Social media's role in facilitating misinformation on Access Utah
We talk with folklorist Andrew Peck about NyQuil Chicken, one example of a larger, ongoing phenomenon raising questions about the role of so...
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Access Utah
Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs daily at 9:00 a.m. and covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats...
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How Great Salt Lake's low levels affect shorebirds on Access Utah
Clarissa Casper, writer/editor at the American Bird Conservatory, and Utah State University ecology master's student Sharon Montecino join u...
The power of the night self
In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explo...
Behind the scenes of The Edge of Jazz on Access Utah
John Northup, host of UPR's program The Edge of Jazz, joins us to talk about how the show started and what excites him about it.
A year without federal funding for public media on Access Utah
One year ago, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was eliminating and radio stations across the country lost funding. We talk with stati...
Folklore and technology trends with Lynne McNeill on Access Utah
We talk with folklorist Lynne McNeill about the dangers and positives of artificial intelligence, social media and phone bans in schools, an...
Meet UPR's new station manager and news director
UPR recently hired two new staff members: Frank Mueller and Colette Czarnecki. We asked them how they got into radio and why they stuck arou...
Air quality and the Olympics on Access Utah
We're joined by three USU professors who have recently published a report in the journal Sustainability and Climate Change titled, "The Utah...
Patriotism and citizenship in the Latter-day Saint tradition
Historian Benjamin Park is giving the annual Arrington Mormon History Lecture on Sept. 24, titled "Declarations of Interdependence — Why the...
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The truth behind a deadly self-help retreat on Access Utah
Journalist and author Annette McGivney joins us to discuss the true story behind a deadly wellness retreat led by a celebrity self-help guru...
The Utah Symphony and the state of performing arts on Access Utah
The Utah Symphony will visit Utah State University this week. Utah Symphony CEO and President Steve Brosvik and Nick Morrision, director of...
Ancient versus modern depictions of 'The Odyssey' on Access Utah
Utah State University Classics Professor Jacob Butera joins us today to talk about "The Odyssey." We discuss the ancient text and the newly...
Recommendations for clearing Utah's air by the Olympics on Access Utah
Utah is hosting the 2034 Winter Olympics, but three Utah State University professors say our air quality isn't up for the task.
The philosophy of rock climbing on Access Utah
Author, poet, and rock climber Brian Laidlaw joins us today to talk about his new book "Erratica." His book details his experience traveling...
The importance of women in higher education on Access Utah
Susan Madsen and Yvette Young from the Utah Women and Leadership Project join us to discuss recent reports on the importance of higher educa...
A human and natural history of the Bear River Marsh on Access Utah
"A Reed Shaken with the Wind" traces the Bear River Marsh from its creation during the last ice age to its current status as an imperiled na...
'The Brothers McKay' with Craig Johnson
Writer Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels. The latest book in the Longmire series is...
The Spanish mapping of the North American west
While our Founding Fathers were crafting our democracy in 1776, the Dominguez-Escalante expedition was crossing through Utah trying to find...
UPR co-managers Tom Williams and Kerry Bringhurst remember lives in radio
Utah Public Radio's new station manager Frank Mueller guest hosts this episode, interviewing co-managers Kerry Bringhurst and Tom Williams a...