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  • Journalist Michael Scherer had a lofty goal for his profile of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He wanted to “help narrow the political divide” separating the country.
  • Lots of people dream about leaving it all behind, but Maurice and Maralyn Bailey really did it. They bought a boat and set sail in June of 1972.
  • Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch. According to NPR's Howard Berkes, the lessons learned from the disaster are as critical as ever.
  • Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman while speaking at Utah Valley University. We’re discussing what happened and what it all means.
  • August marked the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We’re thinking about how that singular incident changed filmmaking.
  • In 2018, voters narrowly passed a ballot initiative, dubbed Proposition 4, to create an independent redistricting commission and redraw Utah’s voting maps. State lawmakers, though, weren’t having it. For the past six years, they’ve managed to thwart the implementation of Prop 4. But a judge’s ruling last week could force their hands and alter the balance of power in Utah’s congressional delegation.
  • Under orders from the legislature, Utah’s colleges and universities have cut tons of programs. Lawmakers say it’s about efficiency. Others worry it’s an attack on the humanities.
  • Lots of people dream about leaving it all behind, but Maurice and Maralyn Bailey really did it. They bought a boat and set sail in June of 1972.
  • In a new biography, the historian Max Perry Mueller argues that Wakara, a Timpanogos Ute leader, should be considered one of the founding figures of the American West.
  • In a new documentary premiering at Sundance, local filmmaker Abby Ellis follows two scientists and a government official fighting to stave off environmental disaster and save Great Salt Lake.
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