The Lambert House in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood is a place where LGBTQ youth can find community, belonging, and support. It's been around for more than 30 years, but it shut down at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the pandemic, Lambert House found a new life online. Their programs reached more youth than ever before. RadioActive's Ad ... Show More
Nov 2023
Francisca Garcia, thank you for inspiring us to become artists
Last year, a pillar of Seattle’s Mexican-American artist community passed away.Francisca Garcia was well known for making the annual Día de los Muertos ofrenda at El Centro de La Raza in Beacon Hill, as well as curating ofrendas for other events, like Folklife, and the opening of ... Show More
5m 56s
May 2023
Love and self-discovery etched with pain, the journey of Seattle's Youth Poet Laureate
In 2020, Sah Pham was on a road trip with her mother through Vancouver Island. Along that journey, she recorded an audio piece about her mother’s passage across the ocean from Vietnam.That story originally aired about three years ago for KUOW's RadioActive. Since then, Pham has b ... Show More
14m 44s
May 2023
This depressed voice actor turned to the sound of water for solace. It worked
It’s been nine years since Merk Nguyen shared her father’s journey with KUOW listeners. And since then, water has taken on a whole new meaning for Merk as she’s continued to grow as a daughter, friend, and creative. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make th ... Show More
16m 27s
Jun 2023
How to Talk to People: What Makes a House a Home
What motivated two families to engage in the organized chaos of shared living and how did they learn to talk through, and shape, new expectations for their family life at home? In this episode of How to Talk to People, we hear from Deborah Tepley and Luke Jackson, who remember wh ... Show More
39m 50s
Jul 2021
The Fight for Childcare Starts at Home (with Eve Rodsky)
Childcare doesn’t just happen out in the world. It also happens in each and every home where a child lives. In this bonus episode, we hear from Eve Rodsky, the author of Fair Play (Reese’s Book Club October ‘19), about how to create more cooperative homes and families. “While we' ... Show More
17m 25s
Dec 2021
«L'enfer des foyers» raconté par Lyes Louffok, ancien enfant placé
<p>Lyes Louffok n’a pas eu une enfance heureuse. Placé dès son plus jeune âge par l’aide sociale à l’enfance, il se retrouve ballotté jusqu’à la fin de son adolescence de foyers en familles d'accueil. Des structures qui échappent à la vigilance régulière des éducateurs, et où Lye ... Show More
20m 42s