Both Sides of the Aisle

COVID-19, Gabby Petito and the challenges of redistricting

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the status of COVID-19 in Utah and the U.S., wasted vaccine doses, the LDS church not granting vaccine exemptions, the disappearance of…

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Wildfires and the West

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, a panel of experts look at the worsening fire conditions in the western U.S. and discuss the efforts to mitigate wildfires in the region. This summer, the Wasatch Front saw some of the worst air quality in the world due to smoke from both…

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Federal push for human infrastructure and Utah’s plans for Little Cottonwood and homelessness services

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Sen. McCay’s death penalty legislation, the coalition to end the death penalty in Utah, the $3.5 trillion federal human infrastructure bill and the…

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Transportation Policy in Utah: Where We Are and Where We’re Going

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: April 7, 2021) — This week on the program, sitting members of the Utah Legislature’s transportation committees discuss current policy, issues facing the state’s infrastructure and how we can more efficiently move people throughout the state. The White House recently unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that would…

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Infrastructure funding, Texas’ abortion ban and the death penalty in Utah

Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the destruction left by Hurricane Ida, the status of the…

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The Ethics of Employment: COVID-19 & Utah’s Workforce

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: June 2, 2021) — This week, a panel on employment and ethics in times of crisis. Experts on Utah’s job market and economy will discuss how COVID-19 and its many societal impacts exposed and exacerbated existing inequalities, as well as potential solutions for crafting an equitable recovery…

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The end of the war in Afghanistan and the continued fight against COVID-19

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the official end of the war in Afghanistan, the death of a Utah marine and Afghan refugees coming to Salt Lake City.…

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Envision the Commission: Understanding Redistricting

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 11, 2020) — This week on the program, two members of California’s 2011 redistricting commission discuss their experience redrawing the political lines in the state to better reflect the actual communities and interests that bind voters together. The redistricting commission was voted into law in 2008 through California’s…

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The final withdrawal from Afghanistan and the future of COVID-19 restrictions in Utah

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the deadline to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, what the withdrawal means for the Biden presidency, the House passing a $3.5 trillion budget…

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U.S. Foreign Policy in Uncertain Times

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: January 1, 2021) — Today, a panel discussion on the foreign policy of the Biden administration during unprecedented times. Even as the U.S. approaches a fully vaccinated population, India, Brazil and many African countries are experiencing the worst COVID-19 caseloads of the pandemic. Vaccine patent waivers have become a…

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