Both Sides of the Aisle

Suicide prevention month, global vaccine efforts and Provo’s fight over a mask mandate

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss September being National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month, grim mental health statistics for young adults during the pandemic, the U.S. refusing to offer…

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Gender Wage Gap: (In)Equality in Utah

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: September 4, 2019) — This week on the program, we feature a panel discussion on the gender wage gap in Utah—the causes that drive it, its consequences for women and the economy and what policies effectively address the discrepancy. The gender wage or pay gap refers to the…

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The Republican National Convention, Utah’s pandemic response and the Burgess Owens campaign

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, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the virtual Republican National Convention, possible violations of the Hatch Act by the Trump administration, the arrest of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon over…

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Climate Impacts on Minoritized Communities

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 2, 2019) — This week on the program, we air a forum on climate change’s effect on minority communities in the state, the nation and across the world. Almost two years ago, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report that called for…

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Virtual national conventions, the fight over the postal service and gubernatorial emergency powers

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, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the virtual Democratic National Convention, the upcoming virtual Republican National Convention, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy being called to testify to Congress on changes to…

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Fake News and Alternative Facts

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: August 25, 2019)—This week on the program, we air a forum looking at the vilification of / and distrust in/ the media—the network of journalists, reporters, editors, producers and newscasters that gather and dispense the news. Referred to by many names: the press, the media, the fourth…

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Kamala Harris, executive orders and the race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District

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, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Sen. Kamala Harris becoming Joe Biden’s vice-presidential running mate, President Trump’s executive orders that extend unemployment benefits and defer payroll taxes, the race heating…

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Utah’s changing demographics and the 2020 census

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: July 7, 2019) — This week on the program, a forum on Utah’s changing demographics and the 2020 census with Mallory Bateman, State Data Center Coordinator at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. The 2020 census began on April 1st, Census Day. Fill-in census forms have been…

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Beirut explosion, Salt Lake City’s new police reforms and the Cottonwood Heights protests

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, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital port, President Trump’s suggestion of delaying the November election, the national fight over mail-in voting, the current state…

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Unsheltered: Homelessness in Utah

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 23, 2019) — Today on the program, we are re-airing a forum on the issue of homelessness in Utah. This August, an eviction crisis looms over the U.S. as 24 million Americans are in danger of losing their housing as enhanced unemployment benefits run out, and eviction moratoriums are…

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