In a new documentary film, the artist and painter Nathan Florence explores a collective of influential Utah artists who aimed to use their creative gifts to make the kind of work collected in major museums that also expressed their deeply held faith in the LDS Church.

Late last year, the Department of Justice chastised the Davis School District for failing to address “serious and widespread” racist behavior. But where does the buck stop for that problem?

The Utah-based anti-child sex trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad has gained immense popularity on social media in recent years. But according to a recent article in The Atlantic, the group and many of its well-meaning followers are spurred on largely by conspiratorial thinking.

Looking to feel more peaceful this year? Maybe even a little more transcendence? The writer Meghan O’Gieblyn has some advice: Lean into daily routines. Cultivate habits.

We can probably all picture the stereotype of cult members: glassy-eyed, dressed alike, fixated on their leader. And then we might feel smug, because we’re nothing like them. Right?

If it feels like a slog to get to the gym and hit the weights, the reason may be much deeper than laziness — it could be evolution asking you to stay home.Our guest, paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman, says regular exercise — working out, on purpose, to get healthier — was never part of the plan for natural selection. (Hey, as long as the species keeps breeding, right?) But we’re also not supposed to sit around all day and do nothing. We did evolve to use our bodies and even to work them pretty hard — when necessary. With medical professionals lamenting our sedentary lifestyles, the key, Daniel Lieberman told us, is to exercise the right way. He'll join us Friday at 11 a.m. to share his research. (Rebroadcast)

Desmond Tutu passed away on December 26th, 2021. We’re sharing Doug Fabrizio’s 2002 interview with him.

Handel’s Messiah is likely the world’s most famous oratorio – it’s certainly the most performed. But what's the story behind it?

On this 2021 Christmas, we know the holidays still might look different than in years past. RadioWest’s gift to you is something familiar – two of our favorite holiday stories.

Journalist and author George Packer is one of the country’s most astute observers of American society – with all of its flaws. But after years of reporting on our decline, Packer experienced a new feeling while writing his latest book: hope.