Back in Pioneer times in Utah, farmers liked to brag about how fast their horses could go, so challenges were made, and the issue usually settled by an informal race.
A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
UPR News & Programs
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We talk with Sadie Webb, associate director of the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, a program that teaches students and faculty how to honor ideological diversity and foster civil discourse.
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A fresh, playful set blending reflective originals, bluesy charm, and a dash of whimsy — featuring Donald Harrison’s groove, Sam Yahel’s lyricism, and a lighthearted turn from the Dave Pell Singers.
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Salt Lake Tribune reporters Megan Banta, Tamarra Kemsley, and Courtney Tanner talk about the week’s top stories, including soaring fuel and fertilizer prices hitting Utah farmers.
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Dima Khalifa shares with Amy Nadel the story of her mixed religion upbringing, working in national parks, and coming to find home in Zion.
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You've probably heard his name associated with regular listener challenges during our fund drives. Now a chance to meet long-time UPR friend Alberto Brizolara on this fund drive Access Utah special.
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Our hosts discuss how war in the Middle East is driving up fuel and fertilizer prices, airport delays across the country, and the withdrawal of signatures from the Prop 4 repeal effort.
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Today brings a dry cold front to northern Utah, keeping daytime highs in the mid to upper 50s for most of the Wasatch Front, the mid 70s for Cedar City, and upper 80s down in St. George.
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Salt Lake and Utah counties could get a few sprinkes right around midnight, but that’ll mostly be restricted to the higher elevations.
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Today we talk with former UPR student reporters who have gone on to great things. Our guests will include: Aimee Van Tatenhove, and Clarissa Casper.
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National Geographic says that tree canopy ecologist Nalini Nadkarni "has spent four decades dangling among the branches to study how forests inform our daily lives.”
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One of the lesser-known natural, and underappreciated, areas in our state is found 32 miles south of Vernal in eastern Utah: the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge.
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The Utah Climate Center's Tim Wright predicts a potential rain shower and gusty winds in northern Utah today. Temperatures for this and next week are inconsistent.
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.
NPR News
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President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.
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The two losses — 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal — were a wakeup call for the USMNT and the team's ambitions for this summer's World Cup. But the Americans said they welcomed the lessons learned.
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Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.
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At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States.
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Countercultural mythmaking and global corporate dominance have helped the tech corporation sail through criticism.
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NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.
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The Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock's Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspension lifted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court.
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Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed starting on Wednesday, raising alarm throughout the increasingly desperate community.
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Woods said Tuesday he is stepping away to seek treatment, four days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. He will miss the Masters for the second straight year.