Access Utah Specials Fresh Folk Radio Cosmopolis Tuesday, March 16 | Listen Lee Austin speaks first with documentary producer and filmmaker Lorie Conway about her film and companion book Forgotten Ellis Island. Later, University of Utah Law Professor Wayne McCormack discusses the series of "states rights" bills passed recently by the Utah Legislature. McCormack doubts many will withstand court review. Access Utah Home Page Remembering Merlin Olsen Utah State University Aggie legend and NFL great Merlin Olsen dies after battling cancer. Kerry Bringhurst reports.Hear the Story Special Features Home Page Saturday, March 20 On the show this week, I feature the earthy and literate songs from Gabrielle Louise, and the new live album from the popular Australian band The Waifs. You'll also hear songs from new releases by Sam Baker, Levon Helm and Son Volt, among other talented artists. Fresh Folk Home Page | Last week's show: | Friday, March 19 Tune in this week for a special episode of Radio Cosmopolis focused on the music of South Africa. I'll be interviewing Albert Mazibuko of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and playing several songs by them, as well as classics by Miriam Makeba and Mahlathini and contemporary hits by Thandiswa and Zuluboy. Radio Cosmopolis Home Page | Last week's show: |

2010 General Legislative Session On Monday January 25, the 2010 General Session of the Utah Legislature began on Capitol Hill. Legislators began 45 days of work on legislation and state budgets. Budgets will get special attention in this second year of recession. A deficit of $920 million is projected and the budget must be balanced. The choices before legislators are a second year of program cuts, tapping $520 million in Rainy Day funds, bonding for roads and buildings, and/or raising taxes. Daily legislative updates for the 2010 General Session are available. Go to The League of Women Voters of Utah site for the updates. Legislative updates are prepared daily by Sandy Peck, the League Executive Director. A weekly update is broadcast Monday mornings at 7:35 a.m. on Utah Public Radio. UPR's Dinner at Diablo April 24 With Lynne Rossetto Kasper SOLD OUT Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table, will be coming to a UPR Benefit Dinner held at Cafe Diablo in Torrey, UT on Saturday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. Support UPR and come join us for this event. What: UPR Benefit Dinner with The Splendid Table's Lynne Rossetto Kasper When: April 24, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Where: Cafe Diablo, 599 West Main Street, Torrey, UT Cost: $95 per Person SOLD OUT For lodging and area information see www.waynecountyutah.org. About Lynne Rossetto Kasper Lynne Rossetto Kasper has won numerous awards as host of The Splendid Table, including two James Beard Foundation Awards (1998, 2008) for Best National Radio Show on Food, three Clarion Awards (2007, 2008, 2009) from Women in Communication and a Gracie Allen Award in 2000 for Best Syndicated Talk Show. Lynne is a respected authority on food, having published three bestselling books: The Splendid Table, The Italian Country Table, and The Splendid Table's How To Eat Supper, which was co-authored with producer Sally Swift in 2008. Lynne's syndicated column, "How To Eat Supper," appears in 700 newspapers. The Splendid Table can be heard on more than 200 public radio stations nationwide. Four Minute Memoirs Four Minute Memoirs: Original works by Utah State University intensive writing course students. USU Professor of English, Pat Gantt's project involves students in a one week writing course. UPR's Four Minute Memoirs can be heard Friday mornings at 8:35 a.m. during Morning Edition. Katie Bradshaw's "The Battle:" Listen Austin Barnett's "The Biz:" Listen Kevin Hargraves' "Enemy Territory:" Listen Cristi Carol's "The Simple Life:" Listen Selected Shorts Live Broadcast UPR broadcasted a live production of the national program, Selected Shorts. The program was broadcast from the Utah Humanities Council’s Book Festival at the downtown city library in Salt Lake City. The broadcast ran from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2009. If you missed it, you can hear the broadcast by clicking here. Where in Utah Is Carl Kasell? Carl Kasell was kidnapped from our General Manager’s desk and is being held for ransom! He has been sighted in Cache Valley and throughout other Utah locations. To see his latest location, click here. Where would you like to see Carl show up? E-mail our webmaster or leave a comment on our facebook page if you have any suggestions. UPR on your iPhone You can now take UPR with you wherever you go. National Public Radio has created a new app called NPR News which allows you to tune into over 150 public radio stations across the country, including UPR. The NPR News app works on all iPhones and iPod Touches that have a live Internet connection, either via WiFi or 3G or EDGE. Some station streams with high bit rates will perform best when using a WiFi or 3G connection. UPR streams at 32k so you should be able to receive a good stream no matter how you are connected. What you'll need: iPhone or iPod Touch iTunes and an iTunes account NPR News App To learn more about this new app read here at NPR's website. Access Utah is on iTunes! The Access Utah podcast is now on iTunes! Now it is even easier to take Access Utah with you on the go. Simply subscribe to the podcast in iTunes by clicking here and iTunes will take care of the rest for you. When you miss an episode of Access Utah on the air, it will be waiting for you to listen to in iTunes within 24 hours of the broadcast. Then you can listen to it at your convenience on your computer or transfer it to your iPod and listen on the go! CARS Donating a car (or more than one) is an excellent way to get rid of old vehicles you don't want. The biggest problem most people face when buying a new vehicle: what to do with the old one. Utah Public Radio has partnered with CARS as part of a vehicle donation program. By donating a car you receive a tax deduction, support UPR and help someone in the community. Visit CARS homepage to find out more information, or go straight to the CARS/UPR donation page to donate your car now. If you prefer to be contacted by phone, please call 877-UPR-7501 or 877-877-7501 and a representative will help you with your donation. Utah Cares Utah Nonprofits Association, KCPW and Utah Public Radio are partnering to produce short radio spots demonstrating the positive impacts of local nonprofit organizations. This exciting effort is designed to help increase the visibility of nonprofits across the state and to inspire people to give generously to area charitable organizations and community groups that are so essential to the health and well-being of our state. To listen to episodes of Utah Cares click here and for further information or to submit an organization visit our Utah Cares Page.