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Utah's closed fire season is officially here with above-normal wildfire risk statewide. A loyal customer steps up big for Sandy's Crown Burgers after a fire setback, and Volaris launches new direct flights from SLC to Guadalajara. Then — a lost cockatiel, how pigeons navigate with their liver, and Utah schools rolling out Google's Gemini AI for 680,000 students. Elon Musk is about to become the world's first trillionaire — but can his money buy friendship? Gen Z might be saving movie theaters, two major cancer drug breakthroughs are giving new hope, and we can't forget the travel chaos: a business-class malfunction and a Bluetooth speaker name that turned a United flight around.

 

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Can't afford rent? You're not alone — and neither are millions of Americans literally looking for someone to split it with. A new SpareRoom analysis of 16 million roommate searches shows the hunt for a housemate has exploded in the suburbs, up as much as 145% in some metros. Then, McDonald's drops a whole new growth strategy called "McDonald's > NEXT" — and it involves letting YOU help design the menu. Plus, a $5 million wine collection hidden under a Czech castle gets its big reveal, JPMorgan drops a summer reading list for the ultra-wealthy, and we find the oldest names in America. 

 

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Wasatch Front residents can apply starting today for up to $800 toward an e-bike — we break down who qualifies and how to get yours before the 2,000 vouchers run out. Plus, the latest on the Tyler Robinson hearing, why Utah's odd spring could mean a "fruit famine," and Jell-O is getting a healthier makeover (just in time for National Candy Month).

 

We also dig into Malaysia banning social media for kids under 16, a growing form of bullying called lunch shaming, real estate agents leaving the industry in droves, and how remote work is making it harder for young people to find jobs. Amy Donaldson with KSL Podcasts joins us in-studio to preview her Coach's Book Club interview with new Utah Football head coach Morgan Scalley. And we close out with the AI question of the day and Sacramento's big MLB expansion reveal. How does Sacramento compete with Utah? 

 

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New month who dis? Happy June! We're kicking off the month with the snack combo dividing the internet — a woman is going viral for mixing M&M's and Skittles at a specific 2-to-1 ratio, and we try it live with our honest reviews. Plus, it's officially confirmed: Taylor Swift is releasing a brand-new song for Toy Story 5 called "I Knew It, I Knew You," and after weeks of cryptic countdowns and cloud-themed Easter eggs, the Swifties were right all along. Caitlyn chimes in with her reaction and some of the easter eggs that led up to this.

 

Also today: It's National USPS Dog Bite Awareness Month, and with over 5,200 attacks on mail carriers last year, we have to highlight the importance of this issue. We look at how family farmers are making six figures on TikTok and YouTube while earning as little as $5,000 from actual farming. And since it's June 1, we're running down everything happening this month — Pride Month, Father's Day, Juneteenth, the FIFA World Cup, the summer solstice, and so much more.

 

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Val Cameron joins the show to talk about movies that stink — the worst of the worst. In Three Things, Gov. Cox signs an executive order creating a framework for data center development in Utah after weeks of public outcry over the Box Elder County project, a Taylor Swift concert attack plotter is sentenced to 15 years, and more. Southwest Airlines walks back its controversial plus-size passenger policy — gate agents can now provide a free second seat when available rather than requiring passengers to pre-purchase. Plus, Utah law says leis must be allowed at graduation, but the U of U Huntsman Center is charging districts $1,000 for the privilege. We close with First World Problems, Logan or Provo and more. 

 

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Blue Origin's New rocket erupted in a massive fireball during a test firing at Cape Canaveral Thursday night — shaking nearby homes and painting the sky orange. We break down the footage. Then it's a roller coaster double feature: an influencer gets a lifetime ban from every Six Flags park after filming himself doing a “stunt” on a roller coaster going 93 mph, and students on a field trip got stuck nearly 100 feet in the air on Galveston's Iron Shark for almost four hours. Plus, Hidden Valley Ranch is hiring "Ranchbassadors" to travel Europe this summer, spreading the gospel of ranch dressing — over 6,000 people applied, with some uncozy submissions. And we close with an apocalyptic Arizona dust storm that looks straight out of a disaster movie.

 

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Three Things kicks off with Utah ranking #2 for worst drivers, an update on the woman ticketed for holding her phone in a hand she doesn't have, and the Sandy Crown Burger catching fire on National Burger Day. Then we dig into the sobering reality that you now need to make $116K a year just to afford a home, and why younger workers are building wealth faster by job-hopping (plus the new buzzword "poly jobs").

In hour two, a warning for parents after a Utah teen ends up in a coma from the "couch surfing" trend, we find out what it's like to have an AI bot conduct your job interview, and Google's aggressive AI push is sending users running to DuckDuckGo. We wrap it up with more input on the best burgers from listeners and AI. 

 

It's National Hamburger Day, and we're kicking things off with the best burger spots in the country and right here in our backyard — plus where to snag the deals. Then, a Florida woman gets cited for holding her phone in her right hand while driving… except she doesn't have a right hand. We dig into the story that's gone viral on TikTok and provide an update on how it shook out. Plus, a debate that won't die: are childless Disney adults ruining the magic for kids, or are they the ones keeping the parks alive? And in our "News for the 1%" segment, we get into how CEO pay jumped another 6%.

Two missing Utah boys have been found in Mexico, Salt Lake City ranks as one of America's safest cities for cyclists, and a deadly chemical tank implosion at a Washington paper mill leaves a community in mourning. Then — rising beef prices are hammering steakhouses across the country, and if you think dinner out is expensive, do you know how much the average date is costing these days? We take a nostalgia trip through the '80s and '90s dinner meals nobody makes anymore, and dig into the dilemma parents face balancing earning money and spending time with their kids. We turn to AI to ask our burning questions. Plus: sharks as hurricane sensors, and other animal news that Alex doesn’t want to hear about.

A dog in Nebraska called shotgun — and fired one — from the back seat of a parked truck, hitting a woman at a stoplight. She's okay, but we have questions. Also: why building an emergency fund doesn't have to feel like pulling teeth, Ethan shares his simple tip to get started. A woman on TikTok has gone viral for her complaints about kids in the pool on her vacation,  BTS and Oreo teaming up for limited-edition purple cookies that we can’t wait to get our hands on… and a viral video of an Uber driver who snoozed through 90% of a highway ride while his Tesla handled the whole thing. Buckle up. Or don't, apparently the car will figure it out.