Utah Stories Show

Utah Stories Show

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Utah Stories Show episodes

  • The Failure of Opening a Sanctioned Camp

    For years now, Salt Lake City leaders have been talking about having a sanctioned campground for the homeless. It seems that most of these efforts have been lip service. As winter is gearing up, it seems this should be top on the list of priorities for the city. We are talking to Wendy Garvin of Unsheltered Utah about how, why, and where we should have a sanctioned camp.

     

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    21 min
  • Is The American Dream Evaporating?

    Taymour Semnani who is running for Salt Lake City Council District 6 came on the Utah Stories Podcast to discuss Salt Lake City's issues and the American dream. 

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    43 min
  • Utah is 97% Percent Empty: Why Can't We Find Affordable Housing?

    Utah has all these empty buildings and empty lots, but why can’t we provide affordable housing? Only about three to four percent of Utah is occupied by humans. Why can’t we fill these empty buildings with units that homeless people can fill up? 

    Casey McDonough comes on the Utah Stories podcast to discuss this issue. 

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    27 min
  • Is Homelessness Ruining Downtown Salt Lake City As We Know It?

    Salon Owner Teresa Bowman comes on the Utah Stories Podcast to discuss the difficulties of owning a downtown business in Salt Lake City because of the prevalent homeless problem.

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    20 min
  • Consider The Voice of the Unsheltered

    Richard Markosian and Michael Jewkes discuss their documentary about the homeless of Salt Lake City. And why it is important that you care about our homeless. It will premiere November 2nd from 6-9 p.m. at Brewvies. Go to utahstories.com to buy tickets to the premiere of this film.

     

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    11 min
  • Is The Proposed Heber Valley Temple Worth It?

    Lisa Habash comes on the Utah Stories podcast to discuss the Heber Valley Temple proposal, and whether the impacts it will have on Heber Valley are worth it. The proposed Temple threatens the beautiful sky and nature that Heber Valley offers.

     

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    21 min
  • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    On this episode, Josie White the Development Director for South Vallery Services discusses the importance of awareness for domestic violence. And resources to help with this issue that is extremely prevalent in Utah.

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    16 min
  • Wacky Utah Journalism

    Today we had long time publisher Rhett Long on Utah Stories to discuss Utah's craziest, and wackiest journalism.

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    21 min
  • Is Local Journalism Dead?

    Today we had long time publisher Rhett Long on Utah Stories to discuss a question on many people's minds: Is journalism dead?

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    15 min

About Utah Stories Show

From the publisher's feed

The Utah Stories Show fosters conversations about important issues that relate to the quality of life for all Utahns. We will be hosting guests who are government leaders, industry leaders,…