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Stories produced by students participating in our youth media program. Learn more about the intensive, fun and free introductory radio journalism workshops we offer throughout the year.
RadioActive
6d ago
A cancer diagnosis "sucks." And the hospital stays that follow don't make it any easier.
17-year-old Harry McGovern wanted to make a difference for other teenage cancer patients like him. So he started The First Night Project.
RadioActive’s Sidh Shroff has this story about his friend.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-first-night-project-makes-cancer-ward-stays-a-little-easier-for-teens
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
1w ago
For some students coming from under-resourced high schools, going to college seems like a beacon of light that will solve all their problems.
Students are told that at college they'll gain access to things they didn't have in high school — health care, stable housing, regular meals, a gym, tutoring, extra-curricular activities, and more.
But when Khanh Doan got into their dream university, they quickly realized going to college wouldn't end their struggle with depression.
RadioActive’s Jana Le has this story about her friend.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/first-generation-low-i ..read more
RadioActive
2w ago
When RadioActive's Rediet Giday was three months old, her family moved to the United States — without her.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/joy-and-happiness-was-left-behind-the-price-my-family-paid-for-the-american-dream
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
3w ago
A daughter reflects on the emotional and challenging journey her father, an Ethiopian refugee, made in order to save his life and pursue his dreams.
RadioActive’s Eliham Mohammed has this story about her dad.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/walking-the-nile-in-his-shoes
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
1M ago
BONUS EPISODE: "On Our Minds with Bree & James” is a podcast about mental health — produced by and for teens — from our friends at PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs.
RadioActive has been collaborating with Student Reporting Labs to produce "On Our Minds" this year, and we’re excited to share this special bonus episode with you. RadioActive's Frankie St. Pierre Nelson edited and mixed this episode.
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On this episode of "On Our Minds," teens discuss success. What does it mean to succeed at something? What even is "success"? How do your definitions of success differ from your parent ..read more
RadioActive
1M ago
George “Hot Dog” Moxley. A nickname born in the Jim Crow South and given to a boy who defied the unspoken laws of the time.
RadioActive’s Nyla Moxley talked with her grandfather about the summer in Kentucky when he got the nickname.
This story discusses racist violence.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/buying-hot-dogs-was-an-act-of-resilience-for-my-grandfather-in-the-jim-crow-south
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
1M ago
Fatuma Yusuf faces and embraces the challenges of being a woman who wears the hijab in the modeling industry. Her sister, RadioActive’s Maymuna Yusuf, has her story.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/what-s-it-like-being-a-hijab-wearing-model
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
2M ago
A lot of young people grow up thinking deeply about their racial identities.
But what if your family's identity is mixed? It can be complicated.
RadioActive's Gavin Muhlfelder tells his family's story.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/black-white-seattleite-my-family-s-experience-being-mixed-race-in-seattle
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
2M ago
Not everyone has the same relationship with their hijab. Some people feel confident wearing the hijab at a young age, and others are still on that journey.
For this personal essay, RadioActive’s Jehan Hashi talked to her best friend, Ameera Ahmed, about how they both found power and freedom in wearing their hijabs.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/how-to-navigate-the-public-school-system-as-a-hijabi
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more
RadioActive
2M ago
Do you know what glossophobia is? You might have it. It's the fear of public speaking. RadioActive’s Josue Villalobos talks to his sisters about their shared anxieties, and how they overcome them.
Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/it-s-okay-to-be-afraid-of-public-speaking
[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing ..read more