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The famous marshmallow test — the one that said kids who delay gratification grow up more successful — is being debunked. We put it to the test ourselves… with BTS Oreos.
Washington County will pay you $100 per tree you plant, plus an unfortunate incident of a hit and run at Bear Lake. A young mountain lion is euthanized in Hurricane City — sparking a bigger conversation about Utah's wildlife. Then, Crimea wants to ban mopeds for a hilarious reason, and China is warning citizens about spy turtles. We explore why planning actually makes you happier, Zillow's alarming finding that starter homes in 242 U.S. cities now cost a million dollars, which jobs have the highest divorce rates, and we ask AI the best food to cook for Father’s Day. KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM — YouTube-exclusive from 12–1 PM, and on radio plus YouTube from 1–3 PM. Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Father's Day is this Sunday, so it’s time for dad jokes.. It turns out they're actually good for you, and we want to hear YOUR best (and worst) ones. Plus, World Cup visitors keep gushing about America and we're still not over the Australian man who discovered Waffle House. Then, McDonald's is bringing back fried apple pies, Taco Bell just dropped portable fajitas, and Pizza Hut is getting sold — we're asking what else the fast-food giants should bring back. Snack Wraps were just the beginning. KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM. Join the YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM, then catch us on radio and YouTube from 1–3 PM. Watch the stream: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Downtown Salt Lake is losing restaurants — Market Street Grill, Cucina Toscana, and more are closing their doors, and we ask who's next. Plus, Draper could become the West's next surfing destination, another kid is critically hurt on an e-motorcycle, and the NCAA goes to court over BYU's Noah Sorsby. We dig into America's 250th time capsule (and what Utah put inside). There is a new "goblintimacy" dating trend where people channel their inner goblin on first dates and we have thoughts.. Plus, how AI is enhancing and hurting jobs, World Cup teams facing wild travel demands and the confusion over Uber vs. Lyft pricing. We close with the AI question of the day. Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
In Studio Guest - Bess Byers - REASON.COM and @bessbyers on Instagram - Breaking down the Charlie Kirk Assassination // TPUSA admits using AI to fake video of Charlie endorsing Erika for CEO // Judge in Tyler Robinson’s case to weigh holding prosecutors in contempt // More with Bess: Charlie Kirk, 9/11 and Operation Northwoods… How Bess stays sane when government trust is eroded // Letters
Should you check your bag or carry it on? We're settling the great airport luggage debate. Then, some of the "rules" we've always lived by might be totally wrong — do you really need eight hours of sleep? Science is changing its mind. Plus, hotel workers reveal seven things you should never touch in your room. Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Ethan shares financial news that Social Security could run out of money by 2032 — what does that mean for you? Plus, the screwworm situation is spreading beyond Texas, and the Big 12 is in chaos over the Sorsby injunction. A Utah high school ripped the mirrors out of its bathrooms and a psychic shares the two biggest regrets she hears from the dead. We check in with the weather and ski turnout as Utah's snowpack hits a record low, pests are surging after a warm winter, and Ryanair says they're diverting a flight every day because of drunk passengers. Plus, a stark warning for Jeep owners. Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
SLC is officially one of America's "stickiest" downtowns — we break down the new Gensler study and what it means (plus where Denver landed). The flesh-eating screwworm just crossed into Texas for the first time in 60 years. Utah officials are watching closely. The Utah prison system is saving taxpayer dollars with a complete healthcare redesign — but it raises some interesting questions. We dive in with the Morality Police. In Health Class, a new study says Ozempic and Wegovy may slow biological aging by 9%. Ethan and Alex put their friendship to the test after reading about the red flags that suggest a friendship isn't worth saving. Plus: a 17-year-old drowns at Bear Lake and trauma season is here. Why do Americans hate sharing bathrooms? Scammers are using AI images of a missing Utah cat to demand thousands, a couple is charged for hoarding hundreds of "street rats," and a man lost $30K because squirrels love plant-based car parts. Plus, Uber drops its wildest lost-and-found list ever (dentures, a Donny Osmond photo, 420 donuts). AI Question of the Day: What's the best way to handle pet deaths with kids? Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Alex's family chinchilla, Doug, passed away over the weekend — and the story behind it involves frozen hamburger and is somehow both heartbreaking and hilarious. We talk about navigating pet deaths with your kids as we remember the life of Doug. Then, a Nantucket woman offered brownies to the School Committee — before casually revealing they contained trace amounts of Ex-Lax. No one ate them. It was a protest against PFAS testing standards for a proposed turf field, and now there's a police report. Alex and Ethan react to the video. Plus, viral footage out of China shows a humanoid robot in a clown wig roundhouse-kicking a child in the stomach during a martial arts demo at an amusement park. Was this an issue of robot safety or poor planning of event boundaries? Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Hot, dry, and windy weather blew across the state over the weekend... sparking several new fires, including two near Saratoga Springs. Another fire in central Utah is still burning close to I-15. Today's not looking much better -- we have an elevated fire danger. Things may cool down for a few days, but the heat's back on by the weekend. As the summer fire season continues to burn, track the latest fires at kslnewsradio.com.
It's First World Problems Friday! Swedish candy is taking over store shelves — and we're taste-testing. Plus, a child with autism and Torette’s is winning hearts with his incredible bird impressions at his school talent show, and mysterious groups have been spotted climbing in and out of NYC manholes… why? We dig in. Also, a brutal nosebleed-section tumble… plus a Crown Burger donation surprise… or troll! Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Ethan gives an economic update after some shifts in the markets today. Plus, billionaire Matthew Prince is pressing Vail Resorts to sell him Park City Mountain Resort and says he'd invest $500 million — Vail isn't selling. We talk about the value of youth sports with the announcement of Utah Youth Sports Giving Day, a dam safety engineer joins us in-studio for the 50th anniversary of the Teton Dam failure, and Jon Smith stops by with a Utah fire season update. We wrap it all up with more of your First World Problems — including one husband whose wife's FWP is having to listen to us 24 hours a day. Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
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Val Cameron from the KSL Movie Show fills in for Ethan today. We kick off the stream with a conversation about snacks that should and should not be on a plane! Flight attendants have opinions. Then, a woman sues Outback Steakhouse after slipping in a pile of mashed potatoes. In Sydney, a 21-year-old university student named Sterling Nasa was pulled from the audience at a La La Land in Concert show to replace the keyboardist who fell ill — and absolutely crushed it.. Plus, scientists discovered a swarm of bees underground a cemetery in New York. Plus a heads-up — no stream tomorrow because of KSL NewsRadio's Give-a-Thon. Donate at KSLKids.com or text "SMILE" to 57500. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Val Cameron from the KSL Movie Show fills in for Ethan today! We kick things off with a discussion on growing opposition to a proposed Provo Canyon amphitheater, the Salt Palace announces a full 3-year closure starting in 2027 for redevelopment, and a 15-hour hostage standoff at a Bakersfield bank ends with all 10 hostages safe. We untangle the story of a YouTuber arrested twice by American Fork police over a Lego dispute. Then, can Gen Z escape cringe? We dip into Val's movie expertise and discuss what Martin Scorsese thinks about AI in filmmaking, and YouTubers are breaking barriers in Hollywood. Val shares the excitement around movies for the week — Scary Movie opens this week, exciting millennials all around, and Netflix drops the docuseries Michael Jackson: The Verdict today. We get honest about mom burnout and debate whether the SAT should come back. Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
Utah's closed fire season is officially here with above-normal wildfire risk statewide. A loyal customer steps up big for Sandy's Crown Burgers after a fire setback, and Volaris launches new direct flights from SLC to Guadalajara. Then — a lost cockatiel, how pigeons navigate with their liver, and Utah schools rolling out Google's Gemini AI for 680,000 students. Elon Musk is about to become the world's first trillionaire — but can his money buy friendship? Gen Z might be saving movie theaters, two major cancer drug breakthroughs are giving new hope, and we can't forget the travel chaos: a business-class malfunction and a Bluetooth speaker name that turned a United flight around. Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Can't afford rent? You're not alone — and neither are millions of Americans literally looking for someone to split it with. A new SpareRoom analysis of 16 million roommate searches shows the hunt for a housemate has exploded in the suburbs, up as much as 145% in some metros. Then, McDonald's drops a whole new growth strategy called "McDonald's > NEXT" — and it involves letting YOU help design the menu. Plus, a $5 million wine collection hidden under a Czech castle gets its big reveal, JPMorgan drops a summer reading list for the ultra-wealthy, and we find the oldest names in America. Stream KSL NewsRadio LIVE: kslnewsradio.com/listen Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
Wasatch Front residents can apply starting today for up to $800 toward an e-bike — we break down who qualifies and how to get yours before the 2,000 vouchers run out. Plus, the latest on the Tyler Robinson hearing, why Utah's odd spring could mean a "fruit famine," and Jell-O is getting a healthier makeover (just in time for National Candy Month). We also dig into Malaysia banning social media for kids under 16, a growing form of bullying called lunch shaming, real estate agents leaving the industry in droves, and how remote work is making it harder for young people to find jobs. Amy Donaldson with KSL Podcasts joins us in-studio to preview her Coach's Book Club interview with new Utah Football head coach Morgan Scalley. And we close out with the AI question of the day and Sacramento's big MLB expansion reveal. How does Sacramento compete with Utah? Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
New month who dis? Happy June! We're kicking off the month with the snack combo dividing the internet — a woman is going viral for mixing M&M's and Skittles at a specific 2-to-1 ratio, and we try it live with our honest reviews. Plus, it's officially confirmed: Taylor Swift is releasing a brand-new song for Toy Story 5 called "I Knew It, I Knew You," and after weeks of cryptic countdowns and cloud-themed Easter eggs, the Swifties were right all along. Caitlyn chimes in with her reaction and some of the easter eggs that led up to this. Also today: It's National USPS Dog Bite Awareness Month, and with over 5,200 attacks on mail carriers last year, we have to highlight the importance of this issue. We look at how family farmers are making six figures on TikTok and YouTube while earning as little as $5,000 from actual farming. And since it's June 1, we're running down everything happening this month — Pride Month, Father's Day, Juneteenth, the FIFA World Cup, the summer solstice, and so much more. Watch the stream weekdays 12-3: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
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Join us as we look back at some of our favorite guests of the year so far // Dan Rawding Former WDFW Bio How the WDFW App could get us the Skagit back! // The BeauMac TECH Line: Mark Boardman of vortexoptics.com New Vortex Talons and turkeys Vortex Relay Network and VEIL4000 Thermal // Trevor Zboyovsky of No Banannas Charters Halibut time in the Straits Times, tips and tides
Blue Origin's New rocket erupted in a massive fireball during a test firing at Cape Canaveral Thursday night — shaking nearby homes and painting the sky orange. We break down the footage. Then it's a roller coaster double feature: an influencer gets a lifetime ban from every Six Flags park after filming himself doing a “stunt” on a roller coaster going 93 mph, and students on a field trip got stuck nearly 100 feet in the air on Galveston's Iron Shark for almost four hours. Plus, Hidden Valley Ranch is hiring "Ranchbassadors" to travel Europe this summer, spreading the gospel of ranch dressing — over 6,000 people applied, with some uncozy submissions. And we close with an apocalyptic Arizona dust storm that looks straight out of a disaster movie. Watch the stream: https://youtube.com/live/py8TWVHe38s Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
Val Cameron joins the show to talk about movies that stink — the worst of the worst. In Three Things, Gov. Cox signs an executive order creating a framework for data center development in Utah after weeks of public outcry over the Box Elder County project, a Taylor Swift concert attack plotter is sentenced to 15 years, and more. Southwest Airlines walks back its controversial plus-size passenger policy — gate agents can now provide a free second seat when available rather than requiring passengers to pre-purchase. Plus, Utah law says leis must be allowed at graduation, but the U of U Huntsman Center is charging districts $1,000 for the privilege. We close with First World Problems, Logan or Provo and more. Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
AI botched a graduation ceremony in Arizona, mispronouncing and skipping names while students walked the stage and the same concern is sparking student protests right here in Utah. Plus, is your boss watching your every move? We break down the line between workplace monitoring and privacy. Also: Costco's new 1,640-calorie food court item, the unsettling mood side effect GLP-1 users are calling "Ozempic Personality," and Alex tries to guess Ethan's weight.
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The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
Ethan and Alex kick things off with another update on Hantavirus, with the help of an AI‑generated Hantavirus rap about symptoms, followed by the heart‑melting true story of a kitten pulled alive from Mississippi tornado rubble. From there, we jump to the internet’s collective lament over beloved things ruined by becoming too popular. We also look into why Americans tip less on weekends, according to the Wall Street Journal. To end the stream, a discussion on the rise of budget grocery chains and the tension between “shameful” and “savvy” discount shopping.
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
The Live 5 News team has your morning headlines and weather.For these headlines and so much more, visit live5news.com or download the FREE Live 5 News app!
Seattle gas prices hit all-time record overnight; Mayor Katie Wilson in hot seat after video of 77-year-old beaten in downtown Seattle goes viral // GUEST: Chris Sullivan with what's going on with the Sound Transit board // WOULD YOU RATHER
GUEST: Candidate for Washington State Senate, Hannah Sabio-Howel // How college students are learning to socialize without cellphones // SCENARIOS!
From US to Singapore, cruise passengers are being monitored for hantavirus; Samantha Holloway hires investment banks as advisors for NBA expansion efforts // AGREE TO DISAGREE: Would you keep working after a big windfall? // TEXTS AND WORDS TO LIVE BY!
Ethan and Alex are back from the Nightside Project with the new KSL Brightside. It’s May the 4th, so Michael brings the Star Wars props, before the crew jumps into eye‑catching travel headlines: a cruise ship hit with hantavirus concerns, a baby born two months early at 30,000 feet, and a United flight forced into an emergency over an unruly passenger—with a nod to the ghost of Spirit Airlines along the way. Plus, a Wall Street Journal conversation starter on comfort vs. quality of life, a psychologist’s take on the pursuit of happiness, health‑class real talk, and overthinking body‑language myth. Watch the KSL Brightside 12 PM stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKSLBrightside
We're getting older and older (well, not Greg and Holly – they'll live forever), and that's creating an imbalance within our population, especially as fewer babies are born every year. And with immigration losing its popularity as well, we're on a faster decline than many previously thought. Opinion Editor of the Deseret News Jay Evensen shares what he's learned from the data.
A new report from the New York Times finds that in the several months since Congress let the enhanced tax credits under "Obamacare" expire, millions are dropping their healthcare coverage. Are we seeing the same trend here in Utah? For those who are buying their health insurance from the marketplace here, what can they possibly do to save money? Jon Pike, Utah Insurance Commissioner, joins the conversation.