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Attempting to recreate their comfort coming of age movies, and perfect Pinterest pictures, two tired but talkative teenagers talk about the ups and downs of the reality of the story: high school.

In this podcast, Sarah Kwong digs into beloved childhood stories, the neurobiology of being a teenager, and interviews people about what it was like for them growing up, all in the quest to understand what it means to come of age.

Brought to you by Penguin. A stunning memoir that transforms our understanding of a generation born at a key turning point in world history In my home country, they call me a ‘bornfree’. Simukai Chigudu was one of the first generation to be born after the end of colonial rule in Zimbabwe...

In contrast to the ways in which young people have been portrayed by researchers, policymakers, law enforcement, and the media, Paula C. Austin draws on previously unstudied archival material to present black poor and working-class young people as thinkers, theorists, critics, and commentators as they reckon with the boundaries imposed on them in a Jim Crow city that was also the American emblem of equality. 

Created with the intent of making you feel less alone in all your adulting woes, Coming of Age with Tanya is the podcast equivalent of a warm hug for those navigating their 20s and 30s. Join your host, Tanya, a 20 something hailing from Delhi for candid conversations that emulate the 2 am phone call to your bestie(s) as you swap your deepest insights on life. Each episode is a dialogue with a friend centred around growing up and figuring life out, in the larger context of pop culture and larger psychosocial trends, peppered with the choicest anecdotes. Happy listening!Have feedback? Write to ...

"It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult." —The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño "Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with...

Join us, Frank(ness) and Azam, every week as we weave our personal stories, thoughts and opinions into topics all to do with the modern day. Varying from relationships, personal goals, entrepreneurship, interracial relationships, father hood, falling in love, have you evers, weddings, age, change, growth and more, oh and we got plenty of jokes along the way. This is A Coming of Age... The Podcast.

Just Like Us tells the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. All four of the girls have grown up in the United States, and all four want to live the American dream, but only two have documents. As the girls attempt to make it into college, they discover that only the legal pair see a clear path forward. A coming-of-age story about girlhood and friendship, as well as the resilience required to transcend poverty, Just Like Us is also a book about identity.

Refugee High is a riveting chronicle of the 2017-18 school year at Sullivan High, a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric was at its height in the White House. Even as we follow teachers and administrators grappling with the everyday challenges facing many urban schools, we witness the complicated circumstances and unique education needs of refugee and immigrant children: Alejandro may be deported just days before he is scheduled to graduate; Shahina narrowly escapes an arranged marriage; and Esengo is shot at the beginning of the school year. 

In unserem Coming of Age Podcast sind wir, Birger (23) & Lennart (30), zwei Brüder, auf einer Reise, um uns besser kennenzulernen und unsere Beziehung zu vertiefen. Wir sprechen über die Herausforderungen und Freuden des Lebens als junge Menschen und schaffen dabei eine Community, die sich von Nächstenliebe, Positivität und Lebensfreude tragen lässt. Authentisch & herzlich teilen wir persönliche Anekdoten & nehmen uns Themen an, die uns bewegen. Die wahre Magie unseres Podcasts entfaltet sich in der wöchentlichen Herausforderung, die uns & Euch zum Handeln einlädt. Eure Hosts, Birger &...

A coming-of-age memoir about a young boy in rural Arkansas who searches for himself and his distant father through soul music Growing up in rural Arkansas, young Rashod Ollison turned to music to make sense of his life. The dysfunction, sadness, and steely resilience of his family and neighbors...

Egal ob aus der Puppenstube oder der Hippiekommune - erwachsen werden muss JedeR. Kindheit - Stufe Eins. Schulzeit - Stufe Zwei. Und Jetzt?! Sind wir im angeblich schönsten Teil des Lebens angekommen, nach der Kindheit, vor dem Kinderhaben. Hosen voll oder Hosen runter? Wie es uns dabei geht, welche Fragen wir uns stellen (und welche sich uns ungebeten in den Weg stellen), darüber sprechen wir hier miteinander - und mit Euch, wenn Ihr wollt.

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him. Includes an exclusive interview with Andrew Scott. From the blue princess dress he coveted as a child, that first led him to question whether he was...

FINALIST FOR THE PARAGRAPHE HUGH MACLENNAN PRIZE FOR FICTION CANADIAN BOOK CLUB AWARD WINNER WORD GUILD AWARDS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR By the author of the award-winning The Ghost Garden, a bravely imagined, deeply empathetic novel of two adolescent boys, bound by friendship and a terrible...

From Texas sugar cane fields, Ivy League halls to Hyeseung Song's homeland of South Korea and back again, this memoir is a journey through identity crises, mental health struggles and the quest for selfhood. Born to Korean immigrant parents, Hyeseung spends her early years in the sugar cane...

“The Love You Save will console and inspire countless people."—J.R. Moehringer, New York Times bestselling author of The Tender Bar I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings meets Educated in this harrowing, deeply hopeful memoir of family, faith and the power of books—from acclaimed journalist and...

Peggy Orenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Schoolgirls, offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults. Sweet and sassy or...

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and...

A history making memoir of the first openly gay professional athlete in North America, now the producer of Fellow Travelers and My Policeman “Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated Robbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie...

Writing to his brother, G’Ra Asim reflects on building his own identity while navigating Blackness, masculinity, and young adulthood—all through wry social commentary and music/pop culture critique How does one approach Blackness, masculinity, otherness, and the perils of young adulthood?...