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Why Is Gas So Expensive In Utah? Aug 01, 2022

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If you’ve been camping in neighboring states this summer, you might have noticed that gas prices are higher in Utah! Nazneen Ahmad, an economics professor at Weber State University, explains how we got here and if relief is in sight.

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Slowing Down, Judge Pohlman, and Mini Bottles Jul 29, 2022

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Lead producer Emily Means joins Ali to round up this week’s news.

Find details on disco night here: https://www.nightfreq.com/event-details/sdc-ladies-choice

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Is Dog Pee Worse Than Deer Pee in the Watershed? Jul 28, 2022

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What makes dogs so different from every other creature that pees in the canyons, and why are the rules so strict? Ali connects with Teresa Gray, Salt Lake City’s Water Quality and Treatment Administrator, to get answers.

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Was Zhifan Dong’s Death Preventable? Jul 27, 2022

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Reporting from Courtney Tanner at the Salt Lake Tribune shows how the University of Utah mishandled the case of student Zhifan Dong, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in February. Documents show the tragic similarities between her case and that of Lauren McCluskey, who was murdered on campus in 2018. Read Zhifan Dong’s obituary, written by Courtney Tanner, here. Utah’s domestic violence hotline (not the police) is 1-800-897-5465.

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A Brief History of Air Quality in Salt Lake Jul 26, 2022

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The history of air quality in Salt Lake, as told by Logan Mitchell, an atmospheric scientist and analyst with Utah Clean Energy. Later, Ali mentions this windyyyy reporting.

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Unsheltered Salt Lakers Try to Beat the Heat Jul 25, 2022

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It’s been a record hot summer in this valley, so what does that mean for our unsheltered neighbors? Lead Producer Emily Means chatted with Ron, who is trying to beat the heat (and preferred not to share his last name). And Ali connects with Wendy Garvin, Executive Director of Unsheltered Utah, about how we can all pitch in.

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The Unsafe U, Gentrification, and Cutthroat Trout Jul 22, 2022

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City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Find details on the Best Friends Adoption event here.

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Anti-Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City Jul 21, 2022

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This weekend might mark your first Pioneer Day in Utah, or your 30th. It’s a holiday that commemorates the arrival of Brigham Young and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847.

Ali talks with Denae Shanidiin, a Diné and Korean artist, and the director of MMI Who is Missing, an organization devoted to cognizance of the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives in Utah.

Denae is co-hosting an event this weekend that asks us not to celebrate Pioneer Day. What does anti-Pioneer Day look like? Support for Salt Lake’s urban Indigenous community, the redistribution of wealth, and healing.

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Mapping Salt Lake’s Many Stories Jul 20, 2022

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Utah writer Paisley Rekdal joins the program, after recently wrapping a long stint as Utah Poet Laureate, to talk about her Mapping Salt Lake project, a true community effort that relies on you

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Utah Has Its Own Stanley Cup Jul 19, 2022

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What has a straw, a handle, and a matte pastel finish? Why, it’s the Stanley Adventure Quencher 40oz cup, of course. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, don’t worry, because Meg Walter, features editor at the Deseret News (and a friend of the show) is here to explain the phenomenon.

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