Today on the show – with a worldwide spotlight on the death of actor Robin Williams – we’re re-airing a conversation about suicide prevention efforts and access to effective mental health care in the state of Utah. In December of last year, we spoke with Kimberly Myers, Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Utah Department of…
Back in November, host Roger McDonough spoke with John de Graaf, Executive Director of the organization Take Back Your Time, as well as co-founder and senior partner of The Happiness Initiative. De Graaf also co-authored the best-selling book Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic which looks our society’s relentless pursuit of material gain. That interview, plus your local headlines, on…
Dr. Michael Mann is a well-known climatologist who helped pioneer methods to track global temperatures and the climate through the centuries. This breakthrough allowed scientists to show the marked increase in temperatures that stemmed from an enormous increase in global carbon emissions after the industrial revolution. Mann, who currently leads Penn State University’s Earth System Science Center, was in…
Last September, KCPW’s Roger McDonough sat down with Lisa Stoddard, who’s the suicide prevention coordinator for the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. They talked about the effect post-traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) is having on returning veterans—as well as the treatment programs available to them. That interview, your local headlines, and Kate Kendell…
Paleontologists in Argentina recently announced the discovery of the fossilized remains of an enormous new species of dinosaur, a huge new sauropod that has been reported in the press as being the “largest dinosaur ever!” But science writer Brian Switek told KCPW’S Roger McDonough to hang on just one minute—we shouldn’t jump to conclusions too quickly. Switek, who lives in…
On today’s show, Salt Lake City film critic Sean P. Means has been reviewing movies for the paper for more than 20 years now. Late last year 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. That interview plus…
In April 2014, Scott Keyes (formerly of The Center for American Progress) wrote in the Washington Post about efforts by conservatives in some states to discourage—and even prevent—divorce. As it turns out, Utah is one place where officials are rethinking divorce laws. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Keyes back in April. Along with that conversation:…
Today on the show, groundwater is being depleted so rapidly from beneath the Colorado River Basin that long term water security in the West is threatened. That’s the conclusion of a new study by our guests Stephanie Castle, a water resource specialist at the University of California Irvine, and Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist…
Tomorrow is Pioneer Day, a regional celebration of the arrival of the mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley 167 years ago this month. Today we’re reairing a conversation about the history of this unique holiday with Brad Westwood, Director of the Division of State History and Utah Historical Society. Plus the day’s top local…
Through the Summer on the show we’re highlighting some of our favorite interviews from the past year. Today it’s a conversation with the Utah Humanities Council’s Jean Cheney on an innovative new high school humanities course for sophomores who hope to be the first in their families to attend college. Plus, the day’s local headlines…
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