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471 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 711 ratingsKUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.
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The Creation of The American Prairie Reserve
October 24, 2019 19:26 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBThe American Prairie Reserve ’s goal is to create a wildlife conservation area on approximately 3.2 million acres of land in northeastern Montana, with the aim of reviving the land’s ecosystem. If this group of wealthy investors finds a way around their problems, the country may see the creation of what some people are calling the next Yellowstone.
The Creation Of The American Prairie Reserve
October 24, 2019 19:26 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBThe American Prairie Reserve ’s goal is to create a wildlife conservation area on approximately 3.2 million acres of land in northeastern Montana, with the aim of reviving the land’s ecosystem. If this group of wealthy investors finds a way around their problems, the country may see the creation of what some people are calling the next Yellowstone.
True Crime Stories And A Hard Look At Our "Savage Appetites"
October 17, 2019 23:07 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBAre you obsessed with true crime? Maybe you identify with the victim or the detective—or possibly even with the killer. The journalist Rachel Monroe says that women are the most ravenous consumers of true crime. In Savage Appetites , she sets out to learn why.
Tan France On Queer Eye, Fashion And Home
October 10, 2019 22:13 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBQueer Eye's Tan France takes fashion seriously. It impacts how your carry yourself and your self-esteem. He joins us to talk about growing up, why fashion matters, his love of Salt Lake City and everything else that makes him Naturally Tan .
Preach
October 03, 2019 23:12 - 35 minutes - 2.1 KBLee Hale says faith is complicated. In his podcast Preach , he talks to people in the messy middle of belief — not fully bought into religion, not out of it either. At age 19, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and now his relationship to Mormonism is, well, messy, too.
Running With Sherman
September 27, 2019 12:00 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBChristopher McDougall says we used to work with animals all the time. But not any more. In Running with Sherman , he sets out to re-forge that bond — by teaching a donkey how to race. It’s a story about the lost art of human-animal partnerships.
How College Makes Or Breaks Us
September 20, 2019 12:00 - 50 minutes - 2.96 KBDoes college still work like it's supposed to? That's the question at the heart of journalist Paul Tough's latest book, The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us .
Remembering NPR Political Commentator Cokie Roberts
September 17, 2019 18:44 - 48 minutes - 2.84 KBWith the passing of long-time NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts at age 75, RadioWest looks back at Doug's 2005 conversation about Roberts' book Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation.
The Family
September 13, 2019 10:00 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBTo most Christians, Jesus is best defined by his meekness and humility. But to the Family, a secretive Christian organization, he’s the ultimate power broker. The Family’s goal is to create a Jesus-led government around the globe, but to what end?
Through The Lens: SLC Punk!
September 06, 2019 20:00 - 49 minutes - 2.93 KBTwenty years ago, the film SLC Punk! premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It’s about two young punks living on the fringes and rebelling against Utah culture, while also dealing with the realities of growing up.
Through The Lens - Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements
August 16, 2019 15:00 - 51 minutes - 3 KBIn her new documentary film, director Irene Brodsky follows her son Jonas as he sets out to learn Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” Like the legendary composer, Jonas is deaf, and struggling to live between the worlds of sound and silence.
Staff Picks: The Devil and Rock
August 08, 2019 20:15 - 51 minutes - 2.99 KBIf you play The White Album backwards, is John Lennon really saying “turn me on, dead man”? Join Doug for a conversation about the paranoia around hidden messages in rock music and what it reveals about our fears today.
Staff Pick: The Importance Of Rest
August 06, 2019 22:50 - 49 minutes - 2.89 KBFor most of us, overwork is the new normal, and rest is an afterthought. But by dismissing the importance of rest in our lives we may be stifling our talents and abilities. This episode picked by producer Benjamin Bombard.
Staff Pick: A Conversation With Elna Baker
August 01, 2019 20:44 - 50 minutes - 2.98 KBElna Baker's memoir is about being a twenty-something Mormon virgin in New York City. When she spoke to us in 2012, things had changed. She was then an ex-28-year-old virgin and ex-Mormon comedienne. This episode was chosen by Doug Fabrizio.
Staff Picks: Murder City
July 30, 2019 19:48 - 50 minutes - 2.95 KBJournalist Charles Bowden spent some 15 years writing about Ciudad Juarez, witnessing what he calls the collapse of a society. Bowden joins Doug to talk about his book “Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields.”
Staff Picks: Natural Born Heroes
July 25, 2019 20:33 - 49 minutes - 2.92 KBWhen journalist Christopher McDougall wrote the book that kicked off the barefoot running movement, he got to thinking about what makes a hero. He joins us to explore how people can develop their natural skills to be ready in a crisis. This episode picked by producer Benjamin Bombard.
Staff Pick: Cheryl Strayed, "Wild"
July 23, 2019 18:51 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBWhen Cheryl Strayed was 22 years old, her mother died of cancer, her marriage was falling apart, and she was using heroin. She needed healing, and she found it by hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. This episode was picked by Doug Fabrizio.
Staff Picks: Memory's Last Breath
July 18, 2019 15:43 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBIn 2010, Gerda Saunders learned that she has dementia. So she started writing what she calls field notes on the progress of her condition. The result is her memoir, Memory’s Last Breath . This episode was picked by KUER’s newsroom managing editor Elaine Clark
Staff Pick: Exercise Less, Move More
July 16, 2019 21:00 - 44 minutes - 2.6 KBBiomechanist Katy Bowman and her family don't own couches or recliners or even chairs at the kitchen table. That’s so they have every possible opportunity for physical movement, which is a central idea of Bowman’s fitness philosophy. This episode picked by producer Benjamin Bombard.
Staff Pick: Art, Politics And The Paintings Of Jon McNaughton
July 11, 2019 15:00 - 45 minutes - 2.65 KBCritics have called Provo painter Jon McNaughton 's work "junk" and "visually dead as a doornail." But McNaughton isn't worried about impressing the arts community; he says his goal is to communicate a political opinion. This episode was picked by Doug Fabrizio.
Staff Picks: Mouth Sounds With Fred Newman
July 09, 2019 23:56 - 49 minutes - 2.91 KBVoice artist Fred Newman is most famous for the voices and effects he improvised for the shows A Prairie Home Companion and Live From Here . He joined us to share secrets on making melodious, whimsical, and sometimes rude sounds with your mouth. This episode was picked by Elaine Clark.