Access Utah

UPR Utah Public Radio

Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs daily at 9:00 a.m. and covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats from in-depth interviews to call-in shows. Email us at [email protected] or call at 1-800-826-1495. Join the discussion!

  • 49 minutes 6 seconds
    Sanora Babb: Capturing the stories of migrant Dust Bowl farmworkers on Access Utah
    A new biography revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. John Steinbeck relied on Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers to write "The Grapes of Wrath."
    13 November 2024, 8:14 pm
  • 49 minutes 52 seconds
    Bestselling romance author RaeAnne Thayne on Access Utah
    Today our guest is northern Utah resident and bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne. She published her 75th book, "The December Market," earlier this year.
    12 November 2024, 11:45 pm
  • 51 minutes 19 seconds
    Magic and more with Richard Hatch on Access Utah
    Richard Hatch joins us for the hour to talk about magic, as well as his recent translation of a 1933 book from a German author killed in the Holocaust.
    12 November 2024, 11:32 pm
  • 43 minutes 20 seconds
    A citizen proposal to make SLC's Rio Grande Depot a transit hub on Access Utah
    Via Rio Grande is proposing a citizen-driven vision for removing railroad crossings, revitalizing a neighborhood, and reusing the historic Rio Grande Depot as Salt Lake City’s main transit hub.
    7 November 2024, 7:46 pm
  • 50 minutes 26 seconds
    Local and national election results recap on Access Utah
    The results are in. Former President Trump is president-elect. We recapped the 2024 election with USU Political Science Professor Damon Cann.
    6 November 2024, 6:22 pm
  • 49 minutes 57 seconds
    'A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits' on Access Utah
    Today talked with Robert Frodeman, one of the editors of a new book: "A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits."
    5 November 2024, 10:35 pm
  • 49 minutes 51 seconds
    The latest 'Longmire' books with author Craig Johnson on Access Utah
    Today we talked with Wyoming-based writer Craig Johnson, the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels, which are the basis for "Longmire," the Netflix series.
    4 November 2024, 8:50 pm
  • 49 minutes 55 seconds
    'Hometown Betrayal' with Emily Benedek on Access Utah
    In Hometown Betrayal, author Emily Benedek takes you behind the closed doors of the remote Mormon community of Clarkston, Utah. With the help of hundreds of individual stories, she pieces together not only what happened to Valarie, but also the conditions and culture that allowed it.
    31 October 2024, 8:05 pm
  • 51 minutes 11 seconds
    'The Unwedding' with Utah author Ally Condie on Access Utah
    Ally Condie is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Matched series and the Edgar Award Finalist for "Summerlost," among other novels.
    30 October 2024, 6:26 pm
  • 49 minutes 6 seconds
    Women's tales of river rafting on Access Utah
    What do a bunch of well-seasoned river gals do on river trips without their men? Everything you might imagine, and more.
    30 October 2024, 3:30 pm
  • 35 minutes 8 seconds
    The perils of living in the Pyrocene on Access Utah
    “Today we live in a fire age in which ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed and renewed by fire have become contemporary realities, even for people living in modern cities," Stephen Pyne says.
    24 October 2024, 9:26 pm
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