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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
  • AZYEP on Express Yourself
    On May 30, 2025, Brendan, Parker and Megan from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program joined Brian Colley from KDNK' Express Yourself for an interview about the 25th Birthday Bash and more.
  • Classroom 4 | AZYEP Podcast
    Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Interns Charlie, Zenobia and Caden interview members of the cast and team behind "Classroom 4," a short film that was shown at Aspen Film's Shorts Fest in April.
  • Sophia - Ross Montessori Earth Day Poems
    Sophia and other 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students at Ross Montessori School wrote and recorded poems to celebrate Earth Day.
  • 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.