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Queer History Corner: Regent Street
Posted July 6th, 2026For 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 Regent Street. This street in downtown Salt Lake City has always been a place for immigrants, saloons, brothels and more. It also was a place of queer stories in early Utah.
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Music Meets Activism: 'Buckle Bunnies, Blondeness, and Resistant Storytelling in American Country Music'
Posted July 3rd, 2026Friday, July 3: Happy Fourth of July Eve! Remember, no fireworks, folks. Join us for a special edition of Music Meets Activism hosted by RA's Asha Pruitt. She talks with poet Dorothy McGinnis about Country or C*ntry? Buckle Bunnies, Blondeness, and Resistant Storytelling in American Country Music, a research project inspired by her love of country music. Plus, violinist Aubree Oliverson, Skywatcher Leo T, and Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Regional RoundUp.
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RadioACTive Workshop Welcomes James Brown, Community Partners Against Hate
Posted July 2nd, 2026Thursday, 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
Posted July 1st, 2026Wednesday, 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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