Race & Identity How we realized we needed to question other people's biases Everyday we encounter things we don’t question and just accept. Things like stop signs: why are they octagons? And fire trucks: why are they red? At... Braeden Swanson Leila Abe Mimi Zekaryas Selam Demile
Six months after the Parkland shooting, local student activists reflect Bill Radke talks to two local student activists about how they were inspired to organize. We talk to Justin Velasco, who helped found the Seattle... Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
Arts & Life 'We're not supposed to feel unsafe:' back to school in the age of school shootings The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida sparked a youth movement for change across the nation. In part two of our... Medha Kumar Jadenne Radoc Cabahug Lila Shroff
Six months after Parkland: 'Even to this day, it doesn’t feel real' School shootings have been a horrifying reality in the United States for far too long. However, after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High... Lila Shroff Jadenne Radoc Cabahug Medha Kumar
How rap moved to SoundCloud from the streets We know what rap is today, but not everyone knows where it came from and how it started. Today we will discuss rap and its evolution. Grandmaster Flash,... KUOW Staff
Sneak peek: New RadioActive podcast season Twenty teens from Seattle and beyond have spent their summer at KUOW and Jack Straw Cultural Center creating podcasts and radio stories. They... RadioActive Youth Media
'Two whites don’t make a Wong': Feeling like an outsider as an interracial adoptee I've always known I was adopted because I have white parents. In school, people talked about what traits they got from each of their parents: their eyes... KUOW Staff
The weird and wonderful ways food brings us together on social media The popularity of cooking shows, food photography, and fine dining testifies to the fact that in today’s culture our need to eat goes far beyond... Patrick Liu
I dropped out of high school to help with rent. I still have big dreams It's graduation season, and while many are donning their caps and gowns, others are taking a different path. Like me. I've spent the spring trying to... Alivia Thrift
Dear Anxiety, you are 10 times the taste, the touch, the smell I am 18 years old, and I have a condition where I am very hyper aware of things. I have ADHD and anxiety, so my attention span is very limited. I'm not... Maya Konz