This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires. Big Night by Jonathan Goldstein (This American Life [WBEZ], 2002) Producer Jonathan Goldstein made every girl he ever dated watch the home movie of his family’s Rosh Hashanah dinner he made when he was 17. He hoped that seeing his family life on film might…
Gov. Herbert and top legislators talk to Washington about a Medicaid compromise.Utahns react to gay marriage arguments heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. A Utah lawmakerblasts the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. And Catholic Bishop John C. Westerprepares a move to Santa Fe as archbishop. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Jennifer Dobner,…
When water is left alone, it makes a mess. It backs up into wetlands. Rivers overflow their banks. Mud and silt builds up, new channels open up. But Elijah Portugal, who studies how rivers and streams shape the land, says that that mess is what rivers need to be functional. āMessiness matters,ā he says. In…
GOP leaders consider a plan to screen and pick candidates rather than use the state’s new nominating process. Ten of the group of LGBT activists called the “Capitol 13” get probation. Thesage grouse stays off the endangered-species list. And coach Greg Marsden announces his retirement after 40 years building the University of Utah’s top-ranked gymnastics…
We look at law and disorder: Reveal and Center for Public Integrity investigate why more minorities and kids with special needs are ending up with felony charges for acting out in school. With The Seattle Times, we uncover a toxic aspect of being a police officer. We trace how people are piecing together semi-automatic weapons…
Political allies and opponents fondly remember former Gov. Norm Bangerter, who died Tuesday. State officials hit the pause button for public comment on a plan to bury depleted uranium in Tooele County. And Sen. Jim Dabakis abandons a short bid for Salt Lake City mayor. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Matt…
Panelists are Ordain Women officer Debra Jenson, Brigham Young University doctoral candidate Mica McGriggs, BYU-Idaho professor Andrea Radke-Moss, historian Barbara Jones Brown and award-winning Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack. Use the hashtag #mormonwomenwant on Twitter to join the robust discussion on social media, which has also given rise to women of color using the…
State Sen. Jim Dabakis throws his hat into the Salt Lake City mayor’s race while current Mayor Ralph Becker misfires on a half-way house proposal. Salt Lake City school board members get dramatic over treatment of minority students. And journalist Glenn Greenwald tells University of Utah audience about National Security Agency activities and privacy concerns.…
āWeāll Be Here All Night: Stories for Passoverā is a one-hour Passover-themed special from Tablet Magazineās National Magazine Award-winning podcast, Vox Tablet, and PRX. The special features funny, poignant, and thought-provoking stories and conversations that touch on the plagues, on slavery, on food, on the act of story-telling and more, and are meant to appeal…
President Barack Obama makes his first trip to Utah as commander in chief. A Utah jury, again, sentences a rapist-killer to be executed. Salt Lake City unveils plans for a bold redevelopment project. Gov. Gary Herbert signs hundreds of bills but vetoes more than he ever has. And transgender Mormons grapple with their identity and…
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