The big movie of the week is The Accountant 2! Dave and Maura speak with Andy Farnsworth and Steve Salles with the KSL Movie Show about the big movie and discuss forced and unnecessary movie sequels.

Earlier this week, we examined the Utah cities that generate the most revenue from traffic tickets. Today, Dave and Maura ask: Are tickets the best way to deter speeding?

Utah is one of the states leading the nation on legislation aligned with the White House's initiative to Make America Healthy Again. Speaker of the House Mike Schultz just returned from Washington DC, where he met with officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about these initiatives and joins the show to discuss.

There's a new standard for reaching out to people: No cold calls! You have to text before… Dave and Maura walk through why this could be problematic in personal and in work settings and what needs to be done to address this with the younger generation.

The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah are once again on the list of monuments at risk of being shrunk down for mining and drilling, according to the Deseret News. Steve Bloch, legal director with The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, joins the show to discuss why they are opposed to this idea.

President Trump is pushing job training for skilled trades that don't require college. Dave and Maura discuss the pros and cons of going into trade and speak with Tyler Poll, the director of the Davis Catalyst Center, about the efforts taking place in Utah to bring trade skills to students.

There's been a call for more accountability in higher education here in Utah.. and programs are now being condensed at different universities. Leah Murray, who is the Director of the Walker Institute of Politics at Weber State University, actually supports the call for more accountability. Leah shares her perspective.

In a new Bankrate survey, they found that it is actually cheaper to rent a home instead of paying a mortgage to own a home. We speak with Alex Gailey, Bankrate Analyst, about the price difference, the state of home ownership right now and the cases where renting makes more sense than buying.