'Carolyn on Kensington' on the end of her backyard concert series.

  • March 5, 2024
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Black Bold and Brilliant previews 'Into the Weeds: Dewayne "Lee" Johnson vs. Monsanto Company'. Plus, IG feeds to know and love with BlackOwned801 and FoodJusticeCoalition.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Black Bold & Brilliant's Russell Roots, Aja Washington, and Risshan Leak on this month's film screening and conversation. 

  • March 6: Black Bold & Brilliant presents Into the Weeds. Dewayne "Lee" Johnson vs. Monsanto Company, 7:00 p.m. at The City Library, 210 E. 400 S., SLC. Featuring a Q&A moderated by the BBB team with the film’s director, Jennifer Baichwal. Does the most widely used weed killer in the world cause cancer? Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company follows the story of groundskeeper Lee Johnson and his fight for justice against agrichemical giant Monsanto (now Bayer, which bought the company in 2018), the manufacturer of the weed killer, Roundup. Blending interviews, trial footage, news coverage, and vérité, the film follows the progression of this groundbreaking trial, while also telescoping out to understand both the ubiquity of use and its global repercussions.

Do scallops have eyes? Can dolphins hear inside other creatures? The senses of animals with Ed Yong, who will kick off the Natural History Museum's annual lecture series next week. This year's theme: "The Science of Intelligence. Human. Plant. Animal. Machine."

  • March 12: NHMU Lecture Series - Ed Yong, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 S. Wakara Way, SLC. "In this engaging lecture based on his 2022 New York Times Bestseller, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Ed Yong invites audiences to enter a new dimension – the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. With wit and humor, Yong details the amazing ways in which animals experience aspects of the world to which we are oblivious. This lecture is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to reserve your tickets."

Looking for locals on social media to uplift your feed? RadioACTive spoke with two women who use social media for good. Check them out:

  • Thelma Boulos of @blackowned801, "a page to recycle the black dollar." After highlighting Black history last month, Boulos plans to get back to shouting out Black-owned businesses along the Wasatch Front and online. DM recommends.

  • Jeanette Padilla of @foodjusticecoalition, "creating food security and equitable food access through free, nutrient-dense, plant-based meals." Check out their grab-n-go meals now on offer at @culturecoffeeslc and @theneighborhoodhive — purchases support the meals they make for food-insecure folks in our community. 

For the first time in nearly 25 years, Carolyn on Kensington will not be hosting potlucks featuring local musicians in her backyard. She shares her journey of connecting neighbors through music and how she finds herself no longer able to continue the tradition that featured so many Utah music makers over the years. Neighbor Fran Pruyn joins her.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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