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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: September 27, 2023) — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub’s annual study on gender equality has placed Utah dead last among…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 29, 2023) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses housing affordability in Utah and how it relates to water usage, air pollution and intergenerational wealth. According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. housing prices fell by 0.2 percent from February 2022 to…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 26, 2022) — This week on the program, a forum with election law expert Richard Hasen on his new book “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It.” According to a survey performed by the Pearson Institute and AP-NORC, 91 percent of…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: August 23, 2023) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses Utah transportation and how the state can update infrastructure to create connected communities. With a growing population, transportation across the Wasatch Front has become a hot-button issue. From the expansion of I-15 to the…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub’s annual study on gender equality has placed Utah dead last among the 50 states. Analyzing 17…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 8, 2023) — This week on the program, two members from the Climate Leadership Council share their plan for a carbon dividend as a means to curb carbon emissions and build U.S. businesses. The group claims their “Bipartisan Climate Roadmap” would cut U.S. CO2 emissions in half…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 19, 2022) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the future of the Great Salt Lake, the negative effects caused by its rapid drying and the efforts to conserve the lake and its waters. The political will to address the drying Great Salt…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — Today, on the program, a conversation with Rep. Chris Stewart and afterward, a panel on the federal government and the work of Congress. In May, Stewart announced plans to resign from Congress due to the poor health of his wife. Stewart said he will officially step down in September,…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: April 13, 2022) — This week, on the program, a panel of experts discusses inflation and its relation to consumption, labor and corporate power. In July, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates to 5.5 percent—the highest rate since 2001—in its effort to curb inflation. The latest rate…

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses Utah transportation and how the state can update infrastructure to create connected communities. With a growing population, transportation across the Wasatch Front has become a hot-button issue. From the expansion of I-15 to the gondola planned for Little Cottonwood…