A Long Way from Heaven

  • October 23, 2024
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New documentary outlines the history of queer treatment at Brigham Young University. Zitkala Sa quarter debut. Plus, Operation Pawpulation, Dr. Love and Waddles for Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month.

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RadioACTive talks with Cat Palmer, this year's program director at the Utah Queer Film Festival, as well as the filmmakers behind A Long Way from Heaven. Director David Sant and producer Tayler Pace talk about the history of queer treatment at Brigham Young University—the good where it exists, the bad, and the very, very ugly. 

  • Oct. 26: A Long Way from Heaven @ Utah Queer Film Festival, 12:45 p.m. at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC. " The story focuses mainly on the group of students who lit the school’s iconic 'Y Mountain' in rainbow colors in a show of solidarity with the school’s queer population, as well as the events leading to, and fallout from, that night.

    Presented by the Artist Foundry‘s Utah Filmmaker Showcase program. Featuring a post-film Q&A moderated by Artist Foundry Manager, Amanda Madden, with the film’s director, David Sant, and producer, Tayler Pace, and local historian and genealogist Connell O’Donovan."

Sundance Film Festival's Basil Tsiokos shares details about festival tickets, which went on sale this morning.

Frédérique Irwin, President and CEO of the National Women’s History Museum, on the debut of the quarter honoring Zitkála-Šá. Born on the Yankton Indian Reservation, Dakota Territory, in 1876, Zitkála-Šá was a Dakota Sioux speaker, musician, organizer, and advocate for Native citizenship and civil rights who helped win passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924. Her papers at BYU Library's Special Collections capture the power of her advocacy.

  • Oct. 24: Historic Change: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Zitkála-Šá, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at The Salt Lake City Library Main Auditorium, 210 E. 400 S., SLC. You're invited to a special evening celebrating Zitkála-Šá and the new quarter released in her honor! Join us at the @slcpl on October 24 for an inspiring program with speakers, film, and music about Zitkála-Šá’s life and legacy. We're so excited to have @womenshistory @unitedstatesmint and @uthistoricalsociety as co-hosts for this event and grateful for funding from the Redd Center at BYU. The celebration is free and open to the public."

October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month. Operation Pawpulation's Temma Martin stops by for a visit and brings Waddles (cuteness alert) and Dr. Jessica Love of PETCARE Animal Hospital in South Jordan to talk about animal welfare.

  • ADOPT WADDLES: A 10-year-old female pit bull with a sweet disposition, Waddles is ready for her forever home. She's currently in the care of Community Animal Welfare Society (CAWS): "We strive to find the perfect home for each animal. Applications may take up to 48 hours to process. All CAWS animals are fixed, microchipped, and vaccinated. Her adoption fee is $100. If you are interested in adopting a CAWS pet, please fill out an online application at caws.org/adoption-application."

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

 

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