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The LDS Church’s Alleged $100 Billion Surplus
December 20, 2019 14:36 - 50 minutes - 2.96 KBThis week, the Washington Post reported that a whistleblower filed a complaint to the Internal Revenue Service that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has stockpiled roughly $100 billion in funds in their investment management company, Ensign Peak Advisors.
Karen Armstrong and the Lost Art of Scripture
December 20, 2019 00:36 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBIn her most recent book, The Lost Art of Scripture , religious scholar Karen Armstrong looks into the history of sacred texts, showing how religious practitioners' relationships with them have changed, and how many of us have lost sight of what they were originally written for.
Karen Armstrong And The Lost Art Of Scripture
December 20, 2019 00:36 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBIn her most recent book, The Lost Art of Scripture , religious scholar Karen Armstrong looks into the history of sacred texts, showing how religious practitioners' relationships with them have changed, and how many of us have lost sight of what they were originally written for.
Radio Hour Episode 14: CIRCLE
December 13, 2019 00:21 - 47 minutes - 2.79 KBNothing quite says happy holidays like a futuristic AI take over – which is why our annual Radio Hour is bringing you “a little sentient AI for the holidays.” Join us for Plan-B Theatre Company’s live performance of Utah playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett’s sci-fi experiment, “CIRCLE.”
Melanie Mitchell’s Guide To AI For Thinking Humans
December 12, 2019 23:45 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBAre robots taking over the world? In her new book about artificial intelligence, Melanie Mitchell sets aside the hysterics around AI and asks us to think about it this way: What can artificial intelligence actually do well? And what can’t it do?
Through The Lens: 'American Dharma'
December 06, 2019 14:51 - 44 minutes - 2.58 KBAs part of our monthly film series Through the Lens, we’ll examine Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris’ latest film, American Dharma with Dr. David Resha, associate professor of Film Studies at Oxford College of Emory University.
Through the Lens: 'American Dharma'
December 06, 2019 14:51 - 44 minutes - 2.58 KBAs part of our monthly film series Through the Lens, we’ll examine Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris’ latest film, American Dharma with Dr. David Resha, associate professor of Film Studies at Oxford College of Emory University.
2019 Holiday Books Show
November 29, 2019 15:00 - 49 minutes - 2.92 KBIt’s our favorite time of year: The RadioWest Holiday Books Show! Even if you never know what to buy your people for the holidays, choosing new books is easy thanks to recommendations from our panel of local professionals, Catherine Weller, Ken Sanders and Betsy Burton.
Gretchen McCulloch On Why It's OK To Not Punctuate Your Texts
November 28, 2019 23:00 - 49 minutes - 2.93 KBDo you use punctuation when you text? Do you replace words with emojis? Because Internet author Gretchen McCulloch says the Internet is changing the way we use language everywhere we communicate — not just online.
Writer Pico Iyer And 'Autumn Light'
November 21, 2019 23:39 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBWriter Pico Iyer has lived in Japan for 32 years — on a tourist visa. His new book Autumn Light explores life as an outsider in a country he very much feels is home, exploring along the way what home is and how we can communicate by not speaking at all.
Young Brains And Football
November 21, 2019 23:25 - 50 minutes - 2.96 KBJudge Memorial Catholic High School recently forfeited a football game due to their high number of injured players. When is the risk too high for young, developing brains? We look at parents’ and coaches’ responsibilities to young kids who want to play tackle football, and what drives America’s continuing love affair with the game.
Social Justice As Ministry: A Conversation With Brittany Packnett
November 15, 2019 00:03 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBActivist and podcast host Brittany Packnett says that social justice is her ministry. Packnett spoke about her faith and activism, and how we all can create a more equitable future.
Richard Powers on 'The Overstory'
November 08, 2019 01:01 - 50 minutes - 2.95 KBIf trees could speak, what might they say? In Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Overstory , a tree tells a woman, “Your kind never sees us whole.” Powers joins us to talk about his book and how to see trees as more than “amputations.”
Richard Powers On 'The Overstory'
November 08, 2019 01:01 - 50 minutes - 2.95 KBIf trees could speak, what might they say? In Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Overstory , a tree tells a woman, “Your kind never sees us whole.” Powers joins us to talk about his book and how to see trees as more than “amputations.”
Through The Lens: 'Chained For Life'
November 07, 2019 20:11 - 49 minutes - 2.91 KBDirector Aaron Schimberg’s new film Chained for Life examines society’s perceptions of and obsessions with beauty in a sometimes artificial, often funny and always unsentimental way. Schimberg is coming to Salt Lake for a screening of Chained for Life and a Q&A with Doug as part of our Through the Lens series with the Utah Film Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Jad Abumrad on 'Dolly Parton’s America'
October 31, 2019 19:06 - 49 minutes - 2.93 KBYou know who just about everyone loves? Dolly Parton. But journalist Jad Abumrad’s podcast Dolly Parton’s America isn’t just about how amazing Dolly is; it’s a deep exploration of a great American icon “at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.”
Jad Abumrad On 'Dolly Parton's America'
October 31, 2019 19:06 - 49 minutes - 2.93 KBYou know who just about everyone loves? Dolly Parton. But journalist Jad Abumrad’s podcast Dolly Parton’s America isn’t just about how amazing Dolly is; it’s a deep exploration of a great American icon “at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.”
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.