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From local politics, to arts and culture, to history, the environment and beyond, “In the Hive” explores the issues and ideas that tie Utah together. Hosted and produced by KCPW’s Roger McDonough, each episode of this award-winning current affairs program explores a different theme–such as public transportation, homelessness, and air quality–and features conversations with experts in their fields as well as members of the public who have a stake in the show’s topic.

KCPW producer and host Roger McDonough is a practiced freelance print and radio journalist. A Salt Lake City native, Roger provides local news weekday mornings and also hosts Behind the Headlines – a weekly recap of local news with reporters from The Salt Lake Tribune. He previously contributed to KCPW with an award-winning local history segment that was developed in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library, where he worked for nine years. He has an M.A. in Public Policy and Development Management from Georgetown University, a parallel degree from the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Argentina), and a B.A. in English from the University of Utah. E-mail him in English or Spanish at rmcdonough@kcpw.org.

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The Rundown: 2014’s Record-Breaking Global Temperatures

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that 2014 could very well end up being the hottest year on record. We’ll hear about taking Earth’s temperature and whether the fever will ever break from Dr. Robert Davies, a physicist with the Utah Climate Center at Utah State University. Plus your top local headlines.

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The Rundown: Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller on Nuclear Arms Control (Part 2)

Today, part two of our discussion with Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security at the US State Department. In the second half of our conversation, we look at why the U.S. hasn’t signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, we examine the greatest threats to nuclear security and we hear about…

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The Rundown: Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller on the Future of Nuclear Arms

Today – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security at the US State Department. Gottmoeller spoke earlier this week at Westminster College as part of the Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price World Affairs Lecture Series presented by the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy in partnership with Westminster College and…

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The Rundown: Alliance for a Better Utah’s Martindale Demystifies Your Ballot

Election day is less than two weeks away and so today we’re taking a close look at your ballot with Maryann Martindale, executive director of the nonprofit, good government group Alliance for a Better Utah. Plus your top local headlines. Voter information links mentioned in the interview: judges.utah.gov vote.utah.gov utahnsforpublicschools.org

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The Rundown: Wolves in Utah Continued – a Conservation Perspective

Last week on the show we had a conversation with a biologist from the state of Utah about a recent encounter with a wolf from a northern Idaho pack that had made its way more than 800 miles to arrive in Utah’s Uinta mountains. Today we keep that conversation going with Kirk Robinson, Executive Director…

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The Rundown: Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy Director Laura Dupuy

Today on the program we hear from Laura Dupuy, Executive Director of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy a group that aims to foster global understanding and respect between Utahns and people from around the globe. The organization works to bring international delegations to our state for an exchange of ideas and culture, to learn…

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The Rundown: Cancelled USU Lecture Renews Debate Over Guns on Campuses

Today on the show, feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian canceled her appearance at Utah State University this week – after receiving death threats and learning that a state law meant that the school was unable to ban weapons from her lecture. We’ll talk guns on campuses with Ada Meloy of the American Council on Education,…

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The Rundown: Dr. Susan Madsen on the Status of Utah Women in Leadership Roles

Today on the program, we feature a conversation KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham had with Dr. Susan Madsen, a professor of management, and of leadership and ethics at Utah Valley University. Madsen recently completed a series of research briefs on the status of women leaders in Utah. Her Utah Women and Leadership Project has exposed a notable…

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The Rundown: Crying Wolf in Utah, Interim Day at the Capitol, and More

In recent months a solitary wolf from a pack on the Idaho-Canada border strayed into Utah and was photographed in August on the South Slope of the Uinta mountains. We speak with Kimberly Hersey, Mammals Conservation Coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to learn more. Note that in the coming weeks The Rundown…

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The Rundown: Utah Health Policy Project Executive Director Matt Slonaker Talks Healthy Utah

Today on the program we hear from the Utah Health Policy Project’s Matt Slonaker about governor Herbert’s Medicaid Expansion alternative, and about getting healthcare right in Utah. Plus your top local headlines and more.

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