'We built this together.' The 20-year legacy of KUOW's RadioActive
In May 2024, KUOW announced the station was ending RadioActive Youth Media, its long-running youth journalism program. For 20 years, RadioAc...
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20 of 97 episodes'We built this together.' The 20-year legacy of KUOW's RadioActive
Late last month, KUOW announced the station was ending its RadioActive Youth Media program. For 20 years, RadioActive brought listeners the...
An hour of 'choose your own adventure' radio by Seattle teens
Nine stories of teenagers navigating high-stakes decisions and forks in the road. Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/choose-your-...
RadioActive showcase: Nine stories by Seattle-area teens
In this hour of youth radio, hosts Gavin Muhlfelder and Phillip Zhou present nine RadioActive Youth Media stories produced in 2023. They als...
As a teen, they found belonging at this LGBTQ+ youth center. Now, they're paying it forward
Soundside revisits a story produced by RadioActive alum Avery Styer back in 2016. Eight years ago, Avery took us to a space in Capitol Hill...
Why one young Marine refused to fight in Iraq
It’s been more than 20 years since the U.S. invaded Iraq. For Darren Fisher, it’s been more than 20 years since he said, "No" to that invasi...
Building community is 'an act of social justice’ at the Seattle Fandango Project
RadioActive’s Vivi Cardenas-Habell says the Seattle Fandango Project played a key role in her upbringing. But she didn’t fully appreciate it...
At 16, my grandma had an abortion. At 18, I’m telling her story
In the summer of 1972, the year before Roe v. Wade made abortion legal nationwide, Elaine Fichter was 16 years old and eight weeks pregnant....
My grandfather’s 'Little Story': A journey through war and prison in Vietnam
Aaron Ton's grandparents and their children lived comfortably in southern Vietnam. But everything changed on April 30, 1975. Episode webpage...
Separated from his family in Eritrea at 7, this Seattle man now mentors East African kids
Seattle is home to 10% of the Eritrean population in the United States. Many Eritrean immigrants found political asylum in the U.S. in the 1...
The First Night Project makes cancer ward stays a little easier for teens
A cancer diagnosis "sucks." And the hospital stays that follow don't make it any easier. 17-year-old Harry McGovern wanted to make a differe...
'Joy and happiness was left behind': the true cost of the American Dream
When RadioActive's Rediet Giday was three months old, her family moved to the United States — w ithout her. Episode webpage: https://www.kuo...
Walking the Nile in his shoes
A daughter reflects on the emotional and challenging journey her father, an Ethiopian refugee, made in order to save his life and pursue his...
Bonus: On Our Minds with Bree & James
BONUS EPISODE: "On Our Minds with Bree & James” is a podcast about mental health — produced by and for teens — from our friends at PBS NewsH...
Buying hot dogs was an act of resilience for my grandfather in the Jim Crow South
George “Hot Dog” Moxley. A nickname born in the Jim Crow South and given to a boy who defied the unspoken laws of the time. RadioActive’s Ny...
What's it like being a hijab-wearing model?
Fatuma Yusuf faces and embraces the challenges of being a woman who wears the hijab in the modeling industry. Her sister, RadioActive’s Maym...
'I wonder if people think you took that baby.' Navigating Seattle as a biracial family
A lot of young people grow up thinking deeply about their racial identities. But what if your family's identity is mixed? It can be complica...
My history teacher's unusual personal history
Stephanie Hogan was born in America and raised Jewish. But after living abroad and watching senseless violent events unfold, she began to qu...
How to navigate the public school system as a hijabi
Not everyone has the same relationship with their hijab. Some people feel confident wearing the hijab at a young age, and others are still o...
It’s okay to be afraid, the spotlight hurts my eyes too
Do you know what glossophobia is? You might have it. It's the fear of public speaking. RadioActive’s Josue Villalobos talks to his sisters a...