When you need help managing the recreation experiences in your community, Jordan Smith is the researcher you need. Using Instagram posts, big data, and other tools, he figures out what all those recreationists are up to.

Dr. Smith is a featured speaker for a virtual USU Research Landscapes event: “National Parks, Forgotten Resources, and Growing Wisely.” You can find more about the event at rl.usu.edu, including the recording, other podcast episodes from featured speakers, and links to useful resources.

Worried about their community turning into the next Aspen. A town in Colorado is split between the people wanting to keep things the same and newcomers moving into expensive homes on tiny lots.

Dr. Jessica Schad studies the relationship between people and natural amenities. She wrote her dissertation about this place she calls Rivertown. Get ready because she's gonna tell you all about it.


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Wyatt plays some of the best clips that didn't make the cut from past episodes. This episode features a little bit of everything.

Dr. Tammy Proctor tells us about the birth of the Girl Scouts, and their role in WWI. Listen to her full episode here

Dr. Patrick Singleton explains how we can all hate bikes a little less. Listen to his full episode surrounding commuting during COVID-19 here

Dr. Breanne Litts gives her opinion on the best practices for the online classroom. Listen to her full episode about the future of virtual learning here

Dr. Todd Johnson illustrates his vision for the future of the Intermountain West. Listen to his full episode where he lays out his plan to redefine Pocatello here

Dr. Courtney Flint explains why the Intermountain West is so special. Listen to the episode that started it all here

The conversation surrounding mental health across the globe is only beginning as more and more leaders are addressing this topic. In this episode of Instead, Wyatt sits down with USU psychologist Melanie Domenech Rodriguez. The two discuss the mental health conversation going on in minority communities, navigating assimilation, and different ways to bring people together.




Bread Technique
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Light pollution hides the Milky Way from 80% of North Americans. In this episode of Instead, Wyatt sits down with USU researcher Dr. Zach Miller. The two discuss the little known implications of light pollution on local ecosystems and the long term effects of new noises invading National Parks.

Dr. Miller discusses his work with tourism and recreation, and what these parks might look like once COVID-19 clears up. 

Dr. Nicola Corbin grew up in Guyana and is often her student's first black teacher. Wyatt grew up in the rural west and was one of her students. In this conversation, they talk about media, justice, and listening.

Did you know kids these days are more likely to live in a household with a sibling than a father? Did you know siblings in rural areas may build stronger bonds with one another? In this episode, Wyatt sits down with USU researcher Dr. Shawn Whiteman, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Associate Dean for Research to discuss how siblings directly and indirectly shape each other’s behaviors. From risky behaviors to pushing you to go to school, your siblings may have influenced some of your current behaviors.

In this episode, Dr. Jeannie Thomas takes Wyatt through the history and societal impacts of the Salem Witch Trials, and the haunted Logan nunnery has had on the town for the past few decades. Looking into how exactly these myths and urban legends take hold in our society and Wyatt discovers that even his town of 989 people harbors a legend or two.

The results of an April study between UofU, BYU, and USU have a surprising outcome -  testing waste may be able to predict future coronavirus outbreaks. The most recent cache valley/Hyrum surge in cases was detected the week before confirmed cases started to rise. Join me Wyatt as he talks to two of the scientists involved in the study from the USU Biological Engineering Department - Department Head Keith Roper and Director of the Huntsman Environmental Research Center Ronald Sims.

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