In the Hive

Project Homeless Connect and tai chi on Library Square

Today’s show looks at two programs helping connect people experiencing homelessness with the resources and services they need — and with each other. Mike Akerlow, deputy director of community and neighborhoods with Salt Lake City, talks about Project Homeless Connect, the one-day convening of homeless service providers at the Salt Palace Convention Center; participants of…

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Initiative to stop gerrymandering gets big donations, gun lobbyist explains how a bump stock works, law helps woman sue attacker 20 years later

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearings for a political gerrymandering case, a Utah initiative to curb the practicereceives big funding from private donors. After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, a Utah gun lobbyist explains how the bump stock device used in the attack allows a semi-automatic rifle to mimic automatic weapon fire. And…

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McAdams in Congress, porn czars and Natalie talks sports

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams potential bid for Congress against Rep. Mia Love; Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, tries to revive the “porn czar” position to deal with smut…

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Free speech on college campuses

Today’s show looks at the campus-wide conversation surrounding free speech at college campuses, specifically at the University of Utah. An appearance by conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah, prompted protests by Black Lives Matter, MEChA and Students for a Democratic Society, as well as a…

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Conservative commentator blasts ‘ideological fascism’ at University of Utah, Curtis’ takes flak for immigration ads, Hatch’s citizenship plan

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s appearance at the University of Utah draws protests. Provo Mayor John Curtis, the Republican candidate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, receives criticism for Facebook ads demonstrating a far-right position on immigration. And Sen. Orrin Hatch offers a plan togive young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt…

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What’s new and what’s ahead for the Salt Lake City Public Library

Emily Means speaks with Peter Bromberg, executive director at the Salt Lake City Public Library. They discuss changes that have occurred at the library over the last year, including city approval of a bigger budget and the elimination of overdue fines as well as what’s in store for the future.

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Both Sides of the Aisle

The death of the GOP health care bill, Ben Shapiro on the University of Utah campus and the CD3 debate

Morgan Lyon Cotti fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Middle. She’s joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the ill-fated Graham-Cassidy health care bill; conservative pundit Ben Shapiro’s appearance at the University of Utah; Jon Huntsman Jr. sailing through…

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Interior wants to shrink Bears Ears, lawmakers consider eliminating the food tax and state school board gets an earful about optional courses

After a review of national monument sizes around the country, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to President Donald Trump includes shrinking Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Utah lawmakers discuss eliminating sales tax on food during a special session of the Legislature. And the Utah Board of Education hears from critics and proponents of the decision…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Jason Chaffetz cooks pancakes, Bears Ears faces a big cut and the LDS Church supports a baker who won’t make a cake for a same-sex wedding

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by former State Sen. Steve Urquhart. They discuss former Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s appearance on Fox & Friends; Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments; Jon Huntsman Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to…

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In the Hive

The experience of queer people of color in Utah

Today’s show features the stories of three people who identify in a variety of ways, including queer, Black, Latinx and gender fluid. They describe discrimination they’ve faced based on their identities inside and outside the LGBTQ community. For more discussion centered around racial identity in the LGBTQ community, the 1 to 5 Club’s Queer Continuum…

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