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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: A collage of portraits of the summer 2022 RadioActive youth producers. Top row from left: Ada Walther, Hayden Andersen, Micah Riggio, Lucas Deng, Anjali Einstein, Indigo Mays. Middle row: Evelyn Jiang, Idrissa Gaye, Josie Jansons, Terina Papatu, Dashiell Pinck, Sadeen Al Ziyad. Bottom row: Carter Ortiz, Caden LaMar, Kea Lani Diamond, McKenna Kilayko, Gideon Hall.
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A collage of portraits of the summer 2022 RadioActive youth producers. Top row from left: Ada Walther, Hayden Andersen, Micah Riggio, Lucas Deng, Anjali Einstein, Indigo Mays. Middle row: Evelyn Jiang, Idrissa Gaye, Josie Jansons, Terina Papatu, Dashiell Pinck, Sadeen Al Ziyad. Bottom row: Carter Ortiz, Caden LaMar, Kea Lani Diamond, McKenna Kilayko, Gideon Hall.
Collage by Kelsey Kupferer

Episodes

  • caption: Two pictures of Sylvie Crow smiling.

    Making the theater experience more inclusive and accessible

    We all deserve a space where we can be unapologetically ourselves. Sylvie Crowe, a director, costume designer, and actor at Bellevue Youth Theater, is part of a new generation of creatives who are fighting to create that space for disabled and LGBTQ+ people. RadioActive's Dashiell Pinck talked with Sylvie, and has more.

  • caption: Christy Caravaglio smiles proudly in front of her public art installation in Burien. Sunshine makes the already bright colors look almost luminescent. Christy weaves yarn into the chain link fences she passes daily in an effort to brighten up the perpetually gray landscape.

    'I wanted to make them prettier': One artist's yarn lends color to south King County

    In a world of concrete and chain link that's overwhelmingly gray, the urge to beautify our communities isn't an uncommon one. But it takes a special kind of person to take the leap of actually doing something about it. RadioActive's Gideon Hall spoke to Christy Caravaglio, who, for the last four years, has been adding brilliant color to her local urban landscape.

  • caption: Mr. Woo looks over Hong Kong, his home for most of his life.

    'It was like a typhoon striking': How Hong Kong's attitude toward protests has changed

    In 2019, the streets of Hong Kong were filled with tear gas and umbrellas. But how did they get to that point, and what’s happening now? RadioActive’s Lucas Deng wanted to learn more about how protests have changed in Hong Kong over time. So he spoke with a family friend, Mr. Woo, who has lived in Hong Kong for most of his life.

  • caption: My dad, Sam Jansons (third from left), and his bandmates Sam Ross, Jeffrey Henry and Laurence Goldenstar when they were younger.

    'Music is medicine': How my dad’s relationship with music evolved with him

    Music has always been important to Sam Jansons. When he was 16, he heard the drums in the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir" and decided he wanted to play. Since then, he’s expanded to playing guitar, writing songs, and even messing around with his daughter's piano a bit. RadioActive’s Josie Jansons has this story about her dad, her family, and the role music plays in their lives.

  • caption: Aparna Srinivasan poses for a portrait.

    Putting herself FIRST: one teen's experience on an all-gender robotics team

    STEM career fields — science, technology, engineering and math — are traditionally male-dominated. But in FIRST robotics, Interlake High School senior Aparna Srinivasan finds community and belonging, despite the underrepresentation of women of color in robotics. RadioActive's Evelyn Jiang interviewed Aparna about her experience.

  • caption: Failelei Papatu standing on the pier at Edmonds Marina beach in early July 2021.

    How my dad finds motivation, from Samoa to the States

    When RadioActive's Terina Papatu pictures her dad, Failelei Papatu, she sees the motivated father of three young girls, a hard worker, and a proud Samoan. And she says his dedication to his family has only gotten stronger since moving to the United States. Terina has this story about her family.

  • caption: The Jackson Park Youth Coalition playground committee.

    These Seattle teens organized to change 'inhumane' living conditions at their housing complex

    Some residents of Jackson Park Village, a low-income housing community near Shoreline, say that it has 'inhumane' living conditions for the people — mostly families of color — who live there. Recently, young residents came together to organize for better living conditions by starting the Jackson Park Youth Coalition. RadioActive’s Sadeen Al Ziyad talked to her friend and neighbor Yerusalam Kamara who helped found the Coalition.

  • caption: Gideon Hall and Ada Walther, graduates of RadioActive's 2022 Intro to Radio Journalism Workshop and the hosts of this showcase, in the KUOW studios.

    A RadioActive youth storytelling showcase

    What can interviews with the people we care about tell us about humanity as a whole? Radioactive Youth Media invites you to listen to a one-hour storytelling showcase, originally broadcast on KUOW 94.9. Join Gideon Hall and Ada Walther on a voyage through time.

  • caption: Tae-Hyang and Nam-Sook Yu on a recent trip to Seoul, South Korea.

    How my grandparents braved tragedy after immigrating to America, and what it means for me

    Each person who chooses to immigrate to the United States brings their own unique story and set of circumstances. For Tae-Hyang and Nam-Sook Yu, that was taking a chance and moving from South Korea to the United States. The settled in Seattle, where they faced discrimination and prejudice for the sake of their daughters’ education. RadioActive’s Hayden Andersen has this story about his grandparents and his family history.