What the Westies
What the Westies is a podcast created and hosted by middle school ENL students at the Manhattan School for Children on the Upper West Side in New York City, led by their ENL teacher Karin Patterson.
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Honorable Mention NPR Student Podcast Challenge 2026! What the Westies is a podcast where ENL students at the Manhattan School for Children interview real people from around the world about their lives and work. The Westies interview 7th grader Noam and 5th grader Ronnie, two of our newest English language learners, and their dad, Jonathan Dekel, an Israeli filmmaker. They grew up in Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom, a special place where Jewish and Arab families choose to live side by side. We talk a
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