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
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 |
Tue 07 May 2024
'Howling for Glen Canyon' on Monday's Access Utah
Today we’ll talk with Zak Podmore, an environmental journalist and writer based in Bluff, Utah. He is author of two books, including the forthcoming Life after Deadpool. We’ll also be joined by Eric …
00:50:35 |
Mon 06 May 2024
The latest from Israel and Gaza with Amos Guiora on Thursday's Access Utah
Professor Guiora has published extensively both in the U.S. and Europe on issues related to national security, limits of interrogation, religion and terrorism, the limits of power, multiculturalism, …
00:53:55 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Revisiting 'Public Libraries' with Sam Passey on Wednesday's Access Utah
Sam Passey is Director of the Uintah County Library in Vernal and we revisit our conversation with him, reviewing current challenges and opportunities and looking to the future.
00:48:28 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Earth Day 2024 on Monday's Access Utah
Every year for Earth Day, we check in with writer and photographer Stephen Trimble, author of “Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America,” and many other books. He, alongside…
00:51:00 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Food security with Heidi Kühn on Wednesday's Access Utah
Heidi Kühn is our guest for this episode. Through the nonprofit organization Roots of Peace, which she founded in 1997, Kühn has led initiatives to restore agriculture in former conflict zones, resto…
00:45:10 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
'Neurodiversity' with Jason Grygla on Monday's Access Utah
Our guest today is Jason Grygla, Executive Director and Founder of Techie for Life. He’ll give a talk tomorrow at noon in the Dunford Auditorium at Utah Tech University in St. George. His talk is tit…
00:48:57 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
'Sliding Into History' on Wednesday's Access Utah
On this episode we talk with USU professor Tammy Proctor and several students in her sports history class about a project they’re calling Sliding Into History: The Legacy of USU Women's Softball Cham…
00:47:16 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
River-running the Colorado River in Utah's Westwater Canyon on Access Utah
A relatively short, deep canyon near the Utah-Colorado state line has become one of the most popular river-running destinations in the Southwest. We talk about Westwater and its lasting significance …
00:50:57 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Revisiting 'Beethoven' with Kerry Candaele on Wednesday's Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with film producer and director Kerry Candaele, who is showing the first two documentaries of his Beethoven trilogy. We discuss the films as well as the global impact of B…
00:42:52 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
'Returning Rapids Project' with Mike DeHoff on Monday's Access Utah
The receding waters of Lake Powell have returned some of the dam-inundated areas of the Colorado River Basin to a more natural state, while imperiling others. Mike DeHoff joins us to discuss.
00:50:02 |
Mon 01 Apr 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 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Revisiting A Republic of Scoundrels' On Wednesday's Access Utah
Today we revisit our conversation with the editors of the book 'A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation.' Our guests are editors Timothy …
00:46:17 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Environmental member drive special on Wednesday's Access Utah
We talk with Wayne Wurtsbaugh, professor emeritus in the Watershed Sciences Department at USU and Jack Greene, nature educator and regular contributor to UPR’s Wild About Utah.
00:50:00 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Folklore member drive special with Lynne McNeill on Monday's Access Utah
It’s another special Member Drive edition of the program and our guest is folklorist Lynne McNeill.
00:50:31 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Revisiting 'Crossings' with Ben Goldfarb on Wednesday's Access Utah
We revisit our conversation with Ben Goldfarb to talk wildlife and discuss his upcoming book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.
00:46:36 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
Rural Utah voting and elections with T.J. Ellerbeck on Monday's Access Utah
Our guest today is T.J. Ellerbeck, executive director of the Rural Utah Project, which works in voter registration and mobilization in rural areas among other initiatives. We’ll talk about voting and…
00:40:38 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Bringing War Home: Vietnam War Symposium on Wednesday's Access Utah
Many are still living with the legacies of the Vietnam War, and one of the populations deeply affected by this devastating event were the women of many backgrounds who served militarily. Susan O’Neil…
00:51:45 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Faith and the Environment with Tamarra Kemsley on Monday's Access Utah
Today Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Tamarra Kemsley joins us to talk about how religious faith affects peoples’ views of the environment.
00:49:02 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Moab Kane Creek development on Thursday's Access Utah
A developer plans to build a large luxury home and commercial development on scenic agricultural land in the Colorado River floodplain just outside Moab, and a residents’ group, as part of a groundsw…
00:50:58 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
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