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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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'The Twilight Forest' with Gary Ferguson on Access Utah
Mar 1300:50:42Tap to summarizeWe revisit our conversation from October 2025 with Gary Ferguson, talking about his book "The Twilight Forest."
Transcribe →Learning to read on TikTok with Oliver James on Access Utah
Mar 1300:49:28Tap to summarizeAs a result of childhood learning disabilities and educational neglect, Oliver James graduated from high school and became one of approximately 45 million functionally illiterate Americans.
Transcribe →The Latter-day Saint historical enterprise on Access Utah
Mar 1000:49:16Tap to summarizeWe revisit our conversation with historian Richard E. Turley Jr. about his Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture, titled "Team History: The Latter-day Saint Historical Enterprise, 1986–2025."
Transcribe →'The Twilight Forest' with Gary Ferguson on Access Utah
Mar 900:50:42Tap to summarizeWe revisit our conversation from October 2025 with Gary Ferguson, talking about his book "The Twilight Forest."
Transcribe →How to change minds about politics on Access Utah
Mar 900:51:08Tap to summarizeWe talk with Sarah Stein Lubrano about her book "Don’t Talk About Politics."
Transcribe →'The Glorians' with Terry Tempest Williams on Access Utah
Mar 200:52:16Tap to summarizeTerry Tempest Williams says the Glorians are not distant deities, but ordinary presences — animal, plant, memory, moment — that reveal our vulnerability and interconnectedness with the natural world.
Transcribe →Doing good in our communities: January 2026 nonprofit spotlight on Access Utah
Feb 2600:52:45Tap to summarizeToday we're doing another nonprofit spotlight. Amy Anderson, regional coordinator for A Bolder Way Forward joins us, and we hear from representatives of other nonprofits throughout the hour.
Transcribe →Breaking a language barrier with Natalia Galicza on Access Utah
Feb 2300:50:08Tap to summarizeWe revisit our conversation from October 2025 with Deseret Magazine reporter Natalia Galicza, talking about her essay titled "Breaking a Language Barrier Brought My Family Together."
Transcribe →Nick and Melanie Herrmann on Access Utah
Feb 1700:48:36Tap to summarizeWe're joined by Nick and Melanie Herrmann. We tell Nick’s story, including living with a brain injury, neuroplasticity, vocational rehabilitation, low level light therapy, and more.
Transcribe →Remembering Winston Groom, author of 'Forrest Gump,' on Access Utah
Feb 1000:50:46Tap to summarizeWe remember writer Winston Groom, who died in 2020. We revisit our conversation from November 2015, talking about his most famous book, "Forrest Gump," as well as his then new book, "The Generals."
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