“Detroit is a city of 700,000 stories”: Alex B. Hill’s map quest in the Motor City
Teen People
01/09/22
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Welcome to season two of Teen People, the podcast where I interview people who were in Teen People magazine. The podcast was inspired by my teenage collection of Teen Peoples, which I rediscovered a few years ago. Teen People magazine featured their readers throughout every issue, and published their full names, ages and locations—which makes them really Google-able today. As I flipped through these old magazines, I realized these kids were my age, or older. "Where are they now?", I wondered. In season one, I spoke with authors, teachers, artists, and journalists. Even a former politician. All were in Teen People magazine as young, high achievers; interns; models; and contributing writers. This season begins with a conversation with Alex B. Hill. Alex was 17 when Teen People honoured him for his charitable work, in 2005. By that time, he’d raised $70,000 USD for medical supplies in Uganda, including an ambulance serving 140,000 people across 62 communities. Alex is now based in Detroit, Michigan, where he has worked for the Detroit Health Department as an epidemiologist and data and design coordinator. Alex has a BA in international relations, and an MA in medical anthropology. He is currently working on a PhD at Wayne State University, where he also works as a Geographic Information Systems Director, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and the Department of Public Health. Alex spoke with me in the spring of 2021, and began by telling me about his charity, which landed him on Teen People magazine’s list of Teens Who Will Change the World. Podcast notes: Find Alex's work here: https://alexbhill.org And buy his book, Detroit in 50 Maps: https://beltpublishing.com/products/detroit-in-50-maps Find Teen People podcast on Twitter and Instagram: [at] teenpeoplepod And check out my Tumblr page: https://teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com/post/672928165927256064/s2e1alex Intro music: by lesfm on Pixabay Outro music: © Anna Soper Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.
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Coming up on season two!
November 27, 2021
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The next season of Teen People podcast is coming soon! I interview real people who were in Teen People magazine as young adults.
This season, I speak with:
Jaya Saxena, Senior Writer, Eater
Alex Hill, GIS Director and Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University
Gennie Gorback, Early Childhood Educator and President of the California Kindergarten Association
Kerisha Harris, corporate communications professional
Frankie Thomas, Columnist, The Paris Review
They share their memories of Teen People magazine, the advice they'd give their teenage selves, and how they're changing the world!
Where are they now? Find Teen People wherever you get your podcasts!
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Mr. Maroney goes to Washington
January 16, 2022
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Who had Bush v. Gore in a Teen People debate on their Y2K bingo card? Padraic Maroney is a writer and marketing professional from upstate New York. After moving to Philadelphia as a teenager, he created content for The Bucks County Courier Times’ 'Reality' section, written by local teens. This led to an opportunity as a Teen People Trendspotter, as well as an internship in New York. Twenty years later, Padraic has published an unauthorized, behind-the-scenes tale of the making of the Scream franchise, and is now preparing another book on the Saw series from the early-mid 2000s. He began by telling me about Teen People magazine’s unsuccessful attempt to get George W. Bush and Al Gore together, on stage, in a Teen People-sponsored debate on youth issues, during Election 2000. Could that debate have changed the course of history?? Probably not, but we’ll never know, will we? Here’s Padraic’s story. Podcast notes: Padraic’s book, 'It All Began With a Scream': https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58866004-it-all-began-with-a-scream Padraic's Twitter: [at] padraicjacob Find me on Twitter and Instagram at teenpeoplepod, and have a listen to my interviews with Zena Burns and Kelly McWilliams in season one of Teen People podcast. Credits: President Clinton's Remarks Regarding Columbine HS Shooting (1999) courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: Fighter [No Vocals] - punk rock by ohhgeeeznotagain on Pixabay Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.
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