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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Were you a Nazi? And other questions from the U.S. citizenship application
The process of immigrating to the U.S. is complicated and getting harder all the time. Abdulai Yakubu immigrated from Ghana to go to Cornell University and ended up in Seattle.
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Experimental musicians push the boundaries of music with agony and silence
What do you consider music? How about pieces using only one note, agonizing electronic sounds, or no music at all? Today, we challenge the constructs we have about what music should be by exploring the extremes of experimental music.
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Lost in translation: growing up Latin-ish
Radioactive’s Isabella Ortiz and Diego Villarroel discuss the complexities of ethnic and cultural identity, speaking from their own experiences as a...
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This Harborview doctor didn't have role models, so she became one
My cousin Anisa Ibrahim is 30 years old. She’s funny, kind, and compassionate, and an amazing sister, mother, and doctor. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia,...
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When kids teased me for being Russian, my mom had great advice
When my mom, Maria Espinoza, came to the United States from Russia at age 13, it was toward the end of the Cold War, and some Americans were openly...
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Liberal or conservative: I’m still trying to figure that out
Before I went on this eye-opening journey, I was like any other teenager who thought they knew everything. Sometimes, we just don’t realize how much our...
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Not everyone makes peace with their dad. My teacher inspired me to try
Sometimes it feels like we’re missing something in our lives. And sometimes we find what we’re looking for when we least expect it.
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Not everyone makes peace with their dad. My teacher inspired me to try
Sometimes it feels like we’re missing something in our lives. And sometimes we find what we’re looking for when we least expect it. Kind of like what happened to me.
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I stopped learning Farsi. I stopped kissing the Quran. I wanted to be normal
On the first day of eighth grade, a boy walked up to me and asked if I had a bomb in my backpack.
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This teen mom has bipolar disorder and a baby. She’s making it work
As I walked up to her house in Tacoma, Clayressa Borland met me with a tight hug. We hadn’t seen each other in two years, so we couldn’t stop smiling....
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She just wanted a home. That meant trusting her foster parents
Growing up, Dylan Rae Metcalfe could do whatever she wanted. “My mom let me do all kinds of sideways shit,” she said. “Like, if I wanted to smoke pot or...
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My Catholic mom and her two queer sons
My mom and I are kind of the same person. Look at our muddy little eyes and how they crinkle when we smile. And our thick black hair, which we keep tied...