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Revisiting 'Hollywood Harmony' with Frank Lehman on Tuesday's Access Utah Jan 09, 2024

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We revisit our converstaion about music in the movies! We're joined by Frank Lehman, Associate Professor of Music at Tufts University. He is author of Hollywood Harmony: Musical Wonder and the Sound of Cinema and recent essay, How to Write Music for Rolling Boulders.

Poetry in the New Year 2024 on Monday's Access Utah Jan 08, 2024

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We continue our tradition of bringing you poetry in the New Year. This year we feature conversation with and poetry from Utah Poet Laureate Lisa Bickmore, along with poets Michael Sowder and Ben Gunsberg.

Top digital folklore trends of 2023 on Thursday's Access Utah Jan 04, 2024

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We're once again joined by USU English professors Jeannie Thomas and Lynne McNeill to talk about folklore. On this episode we focus on the most popular memes and digital trends of last year.

Homelessness and Logan's warming center Oct 23, 2023

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Today we’ll spotlight the William A. Burnard Warming Center in Logan. We’ll also talk about the causes of homelessness in Cache Valley and how those differ from other areas of the state.

'ROLL BACK THE WORLD' with Deborah Kasdan on Monday's Access Utah Oct 09, 2023

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Today we’ll talk with Deborah Kasdan about her new book ROLL BACK THE WORLD: A Sister’s Memoir. Threaded throughout this love letter to her older sister are stories of four siblings and their parents. As the second sibling, Deborah Kasdan struggled for decades with painful emotions of grief, shame, and survivor’s guilt before deciding to share her story, and her family’s.

Exploring 'Secret Salt Lake City' with Jeremy Pugh Dec 01, 2022

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Where can you find a chunk of the Matterhorn enshrined at a Utah ski resort? What is the origin of Iosepa, the Hawaiian ghost town in the desert? And why is Utah called the Beehive State?

Revisiting 'To Boldly Grow' with Tamar Haspel Nov 30, 2022

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"To Boldly Grow" allows us to journey alongside Tamar Haspel as she learns to scrounge dinner from the landscape around her and discovers that a direct connection to what we eat can utterly change the way we think about our food — and ourselves.

'Time To Think Small': Climate action with Todd Myers Nov 30, 2022

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"Time to Think Small" examines ways we can leverage the growing power of smartphones and other technologies to protect threatened species, reduce the risk from climate change and stop ocean plastic.

The Great Salt Lake Nov 30, 2022

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Today we’ll talk to two reporters participating in the Great Salt Lake Collaborative who recently traveled to Las Vegas to learn what that water-starved city is doing and what Utah might learn from them.

Revisiting 'For You When I Am Gone' with Steve Leder Nov 30, 2022

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We revisit our conversation with Rabbi Steve Leder about life, death, and the concept of writing an ethical will.