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In his book Far From the Tree, the writer Andrew Solomon tells the stories of children whose profound differences -- dwarfism, schizophrenia, Down…

An archive of RadioWest shows broadcast in 2008.

In 1836, Elijah Ables, a man of mixed-race, was ordained to the priesthood of the Mormon Church. He was a committed friend of Joseph Smith, and Ables…

Wednesday, a conversation with celebrated author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell was in Utah as a guest of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, which gave us…

When magazine editor John Homans and his family adopted their first dog, he was struck by the strangeness of having a predator in his home, one who really…

Tuesday, we're taking on full-puppet nudity with the musical Avenue Q and a look at the history of puppetry. Muppet-style characters may remind you of…

In November 1942, a U.S. cargo plane on a routine mission crashed into a Greenland glacier. A B-17 bomber was sent to rescue the downed plane’s five…

You may have the impression that people who believe conspiracy theories are crackpots, but consider this: a new Gallup poll shows 61% of Americans don't…

Friday, we're talking about one of the most enigmatic and fascinating characters in American music. La Monte Young was a pioneer of the minimalist…

If you survived Black Friday and visited your neighborhood shops on Small Business Saturday but still haven't crossed all the names off your gift-giving…