The Midterms are Coming. Here's What's at Stake in Utah.
Voters are worried about the Great Salt Lake, angry about data centers, frustrated by high gas prices and fed up with Trump. But will any of...
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20 of 77 episodesHabibi Means Beloved
Moudi Sbeity grew up in a Muslim household in Lebanon. War returned to the country in 2006, and at 18, he was evacuated by the Navy — and ca...
There’s Another Data Center Planned for Utah. This One’s Nuclear.
Valar Atomics wants to build a data center on 9,000 acres of federal land near Price and power it with 456 small nuclear reactors. They’re c...
Worried About AI? This Documentary Might Help
Oscar winning documentary director Daniel Roher was terrified of artificial intelligence. So, he made a film to work through his anxiety. Wh...
The America that Roy Cohn Made
Biographer Kai Bird used to think that lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn was a bit player on the American fringe. Then Trump took office,...
Great Salt Lake Has a New Ally
Josh Romney, Mitt’s son, is the president and CEO of Great Salt Lake Rising. He’s joining us to talk about saving the lake – and doing it in...
Are Female Judges in Utah Being Punished?
That’s the claim in journalist Kate Zernike’s recent New York Times piece. We’ll speak with her and others about a complicated battle over p...
Eli McCann on Family, Faith and Competitive Quilting
Regular readers of The Salt Lake Tribune will know Eli McCann’s humor columns. Now he’s written a novel – and it’s already a New York Times...
James Tabor on Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus
Jesus’s mother Mary likely lived for over 40 years, but many think of her in only two places, the Nativity and the Crucifixion. Scholar Jame...
Stephanie Coontz on How Marriage is Changing
There’s a mismatch between what people say about marriage and what they actually do about it. Stephanie Coontz’s book explains how we got he...
Podcast Extra: An El Niño for the Record Books
We’ve been talking about what this year’s El Niño could mean in Utah. For the view abroad, we spoke with the journalist Joshua Partlow.
Super El Niño is Coming. Here’s How it Could Affect Utah.
Climate forecasters are predicting one of the strongest El Niño patterns on record. That could lead to disaster around the globe. But in Uta...
The Life and Legacy of Mormon Feminist Carol Lynn Pearson
Carol Lynn Pearson died in July. She was a champion of women and LGBT people in the LDS Church, and we’re talking about how she changed Morm...
A New Look at One of America's Most Famous Adventures
Lewis and Clark’s expedition is the stuff of legend. Craig Fehrman’s book highlights the people who helped make the journey possible.
An Interactive Guide to Data Centers in Utah
There’s an interactive tool that’ll show you every data center operating in Utah. Its creator Alex Kellgreen calls it “The Elephant in the D...
Mary Roach on the Remarkable, Replaceable Human Body
Mary Roach’s latest book is about the science behind prosthetic limbs and lab-grown organs. But can even the best technology outshine what y...
Podcast Extra: Jad Abumrad on Dolly Parton's America
Dolly Parton passed away on August 25th. We never got to speak with her, but we talked with someone who did: the journalist Jad Abumrad.
Jon Ronson on a World of Unraveling Men
It was a series of texts from his son that sent the journalist Jon Ronson down the rabbit hole of masculinity in crisis. His new book explor...
Who Gets to Say ‘Mormon’? Depends Who You Ask
The LDS Church is suing podcaster John Dehlin over his use of the word Mormon. They say it belongs to them. But can a word like Mormon reall...
The Rise of New Age Spirituality
New Age spirituality is everywhere these days, from tarot cards and crystals to astrology and energy healing. Leah Sottile’s book tells the...