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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Lara Gale met Hanif Ahmadzai while she was working with the military in Afghanistan. Together with StoryCorps they explored their different experiences with the US withdrawal.
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Michael, Laurie and Vanessa Ballam share a behind-the-scenes look at Cache Valley theater and raising a family on stage.
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When he came into the StoryCorps booth with Ann Norman, Darren Parry talked about the early Shoshone and the part his grandmother played in the history of the Bear River Massacre.
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Kendra Penry of Stokes Nature Center talks with Wild About Utah contributor Jack Greene. They share the beginnings of Cache Valley's nature education nonprofit.
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Brock Marchant and his colleague and mentor Charles McCollum reflect on their work in local news and the direction it has taken.
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Kendra Penry and Allen Clutter together remember their recently departed dog and best friend, Kiko.
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Chef Barney Northrop tells his friend William Wood about his path through homeschooling and religious deconstruction to sought-after chef in Logan.
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Dorie Thorpe tells her friend Ginger Payant about her name, her ingenious way of getting more time with an electric sewing machine, and the glasses she used to become a sports champion.
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Conversations bring out stories, not only our own, but those of previous generations. Alice MacAllister reveals the story of one of the lesser known victims of the Red Scare: her own father.
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North Logan's Ron Godfrey tells his StoryCorps conversation partner about a run-in with the school principal.