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, Music Editor: Connor Estes

Producer, Host, Arts Editor: Asha Pruitt

Volunteer Hosts:

GET INVOLVED: If you have a story idea for RadioACTive and a song to match, then let's hear it! Sound Off to RadioACTive via the KRCL Public Radio App—free wherever you get your apps. Click Menu > Talk to KRCL > Sound Off to RadioACTive. You can use it to send us audio, video, and pictures. It's about 60 seconds, so make it count!

  • SAY MORE: If you've got more to say than the app gives you time for, then record a message on your smartphone and email it to radioactive@krcl.org. Share your feedback, ideas for the show, or dedicate a song to someone in your life or a cause you support — either way, you may end up on the show. 

PLAY HOMEGROWN MUSIC ON THE SHOW: We have live homegrown music every Friday on the show and are 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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Calls to Action for Freedom to Read, Monumental Dance Rally, Pets + More

Posted July 29th, 2026

Wednesday, July 29: Temperatures are high and so are tempers when it comes to executive orders, book bans, and national monuments. RA with Nick @ 6 talks with Every Library about its petition to Stop the Senate Book Ban Bill (based in part on Utah’s book ban legislation). Plus, a Native-led Monumental Round Dance Rally on the south steps of the Utah Capitol on Saturday, a collective action to protect our irreplaceable sacred public lands.

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Where Will You Be When the Whale Gets a New Tail

Posted July 28th, 2026

Tuesday, July 28: Roundtable Tuesday with Risshan Leak counts down the days to Utah Music Month, a celebration of homegrown music. RadioACTive gets a preview of 801 Day with Ali Vallarta of City Cast Salt Lake and Felicia Baca, director of the Salt Lake Arts Council, which will unveil the Whale's new tail as part of Saturday's party on the Milk Block. Plus, grassroots groups and nonprofits issue calls for supplies for nomads and students.

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Nonprofits Step Up for Foster Care Youth, High School Athletes

Posted July 27th, 2026

Monday, July 27: Thousands of Utah high school athletes graduate each year, with 150-300 getting to the next level of football. Join Olivia Jaramillo for RadioACTive Pop! tonight @ 6 when she hosts Utah Islanders and the Life After Ball (LAB) initiative, an independent football team and development league. The team is on the road next month, then hosts Air Force Prep to open the new season in September. Plus, 1999 Collective, a nonprofit made up of foster care alumni - lived-expert-led - and working to ensure those aging out of foster care thrive.

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RadioACTive Celebrates Pioneers Among Us

Posted July 24th, 2026

Friday, July 24: Happy Pioneer Day! Take a listen as RadioACTive presents a unique collection of pioneers, from amateur astronomers to grassroots organizers to a local historian. Everyone has a pioneer story of how they got to where they are today. And remember, stay hydrated and cool out there, folks!

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