Wake the Lake with Dance and Film

  • May 14, 2025
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Wake the GSL artists Mistu Salmon and Valene MC share their work. An economist who challenges the Idea of selling public lands for housing. Plus, Food Justice Coalition debuts prepared meals to make healthy food available for everyone — independent of income, skin color or zip code.

Plug into your community with tonight's guests, organizations and community events.

Protect Utah Medicaid Coalition Urges Public to Oppose Work Requirement

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) held a public hearing on a proposal to impose work reporting requirements on thousands of Medicaid recipients earlier today. Coalition member Nate Crippes of the Disability Law Center shares a report.

  • The proposal would require Medicaid expansion recipients to work at least 30 hours per week or face the risk of losing their health coverage unless they go through a bunch of bureaucracy to prove they meet an approved exemption. Protect Medicaid Utah Coalition members warn that this policy will create layers of red tape, administrative costs, and confusion that ultimately threaten the health and stability of thousands of Utah families.

    The policy would be especially harmful to low-wage workers in hospitality, seasonal, and part-time roles, who often don’t meet rigid reporting thresholds despite holding jobs. Others will be asked to complete as many as 48 job applications simply to qualify for treatment, a requirement the coalition says undermines Utah’s public health priorities and creates unnecessary risk for those already struggling. The Protect Medicaid Utah Coalition encourages all Utah residents to submit written comments before the deadline on May 22, 2025. Comments can be submitted online at medicaid.utah.gov/1115-waiver or emailed to Medicaid1115waiver@utah.gov.

Eat Good, Do Good

Jeanette Padilla Vega of Food Justice Coalition is back to talk about the launch of prepared meals for the general public that help fight hunger in Utah. "When you buy a meal, you’re not just nourishing yourself or your family — you’re directly helping us serve another meal to a neighbor in need," she says.

  • WHY IT MATTERS: Right now, more than 400,000 Utahns struggle to access nutritious food. Every prepared meal you purchase helps the coalition provide another meal to someone who would otherwise go without.

  • ORDER UP: Fresh, flavorful and nutritious, prepared meals are dairy-free, halal, and 100% plant-based. Profits from these sales will help fund Coalition programs, helping get more meals to Utahns facing hunger. To place an orderl visit: foodjusticecoalition.org/meals. KRCL listeners can use code KRLC10 for a 10% discount (ends Sunday).

  • FREE LUNCH PROGRAM: An immediate resource for people experiencing food insecurity to be connected to fresh, nutrient-dense, prepared meals. Meals are dropped off at the client's preferred address within Salt Lake County. Currently, there are no income restrictions to participate in the free lunch program. Meals are rotated each program day to offer a variety of culturally-competent dishes to the various communities we serve. To sign up, click here. For an application in Spanish, click here. 

  • Spring Social: A Celebration Rooted In Community
    May 24 | 5-8PM | Eat Bakery, 248 E 100 S, SLC
    "Join Food Justice Coalition for a celebration of exciting new announcements! Enjoy handcrafted mocktails, delicious plant-based bites, and music by DJ famouswhendead. Immerse yourself in interactive food-themed experiences, explore local art and handmade jewelry from local vendors, and learn about exciting new happenings at Food Justice Coalition! We will have art by @eddy.ekpo and @roots.cortez; jewelry by @plataornada; and @laurcar_bodyart. will be doing tiny food-themed tattoos.

Artists, Storytellers Wake the Lake for You and Me

Wake the Great Salt Lake is a temporary public art project to educate and inspire residents and visitors about preventing the decline of the Great Salt Lake. RadioACTive passes the mic to two more artists and their projects, including:

  • Mitsu Salmon, Feathered Tides: a site-specific dance and performance work
    May 24, 25, 30 & 31 @ Miller Bird Refuge & Nature Park, 1539 Bonneview Dr., SLC
    Inspired by the Great Salt Lake and local songbirds, Feathered Tides explores migration, home, and ecological interconnection. This 45-minute roving performance moves along the trails of Miller Bird Refuge, with sound and movement shaped by both shoreline and songbird. Audiences of 9 will wear headphones to preserve the natural environment for migrating birds. To register for free tickets, click here.

  • 'Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake,' directed by Valene Peratrovich
    May 15: Work in Progress Screening | 6-9PM | Salt Lake Community College, Center for Arts and Media Screening Room, 1675 S. State St., SLC
    Great Salt Lake is a natural wonder disappearing before our eyes. Indigenous stewardship over natural resources has been carried out successfully in other states, and the time has come for Great Salt Lake before it fades away forever. Free and open to the public | Screenings begin at 6 PM | Park in the East lot using the kiosk.

Study Challenges the Idea of Selling Public Lands for Housing Development

The Trump administration has indicated that it would like to sell federal public lands to develop housing, which it says could help address the nation’s housing crisis. A new study from nonpartisan land management group Headwaters Economics says that in the West, federal public lands aren’t the most suitable for housing……and may even present other safety and logistical challenges for developers. Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Caroline Llanes spoke with Megan Lawson, one of the economists who worked on the study, to find out more.

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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