National Day of Protest this Saturday. Get the 411.

  • April 2, 2025
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Utah 50501, Wake the Lake, a Golden Dome Missile Defense System, and a Woman of Firsts -- all on tonight's show.

Tonight's edition of RadioACTive features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community:

Jess of Utah 50501 on this Saturday's nationwide day of protest, including a rally in SLC.

  • April 5: National Day of Protest: Remove Reverse Reclaim, 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol, 350 N. State St., SLC. Event by utah50501: "REMOVE corrupt politicians and officials. REVERSE executive orders, DOGE, and federal workforce. RECLAIM our government by and for the people."

SLC Arts Council's Andrew Shaw returns with another artist and their public art project for Wake the Lake, a temporary public art project to educate and inspire residents and visitors about preventing the decline of the Great Salt Lake. Tonight, RadioACTive talks with Shaw and Stefan Lesueur about Watershed Stories, a sound installation to reawaken the Seven Canyons Fountain at Liberty Park with sounds of the Salt Lake Valley's streams.

  • April 10-12: Watershed Stories Public Workshops: "How does water sound to you? Is it a rushing stream or a quiet trickle? Come explore the sensation with us at one of our free Creative Workshops! ¿Cómo suena el agua para ti? ¿Es una corriente caudalosa o un goteo tranquil? Ven a explorar esta sensación con nosotros en uno de nuestros talleres creativos gratuitous. To register for a free workshop, click here. Dates, locations include April 10th, 5–7pm @ Memory Grove; April 11th, 5–7pm @ Sugar House Park; ​April 12th, 10am-noon @ Liberty Park; and ​April 12th, 2–4pm @ Three Creeks Confluence Park."

A “Golden Dome” missile defense shield designed to detect, track and intercept incoming ballistic weapons would offer the United States the best protection possible against advanced missile threats, including electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons. Nick Burns talks about it with William R. Forstchen, Ph.D., widely recognized as a leading authority on EMP technology and its potential consequences.

  • Forstchen has written extensively about the devastating impact of EMP strikes, beginning with his New York Times bestseller, One Second After, which offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. One Second After spawned three sequels, each of which is a fictional exploration rooted in the cold, solid facts of how an EMP strike above U.S. soil would impact society.

In her new book, A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer, Kimberly Heckler writes about the milestones achieved by her mother-in-law, who led the fight for the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, granting women the right to receive credit and credit cards in their own names for the first time in American history. RadioACTive's Lara Jones talks with the author about the behind-the-scenes world of American politics, where Margaret Heckler rubbed shoulders with leaders from L.B.J. to Ronald Reagan

  • Kimberly Heckler is a native Washingtonian whose passion for reading and writing has taken her on a journey of discovery. Her debut book, A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer, was published by Lyons Press in February. The book also details the 1960s-1980s experiences of a woman who successfully broke the glass ceiling in the sphere of politics that had always been dominated by men.

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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