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How bad are our freeways? According to land-use planner and municipal engineer Charles Marohn, if someone tried to design a transportation system to create the maximum amount of congestion possible, the result would be the United States’ current system.

Natu Tweh, the son of Liberian immigrants, comes to Salt Lake City from Miami, Florida. He keeps his culture close and is always open to sharing it with anyone and everyone. Natu enjoys trying new activities, adding most of them to an ever-increasing list of hobbies. The top of this eclectic list includes music, reading manga, breakdancing, playing rhythm games and martial arts. During his time at the University of Florida, Natu focused on music journalism. He wrote reviews and interviewed bands for the now defunct blog LVL to the Room, and co-hosted Connect the Dots, a weekly radio show that focused on music and activism. After graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s in journalism, Natu’s sense of adventure and passion for learning led him to Salt Lake City. He’s excited to work with RadioWest and soak in everything he can!

Wednesday, Bob Boilen of NPR's All Songs Considered joins us to talk about his favorite albums of 2011. You know the kind of album we're talking about.…

At the height of its power, the Ku Klux Klan was run by a depraved charlatan named D. C. Stephenson, until a woman's deathbed confession brought him down.

At the height of its power, the Ku Klux Klan was run by a depraved charlatan named D. C. Stephenson, until a woman's deathbed confession brought him down.

You’d think that certain bonds couldn’t be broken by different beliefs, even strongly opposed convictions. But some conspiracies are just that powerful.

In 1951, the U.S. government began test detonations of nuclear bombs in the Nevada desert. It wasn’t long before people started getting cancer.

History is full of white explorers “discovering” the Americas. But there are stories that flow the other way, too, of Indigenous people who also “discovered” a new land — Europe.

Debate is swirling around a proposed project to dredge Utah Lake and use the recovered sediment to build nearly three dozen islands. Proponents of the plan claim it’s the only way to save the ailing lake, while a chorus of detractors say it’s a boondoggle with no scientific basis. But what about the lake itself?

As the West grows increasingly arid, Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest reservoir, is dwindling. Its retreat has revealed glimpses of the storied red rock canyon submerged for decades under hundreds of feet of water. Environmental advocate Eric Balken says the facts of Lake Powell’s retreat and Glen Canyon’s return pose significant challenges, as well as exciting opportunities.