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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 23, 2019) — This week on the program, we are re-airing a forum on the issue of homelessness in Utah from the spring of last year. Since this forum was recorded, three new ‘homeless resource centers’ have come online in Salt Lake County – as part of a new […]

A judge throws out Salt Lake City’s lawsuit against the Utah inland Port. Sen. Mike Lee lambasts the Trump administration over its briefing on the assassination of a top Iranian general. And the Utah program that sends public employees to Mexico to buy their medications at a deeply discounted rate. At 9 a.m. on Friday, […]

As part of the weekly public affairs program In the Hive, KCPW producers are answering your burning questions about your community. Today’s question came from listener (and radio personality) “Bad” Brad Wheeler, who asked: “Why, when I look at the purpleair.com map, does it show something different than when I look at the airnow.gov map?” […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Councilmember. They discuss the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Sen. Mike Lee’s reaction to a military briefing on Iran, preparation for Super Tuesday primaries in Utah, […]

Today on In the Hive, we hear from Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, who took the helm of Utah’s capital city on Monday. Mendenhall answers questions about what she plans to do in the immediate term about homelessness, air quality, and the struggle over the Utah Inland Port. Also, we answer one of your […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: November 13, 2o19) — This week on the program, we air a forum featuring journalist and foreign policy expert Barbara Slavin on U.S.-Iran relations and the history between the two nations. More than 40 years since the Iranian Revolution and the overthrow of the United States-backed monarchy, the political […]

In this week’s episode of Behind the Headlines, we look at how pedestrian deaths near the new South Salt Lake homeless center spark calls for safety improvements, a father-son team working to make a difference in the lives of people who are homeless, by listening, and the Utah health trends that defined that past decade. […]

What do you know about diseases? Why should we invest money and resources into researching pandemics? Today on the show, we’ll explore how a curious little protein causes a deadly degenerative disease. Pockets of Utah are already infected, and as the disease spreads around the globe, learn how scientists are trying everything they can to […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Matt Lusty fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Left by Emily Hase, Chair of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party, and on The Right by Erik Roan of the Young Republicans and lobbyist. They discuss the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, Joe Biden claiming he […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 6, 2019/July 24, 2019) — This week, we bring you a forum on the effects of climate change in Utah — and in particular — its effects on Utah’s ski industry. Officially, adopting the phrase “The Greatest Snow on Earth” over four decades ago in 1975, does […]