Utah's Unique Caucus System - The Pros and Cons
According to a recent report, Utah's unique caucus system gives more power to convention delegates than any other state. Another report showed that caucus delegates don't represent mainstream Utah...
View ArticleFar Between, Part II
Wednesday, Doug sits down again with Utah filmmaker Kendall Wilcox. Wilcox is creating a documentary that explores the tension between being a member of the LDS Church and being gay. Since joining us...
View ArticleSons of Perdition
St. George, Utah is only an hour away from Warren Jeffs' polygamist community, but it might as well be another planet. Children of the fundamentalist group are taught little of the outside world, and...
View ArticleThe Man Who Never Died
Labor icon Joe Hill was executed by firing squad for the murder of a Salt Lake grocer nearly a century ago. His controversial conviction rested largely on two pieces of evidence: the gunshot wound he...
View ArticleThe Long Arm of Warren Jeffs
FLDS leader Warren Jeffs is communicating to his followers from his Texas prison cell. He's convicted of child sexual assault but he commanded church members to rededicate themselves by December 31st....
View ArticleLDS Values and Political Beliefs
A new study by the Pew Forum came out last week. It was about Mormons. The survey contained a lot of information, but one part of it was no surprise: most Mormons call themselves political...
View ArticleLooking Back at 2002
Ten years ago, Salt Lake City opened its doors to the world with the Winter Olympic Games and Monday, Doug is joined by NPR's Howard Berkes and KUER's reporting team Terry Gildea, Andrea Smardon and...
View Article2/27/12: Teaching Abstinence
Last week, the Utah House passed a bill that would implement abstinence-only sex education in schools. Currently teachers aren't allowed to advocate the use of contraception. Under this bill, they...
View Article2/29/12: The Music and Mysticism of La Monte Young
Wednesday, we're talking about one of the most enigmatic and fascinating characters in American music. La Monte Young was a pioneer of the minimalist movement and his work influenced artists like Terry...
View Article3/6/12: Controlling Utah's Public Land
The Utah House passed a suite of bills last week that would put control of public land in the hands of the state. Some 64% of Utah is managed by the federal government and that's land state lawmakers...
View Article3/14/12: The Man Who Quit Money
In 2000, a man in Moab left his life savings - $30 - in a phone booth and walked away. Twelve years later, Daniel Suelo enjoys an apparently full and sane life without money, credit, barter or...
View ArticleArt, Politics and the Paintings of Jon McNaughton
Provo painter Jon McNaughton is getting attention for his latest work "One Nation Under Socialism." It depicts Barack Obama holding the Constitution as it burns. Art critics aren't impressed; it's been...
View Article3/30/12: When Hollywood Came to Town
Friday, we're talking about Utah on the silver screen. Our guest is BYU film historian James D'Arc whose book chronicles Utah's part in American cinema from the early days of silent film to today. More...
View ArticleL'anarchiste
We're cramming all six members of the Salt Lake City-based band L'anarchiste into the studio on Wednesday as part of our Local Music series. The music ofL» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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