RadioACTive

Hear stories and interviews about the people and issues that shape Utah. 


RadioACTive Workshop Welcomes James Brown, Community Partners Against Hate

Thursday, July 2: James Brown returns with Living and Aging with Pride to talk about community as we approach America's 250th birthday. RadioACTive Workshop's America 250 Book Club with The Threadwork Collective and 1974 Bookstore SLC continues with a look at The Other Founders through the Preamble to the Constitution and the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen. It's 'We the People' against a document that begins by acknowledging every being in the web of life before any decision gets made.

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Redrock Country Airstrips Coming in for a Landing

Wednesday, July 1: Earlier this month, the Bureau of Land Management designated 10 backcountry airstrips for aircraft use in the heart of Utah's redrock country. RadioACTive finds out why the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is calling on the BLM to reject six sites on environmental grounds, not to mention that none of these airstrips have ever been officially designated. Plus, wildfires kicking up radioactive dirt, rural climate report, and more.

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Black Bold and Brilliant Delivers 'Poetic Justice'

Tuesday, June 30: Black Bold and Brilliant programmers Russell Roots and Risshan Leak preview a community screening of Poetic Justice, a film by John Singleton that aims to give voice to young African-American women and their lives by centering a character who expresses herself through poetry. Plus, Read Between the Bans and Casa Pilar.

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Queer History Corner: 1977 Salt Lake Human Rights Convention

For Pride Month, KRCL has collaborated with the Mildred Berryman Institute to bring you Utah queer history each Monday and Thursday throughout June. Today we learn about the Salt Lake Human Rights Conference. On Friday and Saturday, June 10th and 11th, 1977, the Salt Lake Coalition of Human Rights hosted a Human Rights Convention in Salt Lake City. This event was a huge turning point for the queer community in Utah.

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