What Brings Us Joy?: Conversations with GES Students and Staff

Join the OtterPod hosts for a heartwarming episode titled What Brings Us Joy?: Conversations with GES Students and Staff." This season covered a lot of hard-to-discuss topics, and we want to remind folks about the goodness of life too. Through a series of personal stories from the Otters class, you'll hear about the joy found in physical activities, creative pursuits, and social connections. Hosts interview each other, staff, and other students at GES asking, what brings you joy? This episode is a touching reminder that joy can be discovered in both the extraordinary and the everyday moments. Tune in to be inspired to find your own sources of happiness and share in the moments that make us all smile.

What is The Otterpod?

Welcome to season 2 of the OtterPod, the podcast where kids discuss real-world problems and what we can do to solve them.

In season 1, we covered some of the planet's biggest issues, such as human overconsumption, mental health, the wealth gap, intersectionality, and more.

In season 2 we're zooming in to cover issues that kids like us deal with every day. With a rotating group of hosts from the 7th/8th-grade class at GES, we have discussions ​about ​teen ​mental ​health, ​slut ​shaming ​and ​double ​standards, ​body dysmorphia, ​eating ​disorders, ​and ​more.

This podcast was created in collaboration with WTIP and Great Expectations Charter School in Grand Marais, Minnesota.