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 nonprofit FareStart.

RadioActive’s Marian Mohamed lives in Kent and volunteered with FareStart. She talked with Walnut Park residents about what the market means to them.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/kent-walnut-park-farestart-free-mobile-community-market

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.

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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.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/epic-quest-my-first-comic-con

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.

Find new episodes of the RadioActive podcast right here every Thursday for the rest of 2022.

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.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/pike-place-market-celebrates-115-birthday

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.

Find new episodes of the RadioActive podcast right here every Thursday for the rest of 2022.

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 30th. RadioActive Youth Media’s Colin Yuen spoke to advocates for keeping school lunch free for all.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/universal-school-lunches-are-more-than-just-a-meal-they-are-students-futures

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.

Find new episodes of the RadioActive podcast right here every Thursday for the rest of 2022.

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.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/pandemic-teens-bring-the-magic-of-the-library-online

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.

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.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/pride-and-joy-50-years-in-the-making

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.

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.

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.