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Season Two Podcast Episodes

The Filter Podcast
The Filter | A Lesson on Grief and Resilience
The Filter’s season finale is about grief. We grapple with the vague feelings created when the pandemic continually upended…
The Filter Podcast
Trailer: Listen to a Teaser of the Filter's Season Finale
In episode five, Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho confront the topic of grief and resilience with grief counselor Oscar …
The Filter Podcast
The Filter | Verify This
Political tension and an ongoing public health crisis have one thing in common: misinformation. So how do we learn what’s w…
The Filter Podcast
Trailer: The Filter Ep. 4 Teaser on Beliefs and Misinformation
In episode four, Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho look at how belief systems are shaped and how misinformation sprouts i…
The Filter Podcast
The Filter | Idle Hands
We speak with the founders of Eye of an Immigrant, an initiative led by two high schoolers working toward immigration reform …
The Filter Podcast
Trailer: The Filter Ep. 3 Teaser on Time and Projects
Did you wonder what to do with time spent at home while on lockdown? You weren't alone. This spurred what psychologists call …
The Filter Podcast
The Filter | Home Alone, Parenting Edition
In this episode of The Filter podcast, you'll hear from Annie Watson, who uses her expertise in early childhood education (an…
The Filter Podcast
Trailer: The Filter's Ep. 2 Teaser on Parenting and Education
Are the kids alright? Are their parents? These are the questions you'll hear our guests answer in the upcoming Filter podcast…
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The Filter Extra | Hear More From a Therapist Who Helps Domestic Violence Survivors
How has work changed for mental health providers working with vulnerable populations? In this episode extra, you'll hear from…
The Filter Podcast
The Filter | Therapize This: Therapists Talk Mental Health
This season of The Filter podcast is focusing on lessons learned during moments of crisis. In this episode, hosts Ieshia Down…
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Listen: Here's The Filter Podcast, Season 2 Trailer
The Filter podcast – hosted by Flatland's community reporter Vicky Diaz-Camacho and social media coordinator Ieshia Downton…

About The Filter

Get to know the hosts:

 

The Filter - Ieshia Downton | Illustration by Yup Yup Design

Co-host Ieshia Downton | Illustration by Yup Yup Design

Ieshia Downton (she/her/hers) is the co-host and creator of The Filter podcast and social media coordinator at Kansas City PBS. She is a Kansas City native with Caribbean roots and an interest in cultural storytelling and reporting. Before joining Kansas City PBS, Ieshia contributed to KC Studio magazine and un’ruly magazine as a feature writer. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, with an emphasis in magazine writing.

The Filter - Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Illustration by Yup Yup Design

Co-host Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Illustration by Yup Yup Design

Vicky Diaz-Camacho (she/her/hers) is the co-host and creator of The Filter podcast and the community reporter for Flatland at Kansas City PBS. Raised in El Paso, Texas, a border city in the Southwest, Vicky’s roots as half-Mexican and Puerto Rican inform much of her reporting, which tends to focus on culture, race and health. Before joining Kansas City PBS, she interned at NPR and worked as a Kansas City Business Journal data journalist. She graduated from the University of Kansas School of Journalism focused on news and editing and is a proud University Daily Kansan alumna.