Shannon Hale is the Utah-based New York Times best-selling author of the Princess Academy series, Rapunzel’s Revenge and Austenland, which was made into a movie. Her latest, Amethyst, is on our latest UPR Booklist. We revisit our conversation.

Shannon Hale on Tuesday's Access Utah

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We revisit our conversation with Judith Tick about her book Becoming Ella Fitzgerald, where she offers a portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.

Revisiting 'Becoming Ella Fitzgerald' with Judith Tick on Monday's Access Utah

Loren Grush is a space reporter for Bloomberg, where she covers everything from NASA, human spaceflight, and the booming commercial space industry to distant stars and planets. The daughter of two NASA engineers, she grew up surrounded by space shuttles and rocket scientists—literally. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she was a senior science reporter for The Verge, where she covered space and hosted her own online video series called Space Craft, a show that examined what it takes to send people into the cosmos. We revisit our conversation.

Revisiting 'The Six' by Loren Grush on Thursday's Access Utah

Our guest is Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) Museum Director and Chief Curator, Katie Lee-Koven, and we talk about current exhibits at the museum.

NEHMA Exhibits '24 on Wednesday's Access Utah

The Tribune recently spoke with young leaders in Utah working to help. Today we’ll talk with one of those leaders. Sarah Brown is Assistant to the Executive Director and Equine Assisted Learning Instructor at Bridle Up Hope.

'Bridle Up Hope' with Sarah Brown on Tuesday's Access Utah

Today we’ll talk with Zak Podmore, an environmental journalist and writer based in Bluff, Utah. He is author of two books, including the forthcoming Life after Deadpool. We’ll also be joined by Eric Balken, Executive Director of Glen Canyon Institute.

Shannon Hale on Tuesday's Access Utah

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