Access Utah
Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs live Monday-Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Access Utah covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats from in-depth interviews to call-in shows. Email us at [email protected] or call at 1-800-826-1495. Join the discussion!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 370
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Wildfire, growth, and the West on Access Utah
Today we talk with USU professor Paul Rogers about wildfire, as well as such issues as growth and housing, wildlife habitat, Native American co-stewardship and myths of the Old West and New West.
00:48:00 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
American democracy before and after the Civil War on Access Utah
Politico Magazine recently published an article titled "Everyone in Congress Is Obsessed with This Book About the Post-Civil War Era." We revisit our conversation with the book's author, Jon Grinspan…
00:50:08 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
What you're reading on Access Utah
We’re compiling another UPR community booklist and we want to know what you’re reading. Listen to suggestions from booksellers and UPR friends, and share your recommendations.
00:49:53 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
World Philosophy Day on Access Utah
Today we talked with USU philosophy faculty members Mike Ashfield, Rachel Robison-Greene, and Michael Ottesen.
00:49:34 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
'Martita, I Remember You' with Sandra Cisneros on Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with writer Sandra Cisneros. Her book "Martita, I Remember You / Martita, te recuerdo" was included in one of our UPR Community Booklists.
00:50:41 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Essays from sand and sky with Phyllis Barber on Access Utah
We talk with award-winning Utah essayist Phyllis Barber about her book "The Precarious Walk: Essays from Sand and Sky."
00:51:53 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Transforming fear and conflict at home, work, and beyond on Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with Chad Ford, author of "Dangerous Love." We discuss conflict and the current political climate.
00:51:19 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Sanora Babb: Capturing the stories of migrant Dust Bowl farmworkers on Access Utah
A new biography revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. John Steinbeck relied on Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers to write "The Grapes of Wrath."
00:49:06 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Bestselling romance author RaeAnne Thayne on Access Utah
Today our guest is northern Utah resident and bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne. She published her 75th book, "The December Market," earlier this year.
00:49:52 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Magic and more with Richard Hatch on Access Utah
Richard Hatch joins us for the hour to talk about magic, as well as his recent translation of a 1933 book from a German author killed in the Holocaust.
00:51:19 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
A citizen proposal to make SLC's Rio Grande Depot a transit hub on Access Utah
Via Rio Grande is proposing a citizen-driven vision for removing railroad crossings, revitalizing a neighborhood, and reusing the historic Rio Grande Depot as Salt Lake City’s main transit hub.
00:43:20 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Local and national election results recap on Access Utah
The results are in. Former President Trump is president-elect. We recapped the 2024 election with USU Political Science Professor Damon Cann.
00:50:26 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
'A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits' on Access Utah
Today talked with Robert Frodeman, one of the editors of a new book: "A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits."
00:49:57 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
The latest 'Longmire' books with author Craig Johnson on Access Utah
Today we talked with Wyoming-based writer Craig Johnson, the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels, which are the basis for "Longmire," the Netflix series.
00:49:51 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
'Hometown Betrayal' with Emily Benedek on Access Utah
In Hometown Betrayal, author Emily Benedek takes you behind the closed doors of the remote Mormon community of Clarkston, Utah. With the help of hundreds of individual stories, she pieces together no…
00:49:55 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Revisiting 'The Unwedding' with Ally Condie on Access Utah
Ally Condie is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Matched series and the Edgar Award Finalist for "Summerlost," among other novels.
00:51:24 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Women's tales of river rafting on Access Utah
What do a bunch of well-seasoned river gals do on river trips without their men? Everything you might imagine, and more.
00:49:06 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
The perils of living in the Pyrocene on Access Utah
“Today we live in a fire age in which ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed and renewed by fire have become contemporary realities, even for people living in modern cities," Stephen Pyne says.
00:35:08 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
The promising comeback of condors with Marlowe Starling on Access Utah
“Once on the brink of extinction, the bald, feathered symbol of the West is making a promising comeback. If only we can get the lead out."
00:49:11 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
How horses can help young women build confidence on Access Utah
The nonprofit Bridle Up Hope works to improve the mental health of girls and women through the healing power of horses.
00:46:56 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
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