Wake the Lake, Power of Sports for Amputees, SuperCross Championships, Sound + Silence

  • May 7, 2025
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Wake the GSL artist Nick Pedersen shines a light on the state and fate of our city's namesake lake. Sound and Silence with Phillip Bimstein. Plus, pro SMX rider Mitchell Harrison, a Top 20 competitor in this weekend's SuperMotocross World Championships at Rice-Eccles. The Power of Sports for Amputees.

Plug into your community with tonight's guests, organizations and community events.

Westwater Community Finally Gets Running Water 

A section of the Navajo Nation in southeast Utah recently got running water for the first time. To learn more, KZMU’s Emily Arntsen spoke with Andrew Christiansen, a reporter at The Moab Times-Independent, who’s been following the story.

  • This report was shared with us via Rocky Mountain Community Radio, a network of public media stations in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah, including KRCL.

Wake the Great Salt Lake

Andrew Shaw of the Salt Lake City Art Council's Wake the Great Salt Lake art project is back. This time, he's joined by artist Nick Pedersen, whose digital photo collage, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, was installed today. The work depicts two possible futures of the GSL ecosystem, showcased on opposing billboards in the Poplar Grove neighborhood.

Take a Hike with hiking expert Ashley Brown, author of Urban Trails Salt Lake City

  • Instead of gift ideas, Brown suggests a family adventure: Memory Grove in City Creek Canyon, 1 mile. UTA Bus Route 500 takes you to the Utah State Capitol, from which you can access Memory Grove. Pack a picnic to enjoy on The People's Lawn, and check out the art (and public restrooms) inside the building. To check on closures in City Creek Canyon, click here.  

  • HIKER ALERT: Upper Millcreek Road Improvement Project will keep upper Mill Creek Road closed (from the winter gate) for construction this year and next. According to SL County: "Most of the hiking and biking trails will remain open. The Pipeline and Upper Pipeline trails will serve as the main routes between the upper and lower sections of the canyon, ensuring access to most of your favorite spots."

Sound and Silence with Salt Lake Symphony

Salt Lake Symphony will close its season with Sound and Silence. RadioACTive gets a preview with the host of the evening, musician-composer Phillip Bimstein. He and his wife, symphony member Charlotte Bell, will present a pre-concert meditation and listening workshop.

Monster Energy AMA Supercross 2025

Pro SMX rider Mitchell Harrison, a Top 20 competitor in this weekend's SuperMotocross World Championships at Rice-Eccles, brings RadioACTive's Lara Jones up to speed on a sport that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators. 

  • Monster Energy Supercross 2025 
    Saturday, May 10, 10a-8:30p @ Rice-Eccles Stadium, University of Utah
    FanFest tickets must be accompanied by an event ticket. The Monster Energy Supercross FanFest is a pre-race event taking place from 10a-4p. Ages 2 and up require a ticket.

The Power of Sports for Amputees

This new documentary from filmmaker/actor Marci Krown of Krown Family Films premieres at the Move United Conference in Park City this evening. RadioACTive talks with James Dixon, one of the film's subjects.

  • ISSUE: In the United States, an estimated 5.6 million people are living with limb loss or limb difference. Local resident James Dixon was born with a limb difference, and after 20+ surgeries, he finally had his leg amputated at 11 years old. At 45 years old, he finally got the right prosthetic for his needs. His story is included in the new documentary The Power of Sports for Amputees.

  • HOST A SCREENING: For details, click here.

  • CONNECT: James E. Dixon, CEO of Absolute Motivation. He's an amputee advocate and motivational speaker whose YouTube Channel has 1.5M subscribers. Personal IG: @supermanis4real

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!

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 90.9FM. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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