Join us this episode for a discussion on a possible Romney bid for president; Lily Eskelsen Garcia elected president of the N.E.A; who will win the 4th district congressional race and Utah’s net importation of Chihuahuas.
This hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they’re supposed to follow, and of course, their parents. Of Kith and Kids by Erin Davis (Transom.org, 2013) Producer Erin Davis takes us to a very unusual “adventure playground” called The Land. Kids adore it for its lack of rules, regulations…
A landslide destroys one home and rattles residents in North Salt Lake. Gov. Gary Herbert invites senators who support designating a new national monument in Utah to come visit while Rep. Jason Chaffetz takes a Democratic colleague on a tour of rural Utah. Nevada rancher and Mormon church member Cliven Bundy talks about his personal revelation to resist the federal government. And voters…
Utah Flying Trapeze will be offering classes all summer long in beautiful Pioneer Park. We’ll speak with Bogart McaVoy and Nick Glomb about Utah Flying Trapeze and what they are doing to help improve the environment of Pioneer Park.
The war between the United States and Vietnam cost over 58,000 American and more than one million Vietnamese lives. It left one country physically devastated and the other socially splintered. It began, President Lyndon Johnson told the world, with an “unprovoked attack” on American ships on the night of August 4, 1964. What we know…
Former Utah Attorneys General Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow make their first court appearance. The Utah Public Service Commission considers a fee for homeowners with solar panels. Democratic senators throw their support behind a new national monument in Utah, to the chagrin of the state’s congressional delegation. Libertarians sue Utah over the Common Core. And the owner of a dog…
Are humans basically selfish, or basically giving? There’s a widespread assumption that you have to offer people incentives to do good deeds and threaten punishment to stop them from doing evil deeds. But the way people act in the real world contradicts that idea. Humans may actually have been shaped by evolution to care…
Sen. Orrin Hatch wants a religious exemption to President Obama’s executive order extending LGBT workplace protections to federal contractors. Gov. Gary Herbert chimes in on the border crisis. Activists protesting against tar sands development in Uintah County are arrested. And the 2015 race for Salt Lake City mayor is on. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Matt Canham and Christopher Smart, as…
Andrew Forsthoefel set out at age 23 to walk across America, East to West, 4000 miles, with a sign on him that said, “Walking to Listen”. This hour, co-produced with Jay Allison, tracks his epic journey. It’s a coming of age story, and a portrait of this country – big-hearted, wild, innocent, and wise. From…
Former Attorneys General Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow were arrested on Tuesday morning, and now face a number of charges ranging from bribery to obstruction of justice. Also, governor Gary Herbert calls for a reexamination of Common Core education standards and asks the public to weigh in. Plus a Board of Education vote on whether…
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