Seen Not Heard Podcast

About

‘Seen Not Heard’ is a podcast created to empower the teenagers of Carrigtwohill to speak up and let their voices be heard.

Our group was interested in exploring what it was like to be a teenager living in Carrigtwohill. We felt there was a lack of facilities for teenagers, little activities for them to partake in outside of school or sport, and no opportunities for them to socialise within their own village.

What happens when a demographic of a community is not catered to?Where do they go?What do they do?

Conversing with the teenagers of Carrigtwohill was key to understanding the problem, and to possibly discover some solutions. We wanted to give teenagers a platform to have their ideas heard and shared. What better way to have your voice be heard than a podcast?

The Process

During our background research on Carrigtwohill, we watch the town’s ‘Pride of Place’ video entry and videos made by Carrigtwohill TY students. What stood out to our group was the lack of facilities catered to teenagers. When we looked at art from the Digital Art Summer School, a common theme was the closure of the Youth Cafe. We reflected on our own experiences growing up as teenagers in Irish towns. We felt passionate about this topic as it was one we could relate to, and a problem not unique to Carrig, but in most rural Irish towns and villages.

We reached out to Transition Year students from the two secondary schools in Carrigtwohill (15 to 16 years old). These students are directly affected by the lack of facilities in the community and thus would give the greatest insight.

We conducted a Workshop via Zoom where we interviewed the teenagers, enabling us to create the podcast. We also asked them to create an infographic to express what life was like in Carrig in a visual way.