Tom Williams
UPR Management | Program Director | Access Utah HostTom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.
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Salt Lake Tribune reporters Samantha Moilanen and Tamarra Kemsley and data columnist Andy Larsen talk about the week’s top stories, including the meeting for the Box Elder County data center project. -
Google Data Editor Simon Rogers joins us to discuss spikes in Google searches and what they suggest about humankind. -
In his new book, Nick Greene calls on a turf manager, an expert on color theory, a landscape historian, a paleoanthropologist, and an Anglican priest to understand the history and culture of soccer. -
Mitt Romney’s presidential run, the hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon," and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “I’m a Mormon” media campaign all drew the public eye in the 2010s. -
For most Americans, fairy tales feel like Disney inventions. But the "original" stories were filled with sharp moral lessons, psychological terror, and bizarre magic. -
Salt Lake Tribune editor Sean Means and reporter Addy Baird talk about the week’s top stories, including Box Elder County delaying a vote on a hyperscale data center, and more. -
Colin Woodard, a bestselling author, historian, and award-winning journalist, directs the Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. -
On today's episode, we talk with Shawn Teigen, president of the Utah Foundation, about Utahns' concerns about healthcare costs and the housing market. -
"A Reed Shaken with the Wind" traces the Bear River Marsh from its creation during the last ice age to its current status as an imperiled national wildlife refuge. -
In his new book, acclaimed science writer Michael Bond explores how animals have profoundly influenced our minds and cultures.
