RadioActive
Stories produced by students participating in our youth media program. Meet the current youth producers, and learn more about the intensive, fun and free introductory radio journalism workshops we offer throughout the year.
Episodes
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What I heard when I returned to school
Many students are going back to school for in-person learning. RadioActive youth producer Charlotte Engrav is one of them. She feels mixed emotions. In this creative audio diary told entirely through sound, she shares her experience with anxiety during school after over a year of virtual classes.
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Fantasy books are my escape, but I wish the genre was more inclusive
Adar Abdi is a White Center teenager with a passion for fantasy. She gravitated to fantasy novels as an escape from reality, into worlds without racism or sexism. But as she continued to read, she found more messages — subtle and overt — that brought the same issues she tried to avoid to the forefront. This piece is an imagined confrontation between Adar and a fantasy writer.
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The good, the bad, and the internet: Teens on growing up online
If Facebook were a person, it would be older than most RadioActivians. This audio piece explores what it's like to grow up online for four teenagers — from falling in love to facing trolls — and blends nonfiction interviews with an imagined main character: the Internet.
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Meet KUOW's summer 2021 RadioActive youth producers
KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is proud to offer our 18th annual summer introductory workshop for teens. In our second all-virtual workshop, fifteen teens, aged 15-18, will spend four weeks learning about radio journalism and audio storytelling.
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'You can go to the Imam and the therapist.' Mental health in my Somali community
Talking about mental health in the Somali community is hard. There's a stigma — especially around seeking professional help. But mental health is something that many in the Somali community struggle with. RadioActive youth producer Kouther Ahmed shares a story from her community about why it's important to talk about your mental health.
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'They can never lock your mind up.' Three stories from juvenile jail
Seven teens joined RadioActive for a two-day virtual podcasting workshop at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle's Squire Park neighborhood. The teens produced three audio stories about their experiences with incarceration.
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Quarantine from the closet: A love story told through missed calls
A fictional story about two young people navigating their newfound distance during the pandemic, told through their voicemail messages.
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Why is policing so broken? Four Seattle teens ask the adults in charge
We wanted to know, why is our policing system so damaged, and how are we trying to address these issues right now?
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When your favorite Disney movie becomes a 'Problematic fave': What does diversity in media really look like?
We’ve come a long way when it comes to seeing diversity on screen. But diversity isn’t enough, especially when the depictions we see on screen are based on stereotypes. That can cause more harm than good.
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Death is inevitable, yet unknowable. So how should the living prepare for it?
Death is terrifying. Seemingly unknowable yet inevitable. As young people, we know that death happens, but there’s a lot of fear and unknowns surrounding it. Especially after this past year, we have been thinking more about death and the death industry, and we have so many questions.
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SNAPSHOTS: Revisiting stories from the RadioActive archives
SNAPSHOTS is a look back at ten years of stories by Washington teens. Each week, hosts Ardo Hersi and Mimansa Dogra revisit a story from the RadioActive archives. They share updates from the producers, and discuss what has changed — and what hasn't — since the story was first published.
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Welcome KUOW's 2021 RadioActive advanced youth producers
KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is proud to offer our advanced journalism workshop. Twelve graduates of our introduction to journalism workshop will spend the spring with KUOW online.