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Sydney King and Michaela Shunney, two 19-year-olds, have important conversations about childhood and teenage culture. This podcast is featured on both Spotify and the East Greenwich Academy Foundation Facebook page, where you can watch live videos. Big Thanks to the ASAPP organization and EGAF for sponsoring this podcast. Season 2 and 3 Art by Anna DeCesare

Michaela Shunney


    • Aug 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Melodrama

    Melodrama: Season 4 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 2:42


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back with the fourth season of Melodrama. Big thanks to the East Greenwich Academy Foundation for sponsoring this project.

    Melodrama: Fear, Uncertainty, and Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 15:32


    In the first episode of season four, Sydney and Michaela address how fear is two-dimensional, and how you can't let uncertainty control your life.

    Melodrama: Acceptance and Autographs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 15:58


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back again for this week's episode on acceptance. They focus on self-acceptance as well as the spectrum of acceptance from others and both quote some interesting people such as Sydney's mom and Immanuel Kant.

    Melodrama: Independence (We Went to College)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 16:34


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back again to continue the third season of Melodrama with their episode about independence. They talk about their first year of college experience and how important it is to have a support system.

    Melodrama: Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 11:33


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back after taking a summer break and talking about healing. How to start and work on healing yourself and how to be supportive for other people who are going through a healing process.

    Melodrama: Moving On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 11:15


    Sydney and Michaela have just graduated high school and talk about moving on from big moments in life. 

    Melodrama: Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 12:25


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back again with Season 3 of Melodrama. They start off this season by addressing transitions in life and how to reflect on your lack of control with change. 

    Melodrama: Sydney's Interview and The Writing on The Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 17:27


    In the last episode of season 3, Michaela Shunney interviews Sydney King about the influential people in her life, advice she would give to her younger self, and how she has changed as a person since starting Melodrama. 

    Melodrama: Michaela's Interview and How Ice Cream Can Change Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 15:26


    Season two comes to a close with Sydney interviewing Michaela about why she is involved with Melodrama and personal advice she would give.

    Melodrama: New Year, Same Me (w/Jadyn Cicerchia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 15:43


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back for a 2022 episode with their special guest Jadyn! They address the negatives and positives of news years resolutions and how they affect self-love. 

    Melodrama: Labels Don't Define You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 10:20


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about labels and how judgement should not affect your self esteem.

    Melodrama: It's Okay to Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 10:54


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about the mentality "I don't care" and how feelings can reflect back on the people and passions you have in life. 

    Melodrama: You Are Not a Piece of Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 12:31


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back to talk about the dehumanizing college admissions process and treating people like they are human.

    Melodrama: The Ups and Downs of Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 15:18


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about Halloween! They contrast the history behind the holiday to how it's celebrated modern day, and they give their viewpoint on controversial costumes.

    Melodrama: Cancel Culture (w/ Esme Ginsburg)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 14:45


    In this episode, Sydney King and Michaela Shunney invite Esme Ginsburg to share their thoughts on cancel culture and anti-cancel culture.

    Melodrama: Your Present Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 10:31


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about living in the present and why you should be proud of who you are right in this moment.

    Melodrama: Regret is a Vacuum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 13:54


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney end the trio of change, gratitude, and now, regret, with an episode focusing on regrets throughout high school and how to cope with feeling regret.

    Melodrama: Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 11:54


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about the trinity of change, gratitude, and regret. This week they focus on gratitude talking about senior year and experiences, opportunities, and people that inspire them to be grateful.

    Melodrama: Anticipation of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 11:08


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about change in the past, present, and future.

    Melodrama: Self Awareness (Or Lack Of)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 11:36


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back with the first episode of season 2 talking about self-awareness and consequences going into a back in-person senior year.

    Melodrama: Sensitivity Culture and "Dark Humor"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 14:31


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney address the negative culture around being sensitive, and "dark humor" along with why trigger warnings are important. 

    Melodrama: Unplugged 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 29:03


    Sydney and Michaela do a recap of this months Melodrama episodes!

    Melodrama: Mind Your Own Business (But In The Nicest Way Possible)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 11:36


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about why it's important to mind your own business, using grades, and sexuality as an example. They also talk about curiosity vs judgment and how being mindful of others is important.  

    Melodrama: Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 13:41


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney address the recent incident at East Greenwich and talk about the intersection between ignorance and empathy. Happy Pride Month!

    Melodrama Unplugged

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 36:26


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney. the hosts of "Melodrama" on the East Greenwich Academy Foundation Facebook page, go unplugged to go in-depth on each of their episodes. They focus on mental health, specifically, judgment, loneliness, positive mindset, feeling behind, and peer pressure. A great podcast for both students and adults in the EG community. Please visit the East Greenwich Academy Foundation's Facebook page or the @asapprhodeisland Instagram account for more information!

    Melodrama: Judgement Free Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 11:22


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about going back into the workplace and school and how to stop judging other people.

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    Melodrama: Two Lonely Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 11:58


    Sydney and Michaela talk about how isolation and loneliness are being treated as a new issue when people have been lonely all along #explorepage #explore #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #melodrama

    Melodrama: Mindset Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 11:03


    Sydney and Michaela talk about positive and growth mindset! They also address the recent SATs.

    Melodrama: Feeling Like You're Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 12:22


    Sydney and Michaela talk about the unwritten rules of society and how everyone is under pressure to get certain things done at certain times. They also go into depth about the pressures of college.

    Melodrama: Peer Pressure is a Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 11:48


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about peer pressure in terms of drugs and alcohol, as well as grades.

    Melodrama: Learning More About Us.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 14:59


    Sydney and Michaela answer questions asked to them on Instagram with a little twist.

    Melodrama: Self Depreciation Killed the Teenager

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 11:21


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney are back with an episode focusing on self-esteem in both teenagers and parents. They highlight teenagers' connection with social media and how parents view that connection.

    Melodrama: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 6:58


    Sydney King and Michaela Shunney talk about how they met, why all the covers are kid's drawings, and how the name "Melodrama" came to be.

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