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
Magic and more with Richard Hatch on Access Utah
Our guest Richard Hatch joins us for the hour to talk about magic, as well as his recent translation of the 1933 book 'Die Juden in der Zauberkunst', or 'Jews and Magic,' from a German author killed …
00:51:19 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
University inclusion centers close and USU Eastern employee scandal on Access Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that a Utah State University employee was paid for 2 years while he didn’t work. The employee at the school’s Price campus was supposed to oversee programs for…
00:43:44 |
Tue 02 Jul 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 |
Mon 01 Jul 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 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
The future of the Colorado River on Access Utah
Today we’ll check in with reporter Alex Hager. He reports for the Colorado River Reporting Project and you hear his stories regularly on UPR.
00:49:58 |
Wed 26 Jun 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 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
How big box retail stores have reshaped our economy on Access Utah
On this episode we talk with the editors of Big Box USA, which presents a new look at how the big box retail store has dramatically reshaped the U.S. economy and its ecosystems in the last half centu…
00:50:27 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Teaching and writing with Tom Romano on Access Utah
Tom Romano taught writing and English methods in USU’s English Department from 1991-1995 and consulted with the statewide Utah Writing Project for many years. A 17-year career of high school teaching…
00:51:22 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Gardening tips with expert Dan Drost on Access Utah
Gardening expert and UPR friend Dan Drost joined us today to answer your questions. Whether you’ve got a large backyard garden, participate in the community garden or have a small box near your windo…
00:50:16 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
The history of climate denial and its consequences on Access Utah
Climate change has become an unavoidable fact and an ongoing catastrophe. The science was clear decades ago. How did so many Americans come to doubt evidence so widely accepted and compelling?
00:54:02 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
The mysterious life of cougars on Access Utah
Mountain lions are considered the apex predator of the Mountain West. Heavy hunting has reduced their number, but sightings are on the rise in Utah. Today we revisit our discussion about mysterious a…
00:43:45 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
'Sleepless' with Annabel Abbs-Streets on Access Utah
In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.
00:47:22 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Revisiting 'Sleepless' with Annabel Abbs-Streets on Access Utah
In the tradition of books like "Breath" and "Wintering," "Sleepless" combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness.
00:49:40 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
The cultural roots of America's political crisis on Access Utah
James Davison Hunter, who introduced the concept of “culture wars” 30 years ago, tells us in this new book that historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved.
00:53:58 |
Thu 23 May 2024
The true story of a Grand Canyon misadventure with Kevin Fedarko 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…
00:50:42 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Historic parallels to the 2024 presidential election on Access Utah
Today we’ll talk with historian Joshua Zeitz about some of his recent articles in Politico magazine: A Trump-Biden Tie Would Be a Political Nightmare — But Maybe a Boon to Democracy. Biden Can Still …
00:48:52 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Previewing the Northern Utah Conference to End Violence on Monday's Access Utah
Our guests are CAPSA Social Services Director Makayla Hancey, and Emmalee Fishburn CAPSA’s Director of Projects and Initiatives.
00:52:26 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Revisiting 'Becoming Ella Fitzgerald' with Judith Tick on Monday's Access Utah
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 transfo…
00:50:48 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Revisiting 'The Six' by Loren Grush on Thursday'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 NA…
00:50:16 |
Thu 09 May 2024
NEHMA Exhibits '24 on Wednesday'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.
00:46:40 |
Wed 08 May 2024
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