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'The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote' on Access Utah Jun 26, 2025

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Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, 12 have rejected or refused to vote, and one last state is needed. It all comes down to Tennessee.

'The Palace at the End of the Sea' with Simon Tolkien on Access Utah Jun 25, 2025

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In Simon Tolkien's new historical novel, a young man comes of age and crosses continents in search of an identity at the dawn of the Spanish Civil War. We also talk about Tolkien's grandfather, J.R.R. Tolkien.

'The world's longest art gallery': Nine Mile Canyon on Access Utah Jun 25, 2025

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After years of exploration and research in Utah’s remote Nine Mile Canyon, Verlicia Perez wrote a guidebook titled "Echoes of the Ancestors," blending practical guidance with thoughtful historical interpretation.

The bonds between people and among networks on Access Utah Jun 20, 2025

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The Utah Foundation released a report on social capital in Utah in 2021 and they are preparing an update. We talk about social trust and cohesion, civic engagement, community, family health, and more.

Our Lady of Fatima on Access Utah Jun 19, 2025

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In 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, three shepherd children claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared before them and spoke the words, “Do not be afraid.”

Dementia awareness and prevention on Access Utah Jun 18, 2025

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On this episode, we revisit a conversation from last year about dementia, ahead of the second annual health fair focused on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia awareness and prevention.

Wildfires and the rising cost of homeowners insurance on Access Utah Jun 18, 2025

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Homeowners insurance is getting more expensive, AND harder to keep. In our region, one of the most important causes is climate change-fueled wildfires. Some state leaders are trying to pass reforms.

'Buried Bones' with Bonnie Moore on Access Utah Jun 10, 2025

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On this episode we talk with Bonnie Moore about her new novel "Buried Bones: A Maggie Anderson Mystery."

Exploring the Chinese immigration experience on Access Utah Jun 06, 2025

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We revisit our conversation with Freeman Ng, author of "Bridge Across The Sky," a young adult novel in verse based on the Chinese immigration experience through Angel Island in the early 1900s.

How Texas made the West wild on Access Utah Jun 06, 2025

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For decades at the end of the 1800s, the American West was a crucible of change, with the highest murder rate per capita in American history. The reasons behind this boil down to one word: Texas.

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