RadioActive

Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" Changes Teens' Shopping Habits

Varun Dhananjaya and RadioActive Youth Media — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Seattle-based Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' single "Thrift Shop" has topped the charts multiple times. But besides getting people humming along to its catchy melody, "Thrift Shop" is also creating a lot of interest in actual thrift shopping amongst Eastside teens.

A Toll On The Road To School

Riley Guttman and RadioActive Youth Media — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Washington state is considering putting tolls on the I-90 bridge that connects Seattle to the Eastside. This would affect the lives of adults who travel to and from Seattle for work, but what about students who go to school outside their Seattle neighborhoods?

M-Eaze: Producing The Beat Of Seattle Hip-Hop

Le'Jayah Washington and RadioActive Youth Media — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:12:45 +0000

Seattle is known for many things: coffee, the tech industry, and of course, rain. But hip-hop is not on that list. We asked people on the street which rap artists come from Seattle, and the only ones they could think of were Macklemore and Sir Mix-A-Lot. None had heard of a rapper who has lived here his whole life, M-Eaze.

Finding Peace: From Ethiopian Refugee To United States Citizen

Yafiet Bezabih and RadioActive Youth Media — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:38:12 +0000

Nigisti Hailemariam has been in the United States for over 20 years. She has two kids, a stable job, and a red Honda outside her three-bedroom apartment. But life wasn't always this peaceful for Nigisti. RadioActive youth producer Yafiet Bezabih tells the story of his mother's journey.

Losing Hair From Alopecia "Greatest Experience" Of Her Life

RadioActive Youth Media and Nolwenn Delisle — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:05:07 +0000

One day when she was in eighth grade, Alyssa Cruz noticed something strange. She was in the middle of a basketball game. Here's how she's describes it:

I was putting my hair up and I noticed that there was this windy bald patch on the top right of my head. It was completely smooth, and I wondered what had happened, because it didn’t look like someone just cut it off while I was sleeping.

Episode 38: Introducing The Newest RadioActivians

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:40:22 +0000

RadioActive hosts Sarah Rosenthal and Ann Kane bring you stories created by the newest generation of RadioActivians. They reported these stories as part of RadioActive's 2013 spring workshop:

Episode 37: Human Trafficking In Our Backyard

RadioActive Youth Media and Kamna Shastri and Sarah Rosenthal and Katherine Sims — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:15:01 +0000

This month, hosts Sarah Rosenthal and Kamna Shastri bring you stories about the reality of human trafficking in the Seattle area.

First we hear from Kathleen Morris, an advocate for trafficking survivors with the International Rescue Committee. She tells us what human trafficking is and what to look for in a trafficking situation. Then we hear an incredible story from Yasmin Christopher, a law student at Seattle University whose family was trafficked to rural Grays Harbor County from Bangladesh. Finally, RadioActive reporter Katherine Sims brings us to Westlake Center in downtown Seattle where a vigil is held once a month to stand up against human trafficking. She talks to one high school student, Emily Kubota, who has been going to the vigil for two years.

Welcome KUOW's Spring 2013 RadioActive Youth Producers

RadioActive Youth Media — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:17:22 +0000

KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is proud to offer a spring journalism workshop in Rainier Valley, in partnership with Rainier Scholars, a Seattle college prep program. Six students, age 16-18, will spend the next eight weeks learning what it means to be a journalist. They will pitch, interview, edit and write their own feature stories for KUOW.org later this spring.

The newest RadioActivians interviewed each other about challenges they've overcome:

Episode 36: RadioActive Is In A Relationship With Facebook

RadioActive Youth Media and Antonia Dorn and Ann Kane — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:11:54 +0000

In RadioActive's first podcast of 2013, hosts Antonia Dorn and Ann Kane bring us a story from producer Molly Freed who talks about how she learned to have a healthy relationship with her Facebook page. Then we ask the question: Why do you use Facebook?

You'll have to listen to find out what the slang of the month is. Hint: Nicki Minaj.

Episode 35: Dance, Rap, Or Study? Three Teens' Answers To "What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?"

Daniel Metz and Bryce Ellis and RadioActive Youth Media — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:53:12 +0000

In this month’s RadioActive podcast, hosts Bryce Ellis and Daniel Metz hear stories about high school students who aren’t "sluffin" when it comes to their futures (if you don’t know what "sluffin" means this show has got your definition).

One of the kids in these stories goes down the traditional four-year college route, while the others travel off the beaten path: