Sundance Film Festival Leaving Utah and Valene MC Steps Back from Living the Circle of Life

  • April 3, 2025
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KRCL's Living the Circle of Life's Valene MC is passing the mic to a new co-host, Leah Swenson, with a playlist to match. Plus, Utah Film Commissioner Pearce on the loss of Sundance and what may come next. 

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RadioACTive’s Val MC talks with Utah Film Commission Director, Virginia Pearce about the end of an era with the Sundance Film Festival as Utah marks 100 years of filmmaking. 

  • Utah Film Trail. Ready for a summer road trip that’s more than scenic—it’s cinematic. Utah has been a destination for filmmaking for over 100 years, with its diverse landscapes playing a starring role in some of Hollywood's most iconic productions. Now, the Utah Film Trail created by the Utah Film Commission in partnership with the Utah Office of Tourism invites film enthusiasts to experience these iconic landscapes firsthand, with physical markers scattered throughout the state paying homage to the films or television shows produced at that real-world location. The Utah Film Trail will bring visitors to the hideout of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” onto the set of the infamous car scene in “Thelma & Louise” and back to the nostalgia of 1962 featured in “The Sandlot.” Partners across the state will install additional markers through 2025. To find a full list of marker locations and credits, click here.

  • Colorado's Governor Jared Polis joined state lawmakers, local officials in Boulder and folks from the Sundance Film Festival at an event in Boulder last Thursday to officially welcome Sundance to Boulder. Colorado State Representative Brianna Titone, a Democrat, is sponsoring a bill to offer tax incentives for Sundance and other film festivals. Titone, who is also the state’s first openly transgender lawmaker, says those incentives likely played a major role in the decision, but Colorado’s progressive policies were also a factor. Representative Titone spoke with Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran about her involvement in the process.

Music Meets Activism meets Meet the DJ with Val MC. She's ready to pass the mic on Living the Circle of Life, with her last show as host happening this Sunday from 7-10AM. Tonight, she'll share a playlist connecting music, community, ancestors and family, and introduce RA to new LTCOL co-host Leah Swenson.

  • April 6: Living the Circle of Life, 7:00-10:00 a.m. on KRCL 90.9fm. Tune in for Val's last show as co-host. She's not going anywhere and will continue to support the show as needed, as well as be a producer on the RadioACTive Team. New LTCOL co-host Leah Swenson will join her for this milestone show.

Valene MC's Playlist:

  • The Halluci Nation - The OG feat. Black Bear

  • Kendrick Lamar - All the stars feat. SZA

  • Patrick Moon Bird - Sweetgrass, Cedar, Tobacco & Sage

  • Frank Ocean - At your best (You are loved) The Isley Brothers cover

  • Big Tones - Don’t cry

  • Hale Street Brothers (Local Band out of Tooele) - You’ll be ready

  • Jesse Ed Davis (written with Taj Mahal) Farther on down the Road (You’ll accompany me)

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. Please tell us your name and neighborhood and leave a short message that may air on the show. So, keep it clean!

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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