Earlier this month, Mayor Ralph Becker was selected as a member of President Barack Obama’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience to help the federal government prepare to respond to the needs of communities around the country dealing with the impacts of climate change. Mayor Becker joins us today for a conversation about that…
Today on the program we’re re-airing an interview from earlier this year with Pete Ashdown, founder and president of the local internet services provider XMission. Ashdown gives us his take on government surveillance of the internet, the NSA data center in Bluffdale, and on sacrificing privacy for security. Plus, today’s top local headlines.
Today we’ll hear from Kathleen Kaufman, president of the Utah Nurses Association. The Association wants to see governor Gary Herbert accept federal medicaid expansion, an element of the Affordable Care Act that would provide coverage to up to 123,000 of Utah’s 400,000 low-income uninsured. Plus, Political Cornflakes and the day’s headlines.
Today on the program we’ll feature a conversation with John de Graaf, Executive Director of the organization Take Back Your Time, as well as co-founder and senior partner of The Happiness Initiative. De Graaf co-authored the best-selling book Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic which looks at some societal problems caused by the relentless pursuit of material…
Today we have a conversation with Sam Daley Harris, president and founder of RESULTS Education Fund and author of Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing the Break Between People and Government. He spoke with us about his organization, his book, and his philosophies regarding increase citizen activism. Plus, your local news summary.
(KCPW News) The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks released on Wednesday one chapter of the draft text of what would be the largest-ever economic trade deal between nations. Next week, Salt Lake City will play host to a chief-negotiators-summit for that deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. KCPW’s Roger McDonough looked into the negotiations as well as today’s WikiLeaks…
Today, part two of our look at the evolving role of women in the military, focusing on the experience of women vets when they finish their service overseas and return home. We’re joined again by Sarah LeMire, one of more than 13,000 women veterans in Utah. A research and information services librarian at the University…
(KCPW News) This past weekend, Governor Gary Herbert hosted a black tie event at Salt Lake’s Grand America Hotel to honor Sundance Film Festival founder and actor Robert Redford. KCPW’s Roger McDonough filed this report on “The Governor’s Salute to Robert Redford: A Utah Tribunte to an American Icon.”
This Veterans Day, we’re examining the role of women in the military, starting with a look at the changing experience of women who serve. We’re joined by Sarah LeMire, one of more than 13,000 women veterans in Utah. A research and information services librarian at the University of Utah, she organized a panel discussion on…
Today we’re joined by Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams to look into his proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year. Among other points, we’ll speak to the mayor about his proposal to provide insurance coverage for the children of county employees who have autism spectrum disorder. Plus, your local news and Political Cornflakes with…
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