Radioactive Snapshot: Week of January 6, 2025

  • January 13, 2025
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A look at the grassroots activists, community builders, punk rock farmers and DIY makers and musicians on RadioACTive last week.

Use the audio player above to hear short clips from some of our favorite segments and catch up on what's happening in your community. Listings below provide links to guests, events, and more.

Monday, January 6: First Black woman takes seat on SL County Council. Featuring:

Tuesday, January 7: MLK Day 2025 in the Beehive State. Featuring:

Wednesday, January 8: Activist, Advocate Triple-Threat This Weekend. Featuring:

Thursday: January 9: 2 DEM 2 GOP -- time for a Utah legislative preview. Featuring:

  • Utah Legislative Preview presented in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Utah and the American Association of University Women Utah Chapter. Note: Only one hour of the preview aired on RadioACTive. Click here for the full 90-minute session featuring Senator Luz Escamilla (D) District 10; Representative Melissa Garff-Ballard (R) District 20; Representative Angela Romero (D) District 25; and Representative Ray Ward (R) District 19.

  • First day of the General Session of the Utah Legislature. To track bills of interest, listen to committees, or offer public comment, we suggest you sign up for an account at le.utah.gov. It's free your tax dollars at work.

Friday: January 10: Punk Rock Farmer on the road @ UT Farm and Food Conference. Featuring:

  • Aldine Zooms from the Utah Farm & Food Conference in Cedar City with Chris Lindstrom of Common Ground.

  • Homegrown music with Hear Utah Music (H.U.M.), which is The City Library's streaming catalog of local music. Jason Rabb and Julisa Olivera. HUM's submission window is open through Jan. 22. Learn how to submit your music at hum.slcpl.org

  • Quinn Graves of the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association reports back on a ratified contract with Vail Resorts. 

  • Best Friends Animal Society is moving animals from LA shelters to its Sanctuary in Kanab and, in turn, bringing cats and dogs from Kanab to Salt Lake City. Best FriendsSLC's Erinn O'Connor shares ways you can help.

  • #ManyCulturesOneSky with SkyWatcher Leo T, a RadioACTive volunteer and veteran broadcaster-turned-podcaster who shares his love of the night sky, cultural tales of the constellations, and more on #PunkRockFarmerFridays. 

  • Aldine's Urban Farm Report with Bob Quinn, whose vision extends beyond agriculture, embodying a holistic approach where local minimal processing, community, health, and education intertwine to redefine success in farming. Want to learn more from Bob? Visit The Quinn Institute of the Northern Great Plains:

How'd you like the week? 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 talk about, 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. The RadioACTive team includes:


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