughts and questions. That's what this episode is all about!

    Vex's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 38:54


    @BEOYouth | EXPLICIT Everybody has a story! Officer Lewis aka Vex, shares his! Zion Bradley aka HOOP4JESUS joins us!

    KARMA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 12:26


    @BEOYouth | Karma. Can it be good? What about in relationships? Let's get at it! Beats by our own Na'im, on ig @ njgang_productions

    The military is for white men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 5:35


    @BEOYouth | (!! some language !!) She came in class and just blurted out, "the military is a white man's job!" Dr. Flemming told her to hold up, pulled out his phone, hit record, and told her to repeat what she said.

    Mask on! Mask OFF!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 4:30


    (some strong language) @BEOYouth | Philly has officially banned ski masks in many public places. Do you agree or disagree? beats by our own Na'im on ig @ njgang_productions

    Ladies, would you propose to your man?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 14:30


    @BEOYouth | Would you, ladies? cover art x @ qualih on ig beats x our own Na'im on ig @ njgang_productions

    New Age Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 13:31


    @BEOYouth | Teen relationships. Public displays of affection in school. Cheating. Listen as we discuss. episode art by nappy.co beats by our own Na'im on ig @njgang_productions

    In Service to Humanity: "I really needed socks!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 4:00


    @BEOYouth | Tenice recalls going to bed cold some nights. "I really needed socks!" This episode is part of a series we're doing called, "In Service to Humanity" Listen as Tenice shares her service and why! beats by our own Na'im on ig @njgang_productions

    Fav Thxgiving dishes | In Service to Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 8:16


    @BEOYouth | We ask the school, "What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish?" | We also officially debut a mini-series we're calling "In Service to Humanity" | Listen all the way through the end as we shout out 3 Black-owned businesses! beats by our own Na'im on ig @ njgang_productions

    In the Crossfire: The Innocents in Gaza and Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 9:15


    @BEOYouth | We have opinions about this too!

    Who gets the aux cord? A music convo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 14:45


    @BEOYouth | Does music have a race? You're on a road trip with the homeys, who gets the aux cord? Thoughts on Doja Cat? Let's chat...

    Accepted to College On Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 7:11


    @BEOYouth | This past week about 30 juniors and seniors toured Manor College in Montgomery County, not too far from our school. Many of our classmates applied to Manor and got acceptances within minutes! Hear our reaction! beats by Na'im on ig @ njgang_productions

    One-on-One with Kamar Hadley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 7:00


    @BEOYouth | Kamar is running for student body president and debated the other candidates on October 30th. Na'im caught up with Kamar to ask some follow-up questions.

    One-on-One with Jarel Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 5:35


    @BEOYouth | Jarel is running for student body president. Na'im sat down with him to follow up on some of his answers at the presidential debate on October 30th. beats by Na'im, on ig @ njgang_productions

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