KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.
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Mary Beard is an expert on the Roman Empire, and her latest book is about the rulers who presided over it — 30 emperors in nearly three centuries.
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What Comes After D.E.I. at the University of Utah?
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50:30In 2024, Utah lawmakers eliminated D.E.I. programs from the state’s public schools. Today, the University of Utah is trying a new approach.
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Utah Banned Fluoride. What’ll Happen to Our Teeth?
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50:30This year, the Utah Legislature passed a bill banning fluoride in public water. The change comes on May 7. We’re asking what it all means.
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Katherine Rundell’s Bestiary of Vanishing Treasures
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50:30The author Katherine Rundell didn’t believe in love at first sight — until she met a pangolin. The encounter with the anteater-like creature made her curious about other endangered animals, and now, she wants us to notice more of these exquisite creatures.
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How Complete Is the Trumpification of Utah's GOP?
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50:30The Utah Way is built on compromise and collaboration, and for years it has defined the Utah Republican Party's approach to legislating. But can the state GOP sustain its ways in the face of Donald Trump’s hold on the party?
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Do You Feel Like Our Country Is in a Crisis? Join a Club — Any Club.
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50:30In 2000, the social scientist Robert Putnam wrote the book “Bowling Alone.” It was a warning about the collapse of the American community. Why? Declining participation in neighborhood networks and civic clubs.
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The Sundance Film Festival Broke Up with Utah. What Happened?
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50:30Sundance is leaving Park City for Boulder, Colorado. We’re processing the breakup and asking what all jilted partners do: Was it something we did?
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Elaine Pagels Wants to Show You the Real Jesus of Nazareth
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50:30The evidence is clear that Jesus of Nazareth was a real, historical person. But beyond that, says the scholar Elaine Pagels, there are more questions than answers about what kind of person Jesus was and what can be known about his life.
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Do you find yourself struggling in conversations? Fear not. There’s actually science to help you get better at the art of talking with other people.
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Best of RadioWest: Meditations and Magical Overthinking
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42:41This week, we're revisiting two of our recent favorite shows, focusing on how we find balance in our lives.
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The Satanic Panic Comes to Spring City, Utah
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50:30Satanic panics — a fear that satanic cults secretly performed ritualistic abuse and sacrifices — were common in the late '80's and early '90's. One seems to be playing out in San Pete County today.
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Why a Massacre of Chinese Miners 140 Years Ago Still Matters
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50:30On September 2, 1885, tragedy struck the coal-mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, when white coal workers brutally attacked and murdered Chinese immigrants brought in to work the mines.
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Utah Axed Collective Bargaining this Year. What Other Laws Passed in 2025?
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50:30Another legislative session is in the books. This year, lawmakers passed over 500 bills. We’re talking about what’s new after the 2025 Utah Legislative Session.
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For Women in the Workplace, What's Changed Since the '80s?
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50:30In 1980, Jane Fonda and her producing partner Bruce Gilbert, took a serious issue — women in the workforce not receiving equal pay — and made it into the accessible and smash-hit comedy “9 to 5.” Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, it became a pop culture hit.
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A Year-Long Misadventure Through the Grand Canyon
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50:30Kevin Fedarko’s best friend said it would be easy: Hike from one end of the Grand Canyon to the other. He said it would be “a walk in the park.” It wasn’t.
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Johann Hari spent a year on the weight-loss drug Ozempic, and it worked — better than he could’ve imagined. But the treatment left him deeply conflicted.
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What Will Donald Trump Do With Public Lands?
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50:30It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump gives much thought to public land in the West. Nonetheless, observers on all sides are fairly certain his new administration will have a noticeable impact on public lands policy in the region. Which begs the question: If Trump isn’t the one guiding those policies, who is? And what does that mean for Ameri…
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