Nini Nguyen and Dalani: A Chef Skips School
Chef Nini Nguyen got so much hands-on experience working in restaurants, she left culinary school after only one semester. In this episode of Formative, 13-year-old Dalani asks this Top Chef contestan...
29 Nov 202221min
Dr. Lisa Moreno and Ronesha Watts-Bethune: Whatever Makes You Happy
14-year-old Ronesha from MS356Q asks, “How would you like to make an impact in the world?” Some of us know right away what we want to be when we grow up. And, this was the case for Dr. Lisa Moreno! In...
22 Nov 202226min
Meredith and Tabitha: Bleeding Green
3rd-generation Girl Scout Meridith Maskara came from a career in merchandising and promotion for Broadway theaters to become the CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater New York. In this episode, 11-year-old Ta...
8 Nov 202217min
Steve and Madison: Becoming A Playmaker
In this episode, 12-year-old Madison dives deep with Steve Gross — founder and chief playmaker of Life is Good Kids Foundation. As Steve’s father told him, “the one thing we have control over is makin...
1 Nov 202224min
James and Tabitha: Trying To Be Everywhere At Once
Longtime NYC Council Member, James Vacca, tells 11-year-old Tabitha how a missing bus in middle school sparked his drive for making change in his community. Since that day, Mr. Vacca has worked on pro...
25 Okt 202225min
Marilu and Kureem: Learning To Pivot With Purpose
“You may have a plan, but you have to be nimble because life will take you on a different journey.” That’s just one piece of advice Marilu Galvez, an Emmy-award-winning journalist and President & Gene...
18 Okt 202223min
Emily and Chelsea: Riding The Vomit Comet
In this season 2 premiere, engineer-turned-television-host Emily Calandrelli sits down with 6th grader Chelsea to dish about the joys of being a woman in STEM with a scientific mind and creative heart...
11 Okt 202229min
Edwidge and Alyson: Let the Soul Rest
Most of us will spend our whole lives in pursuit of ourselves: our passions, our identities, our voices. How is that experience changed by economic hardship, by physical displacement, by the languages...
7 Jun 202233min
