RadioACTive Pop, Pop Culture + Free Speech

  • September 22, 2025
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Monday, Sept. 22: RadioACTive Pop! with Olivia Jaramillo talks pop culture, music and society. Tonight: Artist Scott Perry on his latest 100 Days of Pop Culture Icons. Fair maps with the League of Women Voters of Utah and Better Boundaries. Plus, Olivia, Connor and Lara talk free speech online vs IRL.

Thank you for your generous support of community radio. Together, we raised more than $10,000 during RadioACTive this drive. For every dollar raised, our Challenge Grant partners have now unlocked microgrants of on-air, in-kind messages. The links are still live if you'd still like to donate: krcl.org/blog/challenge-match-for-good. 

Plug Into Your Community with Tonight's Guests, Organizations & Community Events

Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here):

  • Sept. 25: The day Utah lawmakers must submit new congressional voting maps that satisfy Prop 4 and its provisions as approved by voters in 2018. RadioACTive checks in with Kathy Biehle of the League of Women Voters of Utah and Elizabeth Rasmussen of Better Boundaries. 

  • Sept. 26: RadioACTive Coffee Shop Tour | 8 AM @ Culture Coffee, 285 N 900 W, SLC. Join Olivia Jaramillo, Connor Estes and Lara Jones for a meetup at this west side coffee shop. We want to hear what you're up to, how you're trying to connect IRL, and more. 

RadioACTive Pop, Pop Culture & Pop Art

Utah Artist Scott Perry, who has another 100 Days of Pop Icons on exhibit at Coffee Garden in the 9th & 9th neighborhood. Find his books, Misshapen Identity and Smug Shot, at The King’s English Bookshop, SLC. 

Got a hot pop culture take? Call ‪(385) 800-1889‬ and leave us a voicemail with your name, neighborhood, and the pop culture headline that's got your attention. Bonus points if you tell us why you care (or don't) and pair it with a song.

Free Speech IRL vs. Online

RadioACTive Pop teamsters — Olivia, Connor and Lara — talk free speech, IRL vs online. We also decided, on the spot, to start a RadioACTive Coffee Shop Tour. Stop #1 is this Friday, 8 AM at Culture Coffee, 285 N 900 W, SLC. Come klatsch with us. Getting verklempt is up to you.

We Want Your Feedback

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!

Tonight's RadioACTive Team

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 90.9 FM. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:


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