13-year-old Joshua's celebrating his birthday by releasing new music and we're celebrating by releasing this awesome interview! Joshua lays down his philosophy about making music, his long-term goals for collaboration and genre experimentation as an artist, and how his passions for dance and chess intersect with his music-making. You won't want to miss this episode, featuring lots of Joshua's original beats!

Shortly before he moved back stateside, Owen calls in from Guam, where he's taking his school by storm with his powerful songs celebrating faith and family and raising awareness about mental health. Dive in with Owen to his creative process, the artists who inspire him, and a behind-the-scenes look at his taste-testing YouTube channel. You won't want to miss this powerful interview!

Meet Jazlyn! An incredible 16-year-old poet and songwriter, Jazlyn joins the podcast to talk about her two songs, "California Winds" and "Bedtime Story" and her thoughtful approach to storytelling and songwriting. Jazlyn's a huge Swiftie so we put co-host Jack to the test with a lyrics quiz challenge: Is it Taylor Swift or Jazlyn? You may have trouble telling them apart, too!

Ready to meet a middle schooler who plays about a dozen instruments, dives from the highest boards, and spoke to the Senate about the importance of teachers being seizure-certified? That's Nella, who walks us through the creation of her song, "What Is Epilepsy?" and her ongoing experience in Hear Your Song's Peer Songwriting Groups. You won't want to miss this amazing conversation about music-making, diving, and celebrating everything that makes us special.

Charlotte was 10 and Elliot was 11 when they met in July 2021 at a virtual Hear Your Song songwriting session. Two years later, they're celebrating their incredible long-distance best friendship by talking us through the songs that they've created along the way! Hear how they've used music to celebrate each other, process hard experiences, and inspire other kids living with "invisible" chronic illnesses. Be sure to listen to the end for Charlotte and Elliot's advice for listeners on how to build a friendship like theirs that can last forever!

When Alex was a high school senior, she wrote and recorded an original song with Hear Your Song about how music has supported her through her journey with LCHAD, a genetic metabolic disorder. Now, two years later, Alex is a college sophomore and one of Hear Your Song's most passionate volunteers, helping kids dealing with their own medical challenges to tell their own stories through song. In this episode, Alex shares what it's like to see the collaborative songwriting process from both sides, how she hopes to use her music and personal experience with chronic illness as a Child Life specialist in her career, and why every song could use a little french horn.

9-year-old Nora wants to be a therapist for kids like her when she grows up. And an elementary school teacher. And a babysitter. And the President of the United States. Doubt that she can do it all? That's because you haven't listened to this episode yet. After 21 magical minutes hearing Nora share about creating her original song, celebrating organizations that have supported her like the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation, and challenging the co-hosts to a game of Would You Rather?, you'll be singing "Hail to the Chief."

Join 16-year-old Lucas for a journey through all things songwriting, football, and YouTube tutorials! Lucas turns the tables on the interviewers to get answers on all the questions he's always had about Hear Your Song. We'd say it's Lucas Day, but, as our guest will reveal, there's already an annual Lucas Day in his honor in his hometown! Just don't forget to smile! :)

This one's sure to change your perspective! 13-year-old Piper's a champion of writing songs from different points of view, whether that's from the perspective of her dog going for a grooming appointment or Hurricane Ian as it arrives in Florida. Hear Piper talk about her dreams of being an all-around performer, her passion for all-things Stranger Things, and how she came to write an extraordinary song from a perspective she'd never felt comfortable sharing before: her own.

We're back to the UK this week with the amazing 13-year-old Miai, a songwriter using her powerful voice to advocate and educate about sickle cell anemia. We'll talk about the power of music to effect change, Miai's starring role in the School of Rock musical, and which Harry Potter character would be the coolest songwriting collaborator. (Spoiler alert: Miai's a Gryffindor!)

Dive inside the lyrics and behind-the-scenes stories of 14-year-old Jeanie's "Thank You," an ode to her mom! What makes her dog such a "wack job"? What's up with that truck on fire? And what was it like to write and record a whole epic song at summer camp?

Join us on a tour of the world of 10-year-old Michelle, a singer-songwriter who wrote the incredible, "I'm Just Like You," a powerful song about her experiences overcoming bullying and teaching others about living with cerebral palsy. Find out what it's like to become a music celebrity in your school, how to find a song that "clicks" with you, and why everyone should have a singing station.

16-year-old songwriters Jynx and Jay speak with Sofía at Camp AmeriKids where they're collaborating on new music about race, stereotypes, and identity in America. Listen as this pair of artists reflect on how they're growing and challenging themselves as musicians and share what they hope people will get out of hearing their songs.

14-year-old Zippy celebrates over two years of Hear Your Song creative collaborations, from his iconic ode to pasta, "Noodles!" to his Broadway star-studded mini-musical, "The Adventure of Zippy Junior." And since Zippy shares our love of musicals, we go all in on some theater trivia. Find out why Into the Woods is the best show on Broadway, where the nickname Zippy comes from, and what might be next for Zippy's musical theater writing career! (Did someone say "Hear Your Song: The Musical"?!)

6-year-old Jessica joins us from London to teach us how to "always win, never lose." Jessica's a game-playing legend, as we'll hear from her original epic song, "I Really Like Playing Games," and she has infinite wisdom to share. Play along with Jessica as we put her to the test with some expert rounds of Guess the Animal! Don't be fooled — she may be six, but she's come to win!

Welcome to The Hear Your Song Podcast! Enjoy eating noodles? Love playing games? Want to jam out to songs about everything from elephants to epilepsy? Subscribe to get new episodes spotlighting incredible kids and teens who live with serious illnesses and complex health needs as they share the songs they've written and celebrate all the things that make them who they are!