Join in a New Year journey with host Hal Cannon to an ancient Gaelic ritual of bringing in the year with fiddler Alasdair Frazier. Then join Jean Redpath for the original Auld Lang Syne. From the Isles back to the States we travel to delve into the Native American way of marking time with a…
Jennifer Napier-Pearce speaks with Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Thomas Burr and Tony Semerad along with columnist Paul Rolly about the Swallow investigative hearings, Matheson’s departure and a possible new beginning for UTOPIA. Plus, columnist Robert Kirby on Christmas mail at the U.S. Postal Service.
This special profiles people from different backgrounds who seek to get past the consumer frenzy of the December holidays, and to focus more on authentic family connection and giving charity in the spirit of the season. Interviewees include Annie Leonard, whose environmental film ‘The Story of Stuff’ attracted over 10 million online viewers. Our second…
Jennifer Napier-Pearce talks with Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke and Peggy Fletcher Stack along with editorial writer George Pyle about charges against Tim Lawson, applicants for Utah’s next attorney general, the Mormon church statement on race and the priesthood and a proposed pay raise for state officials.
The U.S. is often thought of as the land of innovation – a great habitat for entrepreneurs. And, this is still the case. But, why are other regions of the world producing entrepreneurs at a faster rate than the United States? A Silicon Valley 20-something billionaire. A cattle farmer in Kenya. An artisanal coffee bean…
Salt Lake Tribune columnist Paul Rolly and reporters Brooke Adams and Robert Gehrke join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about Utah’s next attorney general, the legal challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban, the 2015 budget and more. Plus, columnist Robert Kirby describes lessons learned on the Tavaputs Ranch.
In this special program, you’ll hear Nelson Mandela as you’ve never heard him before. This program draws on 50 hours of recorded conversations with Mandela, held for many years in Johannesburg by archivists at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. IDEAS on CBC Radio was the first radio program anywhere in the world to be…
Dovie Thomason is one of the most respected and admired storytellers of her generation. Her journey began with the childhood influence of her Kiowa-Apache grandmother and father, who taught her traditional stories and ‘pan-Indian’ stories they learned from other children during their boarding school experiences Thomason received her B.A. degree in Native Studies and Theatre…
Never-before-broadcast memories from JFK’s confidantes recorded just after the assassination. The special is hosted by legendary journalist Robert MacNeil. For background, more from and about the contributors, and to hear the program itself, visit our website: weknewjfk.org Listeners will hear from JFK colleagues who were with him during his first political race in 1946, until his…
Salt Lake Tribune reporter Jennifer Napier-Pearce discusses documents in the John Swallow investigation, medical marijuana, Weldon Angelos, Joseph Paul Franklin and Obamacare in Utah with Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Brooke Adams and Kirsten Stewart. Plus, columnist Robert Kirby talks about his struggle with mental illness.
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