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Revisiting Willa Cather's 'My Antonia' on Access Utah Oct 28, 2025

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We revisit an episode from October 2018. This was part of “Our Favorite Books” series. We celebrated the 100th anniversary of the publication of Willa Cather’s “My Antonia.”

What are you reading? Our community book list on Access Utah Oct 23, 2025

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It’s time again for us to compile another UPR community booklist. So we want to know what you’re reading. What’s on your nightstand or device right now?

Celebrating our natural world with Michael Kleber-Diggs on Access Utah Oct 23, 2025

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We revisit our conversation from October 2025 with writer Michael Kleber-Diggs, who Stokes Nature Center brought in to headline the kickoff event to their participation in the NEA Big Read.

Examining rural communities left behind by corporate greed on Access Utah Oct 17, 2025

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We talk with Beth Macy about her new book "Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America."

Doing good in our communities with Amy Anderson on Access Utah Oct 16, 2025

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On this episode, we’re doing another non-profit spotlight. There are many needs in our communities and many step up to help.

How to change minds about politics on Access Utah Oct 16, 2025

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We talk with Sarah Stein Lubrano about her book "Don’t Talk About Politics."

Mystery author Craig Johnson on Access Utah Oct 15, 2025

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Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels, which are the basis for Longmire, the Netflix series.

Inequality and the environmental crisis on Access Utah Oct 06, 2025

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Today we talk with Tony Juniper about his new book "Just Earth: How A Fairer World Will Save The Planet."

Diversity of thought and civil discourse at universities on Access Utah Oct 03, 2025

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We talk with Sadie Webb, associate director of the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, a program that teaches students and faculty how to honor ideological diversity and foster civil discourse.

'Born Criminal': The life of a radical suffragist on Access Utah Oct 01, 2025

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In 1893, Matilda Joslyn Gage was arrested for registering to vote. We talk about women's suffrage and Gage's connection to "The Wizard of Oz."