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Utah ERA efforts, differing education paths and protecting Afghan prosecutors

How would Utah women’s lives change if the state ratified the Equal Rights Amendment? Two Utah school districts took opposite paths when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. And Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is working to evacuate Afghan prosecutors targeted by the Taliban. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Carmen Nesbitt and Jordan…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

A changing Salt Lake City: growth, homelessness, crime and public resources

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the shifts Salt Lake City is undergoing and how it will change the surrounding region and the downtown experience. They also…

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Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 26, 2022) — This week on the program, a forum with election law expert Richard Hasen on his new book “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It.”  According to a survey performed by the Pearson Institute and AP-NORC, 91 percent of U.S. adults say…

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DeSantis vs. Trump, new energy rebates, and SLC’s hottest spots

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes a shot at Donald Trump during a Utah campaign event, saying that a GOP wave can happen with “no distractions.” A Rocky Mountain Power program gives rebates to customers who let the utility use their home-battery systems when needed. And citizen scientists are identifying Salt Lake City’s hottest places. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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July heat waves, DeSantis in Utah and financial disclosures for the 2nd Congressional District special election

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the intense heat waves affecting multiple continents, the razor wire barrier across the Rio Grande river and former President Trump’s charges…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

All Dried Up: How We Can Save the Great Salt Lake

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 19, 2022) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the future of the Great Salt Lake, the negative effects caused by its rapid drying and the efforts to conserve the lake and its waters. The political will to address the drying Great Salt…

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LDS Church wealth, Utah horse sanctuary and unusual wildfire prevention tactics

According to a new report, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on its way to becoming a trillion-dollar faith. A Utah sanctuary is rescuing horses from becoming human food. And Utah lawmakers gave millions to support a private landowner’s unusual wildfire prevention method. Does it work? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tony…

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The NDAA, SCOTUS decisions and Gov. Cox’s plans for the NGA

Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the National Defense Authorization Act and the controversial amendments added…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

Wildfires & the West

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: August 22, 2021) — This week on the program, a panel of experts looks at the worsening fire conditions in the western U.S. and discuss the efforts to mitigate wildfires in the region. During the summer of 2021, the Wasatch Front saw some of the worst air quality in…

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KCPW Presents

Will Millennials Be Left Behind?

Millennials—people born between 1981 and 1996 — have surpassed the Baby Boomers as the largest generation group in the U.S. Now, the oldest Millennials are reaching their forties and feel they don’t have the financial and emotional standing their parents did and have instead been left behind. Those who agree say Millennials are America’s most…

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