The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that 2014 could very well end up being the hottest year on record. We’ll hear about taking Earth’s temperature and whether the fever will ever break from Dr. Robert Davies, a physicist

The Rundown: Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller on Nuclear Arms Control (Part 2)

Oct 25th, 2014 24m 56s

Today, part two of our discussion with Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security at the US State Department. In the second half of our conversation, we look at why the U.S. hasn’t signed the Compreh

The Rundown: Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller on the Future of Nuclear Arms

Oct 23rd, 2014 22m 40s

Today – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security at the US State Department. Gottmoeller spoke earlier this week at Westminster College as part of the Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price World A

The Rundown: Alliance for a Better Utah’s Martindale Demystifies Your Ballot

Oct 23rd, 2014 21m 52s

Election day is less than two weeks away and so today we’re taking a close look at your ballot with Maryann Martindale, executive director of the nonprofit, good government group Alliance for a Better Utah. Plus your top local headlines. Voter

The Rundown: Wolves in Utah Continued – a Conservation Perspective

Oct 23rd, 2014 24m 50s

Last week on the show we had a conversation with a biologist from the state of Utah about a recent encounter with a wolf from a northern Idaho pack that had made its way more than 800 miles to arrive in Utah’s Uinta mountains. Today we keep tha

The Rundown: Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy Director Laura Dupuy

Oct 18th, 2014 26m 10s

Today on the program we hear from Laura Dupuy, Executive Director of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy a group that aims to foster global understanding and respect between Utahns and people from around the globe. The organization works to

The Rundown: Cancelled USU Lecture Renews Debate Over Guns on Campuses

Oct 17th, 2014 25m 29s

Today on the show, feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian canceled her appearance at Utah State University this week – after receiving death threats and learning that a state law meant that the school was unable to ban weapons from her lecture.

The Rundown: Dr. Susan Madsen on the Status of Utah Women in Leadership Roles

Oct 16th, 2014 18m 18s

Today on the program, we feature a conversation KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham had with Dr. Susan Madsen, a professor of management, and of leadership and ethics at Utah Valley University. Madsen recently completed a series of research briefs on the st

The Rundown: Crying Wolf in Utah, Interim Day at the Capitol, and More

Oct 14th, 2014 23m 22s

In recent months a solitary wolf from a pack on the Idaho-Canada border strayed into Utah and was photographed in August on the South Slope of the Uinta mountains. We speak with Kimberly Hersey, Mammals Conservation Coordinator for the Utah Div

The Rundown: Utah Health Policy Project Executive Director Matt Slonaker Talks Healthy Utah

Oct 14th, 2014 28m 4s

Today on the program we hear from the Utah Health Policy Project’s Matt Slonaker about governor Herbert’s Medicaid Expansion alternative, and about getting healthcare right in Utah. Plus your top local headlines and more.

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