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The philosophy of rock climbing on Access Utah Sep 09, 2026

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Author, poet, and rock climber Brian Laidlaw joins us today to talk about his new book "Erratica." His book details his experience traveling and searching for meaning.

The importance of women in higher education on Access Utah Sep 04, 2026

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Susan Madsen and Yvette Young from the Utah Women and Leadership Project join us to discuss recent reports on the importance of higher education for women.

A human and natural history of the Bear River Marsh on Access Utah Aug 31, 2026

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"A Reed Shaken with the Wind" traces the Bear River Marsh from its creation during the last ice age to its current status as an imperiled national wildlife refuge.

'The Brothers McKay' with Craig Johnson Aug 28, 2026

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Writer Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels. The latest book in the Longmire series is "The Brothers McKay."

The Spanish mapping of the North American west Aug 28, 2026

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While our Founding Fathers were crafting our democracy in 1776, the Dominguez-Escalante expedition was crossing through Utah trying to find a path from Santa Fe to California.

UPR co-managers Tom Williams and Kerry Bringhurst remember lives in radio Aug 25, 2026

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Utah Public Radio's new station manager Frank Mueller guest hosts this episode, interviewing co-managers Kerry Bringhurst and Tom Williams as they approach retirement.

How the ancient Greek 'pop star' Sappho influenced modern culture Aug 25, 2026

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USU Assistant Professor C.R. Grimmer joins us to talk about the Greek poet Sappho and their own poetry.

Data centers, water issues, and more in Millard County Aug 21, 2026

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Matt Ward from the Millard County Chronicle Progress joins us for the first episode of a new series. Once a month, we'll check in with a different small-town newspaper.

'Dickens in Brooklyn: Essays on Family, Writing, & Madness' Aug 19, 2026

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We talk with Jay Neugeboren about caring for a brother with mental illness, a posthumous lunch with Oliver Sacks, and a thwarted kiss at a teenage summer camp where he was a young Jewish man in exile.

'The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography' on Access Utah Aug 18, 2026

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We talk with Michael Hicks about the story of how a group founded by persecuted religious outcasts grew into a multimedia powerhouse.

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