Pico Iyer

Religions and myths tell us of paradise — where there is no suffering and bliss abounds. But can a real paradise ever be reached or made?

Searching for Paradise with Pico Iyer

Alvin Hall

In 2019, author and broadcaster Alvin Hall drove from Detroit to New Orleans, using the same guide that was used during the height of segregation, The Negro Motorist Green Book.

Alvin Hall Drives the Green Book

Filmmaker Sam Green is obsessed with sound. After you see his documentary, you might feel the same way.

Through the Lens: '32 Sounds' with Sam Green

Ramesses II

The first known peace treaty was negotiated by Ramesses II, a pharaoh who came from a line of commoners and was the only Egyptian king known as “the Great.”

Ramesses II: The King of Kings

“Did Brigham Young order the Mountain Meadows Massacre?”

The Mountain Meadows Massacre, Pt. 2: Blood, Blood, Blood

On September 11, 1857, a Mormon militia attacked a wagon train of California-bound emigrants. They killed more than a hundred men, women and children.

The Mountain Meadows Massacre, Pt. 1: Too Late, Too Late 

With the release of the new film, “The Sound of Freedom,” Operation Underground Railroad and its founder, Tim Ballard, are back in the news, so we are reposting our 2022 episode about the organization and the realities of child-sex-trafficking. This episode mentions an investigation into Operation Underground Railroad, which has since been dropped.

Web Extra: Revisiting Operation Underground Railroad

David Remnick

As the longtime editor of The New Yorker, David Remnick has profiled many of rock n’ roll and pop music’s greatest performers, often later in their lives.

David Remnick on the GOATs of Pop Music

Barney Hill

On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill claimed they were abducted by “beings that were somehow not human.”

The Alien Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill 

David Grann

In 1740, the Wager set sail from England in search of Spanish treasure. Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

David Grann on the Disastrous Voyage of the Wager 

KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.

Even if you aren’t afflicted by it, you probably know about obsessive compulsive disorder. But even if you have it, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of scrupulosity.

Never Heard of Scrupulosity? Neither Have Many Who Suffer From It


After the birth of her son, documentary filmmaker Natalia Almada asked herself: Will technology be a better mother than me?

Through The Lens: Users 

Dacher Keltner

You know that feeling you get when you see something so incredible that it transcends understanding? That’s awe. But, really, what is awe?

Awe and the Science of Wonder with Dacher Keltner

Michael Finkel

Between 1995 and 2001, Stéphane Breitweiser stole 239 works of art from more than 100 museums around Europe. He never sold a single one.

Michael Finkel on the World’s Most Prolific Art Thief 

Stacy Schiff

Samuel Adams

The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.

The Revolutionary Samuel Adams with Stacy Schiff 

Quentin Tarantino

What do you get when you mix conversations about burgers in Europe, debates about Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” plus lots of violence? A Tarantino movie.

Quentin Tarantino and ‘Inglourious Basterds’ 

An effort is underway to bring a Major League Baseball team to Utah. But what does it mean, and what does it take to make the jump to the big leagues?

Is Utah Ready For The Big Leagues? 

Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese’s new novel “The Covenant of Water” is already a critical sensation. We’re talking with him about writing it, as well as the intersection between art and medicine.

Abraham Verghese On ‘The Covenant of Water’

What do Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” Led Zeppelin’s “Houses of the Holy” and “Elegy” by The Nice have in common? All are iconic albums — visually, as well as musically.

Through the Lens: ‘Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)’

This was fantastic! Thanks for the thoughtful insight on a fascinating issue.

The Politics of Mormonism.

I love how this podcast mediates the mixed cultures in Utah

Doug and Lee Hale are killing it

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