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RadioWest

KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.

  • 50 minutes 30 seconds
    What to Expect From the 2026 Utah Legislative Session
    “Affordability” is a buzzword of the current political moment, and it’s top of mind for Utah lawmakers as they gear up for the general legislative session.
    15 January 2026, 4:39 pm
  • 50 minutes 30 seconds
    What to Expect From the 2026 Utah Legislative Session
    “Affordability” is a buzzword of the current political moment, and it’s top of mind for Utah lawmakers as they gear up for the general legislative session.
    15 January 2026, 7:02 am
  • 50 minutes 30 seconds
    Drawn to the Ghastly and Gruesome? This Psychologist Can Tell You Why
    Coltan Scrivner is a psychologist who studies why some of us are drawn to look at gruesome things. He calls it morbid curiosity, and he says it’s not a bad thing.
    14 January 2026, 5:00 am
  • 50 minutes 30 seconds
    Is Utah's Ski Boom Going Bust?
    In recent years, Utah has seen a surge in winter visitors to its world-class ski resorts. Sam Weintraub, a ski industry observer, isn’t the only one who’s noticed that as more and more people come here to ski, the more it reshapes the skiing experience.
    8 January 2026, 7:00 am
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    Greg Lukianoff on why Free Speech Matters
    On Sept. 10, 2025, political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University. The very next month, Greg Lukianoff gave a lecture there, about why free speech is an antidote to violence.
    7 January 2026, 11:00 am
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    The Lives of Rivers with Robert Macfarlane
    Is a river alive? That’s the animating question in Robert Macfarlane’s latest book. And if the answer is yes, and rivers are living things, what do we owe them?
    1 January 2026, 1:00 pm
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    Dame Judi Dench on a Life With Shakespeare
    If you’ve ever wanted to share a room with two great actors talking about Shakespeare, here’s your chance — with Dame Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea.
    31 December 2025, 11:00 am
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    The Making of Handel’s Messiah
    In 2021, protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol and tried to overturn the presidential election. In that moment, author Charles King turned to Handel’s Messiah.
    25 December 2025, 11:00 am
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    The Viking Age and Hidden Histories
    If the word “Viking” conjures for you a braided warrior raiding a village in the north of Europe, you’re not exactly wrong. But there’s a lot more to the story.
    24 December 2025, 11:00 am
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    How America was Shaped by Multilevel Marketing
    Multilevel marketing is something of an American tradition. Journalist Bridget Read tells the story of the money-making schemes that continue to ensnare people today.
    18 December 2025, 11:00 am
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    James Tabor on the Real Mother of Jesus
    Jesus’s mother Mary likely lived for over 40 years, but many believers only think of her in two places, the Nativity and the Crucifixion. The scholar James Tabor wants to change that.
    17 December 2025, 11:00 am
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