Terry Tempest Williams' 'Erosion'

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published January 10, 2020 at 8:04 AM MST

As an observer of nature, Terry Tempest Williams knows the impact that water, time and wind have a landscape. In her new book “Erosion,” Williams turns her gaze and pen to other types of erosion: the social breakdown of trust, democracy and compassion.

Throughout the collection, Williams asks the question: “How do we find the strength to not look away from all that is breaking our hearts?” She speaks with Doug about the erosion that she sees in our society, and especially about her own erosion the past couple of years as she processed the death of her brother. Williams is the Writer-In-Residence at the Harvard Divinity School; her latest book is “Erosion: Essays of Undoing.” [IndieBound|Amazon|Audible]

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Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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