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!

Ways to listen:

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DialogueDocs + pure xtc x Monster Jam = RadioACTive Workshop

Posted June 4th, 2026

Thursday, June 4: June is Men's Mental Health Month, and Father's Day is just around the corner. Using the tools of their trade, DialogueDocs David Parker and Davis Derezotes return to share ways to have open dialogue with the men in your family, friend, and work circles. Plus, Queer History Corner, Monster Jam World Finals, and the music of pure xtc, headed to SLC for Utah Pride.

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Indigenous Storytelling Campers Write, Paint, Record, Photograph Their Stories

Posted June 3rd, 2026

Wednesday, June 3: RadioACTive with Nick @ 6 hosts Indigenous Storyteller Campers, who have been at the UoU this week, taking workshops on mural painting, photography, podcasting, bookmaking, animation, and video. Tune in to hear all about it. Plus, Dahlia's Hope, Food Justice Coalition, and the 49th Annual Utah Asian Festival.

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Roundtable Tuesday: Father's Day and Men's Mental Health

Posted June 2nd, 2026

Tuesday, June 2: Roundtable Tuesday's Risshan Leak and Connor Estes and Lonzo Liggins talk masculinity, fatherhood, and more. Black Bold Brilliant with an invite to American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez. Plus, RA Pride Month Picks with Under the Umbrella, a Queer Little Bookstore.

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RadioACTive Pop! with Leo Espinosa and 'My Papa Has a Red Mustache'

Posted June 1st, 2026

Monday, June 1: He's the artist behind the KRCL quail on Radiothon T-shirts and bumperstickers, and RadioACTive Pop! has him the day before the release of his authorial debut, My Papa Has a Red Mustache. New York Times award-winning illustrator Leo Espinosa shares a story that celebrates a child's boundless love for a parent, and the unique traits that make parents extraordinary to their kids — even the silly ones! Plus, the National Ability Center's Barn Party and 40 Years of Folk at Chase Home Museum.

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