RadioACTive

Thank you for your support of RadioACTive, KRCL's community affairs program for grassroots activists, community builders, punk rock farmers and DIY makers and musicians. Tune in weeknights at 6 as the RadioACTive team passes the mic so folks can share their stories and the causes they care about.

If you missed the show or want to listen again, visit the RadioACTive Archives or listen on demand. And catch audio clips from the show every day on RadioACTive Rewinds at 6:55 a.m., 10:55 a.m. & 2:55 p.m.

The views, opinions and statements expressed on RadioACTive are solely those of the respective speakers and do not represent or reflect the views, opinions or positions of the board, staff, and members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, nor its hosts, sponsors, and partners.

Executive Producer, Host: Lara Jones 

Producer, Host: Connor Estes

Producer, Host: Asha Pruitt

Volunteer Hosts:

GET INVOLVED: If you have a story idea for RadioACTive and a song to match, then let's hear it! Soundoff to RadioACTive with our mobile app. It's free wherever you get your apps. Under the menu options, you'll find "Talk to KRCL." Click on Sound off to RadioACTive and choose audio, video and/or photos to share with us. 

Email radioactive@krcl.org with your ideas or simply dedicate a song to someone in your life or a cause you support — either way, you may end up on the show. Or call 385-800-1889 and leave a voicemail with your story idea and song to match.

PLAY HOMEGROWN MUSIC ON THE SHOW: We have live homegrown music every Friday on the show and always looking for bands to play. Fill out our form!

HAVE YOUR BEATS USED ON RADIOACTIVE: We try to support all things local in all that we do and that means using locally produced music for our bed music and promos. If you're a beatmaker in Utah send over your work and we might use it behind the scenes on the show! Fill out our form!

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Punk Rock Farmer Welcomes Dog Tag Live and Soil Health in the West

Posted January 9th, 2026

Friday, Jan. 9: Punk Rock Farmer Friday welcomes Dog Tag to The Big Room for some homegrown music. True Tales of the Agrihood digs into the soil with the 3rd Biennial Soil Health in the West Conference, The Other Side Village Winter Farmers Market, and Skywatcher Leo T. 

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Tripping with Friends + Family

Posted January 8th, 2026

Thursday, Jan. 8: How was the trip? RadioACTive checks in with The Divine Assembly's Steve and Sara Urquhart about their NYE trip. RadioACTive and The Threadwork Collective launch a new collab on governance and power. Plus, RMCR Regional Roundup with stories about a workforce housing initiative in Western Colorado, a ski coach on the upcoming Winter Olympics, critical minerals mining in the U.S., and the Trump Administration's crackdown on DEI in gift shops in national parks.

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Vonnegut v. Utah and the Freedom to Read

Posted January 7th, 2026

Wednesday, Jan. 7: What do 2 high school students have in common with the Kurt Vonnegut Estate? They're taking Utah to court over the freedom to read. ACLU of Utah's Aaron Welcher on Vonnegut v Utah, and Utah’s Civic Ascent: A Voting & Democracy Summit. Chris Woolsey of Provo-based Angel Studios, which has grossed $71M (so far) with its latest animated film, David. And Lexi Tuddenham of HEAL Utah, a nonprofit that wants you to lobby the legislature with them.

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Utah lawmakers are prepping for the General Session, and so are community advocates

Posted January 6th, 2026

Tuesday, Jan. 6: Roundtable Tuesday helps you get a game plan for speaking up at The People's House come Jan. 20. Tune in for Kilo Zamora, who will lead a conversation about Emergence of Love in the Wake of Hate later this month. Plus, The Policy Project Founder Emily Bell McCormick is touring the state to rally support for proposed legislation that addresses challenges OF families. Join us to discover when and where you can meet our guests in the community.

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