It was inevitable that with a show called “In the Hive” we’d have an episode dedicated to bees. But it turns out most bees don’t actually live in hives. Go figure. First, a conversation with Scott Christensen, a historian with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, about the origins of the beehive as…
Right now, you can’t drive a heavy truck, like a diesel semi, on the Legacy Parkway in Davis County. But the prohibition on heavy trucks for the road expires January 1, 2020. Many residents along the parkway were caught off guard by the news that big rigs could soon be rolling through their neighborhood, so…
Today on the program, two conversations pertaining to climate change. Tim DeChristopher is an activist who was arrested ten years ago for disrupting a BLM oil and gas lease auction. He served 21 months in prison for his act of civil disobedience. Despite years of public awareness campaigns, big strides in renewable energy, and activism…
Last week’s show featured a look at the largest inland port in North America, the CenterPoint Intermodal facility in Elwood, Illinois. This week, we turn our attention to the planned Utah Inland Port, which has been called “the largest economic development opportunity in the history of the state.” Proponents say it will bring jobs, economic…
A recent article in The New Republic recounts the story of the development of North America’s largest inland port. The small town of Elwood, Illinois (pop. 2,200) expected huge returns when they built the project in the early 2000s – so much so that they offered big tax incentives to the port developer, and to…
In the Hive–Today on the show: Everyone has secrets–even the place where we live. Performance poet RJ Walker explains the different categories of secret things and what makes a good secret; Salt Lake City Public Library librarian Cherie Willis talks about the secrets of the city’s infrastructure that are featured in the library’s Future Vision…
In the Hive —Today on the show: What does harm reduction mean for at-risk communities? Angela Stander Ito, opioid overdose prevention coordinator at the Utah Department of Health, shares a few reasons overdose deaths are down among Utahns; Patrick Rezac, founder and executive director of One Voice Recovery, explains how education about drug use and self harm…
Today on the show: How do people with limited means navigate Utah’s health care system? Stacy Stanford, health policy analyst at Utah Health Policy Project, explains the status of Medicaid in Utah and what it would mean for voters to expand the program through a ballot initiative this year. Connect2Health is an organization that brings…
In the Hive — Today on the show: With over 11 million people living in the U.S. without documents, what will it take to streamline the country’s immigration system? The solution might change, depending on your status or occupation. DACA recipients Ciriac and Pablo share their experience living in limbo, since the Trump administration’s 2017…
Today on the show: Residents on the West side of Salt Lake County have concerns about how the inland port will affect the health of their community environments. University of Utah geography professor Tim Collins talks about environmental justice; and State Rep. Angela Romero and Sen. Luz Escamilla discuss the steps they’re taking to help their…
Additional Programming Provided by
