Kirsten Swanson
Weekend Host | ProducerKirsten grew up listening to Utah Public Radio in Smithfield, Utah and now resides in Logan. She has three children and is currently producing Utah StoryCorps and working as the Saturday morning host on UPR. Kirsten graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor's degree History in 2000 and dual minors in Horticulture and German. She enjoys doing voice work, stories, gardening, teaching children, and dancing. Major credits include StoryCorps, Utah Works, One Small Step, and the APTRA award-winning Ride the Rails.
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David Simmons tells his friend Jason Kimber about growing up in Cache Valley with his family, whom Jason dubs "Cache Valley Royalty." -
Jeanne O'Connor tells her son Jim DeRito about growing up with 13 siblings. -
A dentist, an artist, a seamstress, a pianist, and spy. Together, Rosemary and Anne Hatch recount a bit of Hatch family magic.
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Two sisters share the biggest gifts of growing up in a close family and remaining close through challenges and triumphs. -
Eric LaMalfa and his daughter Aria share their growth and love in musical theater. -
Mar Fenix Nauta and Julianne Larsen talk about how they met and some of the good times in their 15 years together. -
Kristina Winn says she has a special love for her grandmother, Kenna Worthington, a self-described woman of faith who faces life’s challenges one stitch at a time. -
Lemuel Earl tells his son Bryan and grandson Micah about the life and love he shared with his wife through war, work and illness. -
Tim Nielsen talks with his mother Mary Jean about their shared faith and the experiences that enliven it. -
Dixee Neugebauer brought her daughter and granddaughter into the StoryCorps booth in May and told them of the joys and challenges she experienced as a young woman in her first teaching job.
