RadioActive Youth Media

RadioActive Youth Media Where youth voice is respected and expected at KUOW. Listen: kuow.org/radioactive They host and produce the monthly RadioActive podcast.

RadioActive supports young people's growth as media makers by sharing access to public radio's knowledge, skills and institutions. We offer intensive and fun introductory radio journalism workshops for 16-18-year-olds three times per year. Learn how to apply for our next workshop at http://kuow.org/radioactive

Graduates of intro RadioActive workshops stay involved as advanced producers. Sub

scribe for free in iTunes or at http://kuow.org/rss

Many of RadioActive’s after-school introductory workshops are offered in partnership with community organizations in the Seattle area. RadioActive also presents one-time community workshops on storytelling, interviewing, audio editing or other radio skills to schools and youth-serving organizations around the Puget Sound region, free of charge. Contact us for more information at [email protected].

It’s our final story from the vault: another RadioActive showcase! You know those “Choose your own adventure” books? In ...
10/09/2024

It’s our final story from the vault: another RadioActive showcase!

You know those “Choose your own adventure” books?

In this hour of youth-made radio, join adventurers Olivia Asmann, Sidh Shroff and Aaron Ton as they navigate through nine stories — all about teens at forks in the road.

Grab your map and compass and join us at KUOW.org/RadioActive or wherever you get your podcasts.

Congratulations to Lily Turner for winning a national Edward R. Murrow award for Best Student Audio Feature Reporting fo...
09/15/2024

Congratulations to Lily Turner for winning a national Edward R. Murrow award for Best Student Audio Feature Reporting for her story “Changes are coming to Seattle Public Schools’ s*x education courses.”

🎧 Find Lily’s story at the link in our bio, and join us in celebrating Lily’s work.

🏆 Special shout outs to RadioActive’s Nyla Moxley, who was interviewed for this story, and to RadioActive’s Emily Chua, who coordinated all of our award submissions this year. And to Eilís O’Neill, Jennifer Wing and Kelsey Kupferer for editorial and production support.

It’s a new RadioActive showcase! This hour-long special written and hosted by and Phillip Zhou highlights nine RadioAct...
09/15/2024

It’s a new RadioActive showcase!

This hour-long special written and hosted by and Phillip Zhou highlights nine RadioActive stories produced in 2023. They even bring and .villaloboss into the studio to talk about their experiences!

This showcase was in the vault for a little bit, but it’s out now. Listen now at KUOW.org/radioactive 🎙️✨

We are thrilled to share that ’s story about her grandfather’s experience in the Jim Crow South was broadcast nationally...
06/20/2024

We are thrilled to share that ’s story about her grandfather’s experience in the Jim Crow South was broadcast nationally on . We couldn’t be prouder.

And just like that, another season of the RadioActive podcast is complete. Thank you for listening 🎙️🎧🎉🥲
04/25/2024

And just like that, another season of the RadioActive podcast is complete. Thank you for listening 🎙️🎧🎉🥲

🏆 In 2023, four RadioActive stories were honored with national awards. The stories, produced by Alayna Ly, Lily Turner, ...
02/21/2024

🏆 In 2023, four RadioActive stories were honored with national awards.

The stories, produced by Alayna Ly, Lily Turner, Simone “Frankie” St. Pierre Nelson, Rahmah Abdulazeez, Colin Yuen, and Morgen White, were recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association and the New York Festivals Radio Awards.

1️⃣ “My high school doesn’t serve halal meat. Here’s why I wish it did” by Rahmah Abdulazeez won Second Place for Best Student Interview Podcast from PMJA.

2️⃣ “’Missing out.’ Some students with disabilities felt left behind during online schooling” by Lily Turner won a Bronze award for Social Justice Student Content from New York Festivals.

3️⃣ “We need to think about the ethics of true crime” by Alayna Ly, Colin Yuen and Morgen White was a finalist for Best Student Documentary from New York Festivals.

4️⃣ “Quarantine from the closet: A love story told through missed calls” by Simone “Frankie” St. Pierre Nelson was a finalist for Best Student Drama Program from New York Festivals.

🎧 Check out the winning stories at kuow.org/radioactive or at our link in bio.

George “Hot Dog” Moxley. A nickname born in the Jim Crow South and given to a boy who defied the unspoken laws of the ti...
02/15/2024

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.

From 1877 through the 1960s, Black Americans were still not entirely free. Slavery was abolished, but Jim Crow laws were put in place by white leaders to uphold that same violent oppression of Black bodies.

RadioActive’s Nyla Moxley shares the story of one summer her grandfather spent in the Jim Crow South.

Find the full story on KUOW.org/RadioActive, on the “RadioActive” podcast, or at our link in bio.

Image 1: A 10-year-old George Moxley (center) with his father (right) and older brother in Columbus, Ohio in 1951.

Image 2: Columbus, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky are separated by 150 miles, the Ohio River, and prejudice.

Image 3: George Moxley recently in front of his house and prized cars in the South End of Seattle. Here we can see three prominent aspects of his life: he works on and races cars, hosts family gatherings, and was born and raised in Ohio.

Back in 2018, RadioActive’s Annika Prom brought listeners the story of Venerable Prenz Sa-Ngoun, a then 20-year-old Camb...
02/09/2024

Back in 2018, RadioActive’s Annika Prom brought listeners the story of Venerable Prenz Sa-Ngoun, a then 20-year-old Cambodian-American Buddhist monk.

During a Khmer student conference in 2013, Sa-Ngoun realized that many Cambodian-American youth were out of touch with their culture.

He decided that the best way to build a bridge between generations was to go where the youth were spending a lot of time — social media.

Through YouTube videos and Instagram posts, Sa-Ngoun explained Buddhist practices and principles to viewers.

A lot has changed since Prom’s story aired six years ago. One major thing — Sa-Ngoun is no longer a monk. Meanwhile, Prom graduated from college. Both are still devoted to serving the Seattle area’s Khmer community.

Today, Sa-Ngoun works for a local food bank, and Prom is a program coordinator for the Cambodian American Community Council of Washington.

They run into each other from time to time, but they haven’t had a chance to sit face to face and catch up in years. So Annika Prom and Prenz Sa-Ngoun sat down in KUOW’s studio to talk about Sa-Ngoun’s decision to leave the monastery, and how they both continue to explore their identities as Cambodian Americans.

Find the full story at kuow.org/radioactive, on the “KUOW RadioActive” podcast, or at the link in bio 🎧

Fatuma Yusuf embraces the challenges of being a woman who wears the hijab in the modeling industry. Her sister, RadioAct...
02/08/2024

Fatuma Yusuf embraces the challenges of being a woman who wears the hijab in the modeling industry.

Her sister, RadioActive’s Maymuna Yusuf, has her story.

Find the full story at kuow.org/radioactive, on the “KUOW RadioActive” podcast, or at the link in bio 🎧

[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.]

Image 1: Fatuma Yusuf poses for an editorial test shot for her portfolio in New York City on July 26, 2022. Photo by Monika Lis.

Image 2: Fatuma Yusuf poses for a test shoot by photographer Jessy J on June 27, 2023.

Image 3: Fatuma Yusuf smiles for the camera while waiting for boba with her sister Maymuna in Tukwila, Washington on January 4th, 2023.

A lot of young people grow up thinking deeply about their racial identities.But what if your family’s identity is mixed?...
02/01/2024

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.

Listen at kuow.org/radioactive, on the “KUOW RadioActive” podcast, or at the link in our bio 🎧

Image 1: Gavin Muhlfelder’s family at a University of Washington family photo day in 2016.

Image 2: Gavin Muhlfelder (right) and his twin brother James Muhlfelder climbing a tree near their preschool in Seattle, Washington in 2009.

Image 3: Josh Mulfelder (right) holds Gavin Mulfelder alongside Amelia Gavin (left) on vacation in upstate New York in 2008.

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