4:55pm

Thu April 11, 2013
April 12, 2013 | Profiles | Rebroadcast

Which Way Is the Front Line From Here?

Credit 2013 (c) HBO

Tim Hetherington preferred "image-maker" over photographer to describe what he did in war zones. He wanted to capture personal moments in the midst of chaos, and the result was stunning work as seen in the documentary "Restrepo." But weeks after attending the Oscars with the film, Hetherington was killed by mortar fire in Libya. In trying to understand the tragic death, his co-producer Sebastian Junger found himself making a documentary. It's a deeply personal project, and on Friday we're rebroadcasting a conversation we had earlier this year with Junger and producer James Brabazon. We talked about Hetherington's work and the job of journalists in war. (Rebroadcast)

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10:33pm

Wed April 10, 2013
April 11, 2013 | Culture

Mormon Women and the Priesthood

Credit Image by J. Stephen Conn/Creative Commons via flickr

Thursday, we're talking about the role of women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Over the last few years, a movement of Mormon women asserting their rights within the Church has reemerged. They've been asking to pray in general conference and be more involved in day-to-day decisions. Now there is a group asking to be given the LDS priesthood. But why haven't women been given the priesthood? Is it a doctrinal issue or a cultural one? Doug is joined by Mormon women to talk about the history and about what's at stake.

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4:49pm

Tue April 9, 2013
April 10, 2013 | Science

Bad Astronomy

When the astronomer Phil Plait goes outside on a clear night, he can’t help but look up at the stars. It’s a habit he wishes more people had. He also wishes the cosmos weren’t so misunderstood and the subject of such shaky science. Plait has made it his mission to educate people about the incredibly vast universe surrounding our tiny planet. He’s coming to Salt Lake City later this week, and he’ll join us on Wednesday to help explain the universe, dispel myths swirling around it and to detail the threats it poses to life as we know it.

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6:48pm

Mon April 8, 2013
April 9, 2013 | Culture

Our Favorite Toys

"Toy Hunter" Jordan Hembrough gets "down and dirty" with Evel Knevel.

What was your favorite toy as a kid? Do remember the excitement of finally getting that one you wanted or playing with it for hours on end?  Tuesday, we're gathering a panel of experts to talk about our favorite toys: why we love them, how they've changed over time and what they tell us about ourselves. Among our guests is Jordan Hembrough of Travel Channel's "Toy Hunter," who says that even for collectors there is one important thing to remember: toys are about having fun. 

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9:57am

Sun April 7, 2013
April 8, 2013 | Art

Suffrage

Monday, we’re talking about a new work by local playwright Jenifer Nii. It’s called “Suffrage,” and it looks at the complicated history between women’s right to vote and polygamy in 19th century Utah. Utah was the second territory in the US to grant suffrage, but in less than two decades, the right was stripped away as part of a national effort to eradicate plural marriage. Nii joins us, along with the director and cast of Plan B Theatre Company’s production to talk about the social and political roles of women.

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6:09pm

Thu April 4, 2013
April 5, 2013 | Science | Rebroadcast

Chasing Ice

When photographer James Balog first headed to the Arctic for National Geographic in 2005, he says he was a skeptic about climate change. What he saw there though put his career on a new course. Balog is the founder of the Extreme Ice Survey – a project that captures visually dramatic manifestations of climate change. Friday, Doug talks to Balog and filmmaker Jeff Orlowski about the stunning documentary "Chasing Ice." It follows James Balog as he risks his life to document the impact of warming temperatures on the world's glaciers. (Rebroadcast)

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12:52am

Thu April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013 | News

Protecting Snake Valley

Lake Creek wetlands, Snake Valley, Utah

Wednesday, Governor Gary Herbert announced he would not sign the Snake Valley Water Agreement. The agreement was the result of 4 years of negotiations between Utah and Nevada over how they would share water in an aquifer along their border.  Las Vegas' water demands are outpacing existing resources, but critics say drawing down the water would mean disaster for fragile watersheds, for ranchers and for Utah's air quality. Thursday, we're talking about the Governor's decision and about the next steps for protecting Utah's water.

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6:30pm

Tue April 2, 2013
April 3, 2013 | Art

Finding Oz

Dorothy meets the Cowardly Lion. From the first edition of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

Wednesday, we're telling the story behind one of America's most enduring tales. Our guest is the journalist Evan Schwartz, author of a book about L. Frank Baum. Before publishing "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in 1900, Baum failed at acting, selling castor oil and running a toy shop. But along the way, he was collecting ideas that would find their way into his parable of the American Dream. Schwartz joins Doug to talk about the personal turmoil and spiritual transformation that led Baum to Oz.

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3:30pm

Mon April 1, 2013
April 2, 2013 | Science

Gulp

Everybody eats, and we more or less know what that’s about. What happens after we eat – the transformation of food as it passes through our bodies – that’s more of a mystery, and a gross one at that. In her newest book, the science writer Mary Roach explores the interesting and kind of disgusting science and stories of our digestive tracts. Roach joins us on Tuesday to answer some age old alimentary questions: Why is crunchy food so appealing? How much food can you eat before your stomach bursts? And of course, did constipation kill Elvis?

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9:34am

Mon April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013 | Culture | Rebroadcast

Hamlet's Blackberry

There's a conflict in the era of emails, texts, tweets, tags, pokes and posts. It's our struggle between that desire to be connected and the impulse to be left alone. Media critic William Powers says it's always been this way. Monday, Powers joins Doug to talk about our technological past. His book is about how you master the art of disconnecting. It's called Hamlet's BlackBerry. (Rebroadcast)

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