What Do You Think, Utah?

Utah is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. Addiction to prescription pills is affecting every level of society. Our guests include: Jay Bischoff, Director of Intermountain Urological Institute. Rep. Ray Ward, Sponsor of HB 114. Angela Stander, Prescription Drug Overdose Coordinator, and Susannah Burt, Prevention Specialist Ut Division of Substance Abuse.

On this episode of "What Do You Think, Utah?" Bill talks with Ut State Senator Todd Weiler, Pamela Atkinson, and Dr. Rob Butters about pornography.

On this episode Speaker Greg Hughes, Rich McKeown, Dan Bammes, and Dave Owen talk about Count My Vote, and the future of elections in Utah and in America.

Here is the audio from our conversation, "Feeling the Pain of Abortion" featuring Dr. Leah Torres, Senator Todd Weiler, Dr. Lexi Eller, and Senator Deirdre Henderson. This episode was recorded on April 27th at The Club at 50 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

On this episode of "What Do You Think, Utah?" we meet three women who managed to escape their life in polygamy. They are Kristyn Decker, Brenda Nicholson, and Christine Marie Katas.

This month we discuss Hate Crimes, and why new legislation, SB 107, is needed in Utah. Our guests are Sen Steve Urquhart, Executive Director of Equality Utah, Troy Williams, Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman, and WSU professor Dr. Forrest Crawford.

This month Bill and the panel discuss homelessness in Salt Lake. Our panelists are: Executive Director of The Road Home, Matt Minkevitch. Executive Director of the Crossroads Urban Center, Glenn Bailey. Executive Director of the Salt Lake Habitat for Humanity, Ed Blake. And Humanitarian and Homeless Advocate, Pamela Atkinson.

On this episode our panel discusses the recent announcements from the LDS church about the LGBT community and their children. The Panel includes: John Dehlin, Jenny Noonan-Eckton, Lindsay Hansen-Park, and Kendall Wilcox, and moderated by Bill Allred.

On this episode Bill talks Halloween with one of the pioneers of the haunted house industry, Cydney Neil. Assistant Director of the Sunstone Foundation and a blogger for Feminist Mormon Houswives.org Lindsay Hansen-Park. TaMara Gold, practicing witch, co-owner of Crones Hollow and The Pagan Community Center. And stand up comedian and podcaster Jay Whittaker.

This month we discuss who should control the land in Utah that is currently under Federal control. Bill is joined by Pat Shea, former head of the BLM under the Clinton administration, and State Representative, and member of the Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, Mike Noel. As well as Attorney Bruce Baird and Political consultant Dave Owen.

This month on "What Do You Think, Utah?" Bill discusses the issue of sexual assault on college campuses with his guests: Holly Mullen, Tiffany Thorne, Krista Pickens, and Bruce Baird.

This episode of "What Do You Think, Utah?" is a debate among the 5 candidates running for Mayor of Salt Lake City. Ralph Becker, Luke Garrott, Jackie Biskupski, George Chapman and Dave Robinson. The debate was moderated by Bill Allred, and recorded at the 50 West Club and Cafe in downtown Salt Lake City.

How police interact with their community? Our special guests are Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank who has recently been in Ferguson to assess the situation and the Director of the Utah Criminal Justice Center at the University of Utah, Rob Butters. Taped live at The Club at 50 West on May 27, 2015.

The Air We Breathe:An Earth Day discussion about the Air We Breathe in Salt Lake City and feature former Salt Lake City mayor, and director of UCAIR Ted Wilson, Executive Director of Breathe Utah, Rachel Otto, political consultant, Dave Owen, and Attorney, Bruce Baird.