Access Utah

John Northup, host of UPR's program The Edge of Jazz, joins us to talk about how the show started and what excites him about it.

One year ago, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was eliminating and radio stations across the country lost funding. We talk with station managers about the past year.

We talk with folklorist Lynne McNeill about the dangers and positives of artificial intelligence, social media and phone bans in schools, and the value of folklore.

UPR recently hired two new staff members: Frank Mueller and Colette Czarnecki. We asked them how they got into radio and why they stuck around.

We're joined by three USU professors who have recently published a report in the journal Sustainability and Climate Change titled, "The Utah 2034 Winter Olympics: Leaving a Lasting Clean Air Legacy."

Historian Benjamin Park is giving the annual Arrington Mormon History Lecture on Sept. 24, titled "Declarations of Interdependence — Why the Latter-day Saints Just Can’t Quit the United States."

Journalist and author Annette McGivney joins us to discuss the true story behind a deadly wellness retreat led by a celebrity self-help guru in 2009.

The Utah Symphony will visit Utah State University this week. Utah Symphony CEO and President Steve Brosvik and Nick Morrision, director of USU's Caine School of the Arts, join us for a preview.

Utah State University Classics Professor Jacob Butera joins us today to talk about "The Odyssey." We discuss the ancient text and the newly released film.

Utah is hosting the 2034 Winter Olympics, but three Utah State University professors say our air quality isn't up for the task.

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.

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 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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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.

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

We talk with veterinarian and author Dr. Carol Osborne about how to keep our pets safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly.