07/03/24 first recording

The This Is Us podcast interviews several guests, including Jada, Honor, Keisha, Taimira, and Willow. They discuss topics such as expressing oneself, the struggles of being a teenager, favorite hobbies, and favorite celebrities. They also touch on the importance of the youth expressing themselves and the Crown Act, which allows people to wear their hair how they like. Overall, the guests share their thoughts and experiences on various subjects. Welcome to the This Is Us podcast. We have our first guest here with us today. What's your name? Jada. Jada, how old are you? Thirteen. Alright, and why did you decide to join the podcast? Uh, just to try something new and like, not do the same stuff. Okay. And with that, with a podcast for, you know, talking and expressing yourself, why do you think it's important to express yourself? So you don't have like, built up emotions or take anger out on other people and stuff. What's your favorite hobby? Basketball. Basketball. What's your position? Uh, either five or four. Five or four. You going to the Memphis game next week? No. You ain't on the list? No. Alright, you got anything you want to say, Jada? Any shout outs you want to give? Anything coming up new you want to put on? No. No? Alright. Alright, we are here with our second guest today. Who's that? Honor. Honor. Alright, how old are you, Honor? Thirteen. Thirteen. Okay. And I see you was in a group of three, and all y'all are teenagers. What are some of the struggles of being a teenager? Um, some of the struggles of being a teenager is like, getting up early in the morning, and also like, fixing your attitude, like, so people don't see like, the bad side of you. Okay, yeah, getting up early for school and stuff, right? That can be annoying. I get it. Alright, what's some of your hobbies? Um, some of my hobbies are like, I do cheer. Just cheer? Yeah. Alright. You be on the, you be flying, or you a bass? I know a little bit about cheer. Um, I'm a flipper. Oh, you're a flipper? Okay. Alright, another question for you. Who's your favorite celebrity and why? Um, Rod Wave because his music is relatable. It's relatable? Yeah. He depressing me, but I get it. Alright, Anything else you want to say? No. No? Alright. Alright, we're back with another guest. We've got Miss Green. What's your first name, Miss Green? Kiesha. Kiesha. How old are you, Kiesha? I'm fourteen. Fourteen. Okay. So, with you being fourteen, a part of the youth, do you feel like it's important for the youth to express themselves? Yes. And why? Because it's good to get your emotions out so you don't have built up anger and stress and stuff. Yes, and release that energy and that pain. Alright. So, another question for you. Who is your favorite celebrity and why? Um, I don't really have one because I don't look up to nobody because everybody's a human. Period. Period. I don't need no celebrity to like, right? That part. Alright, I like that. Alright, what grade are you going to? Ninth. Ninth grade? Oh, you're going to high school. Yeah. Big transition. Okay, okay. You ready? Yeah. Yeah? Nervous? Uh-uh. Don't be. Period. Because it's all the same people. They're all human, right? Uh-huh. Alright. Any shout-outs you want to give? Anything else you want to say? No. No? Alright. Alright, we got another guest with us today. She a little shy. What's your name? Taimira. How old are you, Taimira? Twelve. What school do you go to? She ain't trying to say what school she goes to, y'all, but she represents QAC, but she ain't trying to tell nobody that. Taimira be acting like she's shy, but she ain't that shy, y'all. You got anything else you want to say? No. Alright, so we got another guest here with us today. Who you got? Willow. How old are you, Willow? I'm thirteen. Thirteen. What school do you go to? Stevensville Middle School. Okay, shout-outs to them. Do they have the Crown Act placed there at your school? No. Do you know what the Crown Act is? Yeah. How do you feel about the Crown Act? I feel like everyone should wear their hair how they like it. Some people wear hairstyles and it expresses them. Like me, I like to wear color in my hair because it's cute. Some others like to have their hair flowing, but that's them. That's them, but it's a way to express yourself. Yeah. Yeah, I agree, I agree. Okay, alright. What is something that's trending right now for you? Those bows that you put in the back of your hair, or like when you get a hairstyle, you put it on there. You put anything in there, right? Little clips and stuff? Yeah. Yeah, see, that would be something that would go against the Crown Act because some schools won't even allow you to put clips or anything like that in your hair. So, that is something that's trending. Anything else that's trending or that you want to talk about? No. No? Any shout-outs, anything you want to give? No. No? Alright, thank you.