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Teen PeopleThis is history: Colette Shade on Y2KMy favourite book about the internet is by the Canadian author Douglas Coupland. In his 2014 book, Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-Lucent, Coupland asks, “Where did the sense of invention go—the sense of futurity—the sense that by working in tech, you were somehow building a better tomorrow, a smarter tomorrow, a more democratic tomorrow?"
Colette Shade begins her book, Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was), in a period in which it was generally felt that by working in tech, you were somehow building a better tomorrow, a smarter tomorrow, and a more democr...2025-01-1545 min
Teen PeopleHow TEEN PEOPLE magazine celebrated the year 2000Party like it's 1999... in 2025!
How did TEEN PEOPLE magazine usher in the new millennium? Join me as I leaf through the December 1999/January 2000 issue of TEEN PEOPLE.
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Music: Scottish Folk Song -Auld Lang Syne by Trygve Larsen on Pixabay
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Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.2024-12-2926 min
Teen PeopleGirls, Interrupted: Lisa Whittington-Hill on Winona Ryder, Courtney Love, and Amy WinehouseTeen People is inspired by my collection of TEEN PEOPLE magazines. Published between 1998 and 2006, TEEN PEOPLE featured real teens in every magazine. Two decades on, I track down TEEN PEOPLE's real teens, and speak with authors delving into the late '90s and early 2000s. Join us!
Last year, I interviewed Sarah Ditum, whose book, 'Toxic: Women, Fame and the Tabloid 2000s' explores noughties pop culture through a scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities; including Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Amy Winehouse.
This summer, I interviewed Lisa Whittington-Hill. Her 2023 book, 'Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture is Failing...2024-12-0741 min
Teen PeopleFilm critic, author and podcaster Alonso Duralde on his book, HOLLYWOOD PRIDEAlonso Duralde joins me to talk about his new book, 'Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film'. Published in May 2024, 'Hollywood Pride' presents a history of film from the dawn of cinema to the "pansy craze" of the 1930s and the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s, all the way up to today.
Illustrated with more than 175 colour and black-and-white images, 'Hollywood Pride' points to the bright future of LGBTQ+ representation in cinema, by revealing the story of the community's inclusion and erasure, its visibility and invisibility, and its triumphs and tragedies.
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WOMENZSPORTS presents Alice's SoapboxAnna Grimaldi (Long Jump)WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with long jumper Anna Grimaldi!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Anna to chat about breaking out of societal expectations, reaching success early on as a Paralympian, and winning two gold medals (and heading back to defend her title at the 2024 Paris Paralympics). Anna talks about being a one-handed athlete in a two-handed world, and using her talents to compete in the long jump and 100m/200m sprints. Anna also shares her thoughts on the categorisation of disabilities, and finding a community of para-athletes who share a p...2024-06-2338 min
Teen PeopleHow TEEN PEOPLE magazine covered Columbine in 1999The Columbine massacre of April 20, 1999, was the deadliest mass shooting at a K-12 school in US history, until it was surpassed by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012, and, later, the Uvalde school shooting in May 2022. It was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in US history, until the Parkland high school shooting in February 2018.
Ten of the twelve students killed at Columbine were in the school library, where the two perpetrators also ended their own lives. Twenty-one additional people were injured by gunshots, and gunfire was also exchanged with the police. Another three people were...2024-04-2020 min
Teen PeopleCelebrating 50 Oscar Nights with TCM host Dave KargerTCM host Dave Karger joins me to speak about his new book, 50 OSCAR NIGHTS! Featuring Dave's original interviews with Hollywood legends like Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and Martin Scorsese, 50 OSCAR NIGHTS is the perfect gift for cinephiles.
Dave started his career as an entertainment journalist, writing for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, and freelancing for TEEN PEOPLE. He spoke with me about interviewing Britney Spears and LFO, as well as his favourite Academy Awards moments!
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Podcast notes:
Thanks to Running Press for sending me a copy of Dave's book! Buy it here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dave-karger/50-oscar-nights/9780762486328...2024-03-1030 min
Teen PeoplePart II: Sarah Ditum on Britney, Paris, Amy, Aaliyah, Jen, Lindsay, and ChynaIn part two of a two-part interview, I speak with Sarah Ditum about her new book, TOXIC. It’s a scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kim Kardashian, Chyna, and Jennifer Aniston. Each experienced some form of global fame, as well as the consequences that come with too much attention.
In this episode, Sarah and I leaf through my collection of TEEN PEOPLE magazines! You'll hear her hot takes on how TEEN PEOPLE covered Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Aaliyah, Jennifer Aniston, and Lindsay Lohan. Plus: Sarah's th...2024-02-2039 minTeen PeoplePart I: Sarah Ditum on the 2000s: "Relentlessly anti-sisterhood"In part one of a two-part interview, I speak with Sarah Ditum about her new book, TOXIC. It’s a scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kim Kardashian, Chyna, and Jennifer Aniston. Each experienced some form of global fame, as well as the consequences that come with too much attention.
In TOXIC, Sarah writes, "…tearing these women to pieces was both a social activity and a form of divination. In the entrails of their reputations, we hunted for clues about what a woman ought to be…"
We tal...2024-02-201h 16
Teen People"I'm writing the book I needed": storytelling with poet-historian Resi IbañezResi Ibañez is a poet, public historian, and community organizer in Lowell, Massachusetts. We connected on Instagram, when they sent me a DM asking if I could track down a TEEN PEOPLE article they remembered reading in the mid-2000s.
With a few keywords and a rough idea of the timing, I searched a periodicals database I use to find guests for this podcast. I found three possible articles for Resi, and it turns out that one of these three is probably the article they remembered reading as a teenager!
The article is an "it-happened-to-me" kind of story; a s...2024-01-2236 min
Teen PeopleJames Frankie Thomas on his homoerotic, post-9/11 campus novel, IDLEWILDAs a teen, James Frankie Thomas modelled a prom dress and smooch-proof makeup in a 2004 issue of TEEN PEOPLE magazine. Now, he's the author of a compelling novel, IDLEWILD, published by The Overlook Press.
James spoke with me about crafting this novel at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and how he navigated the highs and lows of getting a book into the world. Plus: find out why James jokes that he and Elliot Page are like "two ships in the night", and why it's hard to read (and write) about big events like 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Podcast notes:
James' book...2023-10-291h 13
Migration Policy Institute Podcasts20th Immigration Law & Policy Conference -Session- Legal Representation as a Tool for Justice: Why Representation Matters - Sept. 2023Full and fair access to immigration legal services is vital to ensure justice for asylum seekers and other migrants seeking protection in the immigration courts or immigration status before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Legal representation is also essential to the effective functioning of the immigration court system, improving outcomes and appearances at all levels—an essential element for a body that is facing more than 2 million pending cases. Resolution of affirmative applications before USCIS and immigration court cases takes years, and the waiting times continue to grow. For poor and low-income immigrants, there is an average of...2023-10-261h 12
Your Garden Coach NZSpring Episode 4In this episode, we talk about- Companion plantingSow and plant phase of the moon What does Perennial mean?Where and how do I sow seeds?And we talk once again to Jess and Anna - Two Sisters, One Garden about their Deep Scratch Composting technique and how they employ the hens to do all the hard work.Book of the Week Rebel Gardening by Alessandro VitaleInstagram of the week @_spicymoustache_ Tea - Mint, nice, and simple - just pick about 10 leaves per cup and add boiling water. tr...2023-10-1740 minYour Garden Coach NZSpring Episode 3Podcast Notes for Buzzsprout Ep 3 11/10/23In this episode, we talk to Jess and Anna, Two sisters, One garden in Hawea FlatWe’ll take a look at -Garden tasks this weekGardening by the Moon CalendarTips for growing great carrotsChop and DropBook of the week - Hands in the Dirt: Grow your own Kai - Leah Evans. Publisher Allen & UnwinInstagram account of the week @mrs.evan.gardenGlossary - Dibber - A dibber is a long, stick-like tool used to m...2023-10-1151 min
Teen PeopleNadia Ahmad on climate justice, abolition, and being in Teen People magazineWhen Teen People magazine sent Nadia Ahmad on a shopping spree in 1998, she didn't feel cool enough to model makeup! Plus, she had just started wearing a hijab, and the 18-year-old wasn't sure how to reconcile her femininity within the norms of a teen magazine.
Today, Nadia is an Associate Professor of Law at Barry University in Florida. She completed her law degree at the University of Florida; where she served as executive editor of the Florida Journal of International Law, and wrote about women’s property rights in post-partition South Asia.
You’ll hear about her shopping trip in this...2023-07-1357 min
Straight to the CommentsIntroducing Teen People, a podcast by Anna SoperWhile we're taking a short break, we're excited to introduce you to another podcast we know you're going to love -
In the year 2000, Teen People magazine's publisher said, "We make celebrities real, and real teens celebrities." The magazine (a spinoff of People) saw their readers as influencers. They scouted them as models, printed their poetry and selfies, and gave young journalists some of their first professional bylines. Teen People printed their teenage contributors' full names, ages and locations, making many of them easy to find online today.
Where are they now? Join your host, Anna So...2023-05-2501 min
Teen PeopleAlisha Fernandez Miranda talks TEEN PEOPLE, Disney, and her dream jobsAlisha Fernandez Miranda is a Cuban-American writer based in Scotland. Her memoir, 'My What If Year' was published in February 2023, and the book describes her year-long experiment doing internships in the dream jobs of her childhood. She is also the host of the award-winning podcast, 'Quit Your Day Job', which explores some of these dream careers, with people who are actually doing those jobs.
Alisha is a graduate of Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, and is the former CEO and current Chair of I.G. Advisors, an award-winning social impact intelligence agency that coaches the world’s bi...2023-05-2550 min
OBS: RadioessänRadioaktivitet rakt ner i berggrunden – är det kanske helt naturligt?Numera finns radioaktivitet överallt omkring oss. Kan den kontrolleras av oss människor? Anna Storm åker ner i underjorden och funderar på hur vi idag formar framtidens natur. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Vi har passerat vägspärren, och vakten i sin kur har kontrollerat våra papper och id-handlingar. Framme på anläggningen är det ytterligare en kontroll; vi får låsa in våra saker i ett skåp och hänga...2023-05-2509 min
Teen PeopleAll Star: Amar Shah on Kobe, Shaq, and making an impactIf you spent hours on AOL Instant Messenger, this episode is for you! Amar Shah is a multiple Emmy award-winning writer and producer who got his start on TEEN PEOPLE magazine's News Team! He speaks with me about online friendships, making an impact, and his viral Washington Post essay; on growing up in a real-life Kwik-E-Mart.
Digressions:
Kobe
Shaq
The Great Gatsby
You've Got Mail
The Simpsons
Jennifer Love Hewitt
The Internet Archive
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Find Amar's work here: https://www.amarshahwrites.com
Preorder his book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hoop-con-amar-shah/1143424468?ean=9781338840322
And preorder Jennifer Senior's book here: https...2023-03-1650 min
Teen PeopleCelebrating TEEN PEOPLE magazine's 25th anniversaryI don’t think of my podcast as being about TEEN PEOPLE magazine: it’s about my guests, and why they were in TEEN PEOPLE, and what they’re up to now in their 30s and 40s. But January 2023 is the 25th anniversary of TEEN PEOPLE, so I thought I’d celebrate with an episode featuring a few of the guests I’ve interviewed since I started this podcast in the spring of 2020!
TEEN PEOPLE was founded in 1998, and was published until 2006. While their bread and butter was celebrities, their heart and soul was “real teen content".
Where are these "real teens"...2023-01-1542 min
Teen PeopleThe one where we talk about reproductive rightsJenny Mushkin Goldman was 17 years old when a group of anti-abortion protestors ambushed her high school, in the summer of 1999. TEEN PEOPLE magazine was there to capture the scene, and quoted Jenny in their story, which was published in the December 1999/January 2000 issue.
More than two decades later, Jenny shares her thoughts on America's post-Roe future; in a timely examination of protest, radicalization, and the undoing of Roe v. Wade.
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- paid family leave
- Election 2016
- feminism and sexism
- art history and contemporary art practice
- young adulthood
- motherhood
- family identity and intergenerational trauma
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Teen PeopleTrailer: Teen PeopleIn the year 2000, TEEN PEOPLE's publisher, Anne Zehren said, presciently, "We make celebrities real, and real teens celebrities."
TEEN PEOPLE featured their readers throughout each issue, printing their full names, ages, and locations; making many of them pretty easy to find online today. Where are they now? Join me, Anna Soper, as I find out!
Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.2022-03-2701 min
Teen PeopleHometown boy makes good: changing the world with Dr. Ben Barry"We made it, we're in the Ottawa Citizen!" Dr. Ben Barry is Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design in New York. When he was fourteen, Ben founded a modelling agency in his hometown of Ottawa, Canada. Realizing there was an untapped market for models of all sizes, Ben made a name for himself as an agent for models of all sizes. Ben’s agency initially supplied models for the local newspaper, which quickly became his biggest champion.
Then TEEN PEOPLE gave him a call. In March 2001, they celebrated Ben on their annual list of "20 Teens Who Will Change th...2022-03-2046 min
Teen PeopleStart over each day: life lessons with Sudanë Del ValleWhen Sudanë Del Valle was in her first year of college, she went back to her old high school to attend a graduation ceremony. There, she was scouted for a Teen People fashion shoot by the magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Amy Barnett; whose sister was graduating that year. Sudanë subsequently appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of Teen People—a Special Beauty Issue.
Sudanë was photographed for a makeup tutorial featuring looks inspired by different decades, from the 1920s onwards. She represented the 1980s, and was styled as Madonna—wearing a lace headband, pink plastic hoop earrings and lots of mascara! You can see the...2022-03-1338 min
Teen PeopleRock star: Jaya Saxena on Other Music, gemstones, and building solidarity“Other Music is like a fun, messy library for music. You almost never find what you were looking for, but you always find something you never knew you wanted.” Jaya Saxena was 17 when she was asked to describe her favourite record store in Teen People magazine's Summer Music Special of 2004. Now in her 30s, Jaya is a published author of non-fiction, and a Senior Writer at Eater.com. Like my earlier guest, Lisa Wong Macabasco, Jaya writes about food and culture. She's not a restaurant critic, she's an essayist. Similarly, she's not a geologist, but she loves gems and minerals (the...2022-03-0646 min
Teen People"My true gender is theatre kid" : the James Frankie Thomas storyLike a Millennial Pygmalion, 16-year-old Frankie Thomas was plucked from the streets of New York, into the glossy studios of Teen People magazine. Their photo appeared in the March 2004 issue of Teen People (the prom issue!), under the headline "Smooch-proof Lips". Among other things, Teen People’s makeup artists suggested using lip liner as lipstick—it’ll last longer—or layering gloss over a lip stain.
As you’ll hear in this episode, this was uncharted territory for Frankie.
Frankie grew up in Chelsea, and went to the Friends Seminary, also known as the Quaker School. Founded in 1786, the school’s former stu...2022-03-0153 min
Teen PeopleRight place, right time: Rabbi Andrew Oberstein's leap of faithIn 2005, Rabbi Andrew Oberstein was a budding theatre kid in Los Angeles, when Teen People magazine invited him to interview Sandra Bullock. "I loved Miss Congeniality," he told me, "so I thought, 'why not take this opportunity to check out what's going on with Miss Congeniality 2?'".
Before Rabbi Andrew became a rabbi, he was destined for a career on the stage, and studied musical theatre at Emerson College, in Boston. This passion inspired his rabbinic thesis, 'Welcome to Falsettoland: The Intersection of Jewish and Queer Identity in Late 20th Century American Theater.'
Rabbi Andrew spoke with me in...2022-02-2048 min
Teen PeopleShouting from the rooftops: how Teen People magazine brought this couple together!Gennie Gorback is an early childhood educator and President of the California Kindergarten Association. As a teenager, she joined Teen People magazine's Trendspotter club, and was featured not once, but twice, in Teen People! The first time, Gennie and her college friend Dan pranked Teen People—they weren’t actually a couple when they wrote a fake love note for publication in the magazine. As Gennie told me, she really just wanted to be in Teen People, the magazine that she read and enjoyed. They figured a cooked-up love story would do the trick. And it kind of did. Not only...2022-02-1334 min
Teen People"The most delightful surprise": Kerisha Harris found her calling through Teen People's News TeamKerisha Harris is a corporate communications professional from Paterson, New Jersey. In the early 2000s, Kerisha was a member of Teen People magazine’s News Team, a corps of young journalists from across the US. She has since worked as a journalist, and is currently working on a Master’s degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies.
Teen People’s News Team gave young journalists some of their very first bylines, and prepared them for careers in media. "I have so much to be grateful for, about that experience," Kerisha told me.
Kerisha spoke...2022-01-3037 min
Teen People"They did so much, so well, so long ago." Tabitha Sukhai talks Teen People magazineThis is Teen People, the podcast where I track down people from Teen People magazine. Where are they now? This week’s guest, Tabitha Sukhai, gives us an update.
Tabitha is an award-winning digital media professional and social media strategist. She got her start as a Teen People Trendspotter, part of a network of thousands of Teen People readers who contributed original content to the magazine, participated in focus groups, and advised Teen People’s staff on local trends in their own communities. As a New York-based Trendspotter, Tabitha had a close involvement with the magazine and its staff. This gave...2022-01-2328 min
Teen PeopleMr. Maroney goes to WashingtonWho 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 bega...2022-01-1635 min
Teen People“Detroit is a city of 700,000 stories”: Alex B. Hill’s map quest in the Motor CityWelcome 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 Te...2022-01-0931 min
Teen PeopleComing up on season two!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, EaterAlex Hill, GIS Director and Adjunct Professor, Wayne State UniversityGennie Gorback, Early Childhood Educator and President of the California Kindergarten AssociationKerisha Harris, corporate communications professionalFrankie Thomas, Columnist, The Paris ReviewThey 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!2021-11-2702 min
Teen PeopleYA author Kelly McWilliams: "I write about the oppression of women because it makes me so angry."Kelly McWilliams was a teenager when she published her first novel. These days, Kelly's working on her third novel, while promoting Agnes at the End of the World; a dystopian YA book published in 2020.
Agnes at the End of the World received starred reviews in School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher’s Weekly. It was also featured, funnily enough, in People magazine’s “20 Best Books to Read This Summer”, in the summer of 2020.
Kelly spoke with me from her home in Colorado, where she told me about an entirely coincidental connection between her and my very first guest on this pod...2021-04-0752 min
Teen PeopleLindsay Soll Kirkman: "I don't know what you wear to meet a boy band."Welcome to Teen People; the podcast where I dig into my collection of Teen People magazines, and interview some of the real people who were featured in Teen People! I'm Anna Soper.
This episode is a chat with Lindsay Soll Kirkman. As a teenager, Lindsay was invited to apply to Teen People’s News Team by the magazine’s cofounder, Lori Majewski. Lindsay later worked for the magazine in New York.
Lindsay went to Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida. In a story for Teen People, she wrote about the school’s athletics and performing arts scenes, as well as its...2021-03-071h 03
Teen PeopleOn movies and motherhood with Ellie WenWelcome to another episode of Teen People; the podcast that catches up with real people from Teen People magazine! In 2005, Ellie Wen appeared on Teen People’s annual list of 20 Teens Who Will Change the World. As a young teen, Ellie created an award-winning digital library called Repeat After Us. She and her friends recorded and transcribed poems, quotes, speeches, and books; including works by Katharine Hepburn, Frida Kahlo, Shakespeare, and Oprah. At the time, Ellie said that the website would function as a free resource for literature lovers and English language learners. It had 2000 hits a day when Teen Pe...2021-02-0547 min
Teen PeopleLucas Peerman tells me about his work as a Teen People News Team member!This episode features a conversation with Lucas Peerman, News Director of the Las Cruces Sun-News in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Lucas was 18 when he joined Teen People magazine's News Team; a diverse corps of young journalists who contributed some of their first bylines to Teen People. He spoke with me from his home in Las Cruces, just two days before the U.S. election in November 2020. He told me about his most memorable interview for Teen People, his collection of Teen People News Team memorabilia, and his thoughts on journalism in a social media age.
Teen People is recorded in...2021-01-0341 min
Roots and All - Gardening PodcastEpisode 120: Anna Soper on Kate CrooksThis week, I’m talking to Anna Soper, a Canadian artist, writer, podcaster and master of too many things to mention really about Kate Crooks, a largely forgotten Canadian botanist whose work Anna uncovered for a project she undertook in 2018. Anna’s research into Kate Crooks has unearthed pieces of a historical jigsaw puzzle which leave us wondering how many other botanists and specimens are out there just waiting to be discovered and how many of these important pieces of the botanical record have been lost forever. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Fleas Abou...2020-12-1432 min
Teen PeopleBrowsing classic Teen People covers with Teen People editor, Zena Burns.Welcome to Teen People, the podcast that catches up with folks from Teen People magazine.
This is the second of a two-part interview featuring Zena Burns. Zena got a job at Teen People in 1999, and stayed there until the magazine came to an end in 2006. She was heartbroken when the magazine folded, as she’d not only landed her dream job before the age of 25, she made lifelong friends there.
Our full episode covers her journey to Teen People, her best celebrity encounters, and her thoughts on how Teen People challenged and expanded the teen magazine genre. Find our conversation in...2020-12-1324 min
Teen People"You could probably do this podcast for the next ten years." A chat with Zena Burns!Welcome to episode 10 of Teen People; the podcast that catches up with folks from Teen People magazine. This episode is a first for me, as I’m talking with a Teen People staff member! Zena Burns was Entertainment Director at Teen People magazine and Managing Editor at Teen People dot com.
Teen People’s earliest digital outreach relied on an AOL-exclusive website, and a celebrity chats feature that Zena described as something like a tin can and a string. “Digital today has made such a quantum leap,” she told me; changing media, marketing and publishing in so many ways.
Think about th...2020-12-041h 08
Teen PeopleSwing dancing with Lisa Wong Macabasco, of Vogue.com.Welcome to another episode of Teen People! My name is Anna Soper, and I’m a writer, artist and librarian from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Today I’m talking with Lisa Wong Macabasco, who was part of Teen People magazine's News Team. Lisa graduated from UC Berkeley and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Today, she works for www.vogue.com, where she has reported on the Oscars, Fashion Week, food culture, and U.S. politics. She’s also written stories for Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, Slate, and Bon Appétit.
Lisa spoke with me from her home in New York, where s...2020-10-271h 06
Teen PeopleDiana Maciel's best celebrity encounter involves a rapper and a rack of furs...Hi, my name is Anna Soper, and this is Teen People. This podcast features in-depth conversations with people who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. So far, they’ve shared stories of building their careers, having kids (or not!) and finding their way through this challenging time.
My next guest is Diana Maciel. She worked at Teen People in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, and has since built a career as a creative director. When I spoke with her in August, she was based at Forever 21, but has since moved into a new role at beauty subscription serv...2020-10-031h 01
Teen PeopleTrendspotting with Robin Knudsen!Robin Knudsen was 16 when she scouted my earlier guest, Preston Drum, for a Teen People photoshoot in Charlotte, North Carolina. She and Preston were friends in school, but by the time she scouted Preston for her story, he had changed schools, and it seemed like he didn’t recognize her. It didn’t help that her mum made her change from her usual, funky clothes into a more “professional” look for the job.
This episode tells a coming-of-age story. Playin’ with a couple of neighbour boys and a dog in the woods. Brooding in a high school stairwell with new friends. S...2020-09-1741 min
Teen PeopleHow it started/how it's going. A chat with former teen politician, Derrick Seaver.Hi, I’m Anna Soper, and this is Teen People, the podcast that shares the stories of folks who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. My next guest was in the November 2000 issue of Teen People, in a story featuring young voices in American politics.
At the age of 18, Derrick Seaver told Teen People, “I see the job of being a citizen as the most important job in our democratic system.” He was profiled by Teen People during his historic campaign, as he ran for a seat in Ohio’s House of Representatives. In November 2000, he won his seat by...2020-09-0152 min
Teen PeopleThis podcast is "serious cultural anthropology." I talk with Minneapolis artist Preston Drum!Welcome to another episode of Teen People, the podcast that shares the stories of the real people who appeared in Teen People magazine!
My next guest is Preston Drum, an artist, musician and arts educator in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Preston is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina. When he was 15, Preston appeared in Teen People, in a fashion spread featuring street style from Charlotte. Alongside other young folks—who were dressed in '90s staples like black nail polish, toe rings, camisoles and baggy jeans—young Preston was photographed wearing cat-eye frames, a second-hand t-shirt and a collection of beaded necklaces.
Now a da...2020-08-171h 02
Teen PeopleDr. Joe Normandin talks first love, Drag Race, and neuroscience!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"...2020-08-0449 min
Teen People"I just show up." Atiya Jones makes art in Pittsburgh!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 inter...2020-06-2249 min
Teen PeopleBras, boys, and body image: a chat with one-time teen model, Ashley Canino.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!
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Ashley Canino is a freelance writer and media research professional who contributes to digital and print publications such as Bedsider an...2020-06-1220 min
Teen PeopleCaron Levis tells me about her Teen People internship, and daydreaming in lockdown.Welcome to Teen People! This unofficial podcast reveals the stories of those who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. My first guest is Caron Levis, who interned at Teen People in the late 1990s. Today, Caron teaches at NYU and the New School's Creative Writing MFA program. She is the author of several books, including the award-winning picture book Ida, Always. In this episode, Caron shares her memories of Teen People's earliest days, as well as her thoughts on life in lockdown. Stay tuned 'til the end for a guided meditation inspired by her latest book, This Way...2020-05-2745 min
Quilt BuzzEpisode 005: Kim of @feelgoodfibersShow Notes:0:51 - @lelandavestudios1:05 - @feelgoodfibers2:14 - Flickr2:17 - Instagram4:03 - Words Quilt by Kim Soper Smith4:20 - Lincoln Quilt by Kim Soper Smith6:21 - @feelgoodfibers7:14 - eBay7:15 - Poshmark8:13 - Shopify9:05 - Megan Collins14:05 - Procreate14:06 - Apple pencil15:39 - Creative Pep Talk15:46 - The Goop Podcast16:02 - Tazo Passion Tea16:19 - Flying Geese16:25 - Blues and hot pinks16:32...2020-05-2125 min
The Good Catholic LifeTGCL #0750: The Last ShowToday’s topics: The Last Show
Summary of today’s show: After more than 3 years and 750 shows, The Good Catholic Life has come to an end. Scot Landry and most of the team who have brought the show to our listeners each day come together to relive the best moments of the show, to talk about the impact of the show on them and on listeners, and on the future of Catholic radio in Boston, especially future local programming to pick up where The Good Catholic Life leaves off. Thank you to all our faithful listeners and supporters. May God bles...2014-06-2056 min
The Film Programme12/07/2012Francine Stock talks to Steven Soderbergh about his latest film, Magic Mike, starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, as male strippers in Miami. He also discusses the reasons why he's quitting the film business.Three generations of film critics - Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian, blogger Charlie Lyne, and student Hattie Soper - discuss the changing nature of their work. The film Margaret, starring Anna Paquin, Matt Damon and Mark Ruffalo, received rave reviews upon its release last year, but only played at one cinema in central London. As it's released on DVD, the director...2012-07-1228 min