Youth Expression Showcase

Our weekly radio program invites students in Grades K-12 to perform live on the air. Hear young musicians, singer/songwriters, photographers, writers, poets and other people who express themselves through the arts.

Oral History

SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

Performance

Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

Interviews

Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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Summer Dreamer’s Academy 2019: Youth Express: You’re On the Air!

July 23, 2019 – 12:15 pm
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Welcome to “Youth Express: You’re On the Air!”‘s blog, where all audio created at this year’s Summer Dreamers Academy will be featured.

Summer Dreamers Academy 2018 – Radio Camp

June 25, 2018 – 12:15 pm

The Summer Dreamers Academy’s 2018 Radio Camp has officially started!

Welcome to our blog, where we’ll document all of our educational adventures and store all of the audio we create. We’ve got an exciting five weeks ahead of us–weeks filled to the brim with unbridled awesomeness.

Summer Dreamers Academy 2017 – Radio Camp

July 10, 2017 – 12:15 pm
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The Summer Dreamers Academy’s 2017 Radio Camp has officially started!

Welcome to our blog, where we’ll document all of our educational adventures and store all of the audio we create. We’ve got an exciting five weeks ahead of us–weeks filled to the brim with unbridled awesomeness.

Radio Camp 2016 – Week 6 – Final Interviews & Graduation

August 3, 2016 – 10:17 am
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During our final three days of Summer Dreamers, radio campers presented an audio compilation of all their podcasts to the whole of Camp Marvelous, had a crazy fun party and got to play in a heated kick ball game!

Radio Camp 2016 – Week 5 – Microphone Building

July 29, 2016 – 10:15 am
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During our fifth week, campers got to build working microphones out of household materials!

Radio Camp 2016 – Week 4 – The “Makey Makey” & More Podcasting

July 22, 2016 – 10:13 am
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After having to make some educated guesses about electricity, campers not only got to learn about electrons, circuits and conductivity, they experienced these things first hand thanks to the “Makey Makey,” an invention kit created by JoyLabz LLC that turns everyday objects into buttons for computers. From becoming a human piano to playing Space Invaders on oranges, students experimented with basic circuit building.

Radio Camp 2016 – Week 3 – Podcast and Interview Intro

July 15, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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The campers worked collaboratively this week to produce their first podcasts and practice interviewing techniques using portable recorders. Featured here are the podcast pilot episodes.

Radio Camp 2016 – Week 2 – Neighborhood Stories

July 8, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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During week two, campers wrote and recorded stories about their neighborhoods, made guesses as to where Mr. Tad and Mr. Chad had gone, and produced some other stories and rhymes.

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 5 – My Name

July 1, 2016 – 10:01 am
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On our fifth day, campers wrote, discussed and recorded the origin’s of their names. They were then asked, if they could change their namesake, what would they change it to?

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 4 – Animal Stories Pt. 2

June 30, 2016 – 3:13 pm
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Radio campers at Summer Dreamer’s Academy continued to write and record their animal-themed stories.