From the Natural History Museum of Utah’s Lecture Series: Biotechnology has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life and the power to modify animals in profound new ways. Scientists have already created all sorts of new creatures, including glow-in-the-dark dogs, cloned cats, flu-free chickens, and super-smart mice. Join science journalist Emily Anthes…
Join KCPW this Thursday at 7 pm for a special live broadcast entitled “Smoke and Mirrors: Fact Vs Fiction about Utah’s Air Pollution.” A panel of 7 doctors from the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment will dispel 12 of the most commonly repeated myths concerning Utah’s air pollution. The event will take place…
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From the Boston Marathon bombings to a recent attack on the Westgate Mall in Kenya, 2013 has seen a spike in terrorism worldwide. Even as the U.S. uses military force to try and weaken Al Qaeda and affiliated groups, it is grappling with how to fight terrorism on another front — battling the extremist ideas…
Join in a New Year journey with host Hal Cannon to an ancient Gaelic ritual of bringing in the year with fiddler Alasdair Frazier. Then join Jean Redpath for the original Auld Lang Syne. From the Isles back to the States we travel to delve into the Native American way of marking time with a…
Jennifer Napier-Pearce speaks with Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Thomas Burr and Tony Semerad along with columnist Paul Rolly about the Swallow investigative hearings, Matheson’s departure and a possible new beginning for UTOPIA. Plus, columnist Robert Kirby on Christmas mail at the U.S. Postal Service.
This special profiles people from different backgrounds who seek to get past the consumer frenzy of the December holidays, and to focus more on authentic family connection and giving charity in the spirit of the season. Interviewees include Annie Leonard, whose environmental film ‘The Story of Stuff’ attracted over 10 million online viewers. Our second…
Jennifer Napier-Pearce talks with Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke and Peggy Fletcher Stack along with editorial writer George Pyle about charges against Tim Lawson, applicants for Utah’s next attorney general, the Mormon church statement on race and the priesthood and a proposed pay raise for state officials.
The U.S. is often thought of as the land of innovation – a great habitat for entrepreneurs. And, this is still the case. But, why are other regions of the world producing entrepreneurs at a faster rate than the United States? A Silicon Valley 20-something billionaire. A cattle farmer in Kenya. An artisanal coffee bean…
Salt Lake Tribune columnist Paul Rolly and reporters Brooke Adams and Robert Gehrke join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about Utah’s next attorney general, the legal challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban, the 2015 budget and more. Plus, columnist Robert Kirby describes lessons learned on the Tavaputs Ranch.
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