Sponsored By: Bill and Melinda Gates Discovery Center and BECU
RadioActive Youth Media is where young people discover public radio journalism and gain access to the skills, community, and institutional resources that spur their growth as media makers. Through their stories, listeners of all ages gain a deeper understanding of young people whose voices are rarely heard by the greater public.
Latest Episodes
Hear stories created by RadioActive youth producers about the people and issues that matter to young people in the Northwest. Subscribe to get our latest audio pieces delivered directly to you.
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Why one young Marine refused to fight in Iraq
It’s been more than 20 years since Darren Fisher said 'no' to fighting in the so-called war on terror.
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Building community is 'an act of social justice’ at the Seattle Fandango Project
RadioActive’s Vivi Cardenas-Habell says the Seattle Fandango Project played a key role in her upbringing. But she didn’t fully appreciate it until Covid took it away.
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At 16, my grandma had an abortion. At 18, I’m telling her story
In the summer of 1972, the year before Roe v. Wade made abortion legal nationwide, Elaine Fichter was 16 years old and eight weeks pregnant.
Workshops
Thanks for your interest in RadioActive Youth Media journalism workshops. As of fall 2023, we are on a programming pause as we re-design the RadioActive program in collaboration with KUOW staff, RadioActive graduates and mentors, and external stakeholders.
We will not be offering a summer Intro to Radio Journalism Workshop in 2024. We expect to publicly announce the new program details and provide information about when youth can apply some time in early summer 2024. We’ll continue to do outreach throughout this school year to Seattle-area teens. We compiled a list of other local arts and media organizations with youth programs you might like to check out.
Watch this space for updates, and sign up for the RadioActive newsletter to hear program announcements as soon as they are available.
For more information about RadioActive’s upcoming program changes, check out our community newsletter statement.
Questions or comments? Reach out at radioactive@kuow.org.
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SoundBites: Self-Guided Audio Storytelling Activities
Learn MoreLooking to build your audio storytelling skills? Here's 12 bite-sized audio storytelling activities for teens and pre-teens. These self-directed activities take about 30 minutes to complete, and can be done in any order either alone or with a partner.
Meet the Current Youth Producers
KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is proud to offer the Intro to Radio Journalism Workshop each summer, and the Advanced Producers Workshop each spring. In both workshops, youth get learn about radio journalism and audio storytelling, and make audio stories that are published on the RadioActive podcast and 94.9 FM.