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It’s day six of our Slamdance and Sundance Coverage from Main Street, Park City. Did you catch MISS AMERICANA on Netflix yet? It came out last Friday, January 31st on the streaming service, while the last screening at Sundance took place Sunday in Salt Lake City. We spoke with director Lana Wilson at festival about […]

We are almost halfway through our Slamdance and Sundance Film Festival coverage! In this episode, we speak with the filmmaker Sam Soko and subjects from SOFTIE, a documentary about Boniface “Softie” Mwangi’s try at a clean run for office. We also speak with director Danny Madden and stars Shirley Chen and Will Madden from BEAST […]

After a final day of questions, a vote to allow witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is expected Friday. A lawsuit alleges violent and illegal actions during a law enforcement raid on the home of a Utah family. And Salt Lake City’s school superintendent announces her retirement, but a board member says […]

Day four of Slamdance and Sundance coverage includes a segment with the girls of TAHARA, a narrative feature about the teenage complications of lust, social status, and wavering faith. Director Olivia Peace, writer Jess Zeidman, and actresses Madeline Grey DeFreece and Rachel Sennott join the Daily Buzz for a fun conversation about this crowd-pleasing Jewish […]

(KCPW News) Ever since 2013, Milcreek Democratic Rep. Patrice Arent has been trying to enact a measure that would force residents to more carefully consider the votes they cast in elections. Arent says straight party voting, where voters check a box at the top of a ballot saying they’ll vote only for candidates of one […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the repeal of tax reform, what lessons can be learned from the reform process, who is left out of Utah’s booming economy, gubernatorial […]

It’s day three of our coverage with Slamdance and Sundance 2020 and we are speaking with THE FIGHT, a film produced by Kerry Washington about what it’s like to be a ACLU lawyer after Trump took office. We speak with the Director of the Voting Rights Project at the ACLU, Dale Ho, and filmmakers Elyse […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, we are airing a panel on the impeachment process that compares the two previous impeachment proceedings of President Johnson and President Clinton with the ongoing impeachment of President Donald Trump. In December, the House of Representatives impeached President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction […]

In our second show from Main Street Park City at Slamdance and Sundance Film Festival, we begin by talking with Shana Feste, the director of the “Midnight” category film, RUN SWEETHEART RUN. She’s joined by stars Ella Balinska and Pilou Asbaek. Next, we speak with director Zeina Durra, actress Andrea Riseborough, and actor Karim Saleh […]

(KCPW News) As promised, Utah lawmakers on Tuesday repealed the tax-reform bill they passed in special session last month. The House voted 70-1 to repeal the tax plan and the Senate voted unanimously to do the same. To a degree the move was forced by a citizen referendum push that aimed to put the question […]