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Access Utah live at the Utah Legislature Jan 21, 2026

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We broadcast live from the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on the opening day of the 2026 session of the Utah Legislature.

'Crux' with Gabriel Tallent on Access Utah Jan 15, 2026

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We talk with Utah author Gabriel Tallent. His new novel is called "Crux." Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert

Poetry in the new year on Access Utah Jan 13, 2026

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On this year's poetry roundup, we feature conversation with and poetry from Utah Poet Laureate Lisa Bickmore, along with poets Danielle Dubrasky and Olivia Dudding Rodriguez.

How guns, furs, and gold put four Indigenous tribes at risk on Access Utah Jan 09, 2026

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Larry Morris recounts the 19th-century experience of the Arikaras, Crows, Cheyennes, and Arapahos by detailing their interactions with four legendary survivors of a fight with the Arikaras in 1823.

Failures of practice and research regarding invisible illness on Access Utah Jan 07, 2026

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We talk with medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall about her new book, "Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long COVID."

Access Utah Holiday Special 2025 Dec 15, 2025

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Once again we present great music and funny and heartwarming stories for the holidays. Guitarist Mike Christiansen plays music and playwright Tim Slover performs readings for the season.

Dementia resources, warning signs, and caregiving on Access Utah Dec 10, 2025

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We talk with USU researchers Beth Fauth and Heather Kelley. They are directors of the new Dementia Resource Ambassador program.

How 19th-century Indigenous writers explored trauma and creativity on Access Utah Dec 09, 2025

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We talk with Travis Franks about his article "The Elusive John Rollin Ridge: The Afterlives of ‘An Indian's Grave’ and His Ambiguous Literary Legacy" and much more.

The conservative answer to climate change on Access Utah Dec 09, 2025

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Our guest is Bob Inglis. He is a former Republican congressman from South Carolina and executive director of RepublicEn.

An indigenous family's fight to save a river and a way of life on Access Utah Dec 01, 2025

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We talk with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book "The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life."