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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 former Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the Salt Lake City mayoral election, the Utah gubernatorial race, the legacy of Gov. Gary Herbert, the youth-led Climate Strike, the conversation between President […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour—This week on the forum, we air a forum looking at the vilification of / and distrust in/ the media—the network of journalists, reporters, editors, producers and newscasters that gather and dispense the news. Referred to by many names: the press, the media, the fourth estate or the great bulwark of […]

As part of a global action on climate change, scores of Salt Lake City residents participated in a rally on Friday, September 20th, 2019. Participants met at the City and County Building in downtown Salt Lake and then marched to the Utah State Capitol building. KCPW’s Roger McDonough attended the event to hear from rally-goers, […]

Lawmakers vote to take cannabis dispensing out of the state’s hands. Rents continue to rise, despite a boom in apartment construction. And Salt Lake City considers a crackdown on sidewalk scooter riders. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, reporter Taylor Stevens and columnist George Pyle join KCPW host […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Holly Richardson, former state legislator and editorial columnist at the Salt Lake Tribune, and on The Left by George Pyle, Editorial Page Editor of the Salt Lake Tribune. They discuss the attack on Saudi oil fields, the Federal Reserve cutting rates by another quarter […]

Rod Decker worked for more than 40 years as a journalist in Utah, primarily covering government and politics. His new book Utah Politics: The Elephant in the Room looks at the history of the religious and political divides that have come to define Utah. For today’s episode, in addition to examining that history, Decker also […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour— This week on the program, we bring you a forum on the Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo, a group formed in 1977 to locate and reunify with their grandchildren disappeared during the Argentinian dictatorship. This organization of women championed a matriarchal politics and began a legal, psychological and scientific movement […]

Following a spate of vaping-related illnesses, Sen. Mitt Romney suggests a recall of e-cigarettes, a Utah man is exonerated in a sexual abuse case after spending more than 15 years behind bars and marijuana opponents cry foul over proposed changes to Utah’s medical cannabis law. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune government and […]

A historic drought has been ravaging the American Southwest for the past 19 years. For the first time ever, states intwined in the Colorado River system need to cut back their use of the river’s water. Finding a solution to water management has never been more dire. Will state and federal plans be enough to […]

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 ousting of national security advisor John Bolton, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s bid to be the Republican presidential nominee, Jeff Burningham’s campaign for […]