Kids in action

So what do teenagers in Nashville want their home city and region to be like now and in the future? What’s working and what isn’t? Today, we’ll speak to kids in two different youth-oriented programs who share the same goal — to have a future in a city that is built to work for all.Guests:

Chef Sterling Wright | Chef, community advocate, and Napier Kitchen Table Fellowship


Xavier | Teenage chef

Marianna | Teenage chef

Lois | Member, Nashville Youth Design Team


Mia | Member, Nashville Youth Design Team

Further Reading and Listening:
Listen to our two previous Kids Week episodes: What it's like to be a kid right now and Kids in service.

You can hear more from Chef Sterling Wright in our Radical Hospitality episode.
The Nashville Youth Design Team (NYDT) is a program under the Civic Design Center (CDC), which is an official partner with Imagine Nashville,

Imagine Nashville release two reports, the Imagine Nashville Survey Results and Dream City: A youth vision for Nashville's spaces and places Data Report.

This episode was produced by Tasha A.F. Lemley, Mary Mancini, and Katherine Ceicys.