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With debates around the Confederate flag making headlines, one professor is again questioning the name of Dixie State University in Saint George. Dannelle…

The philosopher Roman Krznaric has spent years thinking about empathy, and he suggests you forget the idea that it’s some fluffy, feel-good concept.…

Monday, we’re talking about two feminist and literary giants who our guest says “broke almost every rule there was to break.” Mary Wollstonecraft was the…

Rolling Stone reporter Paul Solotaroff joined us earlier this month to discuss a perceived spike in infant deaths in Vernal, Utah. He said the oil and gas…

As the writer Peter Moore points out, we’re never far from a weather forecast. It’s become a quotidian component of modern life. But were it not for a…

Longtime NPR correspondent Jacki Lyden now leads a radio and podcast project called The SEAMS. It’s an audio expedition of the fashion world and it…

Thursday, Iranian-American author Azar Nafisi joins us to talk about the state of literature and the humanities in the US. Using the great American works…

The growing season is just ramping up, which means that many people will soon be enjoying the bounty of summer's harvest. Friday, we’re discussing a…

For centuries, humans have used technology to alter the planet, with dramatic consequences for the environment. Some think technology can also be used to…

Since the 1950s, a war has been waged in America against an accused dietary culprit: fat. Avoid fat, we were told, and you’ll live longer and healthier.…