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Join KDNK on May 15th for a special showing of "The Commitments" at The Crystal Theatre!
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, Mondays 2:00-4:30pm, & Thursdays 7:00-9:00pm
Hosted by Your 8-18 Year-Old Friends & Neighbors from Aspen to Rifle

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
  • Fentanyl Awareness | AZYEP Podcast
    Megan Webber, the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program's News & Education Director, sits down with Cath Adams, the founder of Aperture of Hope, and a fentanyl survivor with her daughter to discuss why fentanyl poisoning is so dangerous and why sharing stories of surviving it is important for personal healing and community awareness.
  • Michael Marcagi | AZYEP Podcast
    Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Intern Caden Smith interviews musician Michael Marcagi before a concert at TACAW.
  • Connecting With Conversation: Social Media
    AZYEP interns host the 5th episode of Connecting with Conversation, a roundtable conversation concerning social media and the impacts on mental health. Community leaders, educators, mental health professionals, and Roaring Fork Valley teens discuss the positive and negative aspects of social media and strategies for being mindful.
  • Growing Up With Violence | AZYEP Podcast
    On this special Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program podcast, students from Yampah Mountain High School participate in a roundtable discussion about how teens can cope with difficult adults in their lives.
  • Edie Obyrne | AZYEP Podcast
    On this special Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program podcast, Intern Caden Smith interviews local student musician Edie Obyrne about her band Photostatic. Edie also plays two songs live in the KDNK studio.
  • The Minutes | AZYEP Podcast
    Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Intern Caden Smith interviews fellow Intern Charlie Hippensteel along with Sam Kallal and Clover Way about their student-led production of "The Minutes" at Glenwood Springs High School.
  • Gerardo - GSHS Special Needs Kindness PSAs
    Gerardo and other students in the special needs class at Glenwood Springs High School wrote and recorded kindness PSAs with suggestions about how to be kind.
  • Raising A Reader | AZYEP Podcast
    Megan Webber, program director of the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, interviews Suzanne Wheeler-Del Piccolo from Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute about the upcoming Children's Arts and Literacy Festival. They are joined by Mx Red from the Glenwood Springs Library and Alex Garcia-Bernal from Garfield County Libraries.
  • Carbondale Staycation 2024 | AZYEP Podcast
    Seven students from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program's 2024 Carbondale Staycation summer camp created a podcast about what makes Carbondale a fun place to live and visit.
  • A Conversation About GlenWOODSTOCK | AZYEP Podcast
    AZYEP intern Jem Badgett (AKA The Cool Kat) sits down with members of the creative team behind GlenWOODSTOCK, a teen-powered and driven music festival taking place at the Glenwood Rec Center on July 20th. Featuring music by local singer/songwriter Tristan Trincado.