RadioACTive 02.23.22

  • February 23, 2022
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Utah Dine Bikeyah opens new gallery supporting Indigenous artists at The Leo this weekend. Emerson Elementary students testify before lawmakers in support of a bill to make brine shrimp the official Utah State Crustacean. Former Utah archaeologist turned author Kevin Jones on his new book "A Quick Trip to Moab, Insurrection in the Wilderness." Plus, Meet the DJ, Liz Schulte of Rude Awakening, which moves to 8pm Wednesdays tonight!

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

Executive Director of Utah Diné Bikéyah Executive Director Woody Lee. Diné Bikéyah (pronounced di-NAY bi-KAY-uh) means “people’s sacred lands” in the Navajo language. Utah Diné Bikéyah is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that works toward healing of people and the Earth by supporting indigenous communities in protecting their culturally significant, ancestral lands.

  • Feb. 26: Utah Diné Bikéyah's inaugural Indigenous art gallery stroll, 10a-2p at The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 S., SLC. Event by Utah Diné Bikéyah: "As we celebrate this milestone, we happily extend an invitation and urge you to stop by on February 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our grand opening will highlight Indigenous artists Michael Haswood (Diné) and Jessica Wiarda (Hopi). Throughout the morning we will also host immersive Indigenous activities, serve delicious traditional Indigenous meals, and showcase amazing performances such as an introduction to String Games, Shoe game songs and much more. As we open the doors to our new gallery to the public, we would love to have you there to experience all the family-friendly fun."

Jaimi Butler, Great Salt Lake Institute, gave a legislative update on the petition by the 6th-grade class at Emerson Elementary School to make brine shrimp the official Utah State Crustacean. 

Meet the DJ: Liz Schulte, host of Rude Awakening, which moves to 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays tonight! From her first show at the age of 12 to serving up two hours of punk and ska because that’s what she wanted to hear while making baguettes at her sister’s bakery, Liz shares the shows that have shaped her musical taste and why it most likely means her kids will rebel by being missionaries. Besides being a KRCL DJ, she also helps teens learn the ropes of digital media as the Interactive Design Mentor at Spy Hop Productions.  To hear the last two weeks of Rude Awakening, click here.

#BookTalk: Community Co-Host Nick Burns talked with Kevin Jones about his new book, A Quick Trip to Moab, Insurrection in the Wilderness. Jones is an archaeologist with 30+ years of experience in the Intermountain West. He was the State Archaeologist of Utah for 17 years. He is the author of an ethnographic novel "The Shrinking Jungle," (University of Utah Press 2012) set among the Aché, hunter-gatherers of Paraguay, among whom he lived and studied as part of his dissertation research at the University of Utah. See http://www.theshrinkingjungle.com.

Views, thoughts or opinions shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's show was produced and hosted by Lara Jones and Community Co-Host Nick Burns.

 

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