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Both Sides of the Aisle is a weekly debate over politics, policy and current issues facing the state of Utah, featuring voices representing the right, the center, and the left.

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Salt Lake City, UT


    • Nov 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 136 EPISODES


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    The presidential race timeline, the DeSantis-Newsom debate and the Utah special election results

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 25:28


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the Republican presidential field, who will be the final candidates, the debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron…

    APEC summit, temporary federal funding and more troubles for AG Sean Reyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 25:27


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit, the stopgap spending bill passed by Congress and Rep.…

    The Lee-McMullin Senate debate, economic policy and Utah elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the first and only debate between Sen. Mike Lee and challenger Evan McMullin, the economy’s effect on the upcoming elections and instability…

    Pardons for marijuana possession, international policy and the Lee-McMullin senate race

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss President Biden’s executive order pardoning federal marijuana charges, moves to block future arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the growing threat of the […]

    The future of Ukraine, national debt and a new flag for Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. vote condemning Russian annexation, the clean-up after Hurricane Ian, the unprecedented federal debt and a […]

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    The Russian draft, Hurricane Ian and questioning the future of the U.S. economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss a Utah business delegation visiting Israel, Russia’s drafting men to serve in Ukraine, Hurricane Ian hitting the Florida peninsula and President Biden’s […]

    Devastation in Puerto Rico, migrants in Martha’s Vineyard and the stock trading ban held up in Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Hurricane Fiona hitting Puerto Rico, the growing threat of climate […]

    The death of Queen Elizabeth II, dueling polls in the Lee-McMullin Senate race and a deep dive into state regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the passing of England’s Queen Elizabeth II, Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive […]

    Climate change, U.S. life expectancy and the lead up to the 2022 midterms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the U.N. Secretary General’s dire warnings about climate change, the connection between foreign policy and energy policy, falling life expectancy in the […]

    Record-breaking heat, water usage and state energy policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Utah’s record-breaking heatwave, water usage in the state, the delay of NASA’s Artemis launch and the death of former Soviet leader […]

    Student loan forgiveness, Rep. Liz Cheney’s ouster and a rapid-fire round of local news

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss President Biden’s reforms to student forgiveness, who will receive federal student loan forgiveness and takeaways from Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary loss. […]

    The Mar-a-Lago raid fallout and who pays for school’s free lunch program

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the ongoing investigation into the documents held by former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the public and congressional response to the seizure, […]

    Mar-a-Lago search, climate and tax bill and allegations against a state senator

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 25:48


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the FBI search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Senate passage of a climate and tax […]

    U.S. foreign policy, toxic burn pit legislation and lessons out of the state midterms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan, Ukrainian grain shipments, the new U.S. arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the drone strike of […]

    COVID-19, the future of Republican leadership and the definition of recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the U.S., the ongoing House Select Committee’s investigation into January 6th and former President Trump weighing […]

    Climate change, global recession concerns and a new poll on the Senate race in Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the global threat of climate change and the IMF’s warning of a worldwide recession. They also discuss federal legislation to subsidize […]

    International news and a freewheeling conversation between The Right and Left

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation as leader of the Tory party and […]

    Mass shootings, the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling and the shrinking Great Salt Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the Highland mass shooting during a July 4th parade, mental health policies in Utah and federal abortion legislation currently blocked by the […]

    The overturn of Roe v. Wade, new Jan. 6th testimony and results from Utah’s primaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the overturn of Roe v. Wade after half a century, Utah’s current abortion laws and other major SCOTUS decisions. They also […]

    The House Select Committee and the 2022 election cycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the public hearings of the House Select Committee on the events that led up to Jan 6th, the political future of former […]

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    Fossil fuels, heat waves and federal legislation on gun violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the U.S. economy, the U.S. dependence on fossil fuels and the unprecedented heat wave in the West. They also discuss bipartisan legislation […]

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    A public hearing on Jan. 6th investigation, Biden in Saudi Arabia and the bipartisan efforts to end gun violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection scheduling a primetime public hearing, President Biden’s trip to ask Saudi Arabia to […]

    Gun control, gun safety and the specter of recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 25:42


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the state of gun control in the United States, how we begin to shift the culture around guns and how we […]

    President Biden’s Quad meeting in Asia, the massacre in Texas and the summer ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss President Biden’s visit to Japan, Biden’s comments indicating an abrupt break with the U.S. policy towards Taiwan, the White House later […]

    Global politics, baby formula shortages and white supremacist violence in the U.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 25:43


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Finland and Sweden applying to join NATO, American troops deployed to Somalia, the U.S. reopening oil trade with Venezuela, the shortage […]

    Russia, Roe decision, refugees and Utah roads

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech, the Taliban requiring face-coverings for women, protests at the homes of Supreme Court justices, the failed […]

    Roe v. Wade, trigger laws and the EU ban on Russian oil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the leak of the Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v Wade, Utah’s abortion restriction trigger law and national public opinion. They also […]

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    The four horseman, Utah party politics and Twitter’s buyout

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss war, plague, pestilence and the death of former Sen. Orrin Hatch. They also discuss Utah’s Republican and Democrat party conventions, Sen. Mike […]

    Student loan forgiveness, billionaire wealth, Twitter and Sen. Mike Lee’s text messages

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 25:41


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the Biden administration’s plans for easing student debt, President Biden reopening public lands for fossil fuel drilling, and the enormous growth […]

    The 2022 U.S. Senate race, Ukraine and accusations of “woke ideology”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 25:30


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson, Utah’s senators split over […]

    Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation, energy policy and Sen. Mike Lee’s reelection contenders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote in favor of Jackson’s confirmation, energy policy, car […]

    Young Politicos discuss Ukraine, energy policy and the rising cost of living

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Mackey Smith fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Left by John Martinez, labor activist and 2nd vice chair of Salt Lake County's Democratic Party, and on The Right by Troy Dougall, policy advisor to Rep. John Curtis. They discuss the future of […]

    SCOTUS nominee Judge Ketanji Brown, the 2024 Republican National Convention and the veto of Utah's ban on transgender student-athletes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 25:47


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the future of Ukraine and Europe, the role of the United States in the ongoing conflict and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing […]

    Ukraine's global implications, U.S. inflation and daylight saving time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 25:42


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zlenesky, gas prices, the Federal Reserve and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas coming to Utah. […]

    The Ukrainian refugee crisis, U.S. energy policy and Utah's ban on transgender student-athletes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the worsening refugee crisis in Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and the future of U.S. energy policy. They also discuss the bill banning transgender […]

    Ukraine, the State of the Union and the end of Utah's legislative session

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 25:49


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the “black swan” effect globally and the response by Utah's elected officials to the unfurling conflict in Europe. […]

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    Sen. Mike Lee's actions in Washington, the anxiety of uncertain times and Utah's legislative process

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Sen. Mike Lee's votes on the Japanese-internment camp memorial and opposition to the no-fly list, the blockades created by protesting Canadian truckers and […]

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    Ukraine, RNC censures and bills moving through the Utah Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the continuing tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border, the Republican National Committee censuring Congressmembers Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and calling the events […]

    2024 presidential predictions and highlights from the Utah Legislative Session

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 25:31


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss former President Donald Trump's possible 2024 presidential run, his attempts to seize voting machines in the 2020 election, the hosts' picks for 2024 […]

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    Tensions in Eastern Europe, Supreme Court vacancies and state tax cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the amassing of forces in Europe over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Arizona Democratic Party censuring Sen. Kirsten Sinema, Justice Breyer […]

    President Biden's voting rights bill and vaccine mandate fail and Utah's 2022 legislative session begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the stalling of voting rights legislation in the U.S. Senate, the Supreme Court striking down President Biden's “Vaccination-or-Test” mandate for large businesses, the […]

    Pandemic stress, the filibuster, Utah's economy and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss President Biden's falling approval ratings, the continued stress of the pandemic, the Salt Lake County mask mandate vote, Gov. Cox's ban on a […]

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    The anniversary of January 6th and COVID-19 variants spiking in Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the anniversary of the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, the vote to overturn the filibuster, voting legislation and a Utah […]

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    The political home of The Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 25:44


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. As a change of pace, this week, the program will be taking a deeper look at the political home of The Middle. They discuss […]

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    The political home of The Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 25:43


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. As a change of pace, this week, the program will be taking a deeper look at the political home of The Right. They discuss the […]

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