Episodes

  • The Mountain Life | August 27, 2025

    The Mountain Life | August 27, 2025
    Aug 27 2025
    Carey Pickus, co-founder of Trailhead Parent Support, talks about her own family’s struggles and how that led Carey to create weekend retreats to help parents of teens and young adults find tools, support and hope. Then, Caroline Miller, Executive Director of Utah Avalanche Center, previews the 32nd annual Backcountry Benefit and the ongoing mission to keep outdoor enthusiasts safe in the backcountry.
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    51 mins
  • The Mountain Life | August 20, 2025

    The Mountain Life | August 20, 2025
    Aug 20 2025
    Organizational transformation expert Bree Groff, author of a new book called “Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously),” tells how fun in the workplace is about more than morale – it’s the key to building a successful business. Then, journalist Heather Clark's discovery of her grandfather's WWII scrapbook led to a literary novel that asks difficult questions about love, guilt, and healing.
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    53 mins
  • The Mountain Life | August 13, 2025

    The Mountain Life | August 13, 2025
    Aug 13 2025
    Journalist Mallory Tenore Tarpley provides a new framework for understanding eating disorder treatment and recovery, interweaving poignant personal stories, immersive reporting and cutting-edge science in her new book "Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery." Then, with some 60,000 medicinal plants available in the world, certified herbalist Rachelle Robinett explores modern herbalism as a complement to Western medicine in her book "Naturally: The Herbalist’s Guide to Health and Transformation."
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    53 mins
  • The Mountain Life | August 6, 2025

    The Mountain Life | August 6, 2025
    Aug 7 2025
    Joanna Sokol, author of “A Real Emergency – Stories from the Ambulance,” shares heartfelt, and sometimes hilarious, experiences as an EMT and describes how they’ve shaped her understanding of our medical care system. Then, author Jill Bialosky discusses her new book, “The End of the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother,” which explores the many facets of grief through the lens of her mother’s life, losses, and extraordinary resilience.
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    51 mins
  • The Mountain Life | July 30, 2025

    The Mountain Life | July 30, 2025
    Jul 30 2025
    Dr. Aaron Fischer from the University of Utah School of Psychology and Psychiatry talks about the challenges and triumphs of youth mental health. Then, science journalist Starre Vartan talks about her new book, "The Stronger Sex," which dismantles the myth that men are inherently stronger than women.
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    53 mins
  • The Mountain Life | July 23, 2025

    The Mountain Life | July 23, 2025
    Jul 23 2025
    Rapper, activist, and author Sonita Alizada shares the gripping story of her escape from the Taliban regime after being sold as a child bride in Afghanistan, and her unexpected connection to Utah in her new book, “Sonita: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom.” (1:13)Then, research professor and geophysicist Gidon Eshel, talks about his new book, "Planetary Eating," which dives deep into how our food choices affect the Earth—and what we can do about it. (25:57)
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    51 mins
  • The Mountain Life | July 16, 2025

    The Mountain Life | July 16, 2025
    Jul 16 2025
    Microbiologist Dr. B. Brett Finlay and health geographer Dr. Jessica Finlay challenge conventional wisdom about aging by highlighting the crucial role of microbes in our health. In their new book "The Microbiome Master Key," they explore how nurturing our inner ecosystem can promote longevity, brain health and overall well-being. Then, Park City based writer, comedian and blogger Jena Kingsley discusses her new book, “Darcy Dates,” based on her blog that chronicles the experience of dating in New York City post-divorce. It's raw, real and hilarious.
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    52 mins
  • The Mountain Life | July 9, 2025

    The Mountain Life | July 9, 2025
    Jul 9 2025
    Take a journey down memory lane with journalist and self-described "retrologist" Rolando Pujol as he celebrates the charm of America's vintage roadside culture. Then, award-winning New York Times journalist Susan Dominus weaves researched stories with science to explore the circumstances that set families apart including the potential effects of your birth order.
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    52 mins