Kaari Pitkin appears in the following:
Radio Rookies: Wanting to be a Kid, Needing to Help Provide
Monday, November 23, 2020
Daniel Torres-Lopez has always focused on school, while his mom wanted him to work part-time. Then COVID-19 hit and Daniel found new ways to earn money, but that just increased tension.
A student’s perspective on the first week of school
Friday, September 25, 2020
Atika Kaisary convinced her parents to let her attend classes in-person. But after multiple delays, she’s learning remotely — and her first week of distance learning has surprised her.
From Quarantine at NYU, a Freshman Waits to Start the Next Chapter
Monday, August 31, 2020
Madison Hall’s college experience started with a two-week quarantine. As she waits to step outside, she reflects on the difficult decision to move away from home during a pandemic.
Young and Sober During COVID 19
Monday, July 13, 2020
YR Media
For people in recovery, staying sober is difficult under the best of circumstances. Laura Bratton has watched her recovery community struggle through the last four months.
To Move Forward After Bernie, A Young Progressive Looks To The Past
Monday, July 13, 2020
YR Media
As the presidential election nears, Sher Delva reflects on her political awakening and wonders if nostalgia — for a time before President Trump — is keeping people from thinking bigger.
Expecting the Unexpected: Graduating High School During a Pandemic
Sunday, June 21, 2020
When a global pandemic canceled end-of-the-year milestones for the class of 2020, Radio Rookie Madison Hall learned an important lesson about expectations.
Caring For The Tiniest New Yorkers: The Neonatal ICU In A Time of Pandemic
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
A neonatal intensive care unit nurse keeps an audio diary and talks to parents of babies hospitalized there during the pandemic.
Remembering WNYC's Own Richard Hake
Monday, April 27, 2020
A tribute to the beloved late host of WNYC's Morning Edition, Richard Hake.
America For Someone Like Me
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
While many in the U.S. assume it's a better life with more opportunities, Radio Rookie Mame wonders whether that's true for her. She moved to America from Senegal in 2017.
When We See Each Other: Black Americans, African Immigrants
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Radio Rookie Arame Sene came from Senegal almost three years ago. She is now constantly confronted by questions of identity she never had to consider before moving here.
Social Media When You're a Refugee
Thursday, September 05, 2019
Radio Rookie Thaina Rezil has, at times, struggled to stay present in her new life in New York, especially when her home country of Haiti is in crisis.
Making Friends When You're Shy
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Ndioubou Sarr wants a group of close friends to have fun with and be supported by. But her shyness gets in the way of finding connection, until one classmate makes the difference.
Trying to Graduate From High School at 21
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
Once a student drops out, the chances of earning a high school diploma go way down. Radio Rookie Shamari Ridley is trying to buck the odds.
The Changing Meaning of Gender Across Generations
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
We may take it for granted that young, LGBTQ people know the stories of the activists who came before them. But dialogue across generations rarely happens.
The Abortion Clinic That Won't Go Quietly
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
A broken democracy. A Supreme Court showdown. And a group of Alabama women who continue to provide care despite it all.
We’re Here. We’re Fluid. Get Used To It.
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
For Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, an intergenerational queer conversation with a gender fluid, pansexual 21-year-old who takes us through her online and IRL world.
The Pedestal
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
In Tennessee, the women's suffrage movement collided head on with an effort to preserve white supremacy.
We've Been Here Before
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
This episode is about “The Year of the Woman” – but not 2018. Barbara Mikulski and three female senators elected in 1992 look back at the start of the modern era of women in politics.
Kavanaugh Allegations Bring Echoes of Anita Hill
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Kai Wright, host of WNYC's The United States of Anxiety, examines how new sexual assault allegations brought against Brett Kavanaugh echo the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings.
The United States of Anxiety Season Three: There's an Election Coming
Friday, September 14, 2018
Women have had the vote for nearly a century. Yet, power remains concentrated in the hands of men. Will 2018 change that?
