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6/30/14: KCPW Presents “Re:Sound – The List Show”
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Piece Description This hour: To do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts. The List
6/13/14: Mormon discipline, Pride, Days of ‘47, fireworks
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Two Mormon activists face excommunication from their church for their public actions. A cop resignsamid controversy over his assignment at the Utah Pride Parade. And
6/13/14: KCPW Presents “Gay In the Eyes of God”
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Open any Torah, Bible or Koran, and the passages about homosexuality seem clear: being gay is an abomination; a sin; something that
6/6/14: Swallow and Lee, Shurtleff’s search, ACLU warning and Utah’s birthrate
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Indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson testifies that former Utah Attorney General John Swallowdirected him to send campaign funds to Sen. Mike Lee’s campaign through
6/6/14: KCPW Presents “Shake It – a modern Polaroid love story”
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Can you hear it? Click, whir, wait, shake – ahhhh! Taking a Polaroid picture is a totally sensory experience. But it is
5/30/14: Oktoberfest, SLC fireworks, gay marriage and LGBT Mormons
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The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says Snowbird’s Oktoberfest may not get a permit to serve beer. Salt Lake City considers a fireworks ban in the
5/30/14: KCPW Presents “Re:Sound – The Color Show”
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This hour: a purple hotel, a family who argues over their skin color, a singing rainbow and more. Rainbow Squared by Katie
5/23/14: Gay marriage win, PCMR loss, Medicaid snag
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A federal judge says Utah must honor same-sex marriages performed while it was a legal practice in the state. Park City Mountain Resort loses in
5/23/14: KCPW Presents “Salt Lake City, UT: Updating Tradition”
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When Mormon pioneers rolled into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, they brought with them a new theology, a short but intense
5/16/14: Immigration, Snowbird, new cellphone rules
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Snowbird ownership changes hands. No dialing or texting on a cellphone while driving and no more panhandling on freeway shoulders. Utah leaders urge
5/16/14: KCPW Presents “IEEE Spectrum Radio’s: Futurework”
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Technological advances have put us on the edge of a new industrial revolution. Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and Professor of Public
5/9/14: KCPW Presents “Innovation Hub’s Mother’s Day Special”
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How have female innovators fundamentally altered our lives, and how are they shaping our world today? We talk with Deborah
NHMU’s Lecture Series Thursday April 24, 2014: “Life At the Speed of Light”
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Lecture by J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. In 2010, Dr. Venter and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) successfully constructed
5/2/14: KCPW Presents “Guns in America”
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Mark Mardell presents three unexpected stories about how guns feature in American culture. More gun deaths are due to suicide than homicide
4/25/14: Bundy reaction, Shurtleff, sperm switch, politics
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Utah officials react to Cliven Bundy’s comments and tactics. A new report skewers former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s handling of a case against convicted fraudster
4/25/14: “Radio Ambulante: Stories from Latin America”
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Radio Ambulante is a radio program that tells Latin American stories from anywhere Spanish is spoken, including the United States. While there is
4/18/14: Megan Huntsman, rape kit back log, gay marriage 2
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Seven dead babies are discovered in boxes in a Pleasant Grove garage, and their mother admits to police that she killed six
4/18/14: “When Words Matter: A National Poetry Month Special”
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In this National Poetry Month special, State of the Re:union explores all facets of poetry and its influence in host Al Letson’s
The Tanner Humanities Center’s Sterling McMurrin Lecture
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The Tanner Humanities Center is proud to present the 2014 McMurrin Lecture on Religion and Culture Kathleen Flake Richard L. Bushman Chair
4/11/14: Gay marriage, adoptions, ex-A.G. deputy
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Attorneys in the same-sex marriage case duke it out before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The state health department refuses
NHMU’s Lecture Series Thursday April 10th: “Exploring Your Genome: How Much Would You Like to Know?”
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NHMU Lecture featuring Dr. Jeffrey Botkin Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities Do you have gene variants
4/11/14: “The Really Big Questions: Why does Music Move Us?”
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Why Does Music Move Us? Music exists in every culture. Does that mean it offers an evolutionary advantage? What drives humans
4/4/14: Congressional races, vetoes, gay marriage arguments
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Gov. Herbert uses his veto pen on three bills and signs hundreds more. Candidates line up to run for Rep. Matheson’s seat. And the three-judge panel
3/28/14: Cannabis oil, Vail’s offer and an oil spill
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Cannabis oil becomes a legal treatment option for Utahns with epilepsy. Vail makes a bid for Park City Mountain Resort. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop pushes to block
KCPW Presents: “All That Stands in the Way”
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Around the world young women still lack the same opportunities as men, despite most countries legislating against gender discrimination. So, what
3/21/14: Ski Interconnect, Mormon women rebuffed
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Join Tribune reporters to process the week’s headlines: The LDS Church won’t give Ordain Women tickets to the all-male priesthood meeting. Seven Wasatch Front
KCPW Presents: IEEE Spectrum’s “Adapting to Climate Change”
No matter what you believe about climate change, we can all agree that extreme weather events — tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, droughts —
3/14/14: Legislative wrap-up, John Swallow report
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Utah’s 2014 Legislature closed up shop last night, ending a session dominated by election reform,clean air, technology in the classroom, Medicaid, liquor and no new taxes. Lawmakers also
SXSW Daily Buzz: Episode 2
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HOT TOPICS/INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE Kim Voynar/MOVIECITYNEWS Amy Nicholson/LA WEEKLY Dave Karger/FANDANGO Kristin McCracken/FILMWAX JJ Colao/FORBES Brent Rose/GIZMODO Aya Zook/MICROSOFT Ethan Hawke/PREDESTINATION Rob Thomas/VERONICA
SXSW Daily Buzz: Episode 1
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HOT TOPICS/TEXAS ROUNDTABLE Kim Voynar/MOVIECITYNEWS Eric Kohn/INDIEWIRE Dave Karger/FANDANGO Marjorie Baumgarten/AUSTIN CHRONICLE Michael Tully/HAMMER TO NAIL Holly Herrick/AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY Joe Leydon/VARIETY