WNYC's Radio Rookies

10/09/2024

When Natalie Skeete-Somerszaul was 10 years old, her grandmother taught her how to play the steelpan. Now, Natalie spends hours each day practicing the instrument, which helps her connect with her Trinidadian heritage ➡️ https://www.wnyc.org/story/a-brooklyn-teen-connects-to-her-caribbean-roots-through-steelpan

23/07/2024

With three new casinos expected to come to the NYC area, 17-year-old Radio Rookie TaoHeng Chen looks into the root causes of problem gambling and examines the ways gambling addiction affects Asian American communities ➡️

With three new casinos expected to come to the NYC area, 17-year-old TaoHeng Chen looks at the impact of gambling on his community.

27/06/2024

Many prisons and jails across the country have replaced in-person family visits with video visits. Eighteen-year-old Jamila Small is part of a group of teens who want to make sure this doesn’t happen in New York 🎧 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VFEpi9

31/01/2024

We teamed up with NPR's Code Switch to bring you an episode about what happens when private real estate companies get involved in public housing. Tune in to hear 17-year-old Fanta Kaba co-host this episode as she shares her reporting and her family’s NYCHA story.

The New York City Housing Authority is the biggest public housing program in the country. But with limited funding to address billions of dollars of outstanding repairs, NYCHA is turning to a controversial plan to change how public housing operates. Fanta Kaba of WNYC's Radio Rookies brings the stor...