Engineering students from colleges and universities throughout the West gathered in Tooele over the weekend to compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, using models they’ve designed and built themselves. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the competition is the high point for their school year, which they’ve dedicated to turning their concepts and calculations into reality.
Segment 1: Women and Getting That Degree Many women in Utah go to college, but most don’t graduate. According to 2009 data, nearly 32 percent of Utah men earn college degrees compared with just 25 percent of women, below the national average. What can be done to get more women on campus as well [...]
Segment 1: Glitter, glamour and the glory of independent film have descended on northern Utah as the Sundance Film Festival gets in full swing. Movie critic Sean Means gives us the insider’s scoop on what to see, who to watch, where to be and what to wear. Guest: Sean Means, Salt Lake Tribune [...]
Segment 1: KCPW listeners know the Canadian broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi as the engaging host of Q, the CBC’s flagship cultural affairs program. But in addition to interviewing icons from Christopher Hitchens to Woody Allen, Ghomeshi is also a singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. Monday, he talks with Jennifer about his musical tastes, [...]
The end of an era has arrived for a public radio program that began as a college radio show. Now, The Sound of Young America, which airs Thursday nights at 7 p.m. here on KCPW, is becoming Bullseye. So what’s behind the change and what can listeners expect of the new show? KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with host Jesse Thorn.
Segment 1: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Utah women, but public awareness and early detection are saving lives. A new documentary traces the experience of five Utah women with breast cancer and on Thursday, Jennifer talks with the producer and two of the survivors about the physical and emotional toll [...]
The annual Greek Festival in downtown Salt Lake City has gone from a bake sale in the basement of the Holy Trinity Cathedral 36 years ago to the largest ethnic festival in Utah, and one of the largest Greek festivals in the west. KCPW’s Whittney Evans stopped by Old Greek Town to learn more about how the festival has grown so popular.
Tighter liquor laws didn’t put a damper on Salt Lake City Weekly’s second annual Utah Beer Festival Saturday outside the City-County Building. City Weekly Publisher Jim Rizzi says nearly 1,500 more tickets were sold this year than last, leading it to eventually sell out. He says the success came as a nice surprise after changes had to be made due to new regulations passed by the Utah Legislature.
Get your hands on art, feast your ears on music and your eyes on all of the attractions at the 35th annual Utah Arts Festival in downtown Salt Lake City that kicks off today. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the festival continues to grow bigger and more hands on every year.
Utah lawmakers will soon decide whether to sweeten a tax incentive designed to lure more movies and a television series to the state. Economic development officials are asking for a deal that would create ongoing funding for the incentive, and give movie productions back 25 cents or more on every dollar spent in Utah.
