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Wednesday, our guest is Biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan, whose latest book explores the bipolar nature of divine violence in both the Old and New...
Since the 1950s, a war has been waged in America against an accused dietary culprit: fat. Avoid fat, we were told, and you’ll live longer and healthier...
For centuries, humans have used technology to alter the planet, with dramatic consequences for the environment. Some think technology can also be used...
The growing season is just ramping up, which means that many people will soon be enjoying the bounty of summer's harvest. Friday, we’re discussing a...
Friday, Iranian-American author Azar Nafisi joins us to talk about the state of literature and the humanities in the US. Using the great American works...
Writer Nikil Saval has written a book that uncovers a fascinating history in the most banal place: the office. Whether it’s the “dismal little cell” of...
Last week, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made headlines by announcing its support of LGBT anti-discrimination laws. But leaders also...
The philosopher Roman Krznaric has spent years thinking about empathy, and he suggests you forget the idea that it’s some fluffy, feel-good concept....
Shannon Whisnant has a nose for a bargain. But when he bought a used grill at a North Carolina auction, the severed human leg he found inside was not...
Thursday, director Robert Gordon joins us to discuss his documentary film Best of Enemies, which profiles the caustic rivalry between Gore Vidal and...
Ever since the invention of radio and television, humans have been sending signals into outer space, announcing their existence to other civilizations...
A new revolutionary culture was emerging in the 1960s, and for a short period of time the Black Panther Party was the vanguard of that change. Bold,...
Monday, we're live from the Park City Museum on Main Street. Our guests are Utah filmmakers Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn, whose film In Football We Trust...
Many jobs have been taken from workers and given to computers. There are obvious ones like assembly line operators, but consider this: computers are now...
Thursday, we begin our Sundance Film Festival coverage with the story of the eccentric and passionate creation of Greenpeace. Founder Bob Hunter was a...
