Action at #ThePeoplesHouse

  • February 5, 2025
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From bills making it harder to vote to several hundred protestors on the steps of the Utah Capitol chanting 'eat the rich.' Plus, Great Salt Lake Waterkeeper Amy Wicks.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

READING LIST: Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic (Timothy Snyder, Feb. 5, 2025. Snyder is an American historian of Europe and a public intellectual on both continents. Among his books are On Tyranny and Bloodlands, which appear in new editions in 2022. His work inspires art and music and is read at protests around the world.)

RadioACTive catches you up on the action at #ThePeoplesHouse with special guests:

  • Bryan Schott of Utah Political Watch, an independent source for news on politics and policy in the Beehive State and beyond. He's been covering Utah politics for over 25 years, including for The Salt Lake Tribune, UtahPolicy.com, KSL Radio and KUER radio. PODCAST: Special Session with Bryan Schott. 

  • Kathy Biele of the League of Women Voters of Utah, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. To follow the league's 2025 bill tracker, click here.

Amy Wicks of the Utah Rivers Council, which has joined the Waterkeepers Alliance. The former Ogden City Councilmember is now the Great Salt Lake Waterkeeper.

  • The Utah Rivers Council has crafted concrete policies to address the Great Salt Lake crisis, documented in The 4,200 Project Guidebook. Wicks will now lead out as the Waterkeeper and Northern Utah Programs Manager for URC.

Voices from the 50501 rally at the Utah Capitol today. Featuring Ashley Downs, who found herself moved to speak up. Downs joins us in the studio to share more about her unexpected move into activism.

How'd you like the show? Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889‬. Or, send a voicememo to radioactive@krcl.org. Tell us your name and neighborhood, the subject or guest you want to discuss and leave a short message. 

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of  Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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