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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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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.

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How to be a Better Talker 50:30

4 days ago50:30

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Do you find yourself struggling in conversations? Fear not. There’s actually science to help you get better at the art of talking with other people.

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Best of RadioWest: Meditations and Magical Overthinking 42:41

5 days ago42:41

42:41

This week, we're revisiting two of our recent favorite shows, focusing on how we find balance in our lives.

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The Satanic Panic Comes to Spring City, Utah 50:30

11 days ago50:30

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Satanic panics — a fear that satanic cults secretly performed ritualistic abuse and sacrifices — were common in the late '80's and early '90's. One seems to be playing out in San Pete County today.

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Why a Massacre of Chinese Miners 140 Years Ago Still Matters 50:30

12 days ago50:30

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On September 2, 1885, tragedy struck the coal-mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, when white coal workers brutally attacked and murdered Chinese immigrants brought in to work the mines.

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Utah Axed Collective Bargaining this Year. What Other Laws Passed in 2025? 50:30

18 days ago50:30

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Another legislative session is in the books. This year, lawmakers passed over 500 bills. We’re talking about what’s new after the 2025 Utah Legislative Session.

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For Women in the Workplace, What's Changed Since the '80s? 50:30

18 days ago50:30

50:30

In 1980, Jane Fonda and her producing partner Bruce Gilbert, took a serious issue — women in the workforce not receiving equal pay — and made it into the accessible and smash-hit comedy “9 to 5.” Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, it became a pop culture hit.

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A Year-Long Misadventure Through the Grand Canyon 50:30

24 days ago50:30

50:30

Kevin Fedarko’s best friend said it would be easy: Hike from one end of the Grand Canyon to the other. He said it would be “a walk in the park.” It wasn’t.

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Lessons from a Year on Ozempic 50:30

26 days ago50:30

50:30

Johann Hari spent a year on the weight-loss drug Ozempic, and it worked — better than he could’ve imagined. But the treatment left him deeply conflicted.

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What Will Donald Trump Do With Public Lands? 50:30

4 weeks ago50:30

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It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump gives much thought to public land in the West. Nonetheless, observers on all sides are fairly certain his new administration will have a noticeable impact on public lands policy in the region. Which begs the question: If Trump isn’t the one guiding those policies, who is? And what does that mean for America’s 640 million acres of federally-owned public land?…

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The Hidden Histories of the Viking Age 50:30

5 weeks ago50:30

50:30

If the word “Viking” conjures for you a braided warrior raiding a village in the north of Europe, you’re not wrong. But there’s a lot more to the story.

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Unveiling the Secrets of American Militias 50:30

6 weeks ago50:30

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In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, John Williams, a wilderness survival trainer from Utah, embarked on a dangerous mission to infiltrate American militias. Posing as an ally, Williams spent years undercover within groups like the Oath Keepers.

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Can Christianity Save the Country? 50:30

6 weeks ago50:30

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Author and journalist Jonathan Rauch is a Jewish atheist. And yet, he’s calling on Christians to remember their faith — and practice it the way Founding Father James Madison might have done.

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The Utah Point Guard who Broke the NBA’s Color Barrier 50:30

7 weeks ago50:30

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Can you name the person who broke the color barrier in professional basketball? You may be thinking of Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton or Earl Lloyd, but you'd be wrong. It was a diminutive but immensely talented Japanese-American point guard from Ogden, Utah. His name: Wat Misaka.

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For the Medically Frail and Dying Homeless, There’s Only One INN Between 50:30

7 weeks ago50:30

50:30

The INN Between is the only end-of-life and recuperative care facility of its kind in the U.S. And it’s housed in a quiet neighborhood in Sugarhouse.

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Da Vinci Knew It—Notebooks Are the Killer App for Creative Thinking 50:30

8 weeks ago50:30