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Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Josh Kanter, Chairman of Alliance for a Better Utah. They discuss the prospective impeachment vote in the House of Representatives, the Federal Reserve cutting the tax rate for the second time in seven weeks, […]

In 1862, pioneer Salt Lake City was up in arms over the revelation that the grave digger at the city cemetery had been digging up corpses to rob them of their clothes and jewelry. But how much of the story of Jean Baptiste is true and how much of it is legend? Featuring: Will Bagley, […]

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour – This week on the program, we air a town hall with mayoral candidates, Salt Lake City Councilmember Erin Mendenhall and State Senator Luz Escamilla, to discuss their platforms on policy issues as they relate to LGBTQ communities. This event was put on by the University of Utah LGBT Resource Center as part […]

A massive tax reform proposal by state lawmakers draws fire from teachers and advocates against poverty. State and local leaders say they’ll consider keeping the downtown homeless shelter open through the winter to address a long-predicted shortfall in beds. And poll monitors in San Juan County report irregularities in the early voting process, including potential […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Matt Lusty fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Left by Sasha Luks-Morgan, President of the Young Democrats of Utah, and on The Right by Drew Rigby. They discuss Sen. Mitt Romney’s secret Twitter account, a political ad claiming Sen. Romney is a “Democrat secret […]

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour – This week on the program, we air a forum on the issue of homelessness in Utah. Three new homeless shelters have been created in the Salt Lake City area to replace the capacity lost with the prospective closing of The Road Home. However, the new shelters combined have several hundred fewer […]

Just weeks after opening in Salt Lake City, a homeless women’s resource center is already filled to capacity. The LDS Church opposes a proposed ban on ‘conversion therapy’ in Utah. And environmental organizations request a halt to construction at the Utah Inland Port. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt […]

Today on the show, we go back to a time before Alexa and Siri, before AOL, before dial up modems, before websites even. In 1969 the University of Utah was at the forefront of something altogether new; something that would change the world as we knew it. Producer Roger McDonough gives us the story. Guests: Mary […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Emily Hase, Chair of the Salt Lake County Democrats. They discuss the latest Democratic presidential debate, the fallout from President Trump pulling U.S. troops from Syria, the 2020 vice presidential debate being […]

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour – This week on the program, we air a forum on trade wars, tariffs and U.S. economic policy in the global market. Free and unfettered trade has been a lasting cornerstone of U.S. policy since WWII, with the U.S. making itself increasingly interconnected with global trade and supply chains. However, the free […]