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We talk with Riaz Patel about his program ConnectEffect, which brings people together to increase connection, decrease loneliness, and help bridge the digital divide.

We talk to representatives from the Utah Taxpayers Association, Friends of Great Salt Lake, the Sutherland Institute, HEAL Utah, the Libertas Institute, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.

Jan 28, 2025. We revisit our conversation with Rich Christiansen, author of "BlindSighted: A Journey of Identity, Faith, and Healing."

We revisit our conversation with Sonia Purnell, author of the new biography "Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue."

UPR broadcast live from the Utah State Capitol complex on this opening day of the session. Host Tom Williams spoke with legislative leaders on top priorities for this year.

UPR and The Salt Lake Tribune recently ran a series challenging a 2023 report that said emergency measures were needed to save Great Salt Lake. We called one of the report's authors to hear his side.

Valarie Clark Miller's husband talks about her life, and the fight to hold accountable the men — including the local cop — who abused Valarie and controlled the systems designed to look the other way.

Pico Iyer has visited a small, Benedictine hermitage in California more than 100 times in the last 30 years. He isn't religious, but his life has been transformed by these times spent in silence.

Today we look back on 2024 and talk about the best music and movies of the year. Our guests include music reporter Palak Jayswal and movie critic Sean Means.

Today we're spotlighting the Chamber Music Society of Logan, and we're joined by CMSL Chair Charlie Huenemann and Programming Director Cahill Smith.

On this episode, we take a look back at some of the most popular digital trends, memes, and folklore of 2024.

We're once again joined by musician Mike Christiansen and author Tim Slover, bringing humorous and poignant readings for the season with an infusion of holiday music.

Today we talk with scientist Elizabeth Hider about her novel May the Wolf Die.

Today we talk with USU professor Paul Rogers about wildfire, as well as such issues as growth and housing, wildlife habitat, Native American co-stewardship and myths of the Old West and New West.

Politico Magazine recently published an article titled "Everyone in Congress Is Obsessed with This Book About the Post-Civil War Era." We revisit our conversation with the book's author, Jon Grinspan, on today's episode.

We’re compiling another UPR community booklist and we want to know what you’re reading. Listen to suggestions from booksellers and UPR friends, and share your recommendations.

Today we talked with USU philosophy faculty members Mike Ashfield, Rachel Robison-Greene, and Michael Ottesen.

We revisit our conversation with Chad Ford, author of "Dangerous Love." We discuss conflict and the current political climate.

Via Rio Grande is proposing a citizen-driven vision for removing railroad crossings, revitalizing a neighborhood, and reusing the historic Rio Grande Depot as Salt Lake City’s main transit hub.

The results are in. Former President Trump is president-elect. We recapped the 2024 election with USU Political Science Professor Damon Cann.