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The John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area, or Greater Dinosaur, is part of our public lands. Conservation groups are rallying to protect it in the face of changing federal regulations.
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A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
UPR News & Programs
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Poet Caleb Nolen joins us to talk about his recent publication, "Afterlight," a collection of poems about growing up in the late 1990s and early 2000s. -
Born into a small Lebanese village, Moudi Sbeity arrived in Utah as an 18-year-old queer evacuee with a stutter. Sbeity is now a writer and founder of the Salt Lake City restaurant Laziz Kitchen. -
Hunters and hikers were among almost 133,000 people opposing potential changes to the Travel Management Rule in national forests. Snowmobile groups were part of the 1% of commenters in favor. -
The tour company owner said dozens of potential international customers decided not to book trips partly because of those costs. The new surcharge also applies at two national parks in Utah. -
Set amid the cornfields of central Nebraska, "The Beautiful Plain" opens on a hot afternoon in a hay barn. What begins as a prank will reverberate for decades. -
The company recalled some salsa bean dip trays, but consumers probably don't have the affected product. In other news, part of a Zion National Park roadway is still closed after last week's rockfall. -
The Utah Legislature has already tried to transfer three high-profile cases to the new panel. Plaintiffs in those cases claim it's an overreach of lawmakers' constitutional authority. -
Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kent Udell also offered competing approaches to energy, water, and wildfire management. -
A warm and thoughtful jazz set blending mellow grooves, heartfelt tributes, and soulful vocals—featuring Jalen Baker, Janis Siegel, Josh Lawrence, and Lizz Wright with Kenny Banks, Sr. -
Strong El Niño conditions could last through the winter, bringing Utah more moisture. It's still unclear if the rain will fall where it's most needed — and if it will be enough to combat drought. -
Gabe Reilly, the Salt Lake City firefighter who died Sunday BASE jumping in northern Utah, “truly loved to fly,” his family said. -
In other news, Utah State Fairpark is warning food vendors of scammers impersonating the organization. And, the Bureau of Land Management is removing 300 wild horses in southwest Utah.
Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
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The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
NPR News
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A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later. -
It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned. -
The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee. -
Trump is temporarily allowing this fuel to be used on highways, although it's typically just for off-road farm and construction vehicles. Could that lower the price of diesel? -
As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal. -
New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health? -
The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees. -
It's hard enough being a small-scale farmer. Then the Iran war drove up fertilizer prices. So farmers are using a traditional Asian recipe to make their own. They call it a "labor of love." -
President Trump hits the campaign trail as Republicans look to rally turnout ahead of the midterms.
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A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.
