Senior, Avani Yaltho submitted a heartfelt podcast about her family roots and won NPR's 2025 Student Podcast Challenge!
Avani Yaltho's podcast, The Things We Buried, begins with the trill of a wooden flute. The haunting sound propels the listener on a trip into the past, set in motion by her first line:
"My grandmother says mango trees used to belong to everyone."
Read the full NPR article and listen to her podcast here.