Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs live Monday-Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Access Utah 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!
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Welcome to to Explore Magazine’s LIVE THE ADVENTURE Podcast This is the podcast that delves deep into the outdoors—we’ll inspire, inform and get you stoked to explore. Hiking? Camping? Environmental stewardship? Active living? Gear? You know it—and a whole lot more. Fresh guests every episode! Hosted by Explore Magazine editor and adventure expert, David Webb (@davidebwebb).
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Andre Bouchard on Thursday's Access Utah
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Our guest today is the Founder of Indigenous Performance Productions, Andre Bouchard (of Kootenai/Ojibwe/Pend d’Oreille/Flathead Salish descent). The Aunties is coming to the Ellen Eccles Theatre in Logan on April 5, 7:30pm. This is part of a Utah Humanities Grant, in partnership with UtahPresents/Kingsbury Hall. This show is part of the CacheARTS …
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A church historian's quest for Latter-day Saint history on Access Utah
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Today we talked with Reid Neilson and Scott Marianno, winners of the Evans Biography Award for "Restless Pilgrim: Andrew Jenson’s Quest for Latter-day Saint History."Por Tom Williams
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'Killer Robots' with Paul Mozur on Monday's Access Utah
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Our guest is New York Times global technology correspondent Paul Mozur. His upcoming talk, titled 'The Killer Robots Have Arrived: The Actions & Ethics of AI in a Changed World' will explore the rapid changes that AI has brought to a surprising space: warfare. Mozur’s work with the Times has explored the introduction of AI to “off-the-shelf” drones…
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'A Tribute of Fire' with romantasy author Sariah Wilson on Access Utah
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On today's episode, Utah author Sariah Wilson previewed her latest book and offered some writing advice.Por Tom Williams
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How DNA results tested one man's faith and sense of identity on Access Utah
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Oct 2, 2024. We talked with Rich Christiansen, author of "BlindSighted: A Journey of Identity, Faith, and Healing."Por Tom Williams
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Contemporary folklore in a polarized world on Access Utah
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Folklorist and author Tom Mould was in Logan last week to give a lecture at Utah State University.Por Tom Williams
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The value of public radio with KRCL's Gavin Dahl
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UPR has formed a new partnership with KRCL, presenting their newest show The Music Never Stopped on UPR Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.Por Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'The cultural roots of America's political crisis' on Access Utah
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We revisit our conversation with James Davison Hunter. He who introduced the concept of “culture wars” 30 years ago, and tells us in this new book that historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved.Por Tom Williams
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'Water Bodies' with Laura Paskus on Monday's Access Utah
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Today we’ll talk with Laura Paskus, editor of the new book Water Bodies: Love Letters to the Most Abundant Substance on Earth.Por Tom Williams
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'Remember the 43 Students' on Thursday's Access Utah
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Marking the 10-year anniversary of when 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College students disappeared southwest of Mexico City, Utah Tech University is commemorating the victims’ lives with Remember the 43 Students art installations and campus engagement events. Our guests are composer and musician Andres Solis, and Scot Hanna-Weir, Associate Professor…
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'Cache Valley Remembers: The 9/11 Project' on Wednesday's Access Utah
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On this episode, join Tom Williams live on location from the event at the Hansen Family Sports Complex in North Logan. His guests included the organizer of the 9/11 event Jenny Taylor, who is the Gold Star Widow of Utah Army National Guard Major Brent Taylor. He was also joined by the designer of the 9/11 exhibit Johnny Ferry, who is a Major Brent …
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Revisiting the true story of a Grand Canyon misadventure on Access Utah
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Kevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and Esquire, among other publications. We’ll revisit our conversation with Kevin Fedarko from May.Por Tom Williams
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Access Utah: Revisiting The Donner Party And 'The Best Land Under Heaven' With Author Michael Wallis
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We revisit our conversation with Author Michael Wallis from June of 2017 about his book 'The Best Land Under Heaven'.Por Tom Williams
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The legacy of 'Peanuts' on Access Utah
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Aired Sept. 3. In "The Peanuts Papers," 33 writers and artists, including Ira Glass and Ann Patchett, reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture.Por Tom Williams
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Changing the way we see Native America with Matika Wilbur on Access Utah
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Aired Sept. 4. In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and created Project 562 to photograph all 562+ Native American sovereign territories in the U.S.Por Tom Williams
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Moab Music Festival special on Friday's Access Utah
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Tom Williams is in Moab for a special Access Utah program celebrating the Moab Music Festival. Our guests today include Maya Miro Johnson, Roydon Tse, and Connor Chee, along with John Weisheit, Co-Founder at Living Rivers and a Colorado Riverkeeper and Howard Dennis, Howard is a religious leader, a Flute Chief, and a clan leader from the village of…
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'Without Exception' with Pam Houston on Tuesday's Access Utah
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Today we’ll talk with writer Pam Houston about her new book Without Exception: Reclaiming Abortion, Personhood, and Freedom.Por Tom Williams
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'The World Until Yesterday' with Jared Diamond on Access Utah
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Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy. Yet for nearly all of its six million years of existence, human society had none of these things.Por Tom Williams
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Helen Thayer's life of adventure on Access Utah
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Helen Thayer once walked 4,000 miles across the Sahara from Morocco to the Nile River, kayaked 2,200 miles of the Amazon River, and became the first woman to travel alone to any of the world's poles.Por Tom Williams
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'Read Dangerously' with Azar Nafisi on Access Utah
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Today our guest is writer Azar Nafisi. We’ll talk about her new book "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."Por Tom Williams
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'The Klansman’s Son': A memoir of renouncing white nationalism on Access Utah
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Derek Black was raised to take over the white nationalist movement in the United States. Their father, Don Black, was a former Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan and started Stormfront, the internet’s first white supremacist website.Por Tom Williams
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EP37: Colin Carson—Is Prince George BC's Best Adventure Destination?
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I love domestic travel. Don’t get me wrong, I also like to get my passport stamped. But there’s something fun and cool about spending your vacation time locally or regionally. It’s fun because you don’t waste your days off travelling or recovering from jetlag. It’s cool because you can buck travel trends and mainstays for off-the-beaten track desti…
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We’re compiling another UPR community booklist and we want to know what you’re reading. What’s on your nightstand or device right now?Por Tom Williams
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Building peace in our neighborhoods, our nation, and our world on Access Utah
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In the midst of a contentious presidential election year, many of us are feeling the need for increased peace in the world, the nation, our neighborhoods, families, and in our hearts.Por Tom Williams
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'The Wind Knows My Name' with Isabel Allende on Access Utah
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On this episode we revisit our conversation with novelist, feminist, and philanthropist Isabel Allende about her latest book.Por Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'All The Light We Cannot See' On Wednesday's Access Utah
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Anthony Doerr’s' All the Light We Cannot See' was published in May 2014 and in September of that year Anthony Doerr visited Utah for several events as a part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival. We revisit our conversation from then.Por Tom Williams
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Revisiting The Marks Nature Leaves In Us With Gary Ferguson On Wednesday's Access Utah
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“I began my writing career by exploring the tracks humans have left in nature. Now I’m mostly interested in the tracks nature leaves in us.” That’s author Gary Ferguson. He says that nature provides beauty, mystery and community, traits that each of us very much needs. He is the author of 25 books.Por Tom Williams
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A family's story of rodeo and ranching in the new West on Access Utah
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On this episode we revisit our 2018 conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winner John Branch about cowboys, the rodeo, and traditions of the West.Por Tom Williams
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Sanora Babb: Capturing the stories of migrant Dust Bowl farmworkers on Access Utah
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In "Riding Like the Wind," biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. It was Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers that John Steinbeck relied on to write "The Grapes of Wrath."Por Tom Williams
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The horse: A galloping history of humanity on Access Utah
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Today we’ll talk with Timothy Winegard about his new book "The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity." Dr. Timothy C. Winegard is a New York Times bestselling author of five books including "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator."Por Tom Williams
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Women's tales of river rafting on Access Utah
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What do a bunch of well-seasoned river gals do on river trips without their men? Everything you might imagine, and more.Por Tom Williams
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The forgotten Utah mining town of Bauer on Access Utah
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Graffiti-covered industrial concrete ruins are all that remain today to remind us of the lives, adventures, and human relationships that once animated Bauer, Utah.Por Tom Williams
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EP36: Zane Buchanan—Connecting with Indigenous Tourism in Canada
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It’s summer. Let’s go on vacation. But where? When you look for a tourism experience—what draws you in? An incredible adventure? A cultural connection? A chance to expand your mind? Maybe even do some good in the meanwhile? Well, today my guest is Zane Buchanan. Zane is the Creative Manager at the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada—a global l…
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'Hillbilly Elegy' with Trump's vice president pick JD Vance on Access Utah
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With former president Donald Trump’s announcement that Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate, we revisit our interview from October 2016 with then-bestselling-author J.D. Vance.Por Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'Deep Creek' with Pam Houston on Access Utah
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Pam Houston is the author of the memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope In The High Country, as well as two novels and a collection of essays. We revisit our conversation from September 2021.Por Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'Chances Are...': The Vietnam War with Richard Russo on Access Utah
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On this episode we’ll revisit our conversation from August 2018 with Richard Russo about his book Chances Are…Por Tom Williams
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Revisiting 'Chesapeake Requiem' With Earl Swift On Tuesday's Access Utah
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We’ll revisit our conversation from August 2018 with Earl Swift, talking about his book Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island.Por Tom Williams
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Magic and more with Richard Hatch on Monday's Access Utah
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Our guest Richard Hatch joins us for the hour to talk about magic, as well as his recent translation of the 1933 book 'Die Juden in der Zauberkunst', or 'Jews and Magic,' from a German author killed in the holocaust.Por Tom Williams
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Memes, conspiracy theories, and fake news on Access Utah
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Lynne McNeill is an associate professor at Utah State University as well as co-founder of and faculty advisor for the USU Folklore Club.Por Tom Williams
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University inclusion centers close and USU Eastern employee scandal on Access Utah
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The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that a Utah State University employee was paid for 2 years while he didn’t work. The employee at the school’s Price campus was supposed to oversee programs for local businesses.Por Tom Williams
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The promising comeback of condors with Marlowe Starling on Access Utah
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Writer Marlowe Starling joined us to talk about her recent article in Deseret Magazine titled "Consider the Condor." She writes, “Once on the brink of extinction, the bald, feathered symbol of the West is making a promising comeback. If only we can get the lead out.”Por Tom Williams
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Bestselling romance author RaeAnne Thayne on Access Utah
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Today our guest is northern Utah resident and bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne. She will publish her 75th book, "The December Market," later this year.Por Tom Williams
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The future of the Colorado River on Access Utah
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Today we’ll check in with reporter Alex Hager. He reports for the Colorado River Reporting Project and you hear his stories regularly on UPR.Por Tom Williams
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The perils of living in the Pyrocene on Access Utah
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“Today we live in a fire age in which ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed and renewed by fire have become contemporary realities, even for people living in modern cities," Stephen Pyne says.Por Tom Williams
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How big box retail stores have reshaped our economy on Access Utah
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On this episode we talk with the editors of Big Box USA, which presents a new look at how the big box retail store has dramatically reshaped the U.S. economy and its ecosystems in the last half century.Por Tom Williams
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Teaching and writing with Tom Romano on Access Utah
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Tom Romano taught writing and English methods in USU’s English Department from 1991-1995 and consulted with the statewide Utah Writing Project for many years. A 17-year career of high school teaching led to his first book, Clearing the Way: Working with Teenage Writers (1987).Por Tom Williams
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Gardening tips with expert Dan Drost on Access Utah
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Gardening expert and UPR friend Dan Drost joined us today to answer your questions. Whether you’ve got a large backyard garden, participate in the community garden or have a small box near your window, Dan can help.Por Tom Williams
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The history of climate denial and its consequences on Access Utah
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Climate change has become an unavoidable fact and an ongoing catastrophe. The science was clear decades ago. How did so many Americans come to doubt evidence so widely accepted and compelling?Por Tom Williams
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The mysterious life of cougars on Access Utah
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Mountain lions are considered the apex predator of the Mountain West. Heavy hunting has reduced their number, but sightings are on the rise in Utah. Today we revisit our discussion about mysterious and misunderstood lives of cougars.Por Tom Williams
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'Sleepless' with Annabel Abbs-Streets on Access Utah
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In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.Por Tom Williams
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