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University inclusion centers close and USU Eastern employee scandal on Access Utah Jul 02, 2024

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The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that a Utah State University employee was paid for 2 years while he didn’t work. The employee at the school’s Price campus was supposed to oversee programs for local businesses.

The promising comeback of condors with Marlowe Starling on Access Utah Jul 01, 2024

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“Once on the brink of extinction, the bald, feathered symbol of the West is making a promising comeback. If only we can get the lead out."

Bestselling romance author RaeAnne Thayne on Access Utah Jun 27, 2024

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Today our guest is northern Utah resident and bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne. She published her 75th book, "The December Market," earlier this year.

The future of the Colorado River on Access Utah Jun 26, 2024

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Today we’ll check in with reporter Alex Hager. He reports for the Colorado River Reporting Project and you hear his stories regularly on UPR.

The perils of living in the Pyrocene on Access Utah Jun 25, 2024

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“Today we live in a fire age in which ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed and renewed by fire have become contemporary realities, even for people living in modern cities," Stephen Pyne says.

How big box retail stores have reshaped our economy on Access Utah Jun 24, 2024

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On this episode we talk with the editors of Big Box USA, which presents a new look at how the big box retail store has dramatically reshaped the U.S. economy and its ecosystems in the last half century.

Teaching and writing with Tom Romano on Access Utah Jun 20, 2024

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Tom Romano taught writing and English methods in USU’s English Department from 1991-1995 and consulted with the statewide Utah Writing Project for many years. A 17-year career of high school teaching led to his first book, Clearing the Way: Working with Teenage Writers (1987).

Gardening tips with expert Dan Drost on Access Utah Jun 19, 2024

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Gardening expert and UPR friend Dan Drost joined us today to answer your questions. Whether you’ve got a large backyard garden, participate in the community garden or have a small box near your window, Dan can help.

The history of climate denial and its consequences on Access Utah Jun 13, 2024

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Climate change has become an unavoidable fact and an ongoing catastrophe. The science was clear decades ago. How did so many Americans come to doubt evidence so widely accepted and compelling?

The mysterious life of cougars on Access Utah Jun 06, 2024

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Mountain lions are considered the apex predator of the Mountain West. Heavy hunting has reduced their number, but sightings are on the rise in Utah. Today we revisit our discussion about mysterious and misunderstood lives of cougars.

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