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Pots, Pans, & Gritos Podcast

Welcome to the Pots, Pans, & Gritos Podcast…a voice for the English learner. I"m your host, Nolan Shigley. Here, you will listen to the accounts of students, teachers, athletes, musicians, and allies from our Roanoke Valley community and beyond. Our project aims to give voice to those learning a new language while adjusting to an unfamiliar culture. Our mission is to create an archive of meaningful accounts while sharing musical artists with similar experiences and cultural backgrounds.

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Episode 17: Boricua

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2024/09/29

Guest: Iliana (student at Salem High School)Musical Artist: Plena Libre (Puerto Rico) & Iliana (Salem, VA) In March of 2016, President Obama loosened the restrictions on American travel to Cuba. I don’t know if I was one of the first, but I immediately purchased my ticket to Havana. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and the entire experience was surreal. But what stuck with me the most was the 90-mile flight over the tiny strip of Caribbean Sea. I rec...

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Episode 16: Karibu Kenya! (Welcome to Kenya!)

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2024/09/17

Guest: Priscah (Kenya) - student at Salem High SchoolMusical Artist: Taj Weekes (St. Lucia) In this week’s episode, we finally greet our first guest from the continent of Africa. Soft-spoken Priscah joined my class in the calendar month of May. Well, that’s also the last month of the school calendar and so, she was thoughtfully placed in my EL class even though English is one of her two native languages. The reasoning was that a diverse class would likely be the most co...

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Episode 15: Conozca Sus Derechos (Know Your Rights

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2024/09/04

Guest: Officer Young (Spain/Virginia) - Police Officer of Salem Police DepartmentMusical Artist: Larry & Joe (Appalachia/Venezuela)In this week’s episode, we explore questions regarding law enforcement from the point of view of newly arrived immigrants in the United States. Assisting us is one of Salem Police Department’s greatest resources. Officer Young is the only bilingual officer in her police department. Her ability to speak Spanish has allowed effective communicat...

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Episode 14: Reaching for the Periphery

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2024/07/30

Guest: Scott Habeeb (Former principal of Salem High School & current Executive Director of Masterpiece Alliance)Musical Artist: Dan Dan Dero (Lima, Peru)Although rooted in Salem, Virginia and more akin to his mother’s Eastern Kentucky background, Scott Habeeb tells of the Lebanese heritage on his other side and what it was like growing up in Southern Appalachia looking more like the latter rather than the former. His story is one that many of our EL students will find relatable.&nb...

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Episode 13: Making the Connection

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2024/07/25

Guest: Andrea Sowers (Colombia)Musical Artist: Nina y Sebastian (Nicaragua)In this week’s episode, I have the extreme privilege to sit with one of our school district’s first EL students. Andrea Sowers and her mother moved to Salem, Virginia from Barranquilla, Colombia when she was only 7 years old in the mid-90’s. At the time, the area certainly did not have the diversity of today. Unable to find another Spanish speaker within her elementary school, a scared little girl sa...

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Episode 12: Todo o Nada (All or Nothing)

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2024/07/12

Guests: Deanna McNaughton (West Palm Beach, FL) - Manager of Player Education and Life Skills with the Houston Astros Deurry Carrasco (Dominican Republic) - Pitcher of the Asheville Tourists Railin Perez (Dominican Republic) - Pitcher of the Asheville Tourists Musical Artist: Kadencia (Richmond, VA by way of Puerto Rico)A few weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to enjoy a ballgame in a century old stadium while visiting a very good friend of mine. I first met Dean...

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Episode 11: Following Her Path to Enlightenment

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2024/06/27

In this week’s episode, we hear a story of tremendous highs and devastating lows. I’m honored to sit with Jenny Nguyen, a colleague and quite possibly the most beloved individual at Salem High School. She’s in charge of everything from the custodial crew to the cafeteria. And she leads with compassion and a loving spirit. Today, she shares an unbelievable tale that begins with a miraculous escape from Vietnam during the infamous war and concludes with a beautiful descr...

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Episode 10: Discovering Her Peruvian Roots

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2024/06/12

In this week’s episode, we meet a young lady who has self-discovered her South American roots. Sara grew up speaking English with her Peruvian mother and American father here in Virginia. But through experiences with the Spanish language, evolving relationships with Latin American friends, and travel to various places, Sara began adapting more and more of her mother’s culture. Throughout this beautiful self-discovery, she started observing changes within her mother as well.&...

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Episode 9: Following the Beat of His Grandfather

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2024/06/06

In this week’s episode, I sit down with one of Salem High School’s most active students. Densy plays percussion in the marching band, is a leader in the multicultural club, and participates Si Se Puede, a mentorship program led by Roanoke College students. Densy is US born but has immediate family from several parts of Latin America. Today, we chat about our favorite subject…music while diving into common themes of our program: family, education, and of course elements of hi...

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Episode 8: A Tale of Resiliency from Three Continents

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2024/05/31

In this week’s episode, we hear the story of Sahar, an Afghan student here at Salem High School who shares her culture and the unbelievable account of escaping the Taliban. Sahar arrived in my classroom midyear, but quickly adjusted and excelled academically. In fact, Sahar just passed four end-of-the-year standardized tests in her fourth language, finished the school year with straight A’s, and is poised to easily graduate on time with an advanced diploma.The Taliban in Afghanist...

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Episode 7: Learning English Under the Golden Arches

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2024/05/14

In today’s episode, we try something a little different. We welcome back Allon Boettcher to co-host and translate this week’s interview. If you listened to last week’s show, you know that Allon is an eloquent, highly educated student from Salem, Virginia with aspirations of becoming an EL teacher herself. Today, she will lead a discussion with developing English learner Alondra Orozco from Guatemala. Alondra is a young lady who understands much spoken English but con...

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Episode 6: Cultivating Empathy, Language, and an...

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2024/05/06

In today’s episode, I sit with Allon Boettcher, a senior at Salem High School who has co-taught my level one EL English class as part of her Senior Pathway Project. Now, it’s not every day I chat with a 17-year-old who has the maturity, vocabulary, and wisdom of a highly educated adult. In fact, Allon’s teachers have been known to describe her as an old soul. Today, she shares her experiences as an instructor of EL and as a serious student of world languages.Along with...

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Episode 5: Finding Her Voice

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2024/04/29

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Episode 4: Empowerment Through Education

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2024/04/22

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Episode 3: The Voice of Transformation

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2024/04/15

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Episode 2: The Latinx Generation

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2024/04/08

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Episode 1: The Warmth of Venezuela

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2024/03/31

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