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
'Oracle Bones' with Gaylord Schanilec on Access Utah
In the fall of 2015, artist Gaylord Schanilec and writer Terry Tempest Williams ventured into southern Utah’s desert and returned to the studio with juniper and sandstone artifacts.
00:49:11 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Confronting ecosystems of child sexual abuse in schools on Access Utah
Today we talked with University of Utah Law Professor Amos Guiora about his latest book "The Complicity of Silence: Confronting Ecosystems of Child Sexual Abuse in Schools."
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Wed 16 Oct 2024
The role of third parties in American elections on Access Utah
Aired Oct. 15, 2024. Proponents of the two major parties say that third party candidates and independents are just spoilers. We talked with representatives from the United Utah Party and the Utah Lib…
00:50:59 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
LDS women and the quiet erosion of certainty with Jana Riess on Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with religious scholar Jana Riess. She gave the 2024 Arrington Mormon History Lecture at USU titled “Latter-day Saint Women and the Quiet Erosion of Certainty.”
00:49:03 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Scholar, author, and philanthropist Mehdi Heravi on Access Utah
Our guest for the hour today is scholar, author, philanthropist, and USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences graduate Dr. Mehdi Heravi. Dr. Heravi was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to Logan, U…
00:44:42 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
A church historian's quest for Latter-day Saint history on Access Utah
Today we talked with Reid Neilson and Scott Marianno, winners of the Evans Biography Award for "Restless Pilgrim: Andrew Jenson’s Quest for Latter-day Saint History."
01:01:58 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
'Killer Robots' with Paul Mozur on Monday's Access Utah
Our guest is New York Times global technology correspondent Paul Mozur. His upcoming talk, titled 'The Killer Robots Have Arrived: The Actions & Ethics of AI in a Changed World' will explore the rapi…
00:47:27 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
'A Tribute of Fire' with romantasy author Sariah Wilson on Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with Utah author Sariah Wilson, who previewed her latest book and offered some writing advice.
00:49:48 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Contemporary folklore in a polarized world on Access Utah
Folklorist and author Tom Mould was in Logan last week to give a lecture at Utah State University.
00:48:02 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
The value of public radio with KRCL's Gavin Dahl
UPR has formed a new partnership with KRCL, presenting their newest show The Music Never Stopped on UPR Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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Wed 25 Sep 2024
Andre Bouchard on Thursday's Access Utah
Our guest today is the Founder of Indigenous Performance Productions, Andre Bouchard (of Kootenai/Ojibwe/Pend d’Oreille/Flathead Salish descent). The Aunties is coming to the Ellen Eccles Theatre in …
00:48:44 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Revisiting 'The cultural roots of America's political crisis' on Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with James Davison Hunter. He who introduced the concept of “culture wars” 30 years ago, and tells us in this new book that historic sources of national solidarity have no…
00:50:01 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
'Water Bodies' with Laura Paskus on Monday's Access Utah
Today we’ll talk with Laura Paskus, editor of the new book Water Bodies: Love Letters to the Most Abundant Substance on Earth.
00:45:21 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
'Remember the 43 Students' on Thursday's Access Utah
Marking the 10-year anniversary of when 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College students disappeared southwest of Mexico City, Utah Tech University is commemorating the victims’ lives with Remember the …
00:51:25 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
'Cache Valley Remembers: The 9/11 Project' on Wednesday's Access Utah
On this episode, join Tom Williams live on location from the event at the Hansen Family Sports Complex in North Logan. His guests included the organizer of the 9/11 event Jenny Taylor, who is the Gol…
00:43:42 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Revisiting the true story of a Grand Canyon misadventure on Access Utah
Kevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and Esquire, among ot…
00:44:45 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Access Utah: Revisiting The Donner Party And 'The Best Land Under Heaven' With Author Michael Wallis
We revisit our conversation with Author Michael Wallis from June of 2017 about his book 'The Best Land Under Heaven'.
00:50:25 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
The legacy of 'Peanuts' on Access Utah
Aired Sept. 3. In "The Peanuts Papers," 33 writers and artists, including Ira Glass and Ann Patchett, reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and …
00:49:57 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Changing the way we see Native America with Matika Wilbur on Access Utah
Aired Sept. 4. In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and created Project 562 to photograph all 562+ Native American sovereign territories in the U.S.
00:50:17 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Moab Music Festival special on Friday's Access Utah
Tom Williams is in Moab for a special Access Utah program celebrating the Moab Music Festival. Our guests today include Maya Miro Johnson, Roydon Tse, and Connor Chee, along with John Weisheit, Co-Fo…
00:47:45 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
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