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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Elizabeth Wilson and Janet Meadows recount the story of their family persevering and rising above challenges as they came to live in St. George, Utah. -
Longtime friends James Oscarson and Rich Guy met at StoryCorps in St. George and then took off in a self-driving Tesla to discuss their lives, friendship, and worldviews. -
Hans Glassmann and Wendy Womack discuss their experiences making documentary films and what drives each of them. -
Georgia Thompson asks her stepdaughter, Nancy Antle, about growing up in Cedar City. We hear about the university, theater, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and school in Cedar City, all from the perspective of a child. -
Lanny Langston brings his dad to StoryCorps to learn a little about where he came from, and the family's roots in Hurricane, Utah. -
Teri Guy and Rebecca Oscarson come to StoryCorps to reflect on their over five-decade-long friendship. -
Judith and Pete Rognli talk about navigating life in St. George by bike with their young son Felix. -
David Simmons tells his friend Jason Kimber about growing up in Cache Valley with his family, whom Jason dubs "Cache Valley Royalty." -
Jeanne O'Connor tells her son Jim DeRito about growing up with 13 siblings. -
A dentist, an artist, a seamstress, a pianist, and spy. Together, Rosemary and Anne Hatch recount a bit of Hatch family magic.
