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The Jazz Are Playing With Our Hearts and Minds Oct 26, 2022

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Buckle up, Utah Jazz fans. This year’s team is fresh-faced, bright-eyed and ready to break our hearts — so of course, we’re already in love with them. Salt Lake Tribune Jazz columnist Andy Larsen joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about this year’s strategy and whether the team is winning on purpose or if they’re just lucking into it.

RSVP for the city’s Olympic bid resident listening session Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 2:30 p.m.

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Should We Invest More In SLC’s Parks? You Decide Oct 25, 2022

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This election season, SLC residents will crack open their ballots and vote for or against the Salt Lake Parks Bond — an $85 million taxpayer-funded investment in our parks and green spaces. That includes $27 million to convert the old Raging Waters water park on the city’s westside into the Glendale Regional Park. Glendale Neighborhood Council chair Turner Bitton tells host Ali Vallarta why this vote could change how the whole city experiences public spaces.

Voting resources mentioned in this episode:

Mock-ups of Parks Bond projects
Figure out the easiest way to vote
Who are the judges?
Fox 13’s “What the heck is Amendment A?”

Call the Salt Lake County Clerk’s office at (385) 468-7400 with any voting questions or ballot issues.

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Skeptics, Spirits and Seances of Salt Lake Oct 24, 2022

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What’s it like to contact the dead? RJ Walker, local poet and host of the Mancy Podcast, joins host Ali Vallarta to talk spirits, paranormal con jobs and haunted happenings in Salt Lake City.

Join RJ and his co-host for a live seance at their special Halloween show. Listen to “Salt Lake’s Own Magical Mystery Tour.”

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Tiny Homes Are a Go and So Is Jazz Season Oct 21, 2022

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It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta for a very local news roundup, highlighting some big decisions by the Salt Lake City council. Plus, we’re pretty sure this is our year, Jazz fans.

Gen Z: Meet Old Gregg. Sorry.

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Gather ’Round for 'The Great Great Salt Lake Monster Mystery' Oct 20, 2022

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It’s not a trick — here’s a family-friendly, Great Salt Lake-related treat! Professional narrators Nancy Peterson, Cindy Kay, and BJ Harrison produce the first ever audiobook version of “The Great Great Salt Lake Monster Mystery.” It’s a kids book dedicated to the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, written by the scientists who founded the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College: Dr. Bonnie K. Baxter and Jaimi Butler.

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Corporations Have Rights. Shouldn’t the Great Salt Lake? Oct 19, 2022

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People have legal rights. Should nature? Host Ali Vallarta talks with Grant Wilson, executive director of Earth Law Center, about the Rights of Nature movement and how it could help save the shrinking Great Salt Lake.

RSVP for the Rights of Nature event at Brewvies.

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Vibe Checking Utah’s Response to the Great Salt Lake Oct 18, 2022

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News about the Great Salt Lake crisis — you know, the shrinking water levels that have us careening toward an apocalyptic future — can be overwhelming. So, we brought in Salt Lake Tribune water reporter Leia Larsen to help make sense of it all. Leia joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson’s recent summit on the lake and what we can learn from other dried up, dusty lakes in the west.

On Oct. 19, the Great Salt Lake Collaborative is hosting a discussion on whether the lake can be saved.

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Can a Hockey Team Help Save the Great Salt Lake? Oct 17, 2022

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Craig Gelman is a graphic designer who thinks it’s high time and low tide for Utahns to get an NHL team. So much so that he’s already laid out the branding and given them a name: the Salt Lake Sea Monkeys. Host Ali Vallarta talks with Craig about how organizing around a sports franchise could raise awareness about the crisis at the Great Salt Lake. Get ready to be #brineshrimptough.

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Will SLC’s Updated Crime Plan Work? Oct 14, 2022

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Welcome to Friday! Another zany week in our big little city means it’s time to round up the news. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to discuss Salt Lake City’s crime plan, Rep. Burgess Owens bailing out of the Fourth Congressional District debate, and how many Americans are getting their SLC news from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake.

Join Ali in submitting a public comment this weekend re: the proposed gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

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Why Salt Lake's Hottest Dance Party is Taking a Break Oct 13, 2022

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It's Friday night in Salt Lake City. The clock strikes midnight. Bars are preparing to close. And in the distance, you hear the infectious beat of reggaeton. Next to a GREENbike station on Main Street, a young man in a snapback is surrounded by two large speakers, a six-foot banquet table, and turntables. Welcome to DJ Oscar’s Block Party. Host Ali Vallarta talks with producer Ivana Martinez about the hottest dance party in SLC, why it’s special, and why it might be gone forever.

Listen to our playlist inspired by DJ Oscar’s set list on Spotify.

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