Segment 1: Writing is a creative process, a craft dominated by words and punctuation and themes and characters. Writers are motivated by storytelling, saying something profound and illuminating the human condition, right? Well, the writer Steve Almond argues writers write to purge their own souls, to explore personal weakness and to find truth about themselves.…
Segment 1: Bill Betenson grew up selling T-shirts in his family’s tiny museum dedicated to the outlaw Butch Cassidy and hearing stories about his infamous great-uncle. He’s spent years gathering stories and records of Butch, and now he’s decided it’s time to publish what he’s learned. On Wednesday, Betenson joins us to talk about the…
Segment 1: While the number of refugees coming to the U.S. is down for the second year in a row, hundreds continue to come to Utah every year to escape persecution in their homeland. On Tuesday, we’ll talk about the refugee experience here in Utah, the services available and what more needs to be done…
Segment 1: Trading in ancient Native American artifacts can be lucrative business, but it’s illegal and can land you in a lot of hot water with the feds, as dozens of Utah residents have found in recent years. Utah author Michael Norman uses trafficking in Anasazi antiquities as a backdrop for his new novel, and…
Segment 1: Women during the 1950s and ‘60s fought hard for the right to work outside the home. Now those career women are approaching retirement age. What will retirement look like for women who are highly educated, successful and have, in many ways, defined themselves by their achievement in the workplace? On Thursday, retirement expert…
Segment 1: Finding stories of community and connection. That’s how five 20-somethings are spending 2012. In January, the young college grads loaded up in an old school bus and launched Bus 52, a video journalism project that is traveling through the 48 contiguous states collecting the stories of ordinary Americans who are dealing with challenges…
Segment 1: For decades, Thomas Goodale has been one of the top leisure experts in the country, exploring the historical, social and theoretical underpinnings of free time. Now he’s turning his attention to social and economic justice for children. On Tuesday, Goodale joins us to discuss the research tying health, poverty, the environment and children…
Segment 1: Thirty years ago, Dr. Chase Peterson and two other University of Utah physicians implanted the world’s first artificial heart into a retired dentist, Dr. Barney Clark. The landmark surgery is one of many accomplishments in Peterson’s storied career as a doctor, academic and administrator. Peterson has written a new memoir and on Monday,…
Segment 1: Declared a win-win by environmental groups, energy developers as well as government officials, the plan by Anadarko Petroleum to drill 3,600 new natural gas wells in the Uinta Basin will create over 4,000 jobs. On Thursday, we’ll talk about the potential for natural gas development in Utah as well as the art of…
Segment 1: Since his first election in 2008, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker has promoted walkable neighborhoods, the idea of allowing markets and restaurants to co-exist with homes and condos. He’d like that mix to include bars and taverns as well, but some residents worry about wild parties, traffic and drunk drivers that a…
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