Hong Kong Youth Share Views in Snack for the Soul

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Podcasts have become the ultimate platform for young people to share their views. As part of a necessary and growing trend for media organisations, handing over the mic to the next generation creates a form of engagement. But equally, the format is inclusive and gives tomorrow’s bright minds and voices a place to share the things that are important to them most.

South China Morning Post (SCMP) has released its new season of Snack for the Soul, which is exactly that - bite-sized, four to five-minute episodes that feature personal experiences and insights on how each student sees the world around them.

In the episode below, one student is part of the international youth delegation to Cop 27 and shares his experience of meeting someone from Nigeria. He discusses what it was like to come to the realisation that despite their different backgrounds, they both share the same passion for climate change education.

It’s a heart-warming episode and an insightful one, too. Hong Kong is not part of the United Nations and even that piece of information establishes a kind of tension. There is the prospect that young people in Hong Kong may not have the opportunity to contribute to significant change in the future if their country’s policies do not align with UN guidelines.

Launched in September 2022, the first season focused on mental health and includes a range of perspectives including how wearing a mask during the pandemic has affected young people’s ability to connect; how a fear of failure feeds into studying and academic results, to social awareness and what it means to help those in need.

This podcast is a great resource for young people, including students who are about to embark on international exchange programmes to learn more about how their counterparts fare in the face of global and local issues.

Find out more about the series via South China Morning Post or listen on Spotify.