Host Jeremy Spaulding speaks with Megan Vickery and Molly Gurney, the creators of a new literary magazine, Ephemeral, which explores the creative voice of our place. Later, Jeremy introduces us to Michael McFalls, the new Grand County School District Superintendent.

In this episode of Art Talks, we find out how the community is harnessing its creative power. Cassie Paup shares all about the line up for the Moab Free Concert Series, beginning June 28th. There’s a new local magazine called Ephemeral, a storytelling collective from the Colorado Plateau. Guests include Alison Hartford and Molly Gurney. We also hear from a budding new talent in Moab, Cozy Soul, whose new works recently appeared in his premier showing at the Moonflower. Multi Instrumentalist, educator, Jeff Guttierez of the Fiery Furnace Marching band and other bands hops in to give the downbeat on all things Musical and Moab. We even get to hear some original jazz compositions. Enjoy!

Like so many communities in the Intermountain West that depend on a tourism economy, Moab faces an affordable housing crisis. On this episode of This Week in Moab, host Celia Alario talks with Johanna Blanco, Secretary of the Housing Taskforce and AmeriCorps VISTA at the Moab Area Community Land Trust, Laura Harris who chairs the Housing Task Force and serves as Development Specialists at the Housing Authority of SE Utah, and Katie Murphy, Planning Technician for Grand County Utah about a Housing Survey that hopes to gather the vital information needed to tackle the crisis. Also this week, Cheri Engberson, a social worker at Moab Regional Hospital highlights the AmeriCorps Senior Volunteer Program and support groups available to the community. And Skate Moab prepares to help the City of Moab celebrate its Dark Skies Designation.

Did you miss KZMU's exciting and silly special radiothon program, No No Don't Say It?! Great news: we're bringing it back from the archives! Co-hosts Makeda Barkley and Ben Alter take you through local trivia, games, and fun facts with special guests galore! Perfect for some wild KZMU fun on a hot summer night in.

Historical shipwrecks and quantum mysteries and unique memoirs…oh my! Our intrepid Radio Book Club hosts kick off a summer of reading with new and old titles that are sure to inspire and delight. Tune in for the literary discussion!

There is a network of resources and people that Moab community members can lean on during their substance use recovery journeys. On the latest This Week in Moab, hear from Lanette Denton at USARA and Dr. Paula Cook at the Moab Recovery Center about their interconnected organizations, de-stigmatizing substance use, and upcoming events. And later in the program, Rhodes Smartt with Canyonlands National Park gets geeky – and philosophical – about the stars with AstroFest! Plus, we hear from Holly Lammert and Ginger Cyan on the latest Storied Self event, ‘Full Circle.’

// Show Notes:

https://www.kzmu.org/substance-use-recovery-astrofest-storied-self-on-this-week-in-moab/

Guides in our area often field questions from tourists about Four Corners Indigenous history. On the latest History Hour, host Blaine tackles the most common questions, diving deep into Ancestral Puebloan and Fremont history from agricultural practices, to pottery and trade networks.

// Show Notes:

https://www.kzmu.org/indigenous-history-on-the-history-hour/

It's just after five o'clock on a Monday, and it's time for This Week in Moab! Join host Molly Marcello in conversation with some amazing Moab women. First up is Sara Melnicoff, whose nonprofit, Moab Solutions is celebrating 20 years of helping people and the planet. Next up is Ranger Karen Garthwait, with volunteer opportunities and updates at Arches National Park. And finally we have local author Robyn Dabney, who recently released her first book in a feminist fantasy climbing trilogy. Tune in!

Join host Richard Codd for the latest Art Talks, where he welcomes guests Kelley McInerney from the Moab Arts and Recreation Center, local film industry talent Miso Tunks, and Moab Arts Festival Director Theresa King. We get the latest in local Moab art happenings as well as a blast from the creative industries past! Tune in.

What is it like to be ambitious? And not for the means of production? On the latest Radio Book Club, kick off your traces and break free of the human corral with interesting books that inspire wildness, freedom and just a dash of danger. Our hosts have a jam-packed conversation filled with all things literary from dragons to empires and much, much more!

Show Notes + Book Mentions:

https://www.kzmu.org/human-spirits-on-radio-book-club/