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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.

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Salt Lake City, UT

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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.

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English


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The Sundance Film Festival Broke Up with Utah. What Happened?

4/3/2025
Sundance is leaving Park City for Boulder, Colorado. We’re processing the breakup and asking what all jilted partners do: Was it something we did?

Duration:00:50:30

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Elaine Pagels Wants to Show You the Real Jesus of Nazareth

4/2/2025
The evidence is clear that Jesus of Nazareth was a real, historical person. But beyond that, says the scholar Elaine Pagels, there are more questions than answers about what kind of person Jesus was and what can be known about his life.

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How to be a Better Talker

3/27/2025
Do you find yourself struggling in conversations? Fear not. There’s actually science to help you get better at the art of talking with other people.

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Best of RadioWest: Meditations and Magical Overthinking

3/26/2025
This week, we're revisiting two of our recent favorite shows, focusing on how we find balance in our lives.

Duration:00:42:41

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The Satanic Panic Comes to Spring City, Utah

3/20/2025
Satanic panics — a fear that satanic cults secretly performed ritualistic abuse and sacrifices — were common in the late '80's and early '90's. One seems to be playing out in San Pete County today.

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Why a Massacre of Chinese Miners 140 Years Ago Still Matters

3/19/2025
On September 2, 1885, tragedy struck the coal-mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, when white coal workers brutally attacked and murdered Chinese immigrants brought in to work the mines.

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Utah axed collective bargaining this year. What other laws passed in 2025?

3/13/2025
Another legislative session is in the books. This year, lawmakers passed over 500 bills. We’re talking about what’s new after the 2025 Utah Legislative Session.

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For Women in the Workplace, What's Changed Since the '80s?

3/12/2025
In 1980, Jane Fonda and her producing partner Bruce Gilbert, took a serious issue — women in the workforce not receiving equal pay — and made it into the accessible and smash-hit comedy “9 to 5.” Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, it became a pop culture hit.

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A Year-Long Misadventure Through the Grand Canyon

3/6/2025
Kevin Fedarko’s best friend said it would be easy: Hike from one end of the Grand Canyon to the other. He said it would be “a walk in the park.” It wasn’t.

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Lessons from a Year on Ozempic

3/5/2025
Johann Hari spent a year on the weight-loss drug Ozempic, and it worked — better than he could’ve imagined. But the treatment left him deeply conflicted.

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What Will Donald Trump Do With Public Lands?

2/27/2025
It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump gives much thought to public land in the West. Nonetheless, observers on all sides are fairly certain his new administration will have a noticeable impact on public lands policy in the region. Which begs the question: If Trump isn’t the one guiding those policies, who is? And what does that mean for America’s 640 million acres of federally-owned public land?

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The Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

2/26/2025
If the word “Viking” conjures for you a braided warrior raiding a village in the north of Europe, you’re not wrong. But there’s a lot more to the story.

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Unveiling the Secrets of American Militias

2/20/2025
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, John Williams, a wilderness survival trainer from Utah, embarked on a dangerous mission to infiltrate American militias. Posing as an ally, Williams spent years undercover within groups like the Oath Keepers.

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Can Christianity Save the Country?

2/19/2025
Author and journalist Jonathan Rauch is a Jewish atheist. And yet, he’s calling on Christians to remember their faith — and practice it the way Founding Father James Madison might have done.

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The Utah Point Guard that Broke the NBA’s Color Barrier

2/13/2025
Can you name the person who broke the color barrier in professional basketball? If you are thinking Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton or Earl Lloyd, you are wrong. It was a Japanese American point guard from Ogden named Wat Misaka.

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For the Medically Frail and Dying Homeless, There’s Only One INN Between

2/12/2025
The INN Between is the only end-of-life and recuperative care facility of its kind in the U.S. And it’s housed in a quiet neighborhood in Sugarhouse.

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Da Vinci knew it—Notebooks are *the* killer app for creative thinking

2/6/2025
These days, you might type ideas into the Notes app. But that’s just a testament to the importance of history’s real creative titan: the humble notebook.

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A Conversation with Senator John Curtis

1/30/2025
John Curtis took his place in the United State Senate on January 3 of this year. He’s joining us to talk about his life in politics and his vision for Utah and the nation.

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The 2025 Utah Legislative Session

1/29/2025
With the new year comes a new legislative session — and a new tone.

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Does "American Primeval" get the Violence of Mormon History Right?

1/23/2025
The Netflix mini-series “American Primeval” depicts the Utah War with extreme brutality. It’s also raising questions about historical accuracy.

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