Podcast
Behind the Headlines
Hosted by Tom Williams · EN
From its politics to its public lands to polygamy, Utah has always been fertile ground for news. Here on UPR, The Salt Lake Tribune presents a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines.
Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.Hosted by UPR's Tom Williams, a rotating panel of the state’s top journalists explain what’s happening in the Beehive State along with the hows and whys.
Listeners can join the discussion by sending questions to @upraccess on Twitter or emailing upraccess@gmail.com.
Behind the Headlines is brought to you through a partnership with Utah Public Radio and The Salt Lake Tribune.
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Glen Canyon's once lush ecosystem is returning and more Utah news
5d ago00:51:11Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters Palak Jayswal and Brooke Larsen join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about some of the stories we’ve missed on the program over the last few weeks, including the return of Glen Canyon’s once lush ecosystem as Lake Powell drops, the man who's on a mission to save Great Salt Lake one piece of clothing at a time, why Utah is one of America's surprising plastic surgery hot spots, and how a new language class has connected hundreds of students to their culture after only two years.
Transcribe →Utah Supreme Court expansion and more on Behind the Headlines
1w ago00:52:11Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters discuss Utah Supreme Court justice expansions, why data center developers are drawn to Utah, and The Other Side Foundation.
Transcribe →Sen. Mike Lee wants to repeal this conservation rule and more on Behind the Headlines
3w ago00:45:30Tap to summarizeTribune reporters Tamarra Kemsley, Brooke Larsen, and Courtney Tanner talk about the week’s top stories, including Sen. Mike Lee attaching a repeal of the Roadless Rule to a federal wildfire bill.
Transcribe →Gov. Cox's Utah Supreme Court picks and more on Behind the Headlines
4w ago00:46:14Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including Gov. Spencer Cox's picks to fill new Utah Supreme Court seats and Kevin O'Leary's plans to reduce the Stratos data center size.
Transcribe →How the LDS church tracks abusers, water usage, and more on Behind the Headlines
May 2900:48:53Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters discuss the LDS church tracking system, the sociology of water use, and potential slowing of data centers in one Utah county.
Transcribe →Snowpack, data centers, and more on Behind the Headlines
May 2200:50:01Tap to summarizeThis week, Tom Williams talks with Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen, Tony Semerad, and Emily Anderson Stern about opinions surrounding Box Elder county's recently approved data center.
Transcribe →Water and more southern Utah news on Behind the Headlines live in St. George
May 2000:48:28Tap to summarizeSouthern Utah Tribune reporters Mark Eddington and Brooke Larsen joined UPR for a live broadcast in St. George. They talk about the top stories in southern Utah, including the Colorado River.
Transcribe →Contentious Box Elder data center meeting and more on Behind the Headlines
May 800:49:33Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters Samantha Moilanen and Tamarra Kemsley and data columnist Andy Larsen talk about the week’s top stories, including the meeting for the Box Elder County data center project.
Transcribe →Box Elder data center, Blake Moore's defeat, and more on Behind the Headlines
May 400:49:57Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune editor Sean Means and reporter Addy Baird talk about the week’s top stories, including Box Elder County delaying a vote on a hyperscale data center, and more.
Transcribe →Inflation, Utah's measles outbreak, and more on Behind the Headlines
Apr 2400:52:45Tap to summarizeSalt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Paighten Harkins, Addy Baird, and Jessica Schreifels, along with visual journalist Trent Nelson, talk about the week’s top stories.
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