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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My grandpa sang songs to fight for freedom. Now I sing them too.
Last summer, he sang a song I hadn't heard before. He told me what the lyrics mean: let us dance, and let us sing folk songs, because we have achieved independence. At first I was confused. What independence? From whom? And what's going on here?
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Eastern Washington teens talk about school and being super awkward
Stories produced in RadioActive's first radio journalism workshop for teens in the Tri-Cities.
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Facts or faux: Investigating conspiracy theories
Many conspiracy theories can become outlandish but some have a kernel of truth to them. How can you tell what is fact and what's just pure speculation?
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From toys to taxes: Reconnecting with our childhoods
When did your childhood end? How do you keep your childhood alive?
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Your houseplant might know how you’re feeling
While we might think plants are not sentient, they are constantly communicating with each other. Some even think that plants communicate with us. Perhaps even more startling: some theorize that plants have actually domesticated us.
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled podcast
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Dark-skinned girls and the struggle to feel beautiful
Colorism isn’t just another term. It is an experience. In the black community, dark-skinned girls and women are often seen as less desirable than their light-skinned counterparts. After being constantly told that they are “too dark” or seeing only fair-skinned women be considered beautiful in their communities, dark-skinned girls often struggle to feel beautiful growing up.
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From feminism to black power: How superheroes changed the status quo
How Wonder Woman, Spider-Man and Black Panther challenged tradition and changed the American superhero industry for the better.
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Gender norms? What a drag!
What happens to men who want to defy the system? To find out, we talk to Seattle drag queens.
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Meet youth journalists and hear unforgettable stories
Join KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media for an afternoon of unforgettable storytelling and celebration.
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Welcome KUOW's Summer 2018 RadioActive youth producers
KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is proud to offer our summer journalism workshop. Twenty teens, aged 15-18, will spend six weeks learning what it means to be a journalist.
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Using Wicca as a gateway to feminism
How do women find an accepting community in witchcraft? We hear three stories from different women about their journey into the occult, from conversion to dual religions.