On Thursday, October 10, KCPW broadcast a live debate from the auditorium of the downtown library between the candidates running to become mayor of Salt Lake City. KCPW’s Roger McDonough moderated the event, and posed questions submitted by a slate of environmental organizations regarding protection of our air, water, land, wildlife, wild places, people and communities. Listen…
On Thursday, August 1st, KCPW aired a primary debate between the eight candidates vying to become mayor of Utah’s capital city. The event was hosted by the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club and focused largely on environmental issues facing Salt Lake City. It was moderated by Natalie Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner…
On Wednesday, June 26th, KCPW broadcast a live debate between the eight candidates vying to become mayor of Utah’s capital city. The event was hosted by Alliance for a Better Utah and the University of Utah’s John R. Park Debate Society and took place in the auditorium of Main Library in downtown Salt Lake City.…
On Wednesday, June 21st, KCPW aired a live conversation with New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach. Among other things, Roach is the author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and most recently Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. The event was sponsored by The…
The Salt Lake Tribune held a panel discussion this week on the current prevalence of fake news; what the trend means for the public, and its implications for journalists. Fake or Fact: What is News? took place on Wednesday, March 22, in the Nancy Tessman Auditorium of the Salt Lake City Public Library. Moderated by…
The Salt Lake City Public Library recently hosted a panel discussion focused on how citizens and police can work together to create a safe and peaceful space. Panelists included: • Deeda Seed, member of the Community Coalition for Police Reform • Tim Doubt, Chief of Staff for the Salt Lake City Police Department • Jen…
In partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, KCPW producer and host Roger McDonough moderated a town hall forum looking at sexual assault on Utah college campuses. The event took place the evening of June 30th at The Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City. [Audio follows below]. Across the country and in Utah, colleges and the justice system…
NHMU Lecture featuring Dr. David Gallo Oceanographer, Director of Special Projects, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. We are just beginning to understand the oceans’ role in human origins, evolution, and destiny. They provide half of the oxygen we breathe, most of the fresh water we need, and protein…
Lawsuits, property sales and now arrests have rocked the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) based in Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., collectively known as Short Creek. On Wednesday night, Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle and photographer Trent Nelson joined Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about the transformation of this community at…
Biodiversity in the Rainforest: The Hidden World of Nature’s Toxins NHMU Lecture featuring Dr. Phyllis Coley Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Utah and Research Affiliate, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama Every year, Dr. Phyllis Coley spends months exploring the world’s rainforests, searching the jungle for tropical plants and insects that have been co-evolving for millions of years. Although…
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