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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North Logan's Ron Godfrey tells his StoryCorps conversation partner about a run-in with the school principal. -
Ordinary people often have big unrecognized stories. We are lucky that a friend and coworker heard this story and insisted her friend come into the booth with her. -
Chiq Spencer brought her husband John into the StoryCorps booth to tell us how his military career began unexpectedly — with pingpong balls. -
Stephanie Sorenson and Lila Geddes came into the StoryCorps booth with a tale of an under-aged Cache Valley joyride made uniquely possible by rural life. -
For A.J. Anderson, participating in StoryCorps was a chance to hear stories from his grandpa John Waters. -
StoryCorps participant Mark Baldwin spins his tale of an earlier generation of boys growing up and playing softball in Wellsville, Utah. -
Two Cache Valley farm girls Debbie Andrew and her sister-in-law Jaylene Anderson give us two stories of everyday heroism on the farm. -
Calling in to the StoryCorps project from North Logan, Ron Godfrey shared moments from his childhood in Murray. Today's story involves a little boy named Timmy, a very prepared boy named Moe and a hapless tooth in the middle.
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Matthew and Lianne Wappett look back at a particularly wild experience on the San Juan river and how it affected their relationships with each other and their future family. -
Former bodybuilding champion Steve Reno began life as an orphan. Now at age 84, he looks back at the paths he has taken and shares key insights.
