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Access Utah
Hosted by Tom Williams · EN
Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs live Monday-Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Access Utah covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats from in-depth interviews to call-in shows. Email us at upraccess@gmail.com or call at 1-800-826-1495. Join the discussion!
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Birds and science journalism with former UPR reporters on Access Utah
Mar 2500:54:32Tap to summarizeToday we talk with former UPR student reporters who have gone on to great things. Our guests will include: Aimee Van Tatenhove, and Clarissa Casper.
Transcribe →A year in the company of trees with Nalini Nadkarni on Access Utah
Mar 2500:59:16Tap to summarizeNational Geographic says that tree canopy ecologist Nalini Nadkarni "has spent four decades dangling among the branches to study how forests inform our daily lives.”
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Eating the Past on Access Utah
Mar 2300:55:43Tap to summarizeWe talk with several of the hosts of Eating the Past about a variety of food and history topics, including a food quiz.
Transcribe →Folklore with Katherine Borland on Access Utah
Mar 2000:52:51Tap to summarizeIn the 2026 Fife Honor Lecture at USU, professor Katherine Borland of Ohio State University’s Center for Folklore Studies, focused on miracle narratives. She joins us for the hour.
Transcribe →An oral history of songs in the Intermountain West on Access Utah
Mar 1800:50:55Tap to summarizeIntermountain Song Trails is a new oral history project exploring how songs travel across generations, families, and migration routes, from lullabies to work songs to church or scouting traditions.
Transcribe →Your spring gardening questions, answered on Access Utah
Mar 1700:51:21Tap to summarizeGardening expert and UPR friend Dan Drost joins us. Whether you’ve got a large backyard garden, participate in a community garden, or have a small box near your window, Dan can help.
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Cache Valley children's book authors on Access Utah
Mar 1600:51:07Tap to summarizeOn this episode we talk with Wil Wood, author of “And It Was Beautiful” and Zack Garner and Rachel Quillen Garner, writer and illustrator, respectively, of “Half Moon on the Moon.”
Transcribe →'Three Revolutions' with Daniel Sperling on Access Utah
Mar 1600:49:50Tap to summarizeIn his book Three Revolutions: Steering Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicles to a Better Future, Dan Sperling says transportation is on the cusp of revolutionary change. He joins us for the hour.
Transcribe →Legislative recap, selling part of Great Salt Lake, and more on Behind the Headlines
Mar 1300:50:57Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Leia Larsen, and Brock Marchant talk about the week’s top stories, including a recap of the Utah Legislature's 2026 session.
Transcribe →'Being Elizabethan' with Norm Jones on Access Utah
Mar 1300:53:35Tap to summarizeBeloved USU professor Norm Jones has died. We remember him by revisiting our conversation from May 2019, talking about his book "Being Elizabethan: Understanding Shakespeare’s Neighbors."
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