KSL Brightside

We kick things off with the three thangs! Meta just wiped hundreds of thousands of underage accounts in response to Australia's teen social media ban, someone in Illinois is holding a billion-dollar Powerball ticket, and Tooele County residents may have scored a win, for now, pushing back against the future of data centers in the area. Back-to-school season is in full swing and so are shoe prices — we dig into why outfitting your kid's feet has never cost more. A new poll shows higher-income families are far more likely to sign kids up for organized sports, and some parents are making serious sacrifices to make it happen. Listeners chime in on their back-to-school spending.

Then — why a growing number of parents are ditching screens and raising their kids like it's 1996. Your fast-food apps are quietly building a data file about you that might put the FBI to shame. Plus, your AI Question of the Day.

 

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A juvenile black bear was spotted roaming an east Provo neighborhood near Splash Summit Waterpark — prompting a bear hunt involving animal control and police. We break down a wild plane confrontation turned into a song, and then dig into Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley admitting the surveillance company "got this one wrong" — rolling out new data retention limits and audit tools after reports of police misuse of its license plate reader technology.

Also, one guy found a clever way to fight back against Flock cameras with a special car wrap. Then, 92-year-old Senator Chuck Grassley mourns "Beth," the beloved ∼49-year-old Hoover vacuum that served his family for decades. 

 

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It's the first day back to school for Granite and Iron County districts! Plus, today's total solar eclipse over Europe, and cooler weather is on the way — finally. Utah's controversial Grand Liberty Arch is getting a new location s after neighbors fought back. In Nerd Alert: Marvel and Star Wars are officially crossing over for the first time in a comic book series. 

New brain scan research shows dogs can tell when you're happy, scared, or sad. We also hit Europe's messy new passport system, Allegiant's free drinks, parent stress leading to more screen time for kids, and a Gen Z worker called out by their CEO for leaving 10 minutes early. Plus your AI Question of the Day.

 

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There was a rumor spinning around that the Earth would lose gravity for seven seconds today… and NASA had to come in and debunk it. Then, an Instagram creator makes a great point: where should mom and dad be able to get in for free? We're building that list.

Plus, Walmart is giving its Great Value brand a massive makeover across nearly 10,000 products — do you feel embarrassed buying a store brand? And a new interactive map reveals just how many Flock surveillance cameras are in your neighborhood. Nearly 100,000 license plate readers are out there — is that keeping you safe or creeping you out?

 

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A potential game-changer in the fight against pancreatic cancer — Intermountain Health oncologists break down a new drug as 10 Intermountain hospitals join a national initiative to get it to patients. Plus, in Three Things: Utah has the second-largest homes on the market in the country, and a new study reveals dogs can actually tell when you're happy, scared, or sad just by reading your face.

Then, the University of Michigan is dropping first-semester grades in a bold move to curb the student mental health crisis — do the hosts think it'll help or hurt? A Tulsa Little League team gets disqualified from the Southwest Region after parents were caught cheating so their kids could win — how far is too far?

 The EV honeymoon appears to be over, and Utah teachers are embracing AI as new classroom rules take effect. We also explore the growing trend of "food divorce" — couples who've just stopped eating the same meals entirely — and why fast-food value deals aren't doing the trick anymore, complete with KSL Comment Section Dinner Theatre. We close it out with the AI Question of the Day.

 

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A Utah couple's viral TikTok — now with over 4 million views — shows prices jumping 50 cents per item at the Shake Shack kiosk inside Salt Lake City International Airport after they selected "no tip." Shake Shack says it was a technology error, not policy, and that licensee HMSHost has since fixed it. We break down the fiasco, Shake Shack's response, and ask YOU: do you tip at food kiosks, and where do you draw the line with tipping?

Plus, CNBC's list of the top AI-proof job skills that require uniquely human abilities, why McDonald's and its rivals are finding that cheap meal deals no longer do the trick; we check out the new sport of Pop Darts. 

 

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A false evacuation alert confuses Utahns; a kid's mid-plane tantrum gets an entire flight canceled (and we have THOUGHTS about it). A scary encounter in the Uintas — a mother mountain goat gores two dogs and a brave teen who grabbed her by the horns to protect his family. We speak to the family to learn more about the wild event and the lessons that came with it.

We present our first KSL Comment Section Dinner Theatre featuring KSL readers reacting to the Perseid meteor shower, and your AI Question of the Day.

 

KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM, with a YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM and radio plus YouTube from 1–3 PM.

We kick things off with Ethan’s recent car incident. We taste-test pickle-flavored Liquid IV. Plus, a Tesla driver pulls the classic "let me speak to your supervisor" move on a cop after getting pulled over for speeding…and blaming his car for doing all the speeding.  And we take the WSJ's quiz on what's actually acceptable to wear to the office. 

 

KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM. Catch the YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM and listen on the radio plus YouTube from 1–3 PM.

It's a packed Friday on KSL Brightside. We kick off with movies that stink! Then the Three Thangs… Then it's a Utah transit double feature: UTA is considering its first base fare rate increase in over a decade, and the FrontRunner double-tracking project just moved a step closer to receiving a $1.3 billion federal grant. BYU's Cosmo the Cougar was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame this morning. Get ready for gray Froot Loops: Kellogg announced it's removing all artificial dyes from its cereals by the end of this year, a full year ahead of schedule, and replacing them with fruit- and vegetable-based colorings. We also talk about the CEO paying for employees to live in an expensive neighborhood, and we close out the show with your First World Problems.

 

KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM, with a YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM and radio plus YouTube from 1–3 PM.

It's Friday on Brightside and we're kicking things off with a Utah burrito taste test! Then, KFC and Oreo teamed up to make a fried-chicken-flavored cookie in China (the creme filling is supposed to taste like the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices, minus the actual chicken)... why?  Plus, Steve Kornacki went viral after spilling an entire bottle of water on his laptop during Tuesday's primary election livestream. And Netflix might win marketing stunt of the year: a man is literally living inside a furnished billboard 30 feet above Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood to promote their new thriller "The Last House." He's up there in a robe, brushing his teeth, and communicating with a whiteboard. 

 

KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM. Watch our YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM, then catch us on radio and YouTube from 1–3 PM.