Author: Janet W. Lee

It all started with a small idea back in 2018, when NPR’s education team wanted to know what was really going on in the minds of young people. We wanted to hear about the things that keep students up at night, their obsessions and concerns, and stories they’re dying to get off their chest. So we created the Student Podcast Challenge, an opportunity for students all around the country to record their stories and share them with NPR. Little did we know: Over the last six years, we’ve listened to more than 17,000 podcasts from all 50 states, the District…