Access Utah

Latest Episodes:

The Equal Earth projection map on Access Utah Oct 16, 2026

Show notes

The United Nations General Assembly recently voted to endorse the Equal Earth projection map. Utah State University geography professor Peter Howe joins us to discuss how we use maps every day.

The definitive history of bread in America on Access Utah Oct 14, 2026

Show notes

Author Andrew Coe joins us today to talk about his new book, "American Bread," detailing the history of America's bread traditions and industry.

'This Haunted Land' with Betsy Gaines Quammen on Access Utah Oct 13, 2026

Show notes

In her new book "This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories that Shape America," Betsy Gaines Quammen takes us on a journey into haunted towns, forgotten lives, and abandoned places.

How to downgrade your phone and upgrade your life on Access Utah Oct 13, 2026

Show notes

Former social media influencer August Lamm joins us to talk about the impacts of a smartphone-free lifestyle, with tips for becoming less plugged into technology.

Adolescence and masculinity in poetry on Access Utah Oct 07, 2026

Show notes

Poet Caleb Nolen joins us to talk about his recent publication, "Afterlight," a collection of poems about growing up in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Language, war, and belonging with Moudi Sbeity on Access Utah Oct 07, 2026

Show notes

Born into a small Lebanese village, Moudi Sbeity arrived in Utah as an 18-year-old queer evacuee with a stutter. Sbeity is now a writer and founder of the Salt Lake City restaurant Laziz Kitchen.

'The Beautiful Plain' with Jennifer Sinor on Access Utah Oct 06, 2026

Show notes

Set amid the cornfields of central Nebraska, "The Beautiful Plain" opens on a hot afternoon in a hay barn. What begins as a prank will reverberate for decades.

Social media's role in facilitating misinformation on Access Utah Sep 30, 2026

Show notes

We talk with folklorist Andrew Peck about NyQuil Chicken, one example of a larger, ongoing phenomenon raising questions about the role of social media in facilitating misinformation.

How Great Salt Lake's low levels affect shorebirds on Access Utah Sep 29, 2026

Show notes

Clarissa Casper, writer/editor at the American Bird Conservatory, and Utah State University ecology master's student Sharon Montecino join us to talk about Great Salt Lake's effect on bird migration.

Behind the scenes of The Edge of Jazz on Access Utah Sep 24, 2026

Show notes

John Northup, host of UPR's program The Edge of Jazz, joins us to talk about how the show started and what excites him about it.