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1 week ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
At 9 a.m. on Friday, join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at upr.org. Join the live conversation by email to [email protected] reporters Courtney Tanner, Emily Anderson Stern, and Paighten Harkins join this week to talk about the latest news, including the Trump administration revoking the visas of at least 20 University of Utah international students.
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2 weeks ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
StoryCorps' famous Airstream trailer recording booth is coming to St. George and Springdale beginning April 24 and running through most of May. You can sign up for a recording time and invite a loved one or friend to record memories and more with you. Then, you’ll get a recording of the conversation and it will be archived in the Library of Congress. On this episode, we preview Utah Public Radio’s upcoming partnership with StoryCorps in St. George and Springdale.
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2 weeks ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
Rushing to his seat on a plane headed to Hong Kong from Moscow, where he had minutes to spare before his visa expired, Robin Hemley put his U.S. passport on his tray table. This simple act provoked his seatmate, an energetic and disillusioned Ukrainian, to ask: “You patriot?” compelling Hemley to muse on the question for years.
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2 weeks ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
On this episode we preview the USU Sorenson Center’s upcoming Caregiver Burnout Workshop, which aims to provide full-time and long-term caregivers with coping skills and resources. We'll also discuss other services the Sorenson Center provides.
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3 weeks ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
Today we’ll mark a decade of USU’s Farm in Literature and Culture course. The class seeks “to identify agricultural and literary themes that cut across human history and culture….” The course also focuses on music and folklore. Our guests will include USU lecturers and professors and a USU student who says the class has had a continuing influence on her life. The Farm in Literature and Culture team consists of lecturers Bonnie Moore, Rosa Thornley, and Deanna Allred.
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3 weeks ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
Today we continue our peacebuilding series with Chad Ford. He’s the author of "Dangerous Love." His new book is "Seventy Times Seven: Jesus’ Path to Conflict Transformation." As a professor of peacebuilding, a conflict mediator, and a follower of Jesus, Chad Ford offers perspectives on how to avoid or reconcile contention when life’s inevitable disagreements arise.
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3 weeks ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
On Monday we talked with with poet Sunni Brown Wilkinson about her latest collection titled "Rodeo." In these poems she reckons with seismic losses such as a stillborn son and strained relationships, alongside more abstract and existential pains. In the rural and wild western mountains of northern Utah and throughout the American West, she finds solace, uncovering startling moments of hope and healing in the aftermath of suffering.
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1 month ago | 
progressivehub.net | Tom Williams
The crypto industry uses vast sums of money to create majorities in Congress to champion their unpopular cause. By Tom Williams, Current AffairsThe last few years have been disastrous for the cryptocurrency industry—at least in terms of public reputation. A little over 15 years after bitcoin’s emergence promised to transform the global economy around the values of greater privacy and financial freedom, a series of high-profile scandals have seen trust in cryptocurrency .
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1 month ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Robert Gehrke, and Shannon Sollitt join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the latest news, including how the Legislature will change Utahns’ lives this year. Every Friday at 9:00 a.m., stream "Behind the Headlines" at upr.org or tune in to Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation this week by email to [email protected] or Twitter @upraccess. Behind the Headlines Fraudutah votingUtah politicsU.S. PoliticsUPR
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1 month ago | 
upr.org | Tom Williams
Today we’re doing another nonprofit spotlight. There are many needs in our communities and many step up to help. We’d love to shine a light on your favorite non-profit or individual doing good in your community. Amy Anderson, spiritual counselor with Sunshine Hospice in Logan and regional coordinator for A Bolder Way Forward will join us for the hour and we’ll hear from representatives of other nonprofits throughout the hour.
