Last fall, King County Metro and many other Washington transit agencies made fares free for youth 18 and under. Fabian Hernandez-Angel is one of these youths who uses this program to get to and from school. But, he’s going to be turning 19 soon, meaning he’ll no longer be eligible for the program. RadioActive's Colin Yuen has more.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-transit-is-now-free-for-youth-but-what-happens-when-you-turn-19

[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.]

For many first-generation Americans, it can be hard to balance multiple cultures. 

Amadou Gaye was the first member of his Senegalese family to be born in the United States. Growing up, his mom stressed the importance of prioritizing his education while maintaining a connection to his Senegalese heritage. 

RadioActive’s Idrissa Gaye has this story about what he learned from his older brother.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/one-teen-embraces-his-senegalese-american-identity

[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.]

When you think of hula, you might picture dances you’ve seen in Disney movies, or on a summer trip to Hawaiʻi. But that’s just scratching the surface of what hula is. There’s so much more. And RadioActive Youth Media’s Terina Papatu is here to show you.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-story-of-one-kumu-keeping-her-hula-lineage

[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.]

Growing up, RadioActive's Indigo Mays loved going to the doctor’s office. She went to the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in the Central District. But that location has been closed for more than a year. Now, Mays explores the history, recent controversy, and legacy of the Odessa Brown Clinic.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-legacy-of-the-odessa-brown-clinic

[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.]

A festival featuring six plays written, produced, and performed by Deaf creatives is back. Deaf Spotlight, a Seattle arts non-profit, hosted its third Short Play Festival in March. It was in-person this year, after moving online due to the pandemic. RadioActive’s Dash Pinck takes us there.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/deaf-creatives-put-a-springtime-spin-on-seattle-theater

The episode webpage includes an ASL version of this story.

[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.]

In February, the city council voted to make Seattle the first city in the country to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste. 

The vote was a watershed for those who say that caste discrimination exists even in the United States. And for one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden. 

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-leader-ignites-change-in-sharing-caste-identity-

[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.]

RadioActive is transmitting some weirdness into the airwaves.

What happens when RadioActive youth producers can make *anything* they want? Some weird and wonderful radio magic, that’s what. Listen to an hour of our creative, experimental, and just-plain-weird audio stories on this RadioActive showcase. 

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/radioactive-showcase-experimental

RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW's radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This stories in this showcase were entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing.

In August 2021, the United States’ longest standing war came to an end as the military withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban fundamentalist group returned to power. Thousands of Afghan people became refugees and came to the U.S. One of those people is Abdul Nasir. 

RadioActive’s Micah Riggio lives with Abdul, and has this story of how his family hosts refugees like Abdul as they begin new lives in Seattle.

Episode webpage:https://www.kuow.org/stories/our-housemate-is-an-afghan-refugee-who-fled-the-taliban

[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.]