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Rod Arquette Show - Dems Deny Talk of Replacing Biden; Conversation w/Mike Lee; 10 Commandments in School,Yes/No
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, June 25, 2024 4:20 pm: Alexander Bolton, a Reporter for The Hill, joins Rod to discuss how Senate Democrats are expressing frustration over talk of replacing Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee before or during the Democratic National Convention. 4:38 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod for a conversa…
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The perils of living in the Pyrocene on Access Utah
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“Today we live in a fire age in which ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed and renewed by fire have become contemporary realities, even for people living in modern cities," Stephen Pyne says.By Tom Williams
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Rod Arquette Show: What Utah's Primary Election Will Say About Politics in the State
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, June 24, 2024 4:20 pm: Representative Kera Birkeland joins the program to discuss comments she recently made about suspected murderer Mia Bailey, a biological male, that have come under fire from mental health experts and the media. 4:38 pm: Steven Greenhut, Western Region Director at the R Street Institute…
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How big box retail stores have reshaped our economy on Access Utah
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On this episode we talk with the editors of Big Box USA, which presents a new look at how the big box retail store has dramatically reshaped the U.S. economy and its ecosystems in the last half century.By Tom Williams
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Rod Arquette Show: U.S. Senate Candidates John Curtis and Brad Wilson; Will Governor Cox Turn Utah Blue?
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, June 21, 2024 4:20 pm: We continue our series of interviews with the four candidates vying for Utah’s soon to be vacated (by Mitt Romney) U.S. Senate seat with current Congressman, John Curtis, and (at 4:38 pm) former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson. 5:05 pm: Jared Whitley, political columnist, joins …
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Rod Arquette Show: Senate Candidates Trent Staggs and Jason Walton; Ed Ring on Uniting America's Political Spectrum
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 20, 2024 4:38 pm: Rod begins his series of interviews with the four candidates vying for Utah’s soon to be vacated (by Mitt Romney) U.S. Senate seat with current Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs (at 5:05 pm) with Jason Walton. 6:05 pm: David Harsanyi, Senior Editor at The Federalist, joins the show for a …
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Teaching and writing with Tom Romano on Access Utah
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Tom Romano taught writing and English methods in USU’s English Department from 1991-1995 and consulted with the statewide Utah Writing Project for many years. A 17-year career of high school teaching led to his first book, Clearing the Way: Working with Teenage Writers (1987).By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: What can we do to save the coral reefs? Here’s one, um, cool solution.
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Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth. But they’re also among the most vulnerable. So, what do we do? Mary Hagedorn has an idea: Let’s collect as many as possible and freeze them.By Matthew LaPlante
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Gardening tips with expert Dan Drost on Access Utah
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Gardening expert and UPR friend Dan Drost joined us today to answer your questions. Whether you’ve got a large backyard garden, participate in the community garden or have a small box near your window, Dan can help.By Tom Williams
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Rod Arquette Show - The Real Cost of EV's; 3rd Dist Congressional Canidates Mike Kennedy and John Dougall
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The history of climate denial and its consequences on Access Utah
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Climate change has become an unavoidable fact and an ongoing catastrophe. The science was clear decades ago. How did so many Americans come to doubt evidence so widely accepted and compelling?By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: Should we all trash talk a little bit more?
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Rafi Kohan’s latest book tells the story of trash talk, and explains why the practice of leveling vicious insults at our rivals might not be all that bad.By Matthew LaPlante, Raegan Edelman
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Rod Arquette Show w/ Greg Hughes: The Fall of the Chevron Deference; Congressional Candidate Stewart Peay
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Rod Arquette Show with Greg Hughes Rundown – “Wingman Wednesday,” June 12, 2024 4:38 pm: We will continue this week’s conversations with GOP candidates for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District seat with Stewart Peay. 5:38 pm: Breanne Deppisch, Energy and Environment Reporter at the Washington Examiner joins Rod and Greg to discuss her piece about what…
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Rod Arquette Show - Case Lawrence. Utah's 3rd Dist. Congressional Canidate; Debate Dust Up w/ Trent Staggs
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, June 11, 2024 4:20 pm: Craig Shirley, author and historian, joins Rod to discuss his piece for Fox News about the reasons New York, a traditionally Democratic stronghold, could be ripe for the picking by Donald Trump in the upcoming election. 4:38 pm: We will continue this week’s conversations with GOP can…
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Rod Arquette Show: How Joe Biden Insults American Voters; Inflation's Effects on Small Businesses
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, June 10, 2024 4:20 pm: David Marcus, author and columnist for Fox News and Daily Wire, joins the show for a conversation about his piece about the insults that Joe Biden has lobbed at American voters. 4:38 pm: This week Rod will conduct interviews with each of the GOP candidates for Utah’s 3rd Congressional…
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Rod Arquette Show: How Migrant Crisis is Overwhelming Public Schools in D.C.; Ten Times the "Defund the Police" Movement Backfired
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, June 7, 2024 4:20 pm: Spencer Lindquist, a Field Reporter with The Daily Wire joins Rod to discuss how some nongovernmental organizations, which are government funded, are working to facilitate mass immigration in the U.S. 4:38 pm: Michele Exner, Senior Advisor at Parents Defending Education, joins Rod to d…
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Rod Arquette Show: Should Every State Have an Election Audit? Impact of Inflation on Family-Owned Small Businesses
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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 6, 2024 4:20 pm: Steve Moore, an economist with FreedomWorks, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they'll discuss Joe Biden's war on oil and gas in America. 4:38 pm: Our series of interviews with candidates for federal offices continues today wit…
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The mysterious life of cougars on Access Utah
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Mountain lions are considered the apex predator of the Mountain West. Heavy hunting has reduced their number, but sightings are on the rise in Utah. Today we revisit our discussion about mysterious and misunderstood lives of cougars.By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: How can we find hope in a changing world?
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Bill Weir once felt as though he was watching the American story change in staggering ways. But now he wakes up each morning with more wonder than worry.By Matthew LaPlante
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'Sleepless' with Annabel Abbs-Streets on Access Utah
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In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.By Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'Sleepless' with Annabel Abbs-Streets on Access Utah
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In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: How can we reconnect with nature?
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Brittany Gowan says that no matter where you are, and no matter how far you might feel from the world as it once existed, you can still connect to nature.By Matthew LaPlante
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The cultural roots of America's political crisis on Access Utah
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James Davison Hunter, who introduced the concept of “culture wars” 30 years ago, tells us in this new book that historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved.By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: How to survive the end of the world
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If you have a gnawing sense that this is end of the world as we know it, then know this: You’re not alone. And Athena Aktipis has some advice for you.By Matthew LaPlante
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The true story of a Grand Canyon misadventure with Kevin Fedarko on Access Utah
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Kevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and Esquire, among other publications.By Tom Williams
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Historic parallels to the 2024 presidential election on Access Utah
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Today we’ll talk with historian Joshua Zeitz about some of his recent articles in Politico magazine: A Trump-Biden Tie Would Be a Political Nightmare — But Maybe a Boon to Democracy. Biden Can Still Win — If He Runs Like Harry Truman. And 4 Ex-Presidents Who Ran Again — And What They Mean for Trump.By Tom Williams
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Previewing the Northern Utah Conference to End Violence on Monday's Access Utah
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Our guests are CAPSA Social Services Director Makayla Hancey, and Emmalee Fishburn CAPSA’s Director of Projects and Initiatives.By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: How is climate warming impacting groundwater storage?
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Until recently, there hasn’t been a great way of assessing groundwater storage, or understanding how climate change is impacting it.By Matthew LaPlante
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Revisiting 'Becoming Ella Fitzgerald' with Judith Tick on Monday's Access Utah
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We revisit our conversation with Judith Tick about her book Becoming Ella Fitzgerald, where she offers a portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.By Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'The Six' by Loren Grush on Thursday's Access Utah
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Loren Grush is a space reporter for Bloomberg, where she covers everything from NASA, human spaceflight, and the booming commercial space industry to distant stars and planets. The daughter of two NASA engineers, she grew up surrounded by space shuttles and rocket scientists—literally. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she was a senior science reporter f…
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UnDisciplined: Can we predict the next snowpocalypse?
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Matthew’s recent paper looks at the potential connections between ocean temperatures and epic winters, like the one we experienced in the Mountain West in 2022-23.By Matthew LaPlante, Raegan Edelman
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NEHMA Exhibits '24 on Wednesday's Access Utah
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Our guest is Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) Museum Director and Chief Curator, Katie Lee-Koven, and we talk about current exhibits at the museum.By Tom Williams
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'Bridle Up Hope' with Sarah Brown on Tuesday's Access Utah
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The Tribune recently spoke with young leaders in Utah working to help. Today we’ll talk with one of those leaders. Sarah Brown is Assistant to the Executive Director and Equine Assisted Learning Instructor at Bridle Up Hope.By Tom Williams
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'Howling for Glen Canyon' on Monday's Access Utah
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Today we’ll talk with Zak Podmore, an environmental journalist and writer based in Bluff, Utah. He is author of two books, including the forthcoming Life after Deadpool. We’ll also be joined by Eric Balken, Executive Director of Glen Canyon Institute.By Tom Williams
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The latest from Israel and Gaza with Amos Guiora on Thursday's Access Utah
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Professor Guiora has published extensively both in the U.S. and Europe on issues related to national security, limits of interrogation, religion and terrorism, the limits of power, multiculturalism, and human rights.By Tom Williams
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For 21 years, the pub event series known as Nerd Nite has cross-crossed the globe, making science accessible and fun.By Matthew LaPlante
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Revisiting 'Public Libraries' with Sam Passey on Wednesday's Access Utah
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Sam Passey is Director of the Uintah County Library in Vernal and we revisit our conversation with him, reviewing current challenges and opportunities and looking to the future.By Tom Williams
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Every year for Earth Day, we check in with writer and photographer Stephen Trimble, author of “Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America,” and many other books. He, alongside other guests join this episode to discuss plans for the environment under a reelected Biden administration, and under a second Trump administration.…
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UnDisciplined: How do you land on an asteroid?
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In The Asteroid Hunter, Dante Lauretta chronicles the quest to retrieve a sample from Bennu, which is one of the large asteroids that is most likely to collide with the Earth.By Matthew LaPlante
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Food security with Heidi Kühn on Wednesday's Access Utah
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Heidi Kühn is our guest for this episode. Through the nonprofit organization Roots of Peace, which she founded in 1997, Kühn has led initiatives to restore agriculture in former conflict zones, restore soil health, enhance food security, support livelihoods and help sustain local communities with new sources of food and income.…
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'Neurodiversity' with Jason Grygla on Monday's Access Utah
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Our guest today is Jason Grygla, Executive Director and Founder of Techie for Life. He’ll give a talk tomorrow at noon in the Dunford Auditorium at Utah Tech University in St. George. His talk is titled Neurodiversity: A Renaissance of Development and Needed Diversity. The talk is part of Utah Tech’s Trailblazing Speaker Series.…
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UnDisciplined: Can a personal creed help young people connect in a rapidly changing world?
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The young adults who comprise Generation Z live in a world of far less violent crime relative to the generation before them. So, why are so many of them struggling? Educator John Creger thinks he has part of the answer: They often need help understanding who they are in this world.By Matthew LaPlante
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'Sliding Into History' on Wednesday's Access Utah
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On this episode we talk with USU professor Tammy Proctor and several students in her sports history class about a project they’re calling Sliding Into History: The Legacy of USU Women's Softball Champions 1980 – 1981.By Tom Williams
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'Westwater: Lost and Found' with Mike Milligan on Monday's Access Utah
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Westwater Lost and Found: Expanded Edition is the continuing story of Westwater—a relatively short, deep canyon near the Utah-Colorado state line that has become one of the most popular river-running destinations in the Southwest—and its lasting significance to the study of the Upper Colorado River. Author Mike Milligan joins the program to discuss…
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UnDisciplined: Why do people police language?
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Anne Curzan might seem like a strange sort of English teacher. The veteran professor doesn’t believe in “right” and wrong” when it comes to grammar. Rather, she wants people to be able to make informed choices about language.By Matthew LaPlante
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Revisiting 'Beethoven' with Kerry Candaele on Wednesday's Access Utah
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We revisit our conversation with film producer and director Kerry Candaele, who is showing the first two documentaries of his Beethoven trilogy. We discuss the films as well as the global impact of Beethoven's music.By Tom Williams
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'Returning Rapids Project' with Mike DeHoff on Monday's Access Utah
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The receding waters of Lake Powell have returned some of the dam-inundated areas of the Colorado River Basin to a more natural state, while imperiling others. Mike DeHoff joins us to discuss.By Tom Williams
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UnDisciplined: How long can apes remember each other’s faces?
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Laura Lewis met a bonobo named Louise as part of a study on the capacity of bonobos to remember the faces of apes they’d spent time with decades earlier. And Louise remembered.By Matthew LaPlante
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