Segment 1: Radiolab has become a public radio phenomenon. Co-hosts Jad Abrumad and Robert Krulwich’s unique blend of science, sound, wit and theatricality have made the show a hit on hundreds of radio stations. Now, they’re bringing it to Salt Lake City, first speaking at the Natural History Museum of Utah’s Nature of Things Lecture…
Salt Lake City’s plans to restrict electronic billboards survived during this year’s legislative session. But changes will still be coming to the city’s anti-idling ordinance. Mayor Ralph Becker joined us in the studio to discuss the impact of this year’s session, along with City Creek and his efforts to fight against the SkiLink proposal being pushed through Congress.
Utah politicians have been closely watching this week’s proceedings in the Supreme Court, with the Beehive State joining 25 others in challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act before the nine justices. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics. He spoke with KCPW’s Jeff Robinson.
Segment 1: With population in the Valley expected to balloon over the next 20 years, Salt Lake City is looking for ways to boost its housing stock without encouraging sprawl. The answer, says Mayor Ralph Becker, is doubling up, allowing more mother-in-law apartments and separate dwellings on a single property. But opponents say more density…
Hearts represent love, affection and the center of one’s emotional core. But symbolic meanings aside, the heart is a very powerful organ, the blood pump that allows us to live. On Wednesday, we learn more about this vital organ, the latest research on heart treatments and information on heart transplants.
Segment 1: A proposed tram between Solitude and The Canyons, a planned roller coaster at Snowbird and increasing traffic in the Wasatch Canyons are spurring conversation and concern about demands on the backcountry. On Tuesday, we’ll get the details on the Wasatch Canyons Today project and how planners, policy makers and resorts are contemplating transportation,…
Segment 1: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is becoming increasingly diverse, but many still see the church as racist, stemming from its refusal to ordain men of African descent to the priesthood prior to 1978. On Monday, we’ll talk about the legacy of the priesthood ban and how race could play into…
Usually, political candidates who want to go to Washington pledge to put Utah first. But University of Utah engineering professor Joe Andrade, a candidate for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, says he’d put Utah third. He’s says it’s the planet that comes first.
Sharon Begley is Senior Science and Health Correspondent for Reuters. Listen as she shares an astonishing story with implications for health, disease, and emotional balance.
Described as one of the greatest shopping centers in America, City Creek Center officially opened its doors this morning to the public. KCPW’s Whittney Evans got a preview Wednesday of the long-awaited and a bit controversial development owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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