Welcome back to Inherited, a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We share beautifully written, sonically immersive, and empathy-forward stories from within the youth climate movement and beyond.  This season, you can expect eight moving narratives from youth storytellers across the globe. From Taiwan, to Romania, Nigeria, Australia, Dominica, and the United States, our cohort of youth creators will transport and inspire you. Plus, we’ll share a behind-the-scenes craft interview with each storyteller, who’ll talk about their unique production journey and how the magic is made.  Our first episode drops Wednesday, July 19th. Don’t miss it! Inherited is a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Season 3 premiere of Inherited, host Shaylyn Martos introduces us to storyteller Camara Aaron, who shares a personal story of family loss, structural resilience, and survival in an era of climate change.  Camara, now 25, was only a child when she visited her grandmother’s unique house on the island of Dominica, in the West Indies. But when Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean in 2017, her grandmother died in the storm, leaving Camara to sift through her own hazy memories and reconcile a way forward.  Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.  For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of a series of behind-the-scenes bonus episodes, Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Camara Aaron, the creative force behind Season 3, Episode 1, “Mama’s House.” Together, they talk about her creative process, growth, and next steps.  [STORYTELLER] Camara Aaron is an Aries. She is also a writer and researcher, based in New York City and working in documentary film. Outside of documentary, Camara produces Griotte’s Beat, an interview podcast focused on Black women’s everyday contributions to justice. She also writes speculative fiction; her work can be found in the YA horror anthology The Black Girls Survives in this One (winter 2024 from Flatiron Books) and Torch Literary Arts. Camara is a first-generation Dominican-American (no, not from the Republic). She explores the histories and folklores of the West Indies in her storytelling. Her happy places are the holds section of the library, any uptown movie theater, and anytime she wins a board game. You can find her on Instagram @camaraife.  [HOST] ​shaylyn martos (she/they) works to provide better representation of LGBTQ+ and Indigenous people in media. As an audio auntie working with BIPOC youth at YR Media, she hopes to create pathways for young journalists of color to make their passions their livelihoods. They produced multimedia projects with NPR's All Things Considered and Next Generation Radio, the Washington Post's Post Reports and KQED’s The Bay podcast. She is the first rotating host for Inherited — establishing a position for emerging BIPOC journalists to host and co-produce each new season. shaylyn also makes time for themselves, reading speculative fiction, cooking favorite CHamoru foods and GM-ing Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.  For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, storyteller Paloma Moreno Jiménez conjures a folkloric audio fiction about the cross-cultural, agricultural importance of corn, and its relationship with humanity. Her experimental, sound-lush story anthropomorphizes the “three sisters” crops – Maíz (Corn), Calabaza (Squash), and Frijol (Bean) – as real sisters, and follows the eldest, Maíz, as she shares the story of a fantastical journey into the spirit world with her grandchild on the other side.  Special thanks to Ace the Storyteller for contributing original music to this episode. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.  For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Paloma Moreno Jiménez, the creative mind behind Season 3, Episode 2, “Maíz es Vida.” Together, they talk about Paloma’s real-life inspiration for her fantastical story, as well as the joys and challenges of entering the audio industry as a young producer.  Paloma Moreno Jiménez (she/they) is an audio storyteller and a queer immigrant from the Tijuana-San Diego borderlands. Paloma is passionate about using audio as a missing mic and platform for intergenerational stories from LGBTQ+, POC, and displaced communities. She has interned with WNYC’s Radiolab, WBEZ’s Art of Power, and the Women’s Audio Mission in Oakland. Since graduating from Stanford University, Paloma has reported and produced for Feet in 2 Worlds as well as NPR's Next Generation Radio at USC Annenberg. You can find Paloma on IG @paloalas. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, storyteller Mo Isu traces the repetitive cycle of loss and rebuilding in the rural Niger Delta region of Nigeria as the country weathers extreme seasonal flooding. After meeting a flood survivor in his hometown of Lagos, Mo travels twelve hours to Lokoja – the town where Nigeria’s largest rivers converge – to explore how directly impacted flood survivors endure the region’s relentless cycle of damage and repair.  Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.  For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Mo Isu, who dove deep into flooding patterns in his home country of Nigeria for Season 3, Episode 3: “Loss is on the Calendar.” Together, they talk about data-driven journalism, Mo’s growth as a writer and producer, and how his story came together.  Mo Isu is a writer and audio producer based in Lagos Nigeria. He covers stories that are human-led and guide people to moments of conflict, vulnerability and hope. He often describes himself as an empathy-driven 'griot,' using storytelling as a tool to drive people to care about someone or something. Much of his work is driven by his interest in making people feel less alone. He is currently freelancing as an audio producer and is interested in stories about society, ethics and culture. You can find him across the internet at @mo_isu_. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, storyteller Emma Schulman explores the effects of climate-fueled natural disasters on already-susceptible domestic violence survivors in Colorado. She meditates on the nature of trauma, embedding with the team at SPAN, the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, to investigate how the 2021 Marshall Fire impacted the nonprofit’s most vulnerable clientele and staff.  Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.  For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Emma Schulman, who traced the effects of natural disasters on survivors of domestic violence for Season 3, Episode 4: “One Day at a Time.” Together, they talk about Emma’s reporting process and growth in the YR Media newsroom.  Emma Schulman (she/her) is a Production Assistant in the newsroom at YR Media. In the newsroom, she writes a variety of different pieces on different topics, that range from LGBTQ+ rights to labor issues. She also had previous volunteer experience at KCSU radio. Emma is a student at CU Boulder and is majoring in political science. When she is not telling stories, she is doing kickboxing or reading comics.  Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, storyteller Reece Whatmore interviews cutting-edge materials scientists in a genre-blending piece, conjuring a future where innovative technologies blend symbiotically with nature. She speculates on a world in which a circular economy fuels reciprocity with nature, from bioluminescence-powered screens, to self-repairing sidewalks, to clothing made of algal biopolymers. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Reece Whatmore, who envisioned a bioinspired world where nature and humanity coexist harmoniously in Season 3, Episode 5: “Beyond the Anthropomass.” Together, they talk about Reece’s research, process, and dreams for the future.  Reece Whatmore (she/they) is an undergraduate student studying materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University while working in the Morphing Matter Lab. With a deep-rooted passion for sustainability, Reece envisions a world where nature and humanity coexist harmoniously, leveraging the principles of bioinspiration in her work. By studying and understanding nature's mechanisms, Reece aims to develop innovative materials and engineering solutions that contribute to building this sustainable future. Beyond the lab, Reece loves outdoor activities, everything from rock climbing to swimming to long beach walks. You can learn more about her work at https://www.reecewhatmoredesigns.com/, and can follow her on instagram @reecequemas. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, storyteller Radu Stochita examines plastic reuse in Romanian culture through the lens of his own family, contrasting historical recycling practices under communism with the modern-day green consumerism sweeping the country and world. Through candid interviews with loved ones and community members, Radu explores the obstacles facing sustainability in Romania, and challenges the onus of individual responsibility. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Radu Stochita, who examined plastic reuse in Romanian culture in Season 3, Episode 6: “Bag of Bags.” Together, they talk about Radu’s process of interviewing his family, environmental responsibility, and the need for data-focused climate journalism. Radu Stochita is a Watson Fellow, traveling the world to understand how labor unions and informal workers’ groups build community. Originally from Romania, he has worked in the labor movement and finished his studies at Bowdoin College. On the side he is a freelance journalist, having published labor, tech, environmental analyses for Al Jazeera, Nation, Jacobin or Dissent. He can be found on Instagram @stochita.radu and Twitter @stochita_radu. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, storyteller Vi Pham explores the impacts of Australia’s troubled immigration policy on climate-impacted Pasifika communities. As the daughter of Vietnamese asylum seekers, Vi reflects on her family’s own history to better understand the varied experiences of Australian immigrants, from people displaced by war to those forced out of their ancestral homelands by climate-charged natural disasters and sea level rise. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Vi Pham, who reflected on her own family history to better understand the effect of Australia’s immigration policy on climate-impacted Pasifika communities in Ep. 7, “Home and Away.” Together, they talk about Vi’s work in the legal system, the experience of putting together her story, and her goals for the future.  Thuy Vi Pham (she/they) is a queer second generation Vietnamese-Australian, living in the city of Meanjin (Brisbane, Queensland). She has just completed a dual degree in Law and Ecology, and is passionate about access to justice within colonial legal systems. Vi entered audio storytelling through her local radio station, 4ZZZ Community Radio, where she is an announcer for the science show, Know Idea. Each week, she can be found reporting the latest research on a myriad of topics including robot design, urban wildlife, and the search for extraterrestrial life. When not working, Vi enjoys scuba-diving, aquarium-keeping, and making up songs about her cat. You can find her on Instagram @dstantdreamer. Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s season finale, storyteller Keerti Gopal shares three stories of climate resilience from the Tao, the indigenous people of Lanyu – a tiny, climate-susceptible island off the coast of Taiwan. From a deep-sea diver on the hunt for increasingly scarce fish, to the keeper of an underground house, to a taro farmer whose fields are destroyed by polluted water, Keerti talks with community members whose way of life is threatened. Together, they look toward a better future. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Keerti Gopal, whose sound-rich story “Island of People” was a closer look into the climate resilience and cultural memory of the Tao, and how the effects of climate crisis and industrialization of Lanyu is changing their land forever. Together, they talk about Keerti’s experiences in multimedia journalism and building community in Taiwan. Keerti Gopal is a multimedia journalist, documentary filmmaker, and National Geographic Explorer. In 2021, she graduated from Northwestern University, where she organized with the youth-led Sunrise Movement Chicago and researched youth climate activism. She then moved to Taiwan for her Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship, where she documented stories of climate action and resilience through photo, film, and written media. She’s now based in Brooklyn, NY and has completed fellowships at Inside Climate News, The Lever, and Solutions Journalism Network. She is a graduate of One World Media’s Global Short Docs Forum for international filmmakers. Keerti is particularly interested in climate justice solutions and storytelling that center frontline communities and marginalized expertise. In her free time, she likes to hike, bike, and read fiction! Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency. For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As She Rises aims to personalize the elusive magnitude of climate change and brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. In the latest season of As She Rises, we're traversing the Colorado River Basin downstream, understanding water through a new lens and centering stories of resilience in the face of the drought. We’re starting our journey just south of Lake Powell, in the Navajo Nation. Over the years, the U.S. government has signed a number of treaties with the Navajo Nation, promising certain amounts of water, and water infrastructure. But, as they struggle to reallocate water in the face of drought, the government still tends to leave indigenous communities out of the conversation. Poet Kinsale Drake reads her poem, “after Sacred Water,” about how the U.S. government drowned an ecosystem to create a dam that is now shrinking fast. Emma Robbins, director of the Navajo Water Project, explains how her organization ensures households have running water, and that the Navajo Nation has a seat at the table. As She Rises is a Wonder Media Network production. Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sold Out: Rethinking Housing In America is back with an all new season. Climate change is intensifying wet periods across California, untaming waterways humans corralled with dirt and concrete. Through the story of one family in Pajaro, California, we ask, when the water comes for your home, how do you adapt? Is abandoning life in the floodplain the only option? We’ll follow the Escutia family as they manage their retreat from the Pajaro levee after a devastating breach, and their search for an affordable home on higher ground. Listen to Sold Out wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bringing you a sampling of one of our favorite shows today, Future Ecologies! In this episode, a sympoietic stream of consciousness; on language, art making, and more-than-human interconnection. Listen to Future Ecologies wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices