Sinopsis
Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs daily at 9:00 a.m. and covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats from in-depth interviews to call-in shows. Email us at upraccess@gmail.com or call at 1-800-826-1495. Join the discussion!
Episodios
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House Bill 11: transgender girls and school sports on Monday's Access Utah
06/04/2022 Duración: 50minA bill regarding transgender girls and sports was passed in the recent legislative session, and we discuss on this episode of Access Utah.
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Member drive folklore special with Lynne McNeill on Thursday's Access Utah
01/04/2022 Duración: 50minOn this episode we are joined by Lynne McNeill. We talk Slenderman's origins, The Kevin Bacon Number and more.
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'Bringing War Home' with Sue Grayzel & Molly Cannon on Wednesday's Access Utah
30/03/2022 Duración: 51minOn this special Member Drive edition of the program we’ll talk about the Bringing War Home project with USU History Professor Susan Grayzel and Molly Cannon, Director of the USU Anthropology Museum and the USU Mountain West Center.
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Russia, Ukraine and the UPR member drive with Corey Flintoff on Tuesday's Access Utah
29/03/2022 Duración: 51minToday it’s another Member Drive special edition of the program and our guest is former NPR Moscow Bureau Chief Corey Flintoff. We’ll talk about the war in Ukraine, the situation in Russia, and about reporting on war.
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Member drive special with Ken Sanders on Monday's Access Utah
29/03/2022 Duración: 51minIt’s a member drive special edition of the program today. My special guest for the hour is Ken Sanders from Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City.
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'A Molecule Away from Madness' on Thursday's Access Utah
26/03/2022 Duración: 49minOur brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds.
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Sandy Hook, misinformation and the battle for truth on Wednesday's Access Utah
23/03/2022 Duración: 51minSandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth, uncovers what followed the horrifying events that took place almost ten years ago, when a shooter entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and killed twenty first-graders and six teachers.
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'Disorder: Hard Times in the Twenty-First Century' on Tuesday's Access Utah
23/03/2022 Duración: 50minCambridge Professor of Political Economy Helen Thompson analyzes the intersecting energy, financial, and democratic crises facing our world today and reveals the disruptions that have led us to this turbulent point.
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Unlikely allies in preventing sexual misconduct on Wednesday's Access Utah
21/03/2022 Duración: 50minA recent report regarding sexual misconduct on university campuses proposes some new ideas to help educate students on how to respond. We're joined by the authors of that report.
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Russia and Ukraine: what you should know on Thursday's Access Utah
21/03/2022 Duración: 51minWe are joined once again by Anna Pechenkina, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah State University. We talk about the current situation unfolding in Ukraine, the possible future and some of the politics involved.
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'Read Dangerously' with Azar Nafisi on Access Utah
21/03/2022 Duración: 52minToday our guest is writer Azar Nafisi. We’ll talk about her new book "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."
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DEBUNKED: substance use disorders and harm reduction on Tuesday's Access Utah
17/03/2022 Duración: 52minStigma is a major barrier to recovery, because people don’t want to be labeled as “junkies” and experience social exclusion when they ask for help. What can we do?
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Utah Legislature: looking back and looking forward on Monday's Access Utah
16/03/2022 Duración: 51minWe talk with House Speaker Brad Wilson; Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner; and Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost, D-Salt Lake City.
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'Tracing Time': rock art on the Colorado Plateau on Thursday's Access Utah
11/03/2022 Duración: 53min"Rock art holds power that words from the mouth don't carry," writes Craig Childs in his new book. He joins us on Thursday's Access Utah.
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How nature benefits human health on Wednesday's Access Utah
11/03/2022 Duración: 53minA growing body of research confirms the link between nature and physical, emotional and mental health. How and why does nature wield these benefits?
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Remembering writer Bernard DeVoto on Tuesday's Access Utah
11/03/2022 Duración: 54minThis year marks the 125th anniversary of Bernard DeVoto's birth, a man described by Wallace Stegner as “Utah’s most prominent writer,” yet who has been largely forgotten in Utah and in his hometown of Ogden.
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Women in politics on Monday's Access Utah
09/03/2022 Duración: 53minWhat barriers prevent women from running for office? We talk with Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, and Yándary Chatwin and Nina Barnes, hosts of the “Real Women Run” podcast.
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Reporting on Ukraine with Matthew LaPlante on Monday's Access Utah
03/03/2022 Duración: 53minWe hear about Matthew LaPlante's experiences as a reporter in the Iraq war, and also reflect on his experiences in Ukraine, the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova and the "frozen conflict" state of Transnistria.
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Isabel Allende on Thursday's Access Utah
03/03/2022 Duración: 54minOne of the most widely-read authors in the world, having sold more than 75 million books, Isabel Allende is our guest for today's Access Utah.
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'The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness' on Wednesday's Access Utah
02/03/2022 Duración: 53minA silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans: these are diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalized, and can go undiagnosed and unrecognized altogether.