Dear Young Rocker
Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.
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E13: STUDIO TIME
In the Season 2 premiere of Dear Young Rocker, we find young Chelsea where we left her - in college as a sound recording technology major.
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Dear Young Rocker Season 2 Trailer
Dear Young Rocker Season 2 launches August 26th, 2020.
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Blood on the Tracks Trailer
Blood On The Tracks launches August 12, 2020
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E12: AURAL SKILLS
In this final episode of season one, young Chelsea starts coming up against some obstacles in her new chosen major of music and sound recording.
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EP11: MUSIC MAJOR
College is a time to try out different for yourself and Chelsea does just that with a 180 degree major switch.
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E10: FRESHMAN
Young Chelsea's first semester of college is an adjustment and she isn't sure about being a biology major.
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E9: STICK WITH IT
E9: STICK WITH IT
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E8: GRADUATION
Senior year and graduation is cracked up to be the pinnacle of high school, but Chelsea isn't feeling much school spirit.
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E7: ACHE
Things are still pretty complicated for young Chelsea. The only thing keeping her grounded is the music. But is it enough?
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E6: BREAKING UP
Young Chelsea makes some mistakes and tries to do her best to hold things together to keep the music going.
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E5: KISS
A trip to the local fair for young Chelsea and her band ends up a little more eventful than she had planned for.
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E4: BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Chelsea's long held dream comes true as she experiences the rush of joining her first band and playing her first live rock show.
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E3: CLAW MARKS AND BLOOD
Young Chelsea goes to her first big show and attends a band practice for the first time.
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E2: BASS PLAYER
Young Chelsea recounts how she discovered and fell in love with playing bass.
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E1: STEAM
We travel back to the early 2000’s, get to know young Chelsea and experience first hand her struggles with anxiety, problems with being a girl, and why music is so important.
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Introducing Dear Young Rocker
A podcast memoir about finding a home in rock music and learning to flourish in your own weird way.
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