RadioWest
Fridays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
A show for the wildly curious. Doug Fabrizio explores the world through in-depth conversations with writers, filmmakers, scientists, thinkers and others. From KUER in Salt Lake City.
Latest Stories
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New Age spirituality is everywhere these days, from tarot cards and crystals to astrology and energy healing. Leah Sottile’s book tells the story.
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The writer Caroline Crampton beat cancer. But she still didn’t feel well. Instead, she was stuck with a persistent, anxious fear that the cancer would surely return.
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These days, we take the polarization of faith in America for granted: Christians are mostly conservative, and liberals are hardly religious at all. But it wasn’t always this way.
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Few presidents’ wives have been demonized like Mary Todd Lincoln. But historian Lois Romano says the hatred for Mary says more about her detractors than about her.
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In 1856, Mary Ann Patten became the first woman to captain an American merchant vessel. She was only 19 years old. Historian Tilar Mazzeo’s book tells the remarkable story.
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With the backing of Utah's governor and congressional delegation, President Trump has once again shrunk two of the state's national monuments. It’s only the latest move in a game of political football over Utah’s public lands.
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The famed classicist Mary Beard was a child when she saw it in the British Museum: a 4000-year-old piece of bread. That kicked off a lifetime love of antiquity.
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E. Jean Carroll’s long-running advice column in Elle magazine made her famous. Now in her 80s, she’s making headlines for taking on the President of the United States.
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The linguist Valerie Fridland says everyone has an accent, whether they think so or not. Her new book is about how the different ways we talk shape our lives.
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There’s emerging evidence of the health benefits of getting hot and working up a sweat. Author Bill Gifford’s book makes the case.