(KCPW News) During the 2012 presidential campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid helped to circulate a rumor that Mitt Romney had not paid income taxes in a decade. So was Jon Huntsman Sr., father of Republican candidate Jon Huntsman, behind the rumor? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the…
Today we speak with Hank Louis, founder of DesignBuildBLUFF, on giving architecture students the chance to design and build a sustainable homes for members of the Navajo Nation. Plus, your summary of the day’s top local headlines.
Today on the show we’re speaking with two of the authors of a new study that looks at the impact rising temperatures will have on watersheds in the Salt Lake region. Plus, local election results and the discovery of a new species of dinosaur in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
For election day, we’re looking at an initiative aimed at getting more women to enter public office. We’re joined today by Jackie Biskupski and Lorie Fowlke, two former Utah state representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties respectively, speaking about the work of Real Women Run – Find Your Voice, a consortium of organizations and…
Journalist and best-selling author Andrew Solomon visited Salt Lake on Monday as part of the Tanner Humanity Center’s lectures on Human Values. We spoke with Solomon about his most recent book, Far From the Tree, which looks at families with children who have physical and mental disabilities, and other differences. Plus, your summary of the…
Today we’re joined by archaeologist Jerry Spangler, the author of a new book on the history and exploration of Nine Mile Canyon – home to what is likely the largest collection of ancient rock art in the United States. That, your local news and Political Cornflakes with the Salt Lake Tribune’s Matt Canham.
Today on the show we’ll revisit a segment of Both Sides of the Aisle, a new politics show on KCPW airing every Thursday at 10:30 am. Among the topics addressed by the panelists, the recent ruling by the Utah State Tax Commission requiring married gay couples in Utah to continue to file separate state tax…
(KCPW News) Each year on the heels of Halloween, el Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is celebrated by Utah’s growing Mexican American population. But the two holidays are distinct from each other. Beginning next week an altar display, community gathering and folk art exhibit at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center will…
Our behavior on public lands can have a profound impact on our natural and cultural resources. Today on the show we’ll look at the responsible enjoyment of the outdoors with Tom Flanigan, Forest Archaeologist for the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Plus, your daily local headlines.
On the show today, we take a look at a rare $20 gold coin minted in the Salt Lake Valley in 1849. What’s the big deal? It was the first $20 gold piece ever struck in the United States. We’ll speak with Mark Borckardt of the auction house selling the coin to hear that story.…
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