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20 Episodes

51 minutes | Jun 30, 2022
Through The Lens: 'Batman'
As a young Batman fanatic, Michael Uslan hated the campy Adam West 'Batman' TV show of the 1960s.
51 minutes | Jun 24, 2022
The Real Raiders Of The Lost Ark
“'The Lost City of Z' meets 'The Da Vinci Code'” meets cinematic history meets your summer adventure daydreams.
51 minutes | Jun 23, 2022
The Wisdom Of The Forest
Imagine yourself in the middle of a forest. When you look at that forest, what do you see?
51 minutes | Jun 17, 2022
A Journey To The Edge Of Madness
The poet and journalist Melissa Bond had terrible insomnia. Her doctor prescribed Ativan, a benzodiazepine. Then her life fell apart.
51 minutes | Jun 16, 2022
The Hidden History Of Gay D.C.
Queer people have worked at all levels of our nation’s politics and government. But in the mid 20th century, when being queer was vilified — and often associated with Communism, Nazism, and plotting against America — coming out was tantamount to social obliteration and career annihilation. So people hid.
51 minutes | Jun 10, 2022
It's Not Too Late (Yet) For A New Water Policy
Water policy shapes how we live in the West, and for years, we’ve carried on, changing very little in our water consumption, even in the face of megadroughts, increasing population density and shrinking lakes and rivers.
51 minutes | Jun 10, 2022
Mormon Feminists And The Equal Rights Amendment
In the 1970’s 63% of Utahns were in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment until The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposed it.
51 minutes | Jun 3, 2022
Through the Lens: A Face in the Crowd
In 1957, Elia Kazan’s film about a media influencer was received with unfavorable reviews. Viewed in 2022, A Face in the Crowd seems absolutely prescient.
51 minutes | Jun 3, 2022
The Man Who Tasted Words
It’s through the senses of taste, sight, hearing, smell, and touch that we perceive the world around us. But just how reliable, really, are those senses?
51 minutes | May 26, 2022
The Science Of Heartbreak
When journalist Florence Williams’ husband left their long marriage, she was heartbroken. But the breakup left more than an emotional wound: the damage was physical, too.
51 minutes | May 26, 2022
The History Of Water
The climate scientist and writer Giulio Boccaletti makes the case that the history of human civilization is inextricably tied to one simple and yet powerful force: water.
51 minutes | May 20, 2022
Starting The Conversation: Indigenous Boarding Schools In The U.S.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Interior released an investigative report on Indigenous boarding schools in America. Of the 408 reported, eight were in Utah; three of those Utah schools are still operating.
0 minutes | May 20, 2022
Exploring The Meaning Of Rock Art
Nature writer Craig Childs says that the placement of rock art in the American Southwest isn’t random.
51 minutes | May 13, 2022
Through the Lens: The Watermelon Woman
Written and directed by Cheryl Dunye, The Watermelon Woman is a classic work of LGBTQ filmmaking.
51 minutes | May 13, 2022
Michael Easter On How To Embrace Discomfort
More human beings are more comfortable today than at any time in the history of our species. And sure, comfort is nice, but what if we actually have too much of it?
51 minutes | May 6, 2022
A History of Abortion in Utah
With the future of Roe v. Wade in jeopardy, we’re looking to the history of abortion in Utah for some perspective. It’s more complicated than you might think.
51 minutes | May 6, 2022
Sounds Wild and Broken: Exploring the Sonic World with David George Haskell
Our planet is filled with sound — birdsong, music, speech. Even the earth itself makes noise. That sonic diversity is in danger.
16 minutes | May 5, 2022
Web Extra: Rethinking Planned Parenthood In Utah
The first draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson suggests that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. Abortion-rights advocates in Utah anticipated this and have been working on how to serve our community, if the law changes.
38 minutes | May 4, 2022
Web Extra: Roe v. SCOTUS
On Monday night, the online news magazine, Politico, published the first draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that, if accepted, would create a very different future for abortion rights in the United States.
50 minutes | Apr 29, 2022
The Future Of Utah’s Water
With the snowy months coming to a close, the question on many Utahns mind is: Will our winter snowpack pull us out of the drought?
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