Segment 1: Salt Lake City wants to relive its 2002 Olympic dream and will go for the gold to host another Winter Games in 2026. On Monday, we’ll explore why city and state leaders want to welcome the world for the ultimate sporting event and just what it will take to win another bid. Guests:…
Segment 1: Ben McAdams has served as a Democrat in the Utah Senate since 2009 and as a top adviser to Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, but on Monday he takes over as Salt Lake County Mayor. On Thursday, we talk with McAdams about bipartisanship, county finances and his priorities for 2013. Guest: Salt…
Segment 1: In 2004, Salt Lake County voters elected a political newcomer to bring fresh ideas and restore faith in a scandal-rocked county government. Eight years later, Mayor Peter Corroon says that confidence in government is back, along with new libraries and rec centers, open space preservation and services for a growing refugee population. On…
Segment 1: The Mayan calendar, which dates back to 3114 B.C., ends on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 and that landmark moment has prompted fears of apocalypse and the end of the world. On Thursday, we’ll discuss what Mayan hieroglyphs and culture really say about the end of the calendar and why the doomsday myth has…
Segment 1: Making a place a more vibrant and more appealing place to live is a top concern for cities and towns of all sizes. Urban planning professor Nan Ellin says every community can build on its strengths instead of focusing on shortcomings and in a new book, she details how. On Wednesday, Ellin joins…
Segment 1: It all started as an online advertising ploy for a St. George piano store. Now, 130 million YouTube views and 250,000 Facebook fans later, The Piano Guys are moving beyond social media, releasing a debut album, performing on national TV and hitting the road. On Thursday, we talk music, video and success…
Segment 1: The fear that somehow homosexuality is contagious or that children can be persuaded or seduced into being gay has been around for a millennia and remains alive and well. Gay rights advocates have long argued that the data shows it’s more nature than nurture when it comes to sexuality. But a University…
Segment 1: Astronomers are urging everyone to get to know your neighbor. Your galactic neighbor, that is. Andromeda is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and scientists need volunteers to help study its star clusters through detailed images captured by the Hubble Telescope. On Wednesday, we’ll learn more about the Andromeda Project…
Segment 1: For the past decade, air quality alerts in Utah have mirrored a traffic light, with green meaning clean skies, yellow meaning voluntary no-burn days and red meaning mandatory no-burn days. This week, the state announced it’s replacing the traffic light model with the EPA’s six-color index. Air quality alerts will also recommend…
Segment 1: Traffic congestion, a lack of parking and issues between pedestrians, bikes and vehicles aren’t just city issues. As more and more people want access to Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon and Mill Creek Canyon, Salt Lake County is mapping out ways to accommodate development while providing environmental protections. On Tuesday, we’ll talk…
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