Today we speak with Dan Farr, the founder and producer of Salt Lake Comic Con. We hear about the convention line-up, the side events and the experience Farr is hoping to bring to the region with this inaugural event. Plus, the Governor and the Attorney General assert Utah’s “sovereign right” to legally define marriage, and…
Today we preview the upcoming Utah State Fair. The first was held just nine years after the arrival of the Mormon pioneers and four decades before Utah was granted statehood. We look at the fair’s history and what to expect this year. Also an audio postcard on Utah’s water future and today’s top local headlines.
Today, Zlatina Todorov, director of enterprise application support and software engineering at O.C. Tanner, discusses being named a finalist for the Women Tech Council’s Sixth Annual Women Tech Awards. Todorov also describes immigrating to the United States from Bulgaria with her husband, two children and just four boxes of belongings after winning the Green Card…
Dr. Jack Longino recently published a scientific paper outlining his discovery of 33 new ant species in Central America and the Caribbean. These discoveries bring his personal total of species found to 131. Dr. Longino speaks with us about what cataloging species means to him, how he first became interested in entomology, and about the…
Sean P. Means has been reviewing movies for the Salt Lake Tribune for more than 20 years. Late last month he published a list of 20 movies to mark two decades of reviews as well as a list of memorable moments from his time on the job. We speak with him about that work, and…
Today, Sanjay Jolly, Policy Director of the Prometheus Radio Project, on the FCC-sanctioned growth of low-powered FM stations across the United States, and what that means for the radio landscape. Also, the Salt Lake County District Attorney finds that two West Valley City Detectives were not justified in the shooting death of 21-year-old Daniel Willard.…
Today on the program we hear from Dr. Carol George, who took the position of State Science Advisor in May. Her job entails providing advice on science and technology issues to the governor and the state legislature, in addition to overseeing state research initiatives and the new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (or STEM) Action…
Today on the program, Richard Talbot, Director of the Office of Public Archaeology at Brigham Young University on a mostly-forgotten archaeological treasure – a more than 1,000-year-old mound site of the Fremont people who inhabited the parts of Utah, Colorado and Nevada beginning about 2,500 years ago. Plus, your daily summary of today’s top local…
Today, John Spears, the new Director of the Salt Lake City Public Library on the changing role of libraries and on inheriting a position with a fraught recent history. Plus, a protest against NSA surveillance in downtown Salt Lake and a look at the ongoing debate over Medicaid expansion.
Today we feature a conversation with Barbara Pioli with the Wasatch Cooperative Market. Pioli explains the differences between Co-ops and regular grocery stores, as well as the theories that are driving the growth of member-owned and operated businesses. Plus, your daily summary of today’s top local headlines.
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