Universities are Faced with Mounting Challenges for This Fall (0:29)Guest: Robert Kelchen, Professor of Higher Education, Seton Hall UniversityThe Trump Administration is backtracking on its plan to deport international students who attend universities that are offering courses only online this fall. Harvard, MIT and seventeen states sued to stop t…

The Life of the Iconic Baseball StarGuest: Alan D. Gaff, author, "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir"Known for his unparalleled baseball career and the tragic disease that took his life, Lou Gehrig has become an American legend. Forgotten newspaper columns written by the baseball star reveal greatness both off and on the field. The Ice Bucket Challenge, a…

The Game of QueensGuest: Sarah Gristwood, author, "Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe"Spain's Queen Isabella inspired a reinvention of chess, with the all-powerful queen piece. But, Isabella was not alone, there were many other unusually powerful women in 16th-century Europe. These are their stories. Egypt’s First Female Ki…

Jarom Jordan and Jason Shepherd fill in the vacancies on the BYU Football schedule on today's episode. We are joined by Football Scoop's Zach Barnett and BYU Football CB Chris Wilcox.By BYUradio

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. In Studio B your hosts talk about what has been going on with BYU Footballs upcoming season. Bart Oates …

Who Got PPP Loans and What Good It Did (0:33)Guest: Stacy Cowley, Business Reporter, New York TimesA return to pandemic shutdown is looming over states including Florida, Texas and California, as COVID-19 cases spike. We’re learning more now about how the first wave of relief loans to small businesses worked out. The Paycheck Protection Program–or …

Why Don’t We See Aliens?Guest: Keith Cooper, author, "The Contact Paradox: Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence"Are we alone in the universe? What assumptions do we make in our search for extraterrestrial life? Would contact be a good thing for our planet, and theirs? Moving the EarthGuest: Matt Caplan, Assist…

Salvator MundiGuest: Ben Lewis, art critic, documentary film-maker, and author, "The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World’s Most Expensive Painting"The Salvatore Mundi hung for decades in family homes in suburban America, while art collectors wondered where the masterpiece had disappeared to. It eventually sold at auction for $450 million, …

Hosts Spencer and Jarom discuss the recent updates regarding the 2020 Football season. Brett McMurphy joins the show.By BYUradio

The President’s Tax Returns Stay Private, For Now (0:31)Guest: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Professor of Law, Stetson University, Brennan Center fellow, author of “Political Brands” and “Corporate Citizen?”Both President Trump and his critics are claiming victory in the US Supreme Court’s ruling on whether or not he can be compelled to release his tax r…

Therapy LlamasGuest: Shannon Joy, "Llama Mama" and Vice President, Mountain Peaks Therapy Llamas and AlpacasLlamas aren’t typical therapy animals, but Rojo the llama proved that llamas have some unique benefits for therapy. The Power of Horses to HealGuest: Tim Hayes, equine-therapy expert, Natural Horsemanship clinician, and author, "Riding Home: …

Women Writing about the Wild WorldGuest: Kathryn Aalto, author, "Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World"Have a favorite nature writer? Edward Abbey? John Muir? Ralph Waldo Emerson? Historically, nature writers have been men, but we rediscover historic and contemporary women writers exploring the na…

Poetry is a different kind of form for a book by the Eyres but trust that the themes of family, faith, and love will still be there. Today Richard and Linda read aloud selections from Poems: About Family and Favorites: Exploring Who and What We Love. There is a music to hearing a poem read aloud, so join with us as we listen to these personal stori…

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The Far Side’s Enduring Popularity (0:35)Guest: Kerry Soper, Professor in the Department of Comparative Arts and Letters, Brigham Young University, Author of “Gary Larson and the Far Side”Cows, cavemen, lumpy not-so-smart humans and animals always outsmarting them. Gary Larson’s strange, but smart, humor made The Far Side a hit. And now, the cartoo…

When Did Diamonds Come to Mean Forever?Guest: Rachelle Bergstein, author, "Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds"Diamonds once were worn only by royal men, until a young courtier changed the jewelry world forever. The stories of the people who created the diamond market that so many of us have bought in to, and the ways that young people tod…

Land of Water, City of the DeadGuest: Sarah Baires, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Eastern Connecticut State University, and author of "Land of Water, City of the Dead: Religion and Cahokia's Emergence"Outside of St. Louis there is evidence of the ancient city of Cahokia. We take a look at some of their elaborate burial practices to discover th…

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan are in Studio B with Guest Reno Mahe to discuss what is going on with BYU Football, what will the upcoming Fall look like with the BYU vs Utah game. Later in the show a special Deep Blue on BYU Hoop's Trevin Knell airs, showing more into the life…

US Supreme Court on “Faithless Electors” and The Electoral College (0:31)Guest: Jessica Levinson, Clinical Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Host of “Passing Judgment” PodcastWhen Americans vote in the Presidential Election four months from now, our votes will not directly elect the winner. Instead, votes get tallied on a state-by-state basis, t…

Mechanical TurkGuest: Tom Standage, deputy editor of "The Economist" and author of "The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine"The mechanical Turk was an mechanical chess player from the 1700s that tricked many people into believing that it was magic when infact there was a hidden chessmaster coordinating th…

The Biggest Living LizardsGuest: Tim Jessop, academic at Deakin University’s Centre for Integrative EcologyKomodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world and the apex predator of a select few islands in Indonesia. Their hunting method is a mixture of ambush and sheer force. Medieval BestiariesGuests: Elizabeth Morrison, Senior Curator of Manus…

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. Monday - Saturday 12n ET/9a PTBy BYUradio

What’s Happening With Brexit? (0:31)Guest: Simon Usherwood, Professor of Politics, University of SurreyIt may feel like 2020 has already lasted an eternity, but it’s only half over. For the UK, that means just six months left to finalize its departure from the European Union. But wait, didn’t Brexit happen already? Well, before a divorce, there’s g…

How the Race to the Moon Gave Us Tang and Space PensGuest: Charles Pappas, senior writer, Exhibitor Magazine, and author, "One Giant Leap: Iconic and Inspiring Space Race Inventions that Shaped History"The space race not only uncovered some of space’s secrets, it also vastly improved the day-to-day lives of us terrestrials. And it brought us Tang! …

Ice SculptingGuest: Shintaro Okamoto Founder/Creative Director of OKAMOTO STUDIO Shintaro Okamoto has been carving ice ever since he was a kid in Alaksa. He and his father took a gamble and moved to New York City, where his studio creates intricate sculptures, including the Statue of Liberty. Delicious IceGuest: Nathan Hopson, Associate Professor, …

Russia’s Alleged Bounty Program Targeting US Soldiers and Why It Matters (:32)Guest: Ryan Vogel, Director of the Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley UniversityThe C.I.A. and top US counterterrorism officials have concluded that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants who kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan. P…

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan are on the phone with Brian Hamilton from the Athletic to talk about what Mark Pope has done with BYU Hoops.By BYUradio

The 70-Million-Dollar Flash Crash ProdigyGuest: Liam Vaughan, senior reporter, Bloomberg and Businessweek, and author, "Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History"When Navinder Singh Sarao, who lived in his parent’s house and rode a bicycle, was arrested for involvement in the 2010 “flash crash”…

The Forgotten Disaster: The Spanish Flu of 1918-1920Guest: Laura Spinney, author, "Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World"1918 saw a disease that killed more than each World War, and perhaps even more than both combined. How the world dealt with a pandemic 100 years ago and what we've learned since then. Looking for the Sp…

The Stunning Scope of Hong Kong’s New “National Security Law” (0:32)Guest: Alvin Y.H. Cheung, Non-Resident Affiliate, US-Asia Law Institute, New York UniversityDemocracy in Hong Kong has been dealt a blow in the last week. China implemented a sweeping national security law that threatens life in prison for people who protest against or criticize th…

NaloxoneGuest: Nancy Campbell, Professor and Head, Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; author, “OD: Naloxone and the Politics of Overdose”No one needs to die of overdose. But we do need greater access to life-saving naloxone, according to Professor Campbell. She says think of the drug as an EpiPen or an artificial defi…

BigfootGuest: Laura Krantz, host and producer, "Wild Thing" podcastVeteran public radio producer Laura Krantz was fully a skeptic about Bigfoot, but when she discovered that a respected relative of hers had been a serious Bigfoot hunter, she found helrself drawn into the search. Mostly, she wanted to know, who really believes this stuff and why? Lo…

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. Monday - Saturday 12n ET/9a PTBy BYUradio

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. Monday - Saturday 12n ET/9a PTBy BYUradio

Tennis scholarships paid Richard’s way through college and today, he says, the game keeps him from "going to pot". As a nationally ranked senior player, he cherishes tennis as the one game where he can still beat his kids, and also as "the best metaphor of any sport for the game of life." Like how it's the only game where the score starts over ever…

How a Man Named Nathan Built a Hot Dog EmpireGuest: Lloyd Handwerker, Author of “Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog,” Director of “Famous Nathan”At least one Fourth of July Tradition is happening undeterred by the pandemic this year: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog-Eating Competition wil…

A Family History of the Boston MassacreGuest: Serena Zabin, Professor, History, and Director, American Studies, Carleton, and author, "The Boston Massacre: A Family History"The stories we have of the event ignore that everyone involved was very much a part of the community, with several of the soldiers married to Bostonians. Everyone involved knew …

The Largest Humanitarian Operation That You Never Heard OfGuest: Douglas Smith, award-winning historian, translator, and author, "The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin"One of the largest humanitarian operations in history has been almost completely forgotten, maybe because neither side wanted to admit …

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. Monday - Saturday 12n ET/9a PTBy BYUradio

What Legal Right Does a Band Have to Demand the Trump Campaign Stop Playing Their Song? (0:32)Guest: John Tehranian, Founding Partner, One LLP Intellectual Property Law Firm, Paul W. Wildman Chair and Professor of Law, Southwestern Law SchoolThe Rolling Stones are threatening to sue the Trump Campaign if it doesn’t stop playing the band’s music at …

Should November 19 Be Our Real July 4th?Guest: Matthew Mason, Professor, History, Brigham Young UniversityWhen Abraham Lincoln stood to give the Gettysburg address on November 19, 1863, he reminded the nation of the principles on which it was founded to inspire a national rebirth of the principles of liberty and government, "of the people, by the p…

A Forgotten Revolutionary HeroGuest: Christian Di Spigna, author, "Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero"A British general once called Joseph Warren "the greatest incendiary in all America." Why have you never heard of him? Revolutionary War BooksGuest: Rachel Wadham, Education and Juvenile Li…

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. Jarom Jordan and Spencer Linton are in Studio B are to talk with Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Pope a…

How Fireworks Work – and How the Pandemic Has Them on Ice (0:32)Guest: Steve Coman, CEO, RES PyroThe pandemic has forced cancellation of many of America’s favorite Fourth of July festivities. But fireworks can still happen – and are, in many cities, including my own. With the caveat that nobody can congregate in public places to watch them. Our cit…

UFOsGuest: Sarah Scoles, author, "They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers"Last year, the “Storm Area 51: They Can’t Stop Us All” Facebook event attracted millions. If we’re trying to understand what happened in 2019, we’re going to have to go back to where America’s obsession with UFOs started. And that involves the Cold War. The …

Beardmore HoaxGuest: Douglas Hunter, journalist, historian, and author of "Beardmore: The Viking Hoax that Rewrote History"Uncovering ancient Viking relics in your backyard is highly improbable, especially in central North America. What’s even more unlikely is museum directors, renowned scholars, and the press defending the discovery even when the …

BYU Sports Nation gives you a daily insider's look at BYU Sports. Hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan connect you with in-depth analysis, engaging discussion, interviews and opinions with a national perspective on all things BYU Sports Nation. Monday - Saturday 12n ET/9a PTBy BYUradio

Supreme Court’s Unusual Term Winds Down With Disappointment for Conservatives (0:30)Guest: Kimberly Robinson, Supreme Court Reporter, Bloomberg LawThe US Supreme Court struck down a restrictive abortion law in Louisiana this week, despite the fact that conservative justices outnumber liberals. The swing vote in this case was Chief Justice John Robe…