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Ethan and Alex kick things off with their three things, including a new poll that shows 71% of respondents in Box Elder oppose the proposed data center, as well as new inflation numbers. Ethan gets a voicemail from his Aunt Vera, and SLCSD is going to use AI to combat chronic absenteeism. Ethan and Alex get breaking news about a fire that broke out on Ensign Peak behind the Utah State Capitol. 

One Utah County family says they were out gardening on Tuesday when a trampoline was picked up by a dust devil and thrown through the air near their home. Ethan and Alex discuss the nuns supporting the Spurs during the NBA finals. Plus, the big question of the day… is Taylor Swift already married? We loop in Caitlyn for Swiftie analysis on this rumor and why fireworks may have tipped off the public. Plus… we ask the chat to chime in on their favorite midnight snack. 

Ethan shares financial news that Social Security could run out of money by 2032 — what does that mean for you? Plus, the screwworm situation is spreading beyond Texas, and the Big 12 is in chaos over the Sorsby injunction. 

A Utah high school ripped the mirrors out of its bathrooms and a psychic shares the two biggest regrets she hears from the dead. 

We check in with the weather and ski turnout as Utah's snowpack hits a record low, pests are surging after a warm winter, and Ryanair says they're diverting a flight every day because of drunk passengers. Plus, a stark warning for Jeep owners.

 

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Should you check your bag or carry it on? We're settling the great airport luggage debate. Then, some of the "rules" we've always lived by might be totally wrong — do you really need eight hours of sleep? Science is changing its mind. Plus, hotel workers reveal seven things you should never touch in your room.

 

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SLC is officially one of America's "stickiest" downtowns — we break down the new Gensler study and what it means (plus where Denver landed). The flesh-eating screwworm just crossed into Texas for the first time in 60 years. Utah officials are watching closely.

The Utah prison system is saving taxpayer dollars with a complete healthcare redesign — but it raises some interesting questions. We dive in with the Morality Police.

In Health Class, a new study says Ozempic and Wegovy may slow biological aging by 9%. 

Ethan and Alex put their friendship to the test after reading about the red flags that suggest a friendship isn't worth saving. Plus: a 17-year-old drowns at Bear Lake and trauma season is here.

Why do Americans hate sharing bathrooms? Scammers are using AI images of a missing Utah cat to demand thousands, a couple is charged for hoarding hundreds of "street rats," and a man lost $30K because squirrels love plant-based car parts. Plus, Uber drops its wildest lost-and-found list ever (dentures, a Donny Osmond photo, 420 donuts). 

AI Question of the Day: What's the best way to handle pet deaths with kids?

 

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Alex's family chinchilla, Doug, passed away over the weekend — and the story behind it involves frozen hamburger and is somehow both heartbreaking and hilarious. We talk about navigating pet deaths with your kids as we remember the life of Doug. 

Then, a Nantucket woman offered brownies to the School Committee — before casually revealing they contained trace amounts of Ex-Lax. No one ate them. It was a protest against PFAS testing standards for a proposed turf field, and now there's a police report. Alex and Ethan react to the video. 

Plus, viral footage out of China shows a humanoid robot in a clown wig roundhouse-kicking a child in the stomach during a martial arts demo at an amusement park. Was this an issue of robot safety or poor planning of event boundaries? 

 

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Ethan gives an economic update after some shifts in the markets today. Plus, billionaire Matthew Prince is pressing Vail Resorts to sell him Park City Mountain Resort and says he'd invest $500 million — Vail isn't selling. We talk about the value of youth sports with the announcement of Utah Youth Sports Giving Day, a dam safety engineer joins us in-studio for the 50th anniversary of the Teton Dam failure, and Jon Smith stops by with a Utah fire season update. We wrap it all up with more of your First World Problems — including one husband whose wife's FWP is having to listen to us 24 hours a day.

 

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It's First World Problems Friday! Swedish candy is taking over store shelves — and we're taste-testing. Plus, a child with autism and Torette’s is winning hearts with his incredible bird impressions at his school talent show, and mysterious groups have been spotted climbing in and out of NYC manholes… why? We dig in. Also, a brutal nosebleed-section tumble… plus a Crown Burger donation surprise… or troll!

 

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Val Cameron from the KSL Movie Show fills in for Ethan today! We kick things off with a discussion on growing opposition to a proposed Provo Canyon amphitheater, the Salt Palace announces a full 3-year closure starting in 2027 for redevelopment, and a 15-hour hostage standoff at a Bakersfield bank ends with all 10 hostages safe. We untangle the story of a YouTuber arrested twice by American Fork police over a Lego dispute.

Then, can Gen Z escape cringe? We dip into Val's movie expertise and discuss what Martin Scorsese thinks about AI in filmmaking, and YouTubers are breaking barriers in Hollywood. Val shares the excitement around movies for the week — Scary Movie opens this week, exciting millennials all around, and Netflix drops the docuseries Michael Jackson: The Verdict today. We get honest about mom burnout and debate whether the SAT should come back.

 

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Val Cameron from the KSL Movie Show fills in for Ethan today. We kick off the stream with a conversation about snacks that should and should not be on a plane! Flight attendants have opinions. Then, a woman sues Outback Steakhouse after slipping in a pile of mashed potatoes. In Sydney, a 21-year-old university student named Sterling Nasa was pulled from the audience at a La La Land in Concert show to replace the keyboardist who fell ill — and absolutely crushed it.. Plus, scientists discovered a swarm of bees underground a cemetery in New York.  Plus a heads-up — no stream tomorrow because of KSL NewsRadio's Give-a-Thon. Donate at KSLKids.com or text "SMILE" to 57500.

 

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