RadioACTive Goes Back-to-School

  • August 11, 2025
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August 11: Teachers John Arthur and Elyse Arrington share their views on education, parents, and culture wars. Plus, Paint Your Heart Out and Westside Culture Fest are back.

Plug Into Your Community with Tonight's Guests, Organizations & Community Events

Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here):

Friday, August 15: 40th Annual Paint Your Heart Out | various locations in SL County throughout the day. Volunteers needed! Neighborworks Salt Lake's new CEO, Bryce Garner, fills us in.

Aug. 15-16: Westside CultureFest | 5-10 PM | Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, 2525 Taylorsville Blvd, Taylorsville. RadioACTive gets a preview with SL County Arts & Culture's Jenn Niedfeldt and performing partners Theia, Marqueza, and Myke Johnson of Spy Hop.

  • FREE: "Celebrate Salt Lake County’s vibrant Westside with this free two-day festival celebration of arts and community, featuring over 25+ performances on-stage and outdoors, an artist market featuring local artists and craftspeople, food trucks, a bar area for adults, art activities for kids, and incredible experiences for all ages. Parking is available onsite at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center on the north side of the building." For the full schedule of events, click here. 

  • AUG. 18: Deadline to sign up for Spy Hop's slate of fall classes. From film and audio to music and design, they've got free, fun media arts classes for teens. To explore classes and register, click here. 

RadioACTive Pop! Goes Back to School with Teachers

Families and kids have been shopping all the sales to head back to school this month. RadioACTive finds out what teachers are up to. Joining us are two Utah Teacher Fellows:

  • John Arthur, Meadowlark Elementary (6th Grade) 

  • Elyse Arrington, East High School (English Language Arts Teacher & Reading Interventionist)

WATCH: Utah State School Board Meeting, Aug. 7, 2025. From approximately 9:15-30:15, Board Member Christina Boggess (R-Dist. 8) delivers an opening message on behalf of the board called "The Genius Plows the Field." In it, she references McCarthyism, Communism, Fascism, Maoism, the Unabomber, and Jesus, among other topics.

We Want Your Feedback

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!

Tonight's RadioACTive Team

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 90.9 FM. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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