"I just show up." Atiya Jones makes art in Pittsburgh!
Teen People
06/21/20
•49m
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Welcome to episode three of Teen People. My name is Anna Soper, and I am a British-Canadian artist, writer, and librarian in Canada. Today I give you Atiya Jones: funny, outgoing, fashionista. Girl-about-town—until Covid hit—in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Atiya was but a girl in Brooklyn when she worked for Teen People as a Trendspotter—part of a focus group made up of Teen People’s own readers. She appeared in three issues of Teen People, including the one I have, where she was set up on a blind date. (Awkward!) When I contacted her about my podcast she replied, "An interview about one of the greatest periods in my life? Absolutely!" Atiya is a force of nature with a belly-deep laugh and unshakable self-confidence. Find her online at www.atiyajones.com. Currently, she is producing and selling non-medical masks through her website. Ditch that suspiciously-fibreglassy pleated thing you've been wearing and support an independent artisan from Pittsburgh instead! Podcast notes: Find me on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Music: © Anna Soper Black Lives Matter! Donate, educate, celebrate: www.blacklivesmatter.ca www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/black-organizations-anti-racist-groups-canada_ca_5ed57ea1c5b6867b30853e20 www.canadians.org/statement/black-lives-matter www.blacklivesmatter.com Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.
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Bras, boys, and body image: Ashley Canino on Teen People magazine
June 12, 2020
•20m
Ashley Canino was thirteen when she appeared in Teen People. Modelling a pair of very low-rise corduroys, Ashley was part of a fashion editorial called 'Fashion for Every Body'. From "busty" to "boyish", each model was dressed solely according to their measurements. It's an editorial decision that troubles Ashley, who says, "It's part of the reason why magazines like this don't exist anymore." We talk about bras, boys, and body image — all the good stuff. Have a listen! Podcast notes: Ashley Canino is a freelance writer and media research professional who contributes to digital and print publications such as Bedsider and The Riveter Magazine. See her work here: https://ashleycanino.contently.com. Find me on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: © Apple Inc., used on a royalty-free basis. Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.
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Dr. Joe Normandin talks first love, Drag Race, and neuroscience!
August 3, 2020
•49m
Today, I talk with Dr. Joe Normandin, who was in Teen People's October 1999 issue. Joe and his then-partner were featured in an article called 'Happy Together', which profiled young lesbian and gay couples in the United States. This was just twelve months after the murder of Matthew Shepard, a young, openly-gay man in Wyoming. Teen People not only noted this sad anniversary in their October 1999 issue, but provided practical advice on coming out, as a post-script to the article in which Joe appeared. Joe struggled with his sexuality as a teen, but found peace with himself by "nerding it out", and learning about the science of sexuality. Today, Joe’s the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University. I spoke with him over two interviews, during the early weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, and in the wake of intense protest against police violence in America. Notes: Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.
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