Author Archives: JCE
KCPW Presents: “Teenage Diaries Revisited”
A lot of life happens in two decades. Back in the 1990s, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman gave tape recorders to a handful of teens and asked them to report on their own lives. Now, almost 20 years later, Joe has checked back in… With Josh, still struggling with Tourette syndrome as an adult; Melissa, who was a…
1/17/14: Gay marriage poll, Swallow tapes, victim’s rights
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Marissa Lang, Brooke Adams and Robert Gehrke along with editorial writer George Pyle join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about the Esar Met case, poll numbers on gay marriage and videos of John Swallow’s deposition. Also, Tribune columnist Robert Kirby discusses tackling the Grand Canyon.
KCPW Presents: “King’s Last March”
On April 4th, 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a landmark speech from the pulpit of Riverside Church in New York. He called for an end to the Vietnam War. Exactly one year later, King was assassinated in Memphis. He was 39 years old. King’s speech in New York set the tone for the last…
1/10/14: Same-sex marriage off, pollution plan aired, megahotel returns
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Lindsay Whitehurst, Mike Gorrell and Christopher Smart join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about gay marriage, a proposed downtown megahotel and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker’s plan to clean up Utah’s dirty air. Plus, columnist Robert Kirby says good riddance to Harold Camping and those who predict the end of the…
KCPW Presents: America Abroad: “De-Radicalizing Terrorists”
From the Boston Marathon bombings to a recent attack on the Westgate Mall in Kenya, 2013 has seen a spike in terrorism worldwide. Even as the U.S. uses military force to try and weaken Al Qaeda and affiliated groups, it is grappling with how to fight terrorism on another front — battling the extremist ideas…
KCPW Presents: “Climate One: Environmental Debt”
All eyes are on the Federal debt these days. But who is counting the environmental debt? Natural systems provide all sorts of economic benefits such as cleaning water and pollinating plants. Yet these assets are often not calculated on the financial balance sheet of a company. Nor are they part of our GDP. Who should pay…
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