The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

High Hopes: Will Inflation Come Down?

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: April 13, 2022) ā€” This week, on the program, a panel of experts discusses inflation and its relation to consumption, labor and corporate power. In July, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates to 5.5 percentā€”the highest rate since 2001ā€”in its effort to curb inflation. The latest rate…

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Tropical Storm Hilary, Trump’s criminal indictments and the Utah GOP’s switch to presidential caucuses

Both Sides of the AisleĀ ā€“ Salt Lake County Council member Suzanne HarrisonĀ fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the fires in Canada and Maui, Tropical Storm…

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Safe Streets for All

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour ā€” This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses Utah transportation and how the state can update infrastructure to create connected communities. With a growing population, transportation across the Wasatch Front has become a hot-button issue. From the expansion of I-15 to the gondola planned for Little Cottonwood…

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Young politicos talk global boiling, national monuments, Bidenomics and the UFO hearing

Both Sides of the AisleĀ ā€“ Mackey Smith fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Left by Grant Miller, public defender and candidate for Utah House District 24, and on The Right by Troy Dougall, senior policy advisor to Rep. John Curtis. The young politicos discuss global warming, how…

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Will I Ever be Able to Afford a House? Housing Affordability, Population Growth and Environmental Constraints

The Hinckley Institute Radio HourĀ (Original Air Date: March 29, 2023) ā€” This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses housing affordability in Utah and how it relates to water usage, air pollution and intergenerational wealth. According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. housing prices fell by 0.2 percent from February 2022 to…

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The downgrade of U.S. credit rating, Medicaid rollbacks and the University of Utah joining the Big 12

Both Sides of the AisleĀ ā€“ Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the ongoing heat wave in the Western U.S., the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by the Fitch agency, Utah’s exceptional…

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Coping and Resilience in the Face of Severe Drought

The Hinckley Institute Radio HourĀ (Original Air Date: February 2, 2022) ā€” This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the increasing frequency and severity of drought in Utah and how changes to water use can make the state more resilient in the face of a warming climate. Last summer, the Great Salt Lake…

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A changing Salt Lake City: growth, homelessness, crime and public resources

Both Sides of the AisleĀ ā€“ Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the shifts Salt Lake City is undergoing and how it will change the surrounding region and the downtown experience. They also…

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Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 26, 2022) ā€” This week on the program, a forum with election law expert Richard Hasen on his new book ā€œCheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It.ā€  According to a survey performed by the Pearson Institute and AP-NORC, 91 percent of U.S. adults say…

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July heat waves, DeSantis in Utah and financial disclosures for the 2nd Congressional District special election

Both Sides of the AisleĀ ā€“ Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the intense heat waves affecting multiple continents, the razor wire barrier across the Rio Grande river and former President Trump’s charges…

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