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The Salt Lake Tribune/Francisco KjolsethTony Semerad and Tamarra Kemsley talk about the week’s top stories, including record spending on police budgets in Salt Lake City and the influence of pro-LDS podcasts. -
Our hosts discuss recent controversial actions taken by the Trump administration, how current members of Congress will adapt to the new Utah maps, and the new Utah branding of the 2034 Olympic Games.
UPR News & Programs
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A new study funded by NASA and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources tracked the movements of deer based on moisture levels found in vegetation. -
Youth demonstrators gathered at the capitol in Salt Lake to voice their demands for more concrete conservation commitments from Utah lawmakers.
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Economic growth and population influx will be the main driver's of Utah's growth as birth rates continue to fall -
Last week, Gov. Spencer Cox outlined regulations on AI with "Utah values." Meanwhile, tech industry lobbyists have pushed for a ban on states being able to regulate the AI industry at all. -
Although the winter provides time to rest before the spring gardening season, productivity and planning with USU Extensions classes can pay off. -
Savannahs are characterized by their shifting dominance of grass and trees. Though fire is believed to give grass a boost over slower growing plants, it turns out we know little about their roots. -
Africa baobabs are distinctive, long-lived trees with essential ecosystem roles. However, their populations are in decline due to increasing herbivore populations. -
Despite their branding as pests, termites have an astounding impact on ecology. However, their contribution to ecosystem resilience is still being explored. -
The Utah Climate Center's Casey Olsen summarizes November's weather, and predicts mixed temperatures this week. -
The Utah Climate Center's Casey Olsen summarizes November's weather, and predicts an increase in precipitation this month and shifting temperatures this week.
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Jack Danos's feet were dangling from a ski lift when he got a bright idea to reinvent the heated sock. -
We revisit our conversation from July with Michael Sowder, long-time yoga practitioner, poet, scholar, Sanskritist, essayist, and father.
Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
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The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
NPR News
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Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on." -
Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession? -
Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline. -
Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington. -
Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party. -
As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition. -
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. -
From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and dozens in between, NPR Music shares its picks for the best songs of 2025. -
Honduras' attorney general said Monday that he had ordered Honduran authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump. -
If Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares children into behaving themselves, complete with goat horns and gnashing teeth.
