RadioWest A show for the wildly curious. Doug Fabrizio explores the world through in-depth conversations with writers, filmmakers, scientists, thinkers and others. From KUER in Salt Lake City. Listen to the podcast or tune in Fridays from 11 to 1 p.m.
RadioWest

RadioWest

From KUER 90.1

A show for the wildly curious. Doug Fabrizio explores the world through in-depth conversations with writers, filmmakers, scientists, thinkers and others. From KUER in Salt Lake City. Listen to the podcast or tune in Fridays from 11 to 1 p.m.

Most Recent Episodes

"Sluffing School" and Other Utah-isms

Wanna talk like a real Utahn? Well, pour yourself a glass of "melk" and head on up to the "ruf." We've got some "explainin'" to do.

"Sluffing School" and Other Utah-isms

Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

Navied Mahdavian had always been a city guy. He had never fished, gardened, hiked, hunted or lived in a snowy place. Then he, his wife and dog moved from San Francisco to an off-the-grid cabin in rural Idaho.

Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

A Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

In September of 1993, six prominent intellectuals were disciplined and excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

The World's Most Successful Art Thief with Michael Finkel

Between 1995 and 2001, Stéphane Breitweiser stole 239 works of art from more than 100 museums around Europe. He never sold a single one.

The World's Most Successful Art Thief with Michael Finkel

The Case for the Gondola

More than fifty years ago, there was a proposal to build a gondola from the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon to Snowbird Ski Resort. What if it was the right idea all along?

The Case for the Gondola

How Parking Explains the World. Seriously.

Here's a way in to understanding what author Henry Grabar wants to tell you about parking: it's one of the reasons we've got a housing crisis in America.

How Parking Explains the World. Seriously.

The New Science and Enduring Mystery of Owls

Look into the eyes of an owl and what do you see? Is there any way to know what's hidden behind those eyes? Thanks to new research, there might be.

The New Science and Enduring Mystery of Owls

Oliver Burkeman: How to Spend Four Thousand Weeks of Life

If each of us lives to be 80, we'll have spent about four thousand weeks being alive on this planet — which isn't really much time at all. So, how should we spend it?

Oliver Burkeman: How to Spend Four Thousand Weeks of Life

What Happens to the Group When the Individual Tops All?

American culture promotes a strong sense of individualism. But, what happens when individualism trumps community?

What Happens to the Group When the Individual Tops All?

Clint Eastwood: The Man with No Name

Clint Eastwood has been a constant in American cinema for more than 60 years. But if you think it's all Westerns and machismo, you'd be wrong.

Clint Eastwood: The Man with No Name