KSL's Inside Sources

Topics on this episode of KSL Inside Sources include:

On your marks, get set, put your Crocs in sport mode, and go! We finish things off today with a chat about a Utah family who are taking their Crocs -- those odd plastic shoes -- out on the road.

Several ski resorts across Utah and the western U.S. are placing their bets on lots of snow this year. Many have already announced their first days of the upcoming season… and it's early. Greg has many years of experience as a member of a ski patrol and outlines what will happen to all those people who make early reservations… should the snow not fall.

If you look at recent pictures of the White House, do you even recognize it anymore? Constant construction has the building looking trashy -- not something you'd generally associate with the leader of the free world. President Trump recently took journalists on a tour of the sites, including his new ballroom -- which has been paused by the courts -- and a new massive helipad. Greg and Holly have strong opinions about what the President is doing to the "people's house."

More and more people have developed a distrust of election polling over the last few decades, and fake polling certainly isn't helping. In fact, fake polling may be doing even more harm thanks to artificial intelligence. Greg and Holly discuss fake polling out of California and the dangers that could come to our electoral process should this deception continue unchecked.

There are a couple of interesting situations right now coming out of Texas… which deal with the concept of religious freedom. One has to do with a state law that requires a copy of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. The other deals with foot-washing facilities for members of the Islamic faith in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. The airport was going to install these kinds of wash basins, until the governor threatened to pull funding if they did. Greg and Holly have a lively discussion on the First Amendment and freedom of religion.

Are wedding bells in the future for your young adult kids? If they live in Utah, there's a pretty good chance. Now if they're in Provo, they'll see the BEST chances in the country. Shocker, right? It's not too surprising, that's for sure. But it's interesting to see what's driving young adults around the country to either pursue -- or not pursue -- marriage. Brad Wilcox, Director of the Get Married Initiative at Institute for Family Studies joins Inside Sources to provide more insights.

Some potential good news for consumers! The FTC says that companies that secretly change prices of goods based on how much they think you'll pay for something could face some stiff federal charges. Some retailers have begun to use customers' private data to change the price of goods depending on the person. So some people may pay more for the same thing because the retailer thinks they would. Now, the Federal Trade Commission proposes a policy change that would add some severe penalties should retailers use this kind of pricing.

The U.S. national debt hit a grim new high this year of $40 trillion, nearly double what it was just 10 years ago. This train is barreling down the tracks, and no one -- not Congress, not a Republican President, not a Democratic President -- seems willing to make it stop. $ 40 trillion is so much; it's hard to even fathom what that looks like. When it trickles down to the average American family, what does it mean? Dr. Michael Kofoed, associate professor of economics at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, joins Inside Sources with some insights.

For hundreds of years, the cast-iron Dutch oven has played a huge role in our cooking traditions. And here in Utah, it holds a special place in our hearts. A recent in-depth piece in the Wall Street Journal highlights the family behind one of the biggest cast-iron Dutch oven makers in the US: the family behind the Lodge Company. And that got us thinking all about this rather plain piece of cookware and how much we love it here in Utah.