Episodes

  • Tariffs, unemployment, public broadcasting, and gerrymandering

    Tariffs, unemployment, public broadcasting, and gerrymandering
    Aug 7 2025
    Our hosts discuss the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the redistricting showdown in Texas, and how tariffs impact Utah's bid for global commerce.
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    26 mins
  • Sophia DiCaro and the Utah state budget

    Sophia DiCaro and the Utah state budget
    Jul 31 2025
    Natalie Gochnour and Shireen Ghorbani interview Sophia DiCaro, the executive director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget.
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    22 mins
  • Utah trivia, triumphs, and challenges

    Utah trivia, triumphs, and challenges
    Jul 24 2025
    Our hosts celebrate Pioneer Day with a discussion of Utah facts, novel achievements, and its biggest struggles as a state.
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    26 mins
  • Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall

    Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall
    Jul 17 2025
    Natalie Gochnour and Shireen Ghorbani interview Erin Mendenhall, Mayor of Salt Lake City.
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    26 mins
  • Texas floods, America Party, federal injunctions, and public education

    Texas floods, America Party, federal injunctions, and public education
    Jul 11 2025
    Our hosts discuss the lack of flood warnings in Texas, the Supreme Court's curbing of lower courts' injunctive powers, and cuts to Utah's education programs.
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    26 mins
  • International uncertainty, the Senate's budget bill, and Utah drought

    International uncertainty, the Senate's budget bill, and Utah drought
    Jul 3 2025
    Our hosts discuss the long-term consequences of U.S. policy in the Middle East, the tie-breaking Senate budget vote, and state water pricing.
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    26 mins
  • Iran, the U.S. Constitution's war powers, and federal public lands

    Iran, the U.S. Constitution's war powers, and federal public lands
    Jun 25 2025
    John Dougall and Shireen Ghorbani discuss the U.S. bombing of Iran, Utah's public lands, and the 2026 veto referendum on public sector bargaining.
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    26 mins
  • Israel and Iran, No Kings Day protests, and the Minnesota assassin

    Israel and Iran, No Kings Day protests, and the Minnesota assassin
    Jun 19 2025
    Our hosts discuss the missile strikes in Tel Aviv and Tehran, the tragic death of Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, and Sen. Mike Lee's social media firestorm.
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    26 mins