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    Both Sides of the Aisle has Moved

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 0:43


    Listen and resubscribe to the podcast using the links below or go to UPR.org! https://www.upr.org/podcast/both-sides-of-the-aisle Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / RSS Feed

    Donald Trump, TikTok and Utah’s education earmark

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 25:30


    ATTENTION – The Both Sides of the Aisle podcast is moving! Starting next week, UPR 89.1 will be the exclusive host of the program. Please re-subscribe to our podcast feed here: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / RSS Feed Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall,…

    The State of the Union and Utah energy policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 25:29


    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 State of the Union address, the Republican response to the speech, the reactions of Utah's congressional delegation and Sen.…

    Super Tuesday, Utah’s GOP caucuses and legislative session takeaways

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 25:30


    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 Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley suspending her presidential campaign, results from Utah, GOP caucuses and SCOTUS ruling on former President Trump's ballot…

    Michigan’s primary results, Trump endorsements, Utah’s budget and tax cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 25:30


    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 results from the Michigan presidential primaries, Nikki Haley's visit to Utah, Super Tuesday, the endorsement of former President Donald Trump…

    Houthi rebels, Trump’s legal woes and funding Major League Baseball in Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 25:30


    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 escalating attacks by Houthi rebels, the $355 million fine given to former President Trump in New York, the date for…

    Military aid, Biden’s classified document case and recent actions by Utah officials

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 25:30


    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 military aid package before Congress, immigration policy, the New York special election, and former President Trump's legal challenges to going…

    New immigration legislation, Gov. Cox at the Mexico border and bills before the Utah Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 25:30


    Both Sides of the Aisle – From the left, Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member, is joined on the right by John Dougall, the Utah State Auditor. They discuss the immigration bill currently before Congress, former President Trump's opposition to the bill, the Nevada presidential primary and caucus and the Super Tuesday. They also…

    Attacks on U.S. forces in Jordan, the southern border and Utah’s housing shortage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 25:28


    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 deaths of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, the conflict…

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    Israel-Palestine, the New Hampshire primary and the Utah Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 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 a potential temporary ceasefire deal in Israel-Palestine, Congressional politics, former President Trump's immunity claims and the presidential primary results in New…

    Results from Iowa, Republican presidential endorsements and the 2024 Utah legislative session

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 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 results from the Iowa caucuses, the Republican field of candidates, Jill Biden visiting a Utah school, the persistent COVID-19 death…

    Utah’s political candidates, the Iowa caucuses and college diversity statements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 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 John's run for Congress, former President Trump's claim of presidential immunity, the Iowa caucuses, minimum wage increases, and Gov. Cox's suggestion…

    Looking back on the politics and news of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 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 biggest stories of 2023, the best quotes of 2023 and the biggest surprises of the year. They also discuss the…

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    The major issues and solutions for Utah’s future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 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 significant problems facing Utah, including air quality, education disparities, housing, healthcare, water consumption and the solutions for a better future.

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    Congress, the Biden impeachment inquiry and Utah election news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 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 Pope Francis allowing for LGBTQ+ couple blessings of same-sex couples, the functioning of Washington D.C. as the year ends and the…

    Free speech, college campuses and the proper role of government

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 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 Gov. Cox calling on Utah universities to stop commenting on current events, free speech on college campuses and how to…

    Kissinger, O’Connor, Utah’s 2034 Olympic bid and the new plan for homelessness in Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 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 death of Henry Kissinger and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the expulsion of former Rep. George Santos, the debate between Gov.…

    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 24, 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.…

    Closure of Gazan hospitals, the 2024 presidential race and the delayed elections in Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 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 the closure of Gaza's largest hospitals, the third GOP presidential debate, Sen. Tim Scott dropping out of the race and predictions…

    Military escalation in the Middle East, presidential polling and new accusations in OUR lawsuit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 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 the escalating conflicts in the Middle East, the $14.3 billion military aid package for Israel, the stalemate in the war in…

    House Speaker Mike Johnson, the special election and Rep. Phil Lyman’s bid for Utah governor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 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 media coverage of the war in Gaza, the House electing Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker, former Vice President Mike Pence…

    Book bans; sexual abuse lawsuit; child care access; and a fresh Utah Lake controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 51:15


    A look at banned books in Utah's biggest school districts brings some surprises. The Utah Supreme Court weighs whether to revive a lawsuit accusing a Provo OB-GYN of sexually abusing dozens of women. A new report raises alarms about child care access. And a Utah Lake official steps down after he's asked about letters in…

    Biden’s $100 billion foreign aid package, Sidney Powell’s guilty plea and banned books in Utah schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 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. The hosts discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the continued bombardment of Gaza, President Biden's proposed $100 billion foreign aid package, whether Utah will…

    A Woman's Worth: The Inequities of Utah's Workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 60:38


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: September 27, 2023) — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub's annual study on gender equality has placed Utah dead last among…

    Wondrous eclipse; SLC's Oly chances; and LDS views of climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 50:51


    A solar eclipse wows crowds in Utah. Latter-day Saints are among the least worried about climate change. And Salt Lake City stands alone in its bid for the 2034 Olympics. Salt Lake Tribune reporters Anastasia Hufham, Tamarra Kemsley and Julie Jag, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join Utah Public Radio's Tom Williams to talk about the week's top…

    Biden in Israel, more failed US House speaker votes and the future of the Utah attorney general’s office

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 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. The hosts discuss President Biden's visit to Israel, the destruction of the Al-Ahli hospital, the continuing search for a viable House speaker and Sen.…

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    Will I Ever be Able to Afford a House? Housing Affordability, Population Growth and Environmental Constraints

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 65:38


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 29, 2023) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses housing affordability in Utah and how it relates to water usage, air pollution and intergenerational wealth. According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. housing prices fell by 0.2 percent from February 2022 to…

    Utahn killed in Israel; controversial ICE memo; ozone woes; and Utah growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 51:21


    A Salt Lake City rabbi says a member of his congregation was killed in Israel. Gov. Spencer Cox says Utah is not a “sanctuary state,” citing an “outdated” Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo shared with state leaders. Northern Utah's ozone problem isn't getting any better. And a new survey shows what Utahns think about how the state should grow. At 9…

    Israel, Palestine, the House speakership and housing affordability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 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. The hosts discuss the Hamas attacks in Israel, the bombardment of Palestine, the House of Representative's inability to choose a new speaker and President…

    Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 54:16


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 26, 2022) — This week on the program, a forum with election law expert Richard Hasen on his new book “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It.” According to a survey performed by the Pearson Institute and AP-NORC, 91 percent of…

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    Wary OB-GYNs; a failed affordable housing project; and an LDS conference recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 51:39


    At age 99, President Russell Nelson preaches “celestial” thinking and temple building at the just-concluded General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. How one of the largest deeply affordable housing projects in Utah fell apart. And new OB-GYNs are avoiding abortion-restrictive states like Utah. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tamarra Kemsley, Blake Apgar…

    The avoided government shutdown, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and developments in the Utah Senate race

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 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. The hosts discuss the avoidance of a government shutdown, the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the death of Dianne Feinstein and former President…

    Safe Streets for All

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 59:05


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: August 23, 2023) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses Utah transportation and how the state can update infrastructure to create connected communities. With a growing population, transportation across the Wasatch Front has become a hot-button issue. From the expansion of I-15 to the…

    Great Salt Lake dust, school restrooms and Brigham Young's wine mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 50:55


    A transgender Jordan School District student speaks out as adults discuss school restroom use. A look at what the Great Salt Lake's dust is doing to our bodies. And Brigham Young's southern Utah wine mission fueled Latter-day Saint profits, prophecy and alcoholism. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Carmen Nesbitt, Leia Larsen and Mark Eddington join Utah Public…

    A looming government shutdown, national parks, strikes and declining democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 25:45


    Both Sides of the Aisle – From the left, Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member, is joined on the right by John Dougall, the Utah State Auditor. They discuss the details of the impending federal government shutdown, former Rep. Chris Stewart's new career in lobbying, Utah's plan for national parks in the event of…

    A Woman’s Worth: The Inequities of Utah’s Workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 60:38


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub's annual study on gender equality has placed Utah dead last among the 50 states. Analyzing 17…

    Tim Ballard's troubles; more affordable homes; questions on trans sports panelSalt Lake Tribune journalists to discuss the week's top stories.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 50:25


    In a rare public rebuke, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemns Tim Ballard's “morally unacceptable” behavior. A doctor with ties to anti-LGBTQ hate groups is now serving on Utah's trans sports commission. And hundreds of affordable homes will be built in seven Utah cities. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune…

    Sen. Mitt Romney not seeking reelection, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson stepping down and Utah’s ‘critical vulnerabilities’

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 25:46


    Both Sides of the Aisle – Salt Lake County Council member Suzanne Harrison 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 Senator Mitt Romney announcing he will not run…

    Saving the Climate is Good for Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 53:56


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 8, 2023) — This week on the program, two members from the Climate Leadership Council share their plan for a carbon dividend as a means to curb carbon emissions and build U.S. businesses. The group claims their “Bipartisan Climate Roadmap” would cut U.S. CO2 emissions in half…

    Romney retires; housing tanks and Utah keeps changing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 50:41


    Mitt Romney announces he won't run for the Senate again in 2024. Housing markets are the least affordable in Utah history. And new census data shows how the state is changing. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tony Semerad and Megan Banta, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join Utah Public Radio's Tom Williams to talk about…

    Roadwork, Medicare drug negotiations, the economy and homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 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. The hosts discuss roadwork, Utah's Olympic bid, federal bargaining on Medicare drug prices and Rep. Owen's comments on education and indoctrination. They also discuss…

    All Dried Up: How We Can Save the Great Salt Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 54:39


    The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 19, 2022) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the future of the Great Salt Lake, the negative effects caused by its rapid drying and the efforts to conserve the lake and its waters. The political will to address the drying Great Salt…

    Celeste Maloy's GOP win; a new Great Salt Lake lawsuit; and an LDS purge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 48:20


    Celeste Maloy wins in a tight Utah 2nd Congressional District GOP primary. Groups sue Utah, trying to save Great Salt Lake through the public trust doctrine. And 30 years after the “September Six” purge, would The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do it again? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Leia…

    2nd Congressional District primary results, Utah’s senators and the 14th Amendment challenge to Trump’s presidential bid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 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. The hosts discuss the results of the Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District, the likelihood Utah will elect a woman to Congress, the…

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