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Arts & Life

How I found bodily autonomy through pole dancing

For RadioActive's Morgen White, pole dancing is a sanctuary. Taking pole dancing classes has boosted her confidence and strengthened her self-love. In this essay, she explores the importance of appreciating herself as a sexual being, and being fully herself in front of others who respect and value her body as her own.
Morgen White
Arts & Life

'It's kept me alive': Kent residents rely on free farmers market in Walnut Park

For the past seven months on Friday afternoons, residents of Kent’s Walnut Park neighborhood have been able to pick up fresh produce and dry goods from an outdoor market. And it’s all free. The Walnut Park market is one of four free mobile markets in South King County run by the non-profit FareStart. RadioActive’s Marian Mohamed talked with Walnut Park residents about what the market means to them.
Marian Mohamed
Arts & Life

Embarking on an Epic Quest: What I learned at my first Comic Con

Attendance numbers were almost back to pre-pandemic levels this year at Emerald City Comic Con, Seattle’s annual comic and pop culture convention. RadioActive’s Alayna Ly went to Comic Con for her first time, and brings us this audio postcard.
Alayna Ly
Arts & Life

‘A coral reef for local businesses’: Pike Place Market celebrates 115 years

This August, Seattle’s Pike Place Market celebrated its 115th birthday. Since 1907, the iconic market has been home to small businesses, street-performing musicians, fish throwing, fresh produce, and even the first-ever Starbucks. RadioActive’s Antonio Nevarez went to Pike Place Market to talk to tourists, regulars, and store owners about the Market today.
Antonio Nevarez
Education

Free lunch at school is more than just a meal — it's fuel for students' futures

During the pandemic, school lunch became free for all students, regardless of their family’s income. That was thanks to federal government waivers. But those waivers expired on June 30. RadioActive Youth Media’s Colin Yuen spoke to advocates for keeping school lunch free for all.
Colin Yuen
Education

Teen volunteers bring the magic of the library online

When you think about libraries, you might picture the maze of bookshelves, the tables and chairs. Or maybe even the squeak of an ungreased wheel as a librarian walks by with a book cart. All that went away when the pandemic hit. But teenagers in King County eventually found a new way to hang out at the library. RadioActive Youth Media’s Emily Chua has more.
Emily Chua
Arts & Life

Pride and joy, more than 50 years in the making

It’s Pride Month, and thousands of people of all ages are participating in LGBTQ Pride events across the region. RadioActive Youth Media’s Lyn Strober-Cohen looked into how the queer experience has changed — and stayed the same — over the decades.
Lyn Strober-Cohen
Arts & Life

'I really appreciate you being there for me': The importance of LGBTQ role models

It's become a lot more common for young LGBTQ people to see themselves represented in media. Just look at the variety of streaming shows right now with "Gentleman Jack," "Heartstopper," and "RuPaul's Drag Race." These are programs where people can see themselves, and their potential future, represented and celebrated. But just because you see a part of yourself represented on the big screen, doesn't mean you feel welcome within your own community.
Antonio Nevarez

Noel Gasca
Environment

How my grandfather the fish ecologist changed the nation — and me

The first time my grandfather showed me the ocean, I was underwhelmed. I was 12 years old and totally unimpressed. But the second time we went, three years later, it just hit different.
Rhea Beecher
Education

High school didn’t prepare my sister for college. But hard work got her there

Around two million high school graduates go on to attend college each year in the United States. Jakha Tunkara is a recent high school graduate who feels that the school system failed to properly prepare her for college. RadioActive's Muhammad Tunkara talks with his sister Jakha about the obstacles she faced.
Muhammad Tunkara

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