Best Doug Fabrizio Podcasts (2024)

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Mere Beauty: Utah Symposium on Science and Literature 50:04

2h ago50:04

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If you got a poet, a neuroscientist and a theoretical physicist together to talk about beauty, what would they possibly have to say to each other?

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Through the Lens: ‘Hotshot’ 49:28

1h ago49:28

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Hotshots are the hardened individuals who fight wildfires. Gabriel Mann’s new film gets viewers as close to the fire line as you can be without becoming a hotshot yourself.

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How the Ocean Works 49:35

5d ago49:35

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The oceanographer Helen Czerski wants you to think of the ocean as a vast, planet-spanning engine. And what it drives is no less than life itself.

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Exploring Clint Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’ 52:20

6d ago52:20

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Ahead of the Salt Lake Film Society’s screening of the 1992 Clint Eastwood classic “Unforgiven,” we sit down to talk about this great Western.

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The Debate Over Women's Empowerment in the LDS Church 49:22

13d ago49:22

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A recent post on the LDS Church’s official Instagram page has racked up thousands of comments, many from women who see a vast gulf between how empowered the church says they are, and how empowered they actually feel.

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Is it Actually a Good Idea to Colonize Mars? 49:39

19d ago49:39

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Life on earth is for the dogs. There’s too much regulation, too few resources and it’s burning up besides. Better to pack up and leave for Mars. Or is it?

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A History of Witchcraft in Thirteen Trials 48:52

21d ago48:52

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The scholar Marion Gibson is an expert on witches. Her latest book tells a centuries-long history through the stories of 13 witch trials.

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Gardening along the (not so dry) Wasatch Front 49:15

22d ago49:15

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Utah is suffering from megadroughts, a dying lake (or two) and a dwindling Colorado River. So, why, then, are we watering so much Kentucky bluegrass along the Wasatch Front?

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Podcast Extra: A Brief History of Polyamory in America 44:00

23d ago44:00

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Polyamory is having a bit of a moment right now. We wanted to learn more about the history of having more than one romantic partner.

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The Serious Search for Alien Life 49:30

28d ago49:30

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UFOs undoubtedly exist. After all, people have been seeing inexplicable things in the skies for centuries. So, if the truth is out there, what does the government know about it?

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Through the Lens: ‘Exposure’ 49:16

1M ago49:16

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In 2018, a group of inexperienced explorers — all women — set out on a journey that lots of people thought they couldn’t possibly finish: a trek to the North Pole.

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Tax Exemptions for Religious Institutions 50:17

1M ago50:17

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According to one report, the LDS Church’s financial holdings are in the hundreds of billions of dollars. And that raises the question: When is a church less about spirit and more about profit?

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The Mastermind Behind Oil in the Uinta Basin 49:01

1M ago49:01

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Transporting oil out of the Uinta Basin isn’t easy. The place is remote and the roads aren’t great. But a Texas oil man named Jim Finley is trying to change all that.

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The 2024 Utah Legislative Wrap-Up 49:26

2M ago49:26

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There is a new format for the Utah Legislative session — start with the most controversial bills up top. However, now that we near the end of the session, important bills are still in flux.