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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. 

caption: The summer 2023 class of RadioActive Youth Media.
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The summer 2023 class of RadioActive Youth Media.
KUOW Photo/Lila Lakehart

Episodes

  • caption: Diana Nguyen used to be lazy. Then she got on a bike.

    A pep talk from a recovering 'lazy' teen

    Meet Diana Nguyen. She's 17-years-old, she's a proud Asian-American, and she can't go anywhere without her best friend, Gertrude. Gertrude is the name...

  • caption: Leija Farr, Seattle's new youth poet laureate, calls poetry a form of "self-healing."

    Meet Seattle's First Youth Poet Laureate

    Seattleites love their poetry. The city is home to one of the nation's few poetry-only bookstores, Open Books, in the Wallingford neighborhood. The...

  • caption: The graduates of "RadioActive’s" Fall 2014 Introductory Workshop: Noel Gasca, Azeb Tuji, Nathan Boss, Sokinna Keo, Amran Aden and Jaylen Wheeler.

    Feminism, Resilience, And The Needle In The Haystack

    This month, RadioActive is talking about issues that are not addressed enough. You’ll be hearing from some of the newest RadioActivians -- graduates of our fall workshops held in the Tukwila Community Center.

  • caption: Demonstrators at a Seattle march on Nov. 25, 2014, in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision.

    Even After Grand Jury Decisions, Seattle Student Still Has Hope

    It hurts that yet another officer isn’t being indicted for killing an unarmed black man; especially in the case of Eric Garner where there is no ambiguity. These injustices can often make us feel demoralized. But it may seem surprising that after attending a rally on November 25, I feel inspired.

  • caption: RadioActive Youth Producers from L-R: Leija Farr, Alicia Quarles, Ernesto Morfin Montes de Oca, Meghan O'Kelley, Ardo Hersi, Ahlaam Ibraahim, Nina Tran, Nia Price-Nascimento, Esa Tilija, Maria Caoagdan, and Angela Nguyen.

    The Best Of RadioActive Summer 2014

    This past summer RadioActive Youth Media completed its 11th year at KUOW. Eight high school students spent six weeks writing, editing, recording and mixing their very first radio stories and podcasts. In this showcase, we hear from these producers and the work they completed. Click to listen to the entire show hosted by Ann Kane, or skip to your favorite pieces below.

  • caption: RadioActive at the Third Coast International Audio Festival! L-R: Program Producer Jenny Asarnow, Youth Producer Madeline Ewbank, Production Assistant Ann Kane, and Youth Producer Nina Tran

    21 Things RadioActive Learned At Third Coast

    KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media recently spent three days in Chicago with 550 of the world's most talented radio makers at the 2014 Third Coast International Audio Festival.