31st January 2023

How local youth are taking on school gun violence

How local youth are taking on school gun violence Jan 31, 2023 at 5:02 am

n the morning of Nov. 8, 2022, Saeran Dewar made her way to Ingraham High School in Seattle’s Haller Lake neighborhood. It was a normal Tuesday, only a few weeks into her senior year. During her second-period statistics class, the school went into lockdown. “At first, everyone was just sort of frozen and confused, because we hadn't heard anything,” Dewar said. The protocol of lockdown drills was familiar, though. The clas

20th May 2022

'I really appreciate you being there for me when I needed you': the importance of role models for LGBTQ youth

Working with KUOW's show, Soundside , I co-produced this story as a writer, interviewer, and editor.

7th October 2021

"How the pandemic gave me courage to explore my feminine side"

This story received the 2022 "Excellence in Student Journalism Award" from NLGJA.
I wrote, edited and narrated this story.

12th December 2019

Middle school can be rough. Los Siete guides middle school boys through it

My first story made for KUOW. I wrote, edited, and narrated this story.

22nd December 2022

How the imaginary worlds of media help us shape our real-world identities

This is a podcast episode centered around pop-culture and identity. This was written by 3 youth producers, and I served as their mentor for this project, helping them write, plan, record, interview, etc.

15th December 2022

Fiction: The case of the matcha latte murder

In this funny, fictional and satirical episode of the RadioActive podcast, you're invited to laugh at Sam's misguided antics while also confronting the very real faults of the "true-crime content" industry.

Sam is the host of a true-crime YouTube series called "You Got Harmed." And there's nothing Sam won't do to get more subscribers.

[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

8th September 2022

‘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.

[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW's radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced,

27th May 2021

Death is inevitable, yet unknowable. So how should the living prepare for it?

I worked with my co-producers for this 10-minute podcast. I worked as a writer, interviewer, and narrator.

18th February 2021

One breakfast, divided. How social media polarizes us

This is a fictional podcast I co-wrote, edited, and did voicing for.

23rd January 2020

Gen Z teens on balancing growing up with saving the world

I co-hosted a showcase that highlighted work done by student journalists that worked with KUOW.

22nd October 2019

Obsolete: a fictional podcast

This is a fictional story I co-wrote and edited.

6th August 2019

The pink tax: What you need, they mark up

For this story I mainly worked behind the scenes as an editor and interviewer to collect vox pops.