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 mom was once single and homeless. That's why she does this job
Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped. Like my mother, Nimo Husien. She runs a daycare from our house for single...
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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...
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Welcome KUOW's Summer 2015 RadioActive Youth Producers
KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is proud to offer our summer journalism workshop. Eight teens, aged 16-18, will spend six weeks learning what it means to be a journalist.
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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...
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VIDEO: How Break Dancing And Hip Hop Saved My Life
When I’m break dancing, I feel free. That is the best feeling, when you don’t care what others think. You don’t care what you even think at that moment...
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League Of Legends: Bellevue Student Tries To Go Pro In eSports
Click. Click. Clickclickclick. Click. This is the sound of practice to Robert Chung. He’s moving a character around with a mouse, trying to kill minions...
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How 83-Year-Old Houseboat Resident Sees Seattle Gentrification
Around Mack's home, tulips are blooming and seagulls are flying. People kayak past his window. Mack lives on a houseboat. Now 83, he has been floating...
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Making Seattle Beats Since He Was 8 Years Old
"Music is my life." Upendo Moore finds it hard to go a day without wearing his headphones. He'll often put them on and make beats in class at Garfield...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.