U.S. Politics

Tribune reporters join us to talk about the latest news, including a county clerk who wants Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson prosecuted.

Aired Oct. 15, 2024. Proponents of the two major parties say that third party candidates and independents are just spoilers. We talked with representatives from the United Utah Party and the Utah Libertarian Party.

We revisit our conversation with James Davison Hunter. He who introduced the concept of “culture wars” 30 years ago, and tells us in this new book that historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved.

In the midst of a contentious presidential election year, many of us are feeling the need for increased peace in the world, the nation, our neighborhoods, families, and in our hearts.

Trump, Biden prevail in Utah; Legislature wraps up session; and LDS Church buys Kirtland Temple on this episode of Behind the Headlines

Today we’ll talk with Stephanie Dray about her new historical novel Becoming Madam Secretary, which is about one of the key architects of the New Deal and the first female cabinet secretary: FDR’s Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.

The hosts of Both Sides of the Aisle discuss foreign conflict, national leadership and state elections.

On Thursday’s Access Utah, UPR’s Tom Williams spoke with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on how he is working on depolarization as the Chair of the National Governors Association.

"Right now, our society is suffering. A nation of good people, bogged down in political mire, vitriol, conflict and a stubborn case of gridlock. ... Perhaps if we fix the relationships, we could fix everything else."

In his new book Indivisible, historian and law professor Joel Richard Paul tells the fascinating story of Daniel Webster. Joel Richard Paul joins us to discuss.