Emily Means

Parkland students have their Utah rally canceled by venue, Honduras woman loses her asylum appeal and how much time are judges taking on search warrants

July 13, 2018 Emily Means

Student survivors of the Parkland, Fla. school shooting lose the venue for their Utah rally. Vicky Chavez, a woman from Honduras who came to the U.S. seeking asylum, loses an appeal to have her case reconsidered by the courts. She says she’ll keep trying, while she and her daughters remain sheltered at the local church that has housed them…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

The SCOTUS beauty pageant and more debates, please

July 12, 2018 Emily Means

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Salt Lake Tribune columnist Holly Richardson (filling in for Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton); and on The Left by Emily Hase, Salt Lake County Democratic Party 1st Vice Chair (filling in for Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City). They discuss the pageantry of President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination…

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In the Hive

Automating the workforce

July 12, 2018 Emily Means

(Original air date: May 3, 2018) Today on the show: Are robots taking over the workforce? Johnny Hanna, CEO of the Utah-based online real estate platform Homie, talks about the inevitability of automating the real estate industry; journalist Scott Santens discusses the costs and potential benefits of digitizing labor and questions whether or not we even need jobs;…

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Behind the Headlines

LGBT groups march in Provo parade, judge declines to reopen voting rights case in San Juan and more

July 6, 2018 Emily Means

For the first time, LGBTQ groups march in Provo’s Fourth of July Parade. Meanwhile, an LGBTQ club at Brigham Young University is still awaiting approval after three years. A judge declines to reopen a voting rights case in San Juan County, saying redistricting there is having its desired effect. And the plight of so-called ‘Dreamers’ takes center stage in the…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Fireworks season and Utah’s fast-growing population

July 5, 2018 Emily Means

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sasha Luks-Morgan of the Young Democrats of Utah, filling in for Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, and what it would be like for a Utahn to replace him; the…

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In the Hive

Queers Divest, intersectional movements and legalizing same-sex marriage in Utah

July 5, 2018 Emily Means

Today on the show: At the end of May 2018, LGBTQ activists sent a letter to the Utah Pride Center asking for two items: that the Center divest from Wells Fargo and Chase Bank and revoke their entries in the Pride Parade; and also to re-examine the Center’s board-appointment practices to address a perceived lack…

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Behind the Headlines

Mike Lee, his brother on shortlist to replace Justice Kennedy, judge fines Utah environmental group, Hughes steps down from port board

June 29, 2018 Emily Means

With Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court, Utah Sen. Mike Lee, and his brother, Thomas, are mentioned as possible replacements. A Utah judge fines the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. And Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes steps down from his self-appointed position on the Inland Port Authority Board. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune Washington bureau…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Immigration policy and gun-violence prevention

June 28, 2018 Emily Means

Matt Lusty fills in for Natalie Gochnour in the political middle; on The Right, Erik Roan of the Utah Young Republicans sits in for Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton; and on The Left, Ermiya Fanaeian of the Young Democrats of Utah subs for Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss family separation at the U.S.…

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In the Hive

The intersection of art and activism

June 28, 2018 Emily Means

(Original air date: February 1, 2018) Today on the show: looking at the convergence of art and activism. Jorge Rojas, Utah Museum of Fine Arts Director of Education and Engagement, talks about making art to present a message of protest; Ella Mendoza and Jorge Arellano of the Nopalera Artist Collective discuss community resistance and resilience through art; and the…

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Behind the Headlines

Utah leaders respond to family separation policy, Hughes’ property may disqualify him from inland port board and a Navajo candidate sues county that barred him from the ballot

June 22, 2018 Emily Means

Utah’s religious and political leaders respond to the Trump administration’s initial policy of separating families at the border. Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes owns land close to the boundaries of the proposed inland port, which appears to disqualify him from the board he appointed himself to. And in San Juan County, a Navajo candidate files a lawsuit challenging the county’s…

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