Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, Wednesdays 2:00-4:30pm, & Thursdays 7:00-9:00pm
AZYEP empowers youth from diverse backgrounds to express themselves, build self-confidence, and develop leadership skills through community broadcasting. AZYEP offers an inclusive, safe space for students to discover and use their voice. We facilitate learning opportunities through four programs on KDNK: live music broadcast, public affairs, youth news team and classroom collaborations.
Latest Episodes
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This month on The AZYEP Podcast, Brendan Girardot, Saffron Branson, Adele Craft, Dylan Forbes, and Mateo Aragon sit down to talk about AZYEP's annual event, the 24 Hour Takeover. Tune in to KDNK on October 10th and 11th from 4PM to 4PM to hear a full day of youth radio! -
This summer, middle schoolers participated in AZYEP and Youth Entity's Farm to Radio summer camp. This podcast episode shares highlights of their camp week spent learning about farming, cooking, and radio. -
This month on Around the World, host Dylan Forbes sat down with Tim Whitsitt and Dan and Bryna Perlman of the Carbondale Rotary Club. They talked about the club's Bikes for Bikes event and the rotary's efforts to eradicate malaria worldwide. -
On this month's episode of The AZYEP Podcast, hosts Jem Badgett, Indi Michel and Brendan Girardot talk with youth musicians Lana Greengrass, Sean Hamilton and Caden Smith, about their upcoming Noisefloor concert at Steve's Guitars. -
On this month's episode of Around the World, host Dylan Forbes chats with Megan Webber of Rotary Youth Exchange about her exchange experiences and the benefits of going on an exchange as a young person. -
This month on the AZYEP Podcast, hosts Caden Smith and Vivienne Shapiro sat down with Travis Wilson, MinTze Wu, and James Steindler of Voices and Mountain Pride to discuss their upcoming project "I Am Me: A Playlab for Queer Youth through Theatre, Writing and Storytelling". -
On this month's episode of Around the World, host Dylan Forbes talks with longtime Carbondale resident Laurie Loeb. You'll hear them reminisce about Carbondale's past, swap travel stories, and look to the communities' future. -
This month's extra special show features AZYEP's 2026 graduates, Ash Bohmfalk, Zenobia Todd and Andy McMichael in conversation with Adele Craft and Beth Wysong. They share their favorite experiences from the program and how it has shaped their development. There wasn't a dry eye in the studio when we recorded this one. Thank you to AZYEP's dedicated grads! -
This month on the AZYEP podcast, host Penelope Mathis sits down with local singer songwriter Patrick Fagan. They talk about his new album "Waltz for Dogs" and share some music live in the studio. -
On this month's episode of Around the World, host Dylan Forbes talks with two local geography teachers, Ms. Regene of Ross Montessori and Mr. Danahey of Roaring Fork High School. They chat about living in Denver, the Philippines, and the Roaring Fork Valley.
