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Take a LeapLive event with BYU football: making time for God as a student athleteIn this special live event, BYU football players Connor Pay and Chase Roberts give James and Lia (and our live audience) the scoop on their new podcast, Two Point Conversion. They talk about what football has taught them about Christlike service and leadership, and what their podcast has taught them about balancing gospel study, school, athletics, and more. So sit back, relax, and learn from Connor and Chase's collective wisdom.
Chase and Connor are the hosts of Two Point Conversion, a Come Follow Me podcast produced by BYUradio, and team captains for BYU football. Connor served a mission for The...2025-04-2927 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseFree Speech on Campus: Protect Students or Speech?A 2024 Knight Foundation report found one in four college students think schools need to protect students by banning speech they may find offensive or biased, the largest share of students to answer that way since the survey first asked the question in 2016. 2024 also set a record for the number of attempts to disrupt or disinvite speaker, cancel performances, take down art exhibits and prevent the screening of films on US college campuses, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). What do these competing interests--to encourage student wellbeing and protect free speech on campus--mean for students and administrators trying...2025-02-1754 min
The Apple SeedS8 E9: BYU Radio Family Christmas - Be Someone's Angel(1:03) Memories of year-round kindness with the hosts of BYUradio's podcasts - Part 1, featuring stories of teacher appreciation, anonymous givers, and prayers near and far.
(14:01) Memories of year-round kindness with the hosts of BYUradio's podcasts - Part 2, featuring stories of shoveled driveways, community teamwork, and a Tim Tam slam.
(31:38) Sam sings his original Christmas song "Stars," about the lights we see closest to us that guide us home.
(36:25) Lisa and the "Council of Elves" share the secret of holiday giving and the fun of thoughtful anonymity.
(47:18) BYU Radio hosts join in the Christmas reading of Luke 2.
(49:58) The BYU Radio family sings...2024-12-1954 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseThe Pandemic Shook America's Trust in Vaccines—and Taught Us Something About Building Trust in InstitutionsTrust in institutions like the media, the medical system, public schools, all branches of government, and science is at an all-time low. When it comes to vaccines specifically, fewer than half of Americans think childhood vaccines are "extremely important." That's the lowest level in 25 years. The pandemic sparked new vaccine hesitancy, driven by shifting health guidelines and vaccination mandates. And it shook America’s trust, especially in vaccines. But it also taught us something about building trust in institutions.
On this episode of Top of Mind, we're taking a closer look at what happened to America's relationship with vaccines during th...2024-12-0954 min
Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge UsA High Schooler Learns to Redefine Intelligence and Success – Malu EstevamHigh school freshman, Malu Estevam, is used to doing well - very well - in school. So, when she struggled in her advanced math class, she panicked. As a first-generation immigrant, she hoped to make her parents proud and make their sacrifices worth it. But one friend’s determination and example ultimately helped her to see that intelligence and success aren’t just about grades.
We’d love to hear about an Uncomfy moment you’ve experienced. Can you think of a time when you felt your perspective or worldview challenged and instead of getting defensive or bailing out, you chose to...2024-11-2715 min
Kaboom: An Audio Adventure PodcastWhere's Quentin Manning?Looking for Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice? Don't worry, your favorite mystery series is still available. To make it easier to listen to, Quentin Manning has been moved to its own feed! Search for Quentin Manning wherever you get your podcasts to stream all 15 episodes of this wacky limited series. Or visit www.byuradio.org/quentin-manning to listen on the BYUradio App!2024-11-2501 min
Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge UsBONUS: Why We Choose to Lean into the Discomfort of Making this Podcast.Meet the teams behind Top of Mind and Uncomfy in this special crossover episode, where we share stories of sticking with a challenging perspective while working on the shows.
We are exposed to a lot of nuanced viewpoints as we put podcast episodes together, which gives us the perfect opportunity to practice what we preach: choosing to lean into discomfort instead of lashing out or shying away. We’ve found clarity about our own beliefs, empathy for the people around us, and also developed the skills to tackle tough conversations.
Tune in to Top of Mind to practice engaging with im...2024-10-2835 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseWhy We Choose to Lean into the Discomfort of Making this PodcastMeet the teams behind Top of Mind and Uncomfy in this special crossover episode, where we share stories of sticking with a challenging perspective while working on the shows. We are exposed to a lot of nuanced viewpoints as we put podcast episodes together, which gives us the perfect opportunity to practice what we preach: choosing to lean into discomfort instead of lashing out or shying away. We’ve found clarity about our own beliefs, empathy for the people around us, and also developed the skills to tackle tough conversations. Tune in to Top of Mind to practice engaging with im...2024-10-2837 min
Kaboom: An Audio Adventure PodcastCheck Out Constant Wonder KIDSWe're hard at work on Kaboom season 4 and that will be coming in a few months. In the meantime we wanted to share a new show from BYUradio for curious kids (and the grown-ups who love them) called Constant Wonder KIDS. It's the true story of endangered giraffes trapped on an island and the unexpected way conservationists saved them.
Constant Wonder KIDS takes you on thrilling journeys through the wonders of the natural world. Discover fascinating facts and true stories about amazing people doing incredible things in nature. Each episode takes stories from one of BYUradio’s shows for adults, Co...2024-09-0916 min
Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge UsShe Thought She Was a Good Friend. Then a Birthday Surprise Went Wrong. — Lisa Valentine ClarkLisa Valentine Clark—comedian and host of The Lisa Show—had the perfect gift planned for her friend's 40th birthday. But she couldn't have been farther from the truth. The result was some difficult feedback on their friendship. Lisa shares how she stuck with the discomfort in that moment and what she did ten years later to make up for it.
We’d love to hear about an Uncomfy moment you’ve experienced. Can you think of a time when you felt your perspective or worldview challenged and instead of getting defensive or bailing out, you chose to lean into the disc...2024-07-1021 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseMoments that Challenged the Top of Mind Team to Stay CuriousIn this podcast episode, Julie and the other members of the Top of Mind team reflect on moments from previous episodes that challenged them to stay curious and stick with uncomfortable perspectives instead of dismissing them or putting up defenses. As we put podcast episodes together, we have these “Stick With It” moments all the time – and we hope you do, too, because they’ve led us to new empathy, deeper relationships, and clarity about our own views. One of our producers grapples with the grading system she grew up with. Another reconsiders her thinking on the impact of social media us...2024-04-2941 min
The Apple SeedS5 E8: The BYUradio Family Christmas(00:38) Christmas memories and songs with the hosts of BYUradio's podcasts - Part 1
(20:17) Favorite Christmas traditions with our extended BYUradio family
(23:14) Christmas memories and songs with the hosts of BYUradio's podcasts - Part 2
(39:14) Favorite Christmas songs with our extended BYUradio family
(41:25) Sam tells the story of "In Memoriam"
(45:34) Sam sings his original Christmas song "Christmas in a Time"
(48:11) Reading of the Christmas story from Luke 2
Great stories can change your family's world. What stories and memories were sparked for you and who will you share them with? Hosted by storyteller Sam Payne. A production of BYUradio.2023-12-2152 min
The Lisa ShowAm I too controlling of my adult kids? | The Council of MomsWhen kids grow up and leave the house, it can be so hard to know just how involved we should be in their lives. We don't want to be "helicopter parents" to grown adults, but we also don't want to completely give up on trying to protect them from harm and help them make good choices. So how can we as parents support our kids' mental, emotional, and physical health, while also letting them spread their wings and leave the nest? Lisa chats with fellow moms, Carrie Ann Rhodes, Jeanette Bennett, and Amy Hackworth about their experiences.
If you want...2023-10-2030 min
Kaboom: An Audio Adventure PodcastS2 E1: Test Drive (A Spy Adventure)Chloe is not thrilled that her future step-brother is taking her car shopping, especially when she sees what a dumpy old minivan he's found. But what starts off as a simple test drive quickly becomes a more dangerous adventure when they discover that spies are after the van.
Test Drive was written and directed by Trent Hortin.
Cast: Malin Glade as Chloe, Caleb Collier as McKay, Nathan Holley as John, Heather Bigley as Agent Fulson, and Marcus Smith as the voice of the Spy Car. Marcus is the host of BYUradio's Constant Wonder podcast—find it wherever you get your po...2023-10-0626 min
Kaboom: An Audio Adventure PodcastS1 E1: Out There (A UFO Adventure)Young Mia convinces her dad to reunite with his estranged brother to head out on adventure looking for a UFO in the middle of the ocean.
Cast: Jeff Simpson as David, Anthony Buck as Rowley, and Olivia Marshall as Mia.
Out There was written by Trent Hortin and directed by Brian Tanner. The cast included Jeff Simpson as David, Anthony Buck as Rowley, and Olivia Marshall as Mia.
The sound team for this episode was led by Dan Carlisle and Cayson Renshaw, with audio engineering by Daniel Davis and Branden Haynie; dialogue editing by Daniel Davis and Bridger Nebeker; sound...2023-03-3122 min
In Good FaithEp 114 Art and SpiritualityWe speak to religious artists in the United States and gather different perspectives about how art and spirituality influence each other. We chat with Kimia Ferdosi Kline, a Bahai visual artist whose work focuses on relationships, and J. Kirk Richards, a Latter-Day Saint painter whose work is explicitly for Christian audiences and talks to us about the ways he portrays Christ. We’ll also explore how spirituality influences actor and director Agam Darshi, a filmmaker from the Sikh tradition whose first film is now on Netflix. And we’ll hear from musicologist Jenny Thomas, who recounts returning to public concerts in t...2022-06-2652 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseFeaturing: The Lisa ShowWe're featuring another one of our great BYUradio podcasts on Top of Mind. The Lisa Show discusses how we can navigate life and parenting. And in this episode, host Lisa Valentine Clark seeks advice on how to be a good parent when the internet and technology are ever-changing.2022-06-201h 05
Top of Mind with Julie RoseFeaturing: The Lisa ShowWe're featuring another one of our great BYUradio podcasts on Top of Mind. The Lisa Show discusses how we can navigate life and parenting. And in this episode, host Lisa Valentine Clark seeks advice on how to be a good parent when the internet and technology are ever-changing.2022-06-201h 04In Good FaithEp. 113 Nava Kavelin on a Servant's Heart and Taking RisksNava Kavelin, formerly the Senior Research and Writer at the United Nations for the Bahai International Community, talks with producer Heather Bigley about Nava’s work at the UN and how it inspired her to start a Los Angeles-based media production company, all with an eye to serving others. Nava also shares how her mother's death impacted her relationship with God.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint—in other words, human beings and believers, sharing...2022-06-1928 minIn Good FaithEp. 110 Rev. Eric Manning from Mother Emanuel AME in SCRev. Eric Manning from Mother Emanuel AME in South Carolina talks about helping a faith community recover from an act of violence, after the shooting which occurred there in 2015.In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and...2022-05-2227 minIn Good FaithEp. 109 Brian McLaren: Faith After DoubtIn Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint—in other words, human beings and believers, sharing their personal experience with the sacred and the divine. Sundays on BYUradio—and be sure to subs...2022-05-1531 minIn Good FaithEp. 109 Ramsay Taum, Interfaith Leader and Kapu in Hawai'iRamsay Taum is the founder and president of the Hawai'i-based Life Enhancement Institute (LEI) of the Pacific. Working with Hawai'i’s travel, leisure and retail industry, Ramsay integrates Native Hawaiian cultural values and principles into contemporary business. Mentored and trained by respected kupuna (elders), he is a practitioner and instructor of several Native Hawaiian practices including hooponopono (stress release and mediation), lomi haha (body alignment) and Kaihewalu Lua (Hawaiian combat/battle art).Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Musli...2022-05-0828 minIn Good FaithIGF Feed Drop: Constant WonderThis week we give you a preview of one of our favorite podcasts here at BYUradio.org, called Constant Wonder. We think you'll like the way host Marcus Smith and his team see the world with the awe we all have as children, but too often lose as adults. Enjoy!2022-05-0853 minIn Good FaithEp. 108 Dr. Christy Kane on how Faith and Mental Health InteractPsychologist and Therapist Dr. Christy Kane talks about the ways our faith and our mental health influence and interact with each other, especially in times of crises.In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day...2022-05-0138 minIn Good FaithEp 107. Link Outside Muslim Prison MinistrySeveral weeks ago we spoke with Amin Eshaiker and Jesse Maroney with Link Outside, a Muslim prison ministry based in Anaheim CA, as part of a larger episode on the importance of charitable works and service in religious communities. We wanted to share with you more from their interview because we find their work and stories so inspiring. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to...2022-04-2428 minIn Good FaithEp 106. Greek Orthodox EasterFather George Nikas and Father Patrick O'Rourke share their experience of a Greek Orthodox Easter Observance, from Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adv...2022-04-1742 minIn Good FaithEp 105. Preparing for Easter with Eric Huntsman & Mike ImperialeHappy Easter! Today we thought we’d bring you an interview from 2011 with Eric Huntsman. At the time, I spoke with Eric about his book God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior’s Life, just published by Deseret Book for the Easter Season. We’ll also hear from an interview from Pastor Mike Imperiale, who talks about how music about the crucifixion taught him a witness of Jesus. Happy Easter from In Good Faith. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to...2022-04-1128 minIn Good FaithEp 104. Meghan Decker - Tender Leaves of HopeMeghan Decker shares ideas from her book "Tender Leaves of Hope: Finding Belonging as LGBTQ Latter-day Saint Women," including amplifying the voices of more than 40 other female LGBTQ voices and their experiences.In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and...2022-04-1036 minIn Good FaithEp 102. Elaine Pagels, Princeton ProfessorElaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. She is the author of The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief, and Revelations. (See links below to learn more.)In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.2022-03-2728 minIn Good FaithEp. 101 - Andrew RobargeTeacher and Veteran Andrew Robarge on working with United Natives and Shield of Faith Ministries to support families in the Navajo Nation and on the Hopi Reservation with firewood, water, and clothing drives. See link below to United Natives, mentioned in the episode.In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them.Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from a...2022-03-2027 minTop of Mind with Julie RoseWelcome To Top of Mind - Start Here!Feel the power of thinking again with conversations that dig deep on both sides of an issue. Hosted by award-winning journalist Julie Rose, Top of Mind is a production of BYUradio.2022-02-1002 minTop of Mind with Julie RoseTRAILER: Top of Mind Podcast with Julie RoseA podcast for people who are turned-off by the depressing, divisive nature of the news, but still want to engage with important issues in our communities. Hosted by radio journalist Julie Rose, Top of Mind tackles one tough topic each episode in a way that will leave you feeling hopeful, give you the space to make up your own mind, and empower you to become a better citizen, a kinder neighbor and a more effective advocate. Top of Mind with Julie Rose is a production of BYUradio.2022-01-2602 min
Family Rules! The PodcastComing: Family Rules! The PodcastBrooke Walker hosts a TV show called Family Rules, and now she's expanding the show to a weekly podcast from BYUradio. She talks one-on-one with experts and parents to find out the rules and tools we can all use to be better parents.
She looks at the family from all different angles—from technology to genealogy, from life hacks to life lessons. The Family Rules podcast is all about making families better.
Join us every Friday, for a new episode of Family Rules: The Podcast, from BYUradio. Find it on the BYUradio app, on BYUradio.org, or wherever you get yo...2021-03-1000 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseEmployers Requiring Vaccines, Male Friendships, Historic EvilCan Employers Require Workers to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? (0:31)When the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available, will employers be able to demand their workers get one? Let’s ask employment law expert Jonathan Segal, a partner at the law firm Duane Morris. How the Pandemic is Affecting Relationships—Especially Male Friendships (17:23)The pandemic has strained friendships, but men, in particular, report finding their friendships adrift, more so even than women. Why would that be? Geoffrey Greif wrote a book on male friendships called, “Buddy System.” Greif is a professor of social work at the University of Maryla...2021-01-061h 43Top of Mind with Julie RosePandemic Responses, Nose Dive, Fatherhood & LossAmerica is Having Record Infections and COVID-19 Deaths Right Now. What About the Rest of the World? (0:32)Guest: Elizabeth J. King, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, co-author of “Coronavirus Politics” (forthcoming in 2021)On Wednesday in the United States, more than 3,000 people died of COVID-19. That’s a record high for us, but compared to other countries–and if you take America’s size into account –is the pandemic really worse here? Historical Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change (18:08)Guest: Erin Seekamp, Professor of Parks, Recreation an...2020-12-101h 43Top of Mind with Julie RoseRideshare Drivers, Hollywood Diversity, Cary GrantWhat Do Rideshare Drivers Really Want? (0:30)Guest: Chris Gerace, Rideshare Driver, Creator of YouTube Channel “Real RideShare Stories”Tension has been building for years about what rights and protections people have when they drive for an app like Uber or Lyft. The companies say drivers are just freelancers. The state of California tried to force Uber and Lyft to treat drivers as employees with access to health benefits, paid sick days and unemployment insurance. It all came to a head in the recent election with a measure called Prop 22 in California. The rideshare companies won that fight. Now they...2020-11-191h 43Top of Mind with Julie RoseGeorgia Flips, Virtual Nature, Social Media DataHow Georgia Went Blue (0:31)Guest: Angie Maxwell, Diane D. Blair Endowed Chair in Southern Studies, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas, Co-Author of “The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics”All eyes are on Georgia, where election officials are recounting every vote in the Presidential election by hand, and two Congressional races are going to a runoff in January that will determine whether Republican keep control of the U.S. Senate. The recount of votes is not expected to eliminate Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow presidential victory in Georgia. The la...2020-11-181h 43Top of Mind with Julie RosePandemic Status, Citizen Science, Stealing HomeYes, COVID-19 Cases Are Surging. But What Does That Really Mean? (0:31)Guest: Syra Madad, Epidemiologist, Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program Office, NYC Health + HospitalsCOVID-19 cases are surging across the United States. Is this the wave we were expecting to arrive with flu season? Are there more cases because we’re doing more testing? Or are these high rates of infection being driven by something else we ought to be worried about? Let’s set politics aside and get some facts about the state of the pandemic. Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse or Ag...2020-11-041h 44
Top of Mind with Julie RoseEthiopian Dam, Ghost Detective, Lincoln's LieQuinn Mecham of Brigham Young Univ on an ethiopian dam. Hayley Stevens on being a ghost detective. Graig Chow of Univ of California Berkeley on mental health stigmas against athletes. Elizabeth Mitchell on her book "Lincoln's Lie." Rachel Wadham of BYUradio's Worlds Awaiting on books about democracy.2020-10-291h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseEthiopian Dam, Ghost Detective, Lincoln's LieGiant Contested Dam on the Nile Has Global Political Implications (0:31)Guest: Quinn Mecham, Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young UniversityEthiopia has built a gigantic dam on the Nile River, and it’s got Egypt and Sudan very upset. Both of those countries are downriver from Ethiopia and rely on the Nile for water. In the last month, President Trump waded into the conflict, siding with Egypt and pulling aid funding from Ethiopia. Talks between the three countries involved in the dispute started up again this week, but the dam is already built and Ethiopia has already started fi...2020-10-291h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseReservation Voting, Cost of War, Patent GapOliver Semans of Four Directions on voting on a Native American reservation. Lisa Yaszek of Georgia Tech Univ on Mary Shelley. David Vine of American Univ on costs of war. Sam Payne of BYUradio's Apple Seed. Edward Miguel of Univ of California, Berkeley on deworming in Kenya. Stephanie Plamondon Bair of Brigham Young Univ Law School on patent gap.2020-10-211h 43Top of Mind with Julie RosePresidential Election, Tiny Robots, Vaccine Autism HoaxChris Karpowitz and Grant Madsen, of Brigham Young Univ, on the presidential election. Itai Cohen of Cornell Univ on microscopic robots. Bob Hendrikx of Loop on Mycelium coffins. Journalist Brian Deer on his book "The Doctor Who Fooled the World". Rachel Wadham of BYUradio's Worlds Awaiting on autism and literacy.2020-10-081h 44Top of Mind with Julie RosePresidential Election, Tiny Robots, Vaccine Autism HoaxAre We There Yet? Assessing the Final Weeks of the Presidential Election (0:31)Guests: Chris Karpowitz, Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Brigham Young University; Grant Madsen, Professor of History, Brigham Young UniversityMike Pence and Kamala Harris met Wednesday night in the first and only vice presidential debate of the election. The next Presidential debate is scheduled for next week, but as of Thursday afternoon President Trump says he will not participate because organizers are planning for it to be done virtually. President Trump is still recovering from COVID-19...2020-10-081h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseArmenia and Azerbaijan, The Electric Woman, MS-13Understanding the Escalating Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan (0:31)Guest: Carey Cavanaugh, Former US Ambassador for Eurasian Conflicts, OSCE’s Minsk Group, Professor of Diplomacy, University of KentuckyA long-simmering conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is quickly escalating toward war. The two countries are former Soviet Republics that have long been at odds. In the last week, nearly 400 people have been killed in a region called Nagorno-Karabakh, which belongs to Azerbaijan under international law, but is populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians. The Internet Loves Fat Bears. Here’s Why They’re So Roly-Poly. (19:10)Guest: Michael Saxton...2020-10-071h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseArmenia and Azerbaijan, The Electric Woman, MS-13Carey Cavanaugh of Univ of Kentucky on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Michael Saxton of Washington State Univ's Bear Center on fat bear week. Tessa Fontaine of Warren Wilson College on her book "The Electric Woman". Sam Payne of BYUradio's The Apple Seed. Ryan Steck on his book reviewer site. Steven Dudley of American Univ on his book "MS-13".2020-10-071h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseElection Expectations, Good Sleep, Better BusinessWhen Does the American Public Have a Right to Know the True Scope of a Threat? (0:33)Guest: Ryan Vogel, Director, Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley UniversityAs early as February, President Trump knew that the novel coronavirus was a serious threat. Bob Woodward revealed that information while releasing portions of interviews with Mr. Trump as publicity for his new book. The interviews happened throughout the spring of this year. On the tapes, President Trump repeatedly talks about how dangerous and deadly COVID-19 is, but publicly he was downplaying the threat, tweeting that the virus will soon d...2020-09-161h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseDisaster Insurance, Hydrofracture, GATHERIntensifying Natural Disasters Causing Insurance Crisis for Homeowners (0:30)Guest: Benjamin Collier, Assistant Professor of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management, Fox School of Business, Temple UniversityAs wildfires get bigger and more damaging to communities in the West, insurance companies are increasingly reluctant to cover homes where fire risk is high. Similar trouble is emerging for homeowners in areas prone to flooding and hurricanes–which are also getting more intense with climate change. California’s Insurance Commissioner has called the problem of insurance companies refusing to cover homes in fire-prone areas a “crisis” for the state and issued a moratori...2020-09-101h 45Top of Mind with Julie RoseDisaster Insurance, Hydrofracture, GATHERBenjamin Collier of Temple Univ on disaster insurance. Elizabeth Hair of Truth Institute on TV, teens, and tobacco. Jonny Kingslake of Columbia Univ on hydrofracturing. Director Sanjay Rawal and Samuel Gensaw of The Ancestral Guard on their new documentary film GATHER. Ani Begay Auld on protecting native elders. Rachel Wadham of BYUradio's Worlds Awaiting on matching books to readers.2020-09-101h 45Top of Mind with Julie RoseSports Activism, Census Women, Mindful YearMichael Serazio of Boston College on sports activism. Titan Alon of Univ of California San Diego on women and unemployment. Kate Herndon and Greg Stilson, of American Printing House for the Blind on braille bricks. Sam Payne from BYUradio's Apple Seed. Yazmín García Trejo of US Census Bureau on census women. James Smoliga, High Point Univ, on hot dog eating limits. Aria Campbell-Danesh and Seth Gillihan, clinical psychologists and authors of "A Mindful Year," on being mindful.2020-09-021h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseSports Activism, Census Women, Mindful YearWill Current Support for Pro Athlete Activism Last? (0:29)Guest: Michael Serazio, Associate Professor of Communication, Boston College, Author of “The Power of Sports: Media and Spectacle in American Culture”NBA teams, inside their pandemic bubble in Orlando, are heading into the second round of playoff games. For two days last week, the whole thing ground to a sudden halt. First the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to take the court in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Within hours, hundreds of athletes in professional men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and soccer had joined the walk...2020-09-021h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseCOVID-19 Vaccine, Long-Term Unemployment, The OfficePaul Offit of Univ of Pennsylvania on COVID19 vaccines. Erik Arneson on board games. David Rothwell of Oregon State Univ on continued unemployment. Sam Payne of BYUradio's Apple Seed. Nicholas Morley of Air Force Research Laboratory on laser weapons. Brian Baumgartner, actor, on the legacy of The Office.2020-08-191h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseCOVID-19 Vaccine, Long-Term Unemployment, The OfficeA Vaccine for COVID-19 - What's the Status? (0:29)Guest: Paul Offit, Director of The Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Member of the FDA’s Vaccine Advisory CommitteeRussia announced last week that it’s registered the world’s first vaccine for COVID-19. Dozens of potential vaccines under development in the US and Europe are still many months from approval–only a few have entered the all-important phase of testing where the vaccine is given to humans who are monitored to see how well they do if they catch COVID-19. Playing Board Games During the Pandemic...2020-08-191h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseElection Meddling, Feminist Foreign Policy, ISIS Looting on FacebookChina and Russia Meddling in 2020 Election (0:30)Guest: Ryan Vogel, Director of the Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley UniversityThe top US intelligence official in charge of election security says Russia and China are both actively involved in trying to influence the 2020 Election. China prefers that President Trump not win re-election. Russia, on the other hand, appears primarily focused on undermining former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign–which could mean that Russia wants President Trump to stay in office another four years. What is “Feminist Foreign Policy”? (21:54)Guest: Lyric Thompson, Senior Director of Policy and...2020-08-111h 43
Finding CenterGrappling with ComparisonsGrappling with Comparisons
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J. B. Haws begins with his devotional speech titled, "Wrestling with Comparisons." Full audio, video, and transcript availalbe at:
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/j-b-haws/wrestling-with-comparisons/
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Merrill J. Christensen then gives his devotional address titled, "Comparing, Competing, and Individual Worth." Full audio and transcript available at:
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/merrill-j-christensen/comparing-competing/2020-08-0757 minFinding CenterGod's Love for His ChildrenGod's Love for His Children
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We'll begin with Brent E. Nelson and his devotional address titled, "I Know That He Loveth His Children..." Full audio, video, and transcript available at:
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/brent-e-nelson/know-loveth-children/
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We'll finish with Rollin H. Hotchkiss and his devotional address titled, "God Loves You." Full audio, video, and transcript available at:
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/rollin-h-hotchkiss/god-loves/2020-08-0655 minTop of Mind with Julie RoseAnti-Latino Racism, Stressed Out Pets, Doing the Right ThingLatinos and Racism in the US (0:32)Guest: Laura E. Gomez, Professor of Law, Sociology and Chicana/Chicano studies, University of California Los Angeles, author of “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism”This week marks one year since a Texas man opened fire on a Walmart near the US/Mexico border in El Paso, killing 23 people. A manifesto attributed to the shooter said he was responding “to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” The murders were condemned as xenophobic and Hispanophobic. Could they also just be called racist? Is Latino a race or an ethnic group? And does that even...2020-08-051h 43Top of Mind with Julie RoseAnti-Latino Racism, Stressed Out Pets, Doing the Right ThingLaura E. Gomez of UCLA on anti-Latino racism. Karen Sueda of VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital on clingy pets. Dorian Bond of Bond Investigations on private investigators for home employees. Sam Payne of BYUradio's The Appleseed on summer songs. Douglas Jerolmack of Univ of Pennsylvania on a theory of earth made of cubes. Thomas Cooper of Emerson College on doing the right thing.2020-08-051h 43Finding CenterFinding PeaceFinding Peace
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Jeffery F. Ringer, director of the BYU David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at the time of this address, gives his devotional speech titled "Finding Sanctuary." Full audio, video, and, transcript available at:
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/jeffery-f-ringer/finding-sanctuary/
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Leslee Thorne-Murphy, BYU associate professor in the English Department at the time of this address, gives her devotional speech titled, "Peace I Leave with You." Full audio, video, and, transcript available at:
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Top of Mind with Julie RosePolice Force, Antarctica Forest, ImposturesHow Racism Pervades US Policing and What to Do About It (0:30)Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, Incoming Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at AustinCurfews are in effect in cities across the country, hoping to quell the violence that has accompanied protests. People are in the streets demanding reform to how police use force and are held accountable when they kill unarmed black people. President Trump says governors and law enforcement need to “dominate” the protesters. Videos of police officers using tear gas, rubber bullets and batons on peaceful protesters have only inflamed tension. Bumblebees Can Ma...2020-06-031h 44Top of Mind with Julie RoseSpace Race, Why We Swim, Hair DiscriminationFirst Astronauts to Launch From US Soil in a Decade (0:30)Guest: Eric Jensen, JD, Professor of International Law, Brigham Young UniversityIf weather cooperates, American astronauts will launch into space from US soil on Wednesday afternoon. The last time that happened was nearly ten years ago with the final space shuttle launch. The same astronaut who piloted that shuttle mission, Doug Hurley, is also scheduled to command Wednesday’s flight to the International Space Station. Humans Don’t Swim by Instinct, So Why Are We Drawn to the Water? (19:33)Guest: Bonnie Tsui, Journalist, Swimmer, Author of "W...2020-05-261h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseIGs and Flynn, Military v Coronavirus, Aquatic SpinosaurusAnother Inspector General Gets the Boot (0:31)Guest: Ryan Vogel, Director of the Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley UniversityIn the last six weeks, President Trump has removed the inspectors general of the Intelligence Community, the Defense Department, Health and Human Services and, most recently, the State Department. In each case, the independent watchdogs had either been critical of the President and his allies or were caught in political crossfire. US Military v. COVID-19 (20:36)Guest: Chuck Hagel, Former Secretary of Defense, Former US Senator from Nebraska Senator According to the Pentagon, more than 7,000 ac...2020-05-201h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseOK Boomer, Prison College, Hunting ISISRev. Eugene F. Rivers III, Boston TenPoint Coalition, on Boston Violence. Elizabeth Tippett of Univ of Oregon on the use of "OK Boomer". Sean Pica of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison on prison rehab. Dana Pittard, retired U.S. Army Major General and Wes Bryant, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant, on “Hunting the Caliphate: America’s War on ISIS and the Dawn of the Strike Cell." Rachel Wadham of Worlds Awaiting on BYUradio on playtime.2020-05-151h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseOK Boomer, Prison College, Hunting ISISUTS: Faith to Fight Gang Violence (0:36)Guest: Rev. Eugene F. Rivers, III, Activist, Co-Founder of the Boston TenPoint Coalition. Boston has experienced an increase in shootings during the coronavirus pandemic. A week ago, a coalition of ministers joined Boston’s police commissioner in an urgent call to double down on the city’s long-running anti-violence programs that target young people at risk of gang activity. The pandemic is exacerbating chronic economic and social issues linked to historic racial inequities. Reverend Eugene Rivers was at that press conference and was one of the original architects of the “TenPoint Plan to Comba...2020-05-151h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseState Pandemic Funding, Captive Tigers, Debt CollectionElizabeth McNichol, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on state funding in the pandemic. Gregory Chamitoff of Texas A&M Univ, on astronaut isolation. Steven Murawski of Univ of South Florida on Deepwater Horizon. Carney Nasser of Michigan State University on captive tigers. Erika Rickard of The Pew Charitable Trusts on debt collection and courts. Rachel Wadham of Worlds Awaiting on BYUradio on STEM-themed books.2020-05-121h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseState Pandemic Funding, Captive Tigers, Debt CollectionState Revenues Have Fallen Off a Cliff, Massive Budget Cuts Loom Without Federal Help (0:31)Guest: Elizabeth McNichol, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesDemocrats in the US House of Representatives are pressing for another pandemic relief package that would include as much as $700 billion for states, cities and towns facing budget crises. But Senate Republican leaders and President Trump say the proposal is a ploy to bail out states led by Democrats that spent too much before the pandemic. The National Governors Association – which consists of both Democrats and Republicans – has urged Congress to send assistance to s...2020-05-121h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseTribes Sue for COVID-19 Funds, Wasted Produce, Kim Jong UnCherokee Nation and Other Tribes Sue for Pandemic Relief Funds (0:33)Guest: Chuck Hoskin, Jr. Principal Chief of the Cherokee NationThe pandemic has been particularly devastating for Native American tribes that were already struggling economically and now have some of the highest infection rates in the country. Congress allocated $8 billion in aid for tribal governments, but that money has been stalled because of a dispute over whether some for-profit businesses that serve tribal villages in Alaska should receive any of the funds. On Tuesday, the US treasury Department said it will start distributing some of the pandemic relief...2020-05-051h 40Top of Mind with Julie RosePandemic Voices Part III, Elephant Voices, Maternal MortalityPandemic Voices: The Dominican Republic, Spain, Italy, and Vietnam (0:33)All week on Top of Mind, we’ve been hearing from people around the world about how they’re coping with the isolation and anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve spoken to people in China, Japan, Turkey, Ghana, Italy and Peru. It’s been striking to hear similarities in what people are worried about right now and what they long to do when this is all over. Juan Mateo in the Dominican RepublicAnna Olivas in SpainRicardo Vanoli in ItalyMaryam Naushad in Vietnam 2020-04-151h 40Top of Mind with Julie RosePandemic Business Stimulus, Victory Gardens, Pandemic Voices Part IIPandemic Stimulus for Business (0:30)Guest: Romina Boccia, Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, The Heritage FoundationPandemic stimulus checks of up to $1,200 are beginning to arrive this week in the bank accounts of taxpayers. Record numbers of people are also filing for enhanced unemployment benefits. The two-trillion-dollar pandemic relief package Congress passed a few weeks ago includes loans for businesses that pledge to keep employees on the payroll, even if they don’t have enough work for them right now. So far, the Small Business Administration says more than 587,000 applications have been approved worth over $151 bi...2020-04-141h 41Top of Mind with Julie RoseCOVID-19 Vaccine, Neurodiverse Theater, South Dakota TrustsUncertainty Over Cost and Access to Future COVID-19 Exposes Flaws in US Drug System (0:30)Guest: Robin Feldman, Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Innovation at University of California Hastings, Author of "Drugs, Money, & Secret Handshakes: The Unstoppable Growth of Prescription Drug Prices"A vaccine for COVID-19 is currently being tested on humans in Seattle, but it’ll be at least a year before it’s available publicly. Even then, it’s unclear who will be able to afford it. That all depends on how much the drug company that develops the vaccine decide...2020-04-011h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseVPs for President, Uncensored Library, Funny BusinessWhen VPs Run for America’s Top Office (0:35)Guest: Joel K. Goldstein, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University, Author of “The Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution” and “The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden” Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is still in the 2020 presidential race, but former Vice President Joe Biden is winning in the primaries and looks likely to be the Democratic nominee. It’s not unusual for vice presidents to run for the top job. It is unusual for them to do it after being out of office for a...2020-03-241h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseFlatten the Curve, Extinct Foods, Homeboy IndustriesAs Hospitals Brace for COVID-19, Americans Work to “Flatten the Curve” (0:35)Guest: Drew A. Harris, DPM, MPH, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson UniversityToday, the US government urged all hospitals to cancel elective medical or dental surgeries so they can be ready for a wave of seriously-ill COVID-19 patients. New analysis guiding the Trump Administration’s policies on the pandemic, suggest between 100,000 and more than two-million Americans could die of coronavirus, depending on how aggressive we are about limiting the spread. Do hospitals even have enough staff, supplies and space to treat everyone likely to come down w...2020-03-181h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseElection Disinformation, Love Drugs, First-Gen StudentsIt’s Not Just Russia. US Political Campaigns Are Also Weaponizing Disinformation. (0:31)Guest: McKay Coppins, Staff Writer, the AtlanticUS intelligence officials have warned that Russia is again meddling in the Presidential election, spreading false information online and inflaming divisions between Americans. But it’s not just the Russians. As McKay Coppins reports in the March issue of The Atlantic, the Trump Campaign has a sophisticated disinformation strategy underway online and Democrats are using some of the same techniques, to a lesser degree. Long Term Effects of Pest Control (18:39)Guest: Jonathan Richardson Assistant Professor of Biolog...2020-03-101h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseMLB Astros and Cheating, Midlife Crisis, Native Women, PenguinsThe Astros Are Cheats. Is the MLB Partly to Blame? (0:36)Guest: Molly Knight, Journalist, TheAthletic.com, Author of “The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse”Major League Baseball teams are in spring training, playing against each other in pre-season games. And everyone’s got an ear out for the sound of someone in the Houston Astro’s dugout banging on a trash can to illegally notify the batter of what pitch is coming. The Astros have now admitted to cheating in 2017–but they have not been stripped of the World...2020-02-251h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseBoeing, Off-Facebook Activity, Car ChasesBoeing’s Year-Long Struggle to Get 737 Max Back in the Air May Soon Be Over (0:33)Guest: Natalie Kitroeff, Reporter, New York TimesIt’s been nearly a year since Boeing grounded its 737 Max because of two crashes that happened within 5 months and killed 346 people. Since then, a Congressional investigation surfaced internal Boeing emails that showed disdain for federal regulators and efforts to avoid some requirements to certify the 737 Max as safe for flight. Should Felons Be Allowed to Vote? (18:02)Guest: Christopher Uggen, Professor, Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnes...2020-02-191h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseNASA New Horizons, Boeing, Clearview AIWhy Pluto Matters, According to the Scientist Who Got Us Closest to the Dwarf Planet (0:30)Guest: Alan Stern, Principal Investigator, New Horizons Mission, NASAThe solar system you learned in grade school got a major shakeup in the late 1990s. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are all still there. But Pluto was always the odd planet out. So distant and small and not like the little rocky planets near the sun or gas giants, either. But then, high-powered telescopes revealed in the 1990s that tiny Pluto was just one of a whole class of...2020-01-291h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseWeinstein Trial, Outrage Online, Social Impact of RobotsThe Difference Between Consent and Compliance is Key in Weinstein Trial (0:34)Guest: Vanessa K. Bohns, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Cornell UniversityFormer film producer Harvey Weinstein is currently on trial in New York. Numerous women have accused him of sexually assaulting them. Weinstein pleaded not guilty and says the encounters were consensual.But what does consent mean in cases like this? Prosecutors have no physical evidence of the assaults, so the case will turn on whether jurors believe the women’s testimony. Weinstein’s defense attorneys are trying to cast doubt on that testimony so jurors may find...2020-01-281h 39Top of Mind with Julie RoseMegxit, 20 Years of Putin, Pet DetectiveWhat America’s Energy Security Means for Gas Prices and Global Stability (0:31)Guest: David Blackmon, Energy Industry Analyst, Editor of Shale Magazine, Contributor to Forbes.comNot that long ago, a big flare-up of tension in the Middle East like we’ve seen in the last two weeks would have caused a spike in gas prices here in the US. But America’s targeted killing of a top Iranian general and Iran’s retaliatory strikes had little effect on pump prices. President Trump says that’s because America is now “energy independent.” Harry and Meghan Step Back from the Ro...2020-01-151h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseAustralia Wildfires, Spying on Germans, International ImpeachmentThe Land Down-Under in Flames (00:02)Guest: Manu Saunders, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Ecology, University of New England, AustraliaThe wildfires in Australia are on a scale that’s hard to comprehend. The land that’s burned is many times larger than the worst wildfire seasons in North America. At least 28 people have been killed, including four firefighters. Thousands of homes have burned. But the ecological impact is even more extreme – an estimated one billion animals have died in the fires. The London Mansion Where British Spies Eavesdropped on Nazi German Generals (15:28)Guest: Jerome M. O’Connor, Hi...2020-01-141h 41Top of Mind with Julie Rose1919, Siege of Mecca, Family NarrativesWhat 1919 (The Year That Changed America) Tells Us About 2019 (0:36)Guest: Martin Sandler, historian, Emmy-winning TV writer, author of “1919: The Year That Changed America” (2019 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature)As 2019 winds down, maybe you’re feeling a little winded. A lot has happened –is happening –in America. At moments like these, a little perspective is useful. A hundred years ago, America was turning the page on a year that changed the nation in fundamental ways. Some have called 1919 “the year our world began.” Historian Martin Sandler’s book about the parallels between 1919 and 2019 just won the National Book Awar...2019-12-191h 40Top of Mind with Julie RosePolitics of the Korean Peninsula, Ageism at Work, Co-HousingSouth Korea’s Hopes for Unification Hinge on North Korea’s Nukes (0:31)Guest: Joon-yong Park, Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San FranciscoNegotiations over North Korea’s nuclear weapons have been at a standstill for months. Meanwhile, North Korea has done a series of missile launches and threatened to resume nuclear weapons tests if the US doesn’t come back to the negotiating table by the end of the year. How Ageism is Defining the Work Experience for All Generations (16:12)Guest: Robert McCann, Ph.D., Professor of Management Communications, UCLA Anderson...2019-12-111h 36Top of Mind with Julie RoseNATO, CGI Actors, Unsafe FactoriesNATO is 70. Does the World Still Need It? (0:31)Guest: Greg Jackson, Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies & Assistant Director of National Security Studies, host of the podcast “History That Doesn’t Suck”World leaders are in London marking the 70th anniversary of NATO. It’s not been a complete lovefest. There’s been some sniping and backbiting. President Trump called Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced” and said French President Emmanuel Macron’s earlier comments about NATO experiencing “brain death” were “nasty.” President Trump has been publicly critical of NATO, too, but seems to be warming to it. What exactly is there to c...2019-12-051h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseShooting Survivor, California Condors, Religious DiversitySchool Shooting Survivor (0:30)Guest: Missy Jenkins Smith, author of “Lessons from a School Shooting Survivor” and “I Choose to Be Happy”Exactly twenty-two years ago, Missy Jenkins Smith was in a hospital bed learning that she was permanently paralyzed from the chest down. She was 15. The day before, she’d been shot by a fellow student at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky. Three of Missy’s classmates died in the shooting. This was 1997. Three months later shooters would kill four students and a teacher at a middle school near Jonesboro, Arkansas. A year and a half later… Columbine. We d...2019-11-261h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseWater Inequality, War Letters, Disney+Millions of Americans Lack Access to Clean Water and Indoor Plumbing (0:34)Guest: George McGraw, Chief Executive Officer, DigDeepYou don’t think about it when you flush the toilet or turn on the sink, but access to clean, reliable running water and safe sanitation are a real privilege. And right now, in the America, more than two million people lack that privilege. A person’s race is the strongest predictor of whether they’ll have access to clean water and sanitation. The Man Collecting One Million War Letters (16:56)Guest: Andrew Carroll, Director of the Center for Amer...2019-11-211h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseLatin America, Precrastination, Mormon ColoniesProtest and Upheaval Spreads Across Latin America (0:30)Guest: Kirk Hawkins, PhD, Professor of Political Science, BYUThe long-time president of Bolivia has stepped down and fled the country. Weeks of sometimes violent protests in Chile have spurred the President to promise a new Constitution will be written. Peru’s president dissolved the country’s Congress a month ago, so Congress turned around and suspended him, sparking a Constitutional crisis over who is in charge of Peru’s government. For several weeks in October, violent protests swept the streets of Ecuador. And Venezuela’s political and humanitarian crisis grows deeper ev...2019-11-141h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseLatin America, Precrastination, Mormon ColoniesKirk Hawkins, BYU, on the upheaval in Latin America. David A. Rosenbaum, University of California Riverside, on precrastination. Lisa Elliott, El Paso Community College, on the Mormon colonies in Mexico. Soraya Chemaly from the Women’s Media Center Speech Project on women's anger. Tyler Lyson from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on asteroid fossils. Rachel Wadham from Worlds Awaiting, BYUradio.2019-11-141h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseBerlin Wall, Fog Harvesting, OverlookedLegacy of the Berlin Wall’s Collapse (0:32)Guest: Peter Fritzsche, PhD, Professor of History, University of Illinois, author of “Hitler’s First Hundred Days”This week marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall between communist East Germany and capitalist West Germany. Less than a month later, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George HW Bush sat side by side and declared the Cold War was ending. Two years later, the Soviet Union itself would collapse. So let’s take a look at the legacy of November 9, 1989 –the day the wall came down. 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How Emojis are Impacting the Law...2019-11-051h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseOpioid Lawsuits, Improv Everywhere, LandminesMore Opioid Lawsuits Moving Toward Settlement (0:33)Guest: Jennifer Oliva, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of LawIt’s been a big couple of days for lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. Just as the first federal trialabout opioids was set to get underway on Monday against four companies, a settlement was reached to end the lawsuit. But that deals involves just two counties in Ohio which will get $260 million dollars in the settlement. Then a few hours later, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced they’d reached a tentative $48 billion opioid settlement that woul...2019-10-241h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseOpioid Lawsuits, Improv Everywhere, LandminesJennifer Oliva, Seton Hall University School of Law, on opioid lawsuits. Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere, on play. Chris Whatley, executive director of the HALO Trust on landmines. Author Luke Goodrich, “Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America,” on religious freedom. Jennifer Udler, founder of “Positive Strides,” on walking therapy. Rachel Wadham from Worlds Awaiting on BYUradio on museum learning.2019-10-241h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseChina Censorship, Proving Einstein Right, Buying a ParkTo Be Big in China Requires Playing by China’s Censorship Rules (0:32)Guest: Stanley Rosen, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Southern CaliforniaFresh back from a couple of exhibition games in China this week, NBA star LeBron James set off a fire storm with his reaction to a tweet that had set off an earlier firestorm. “You know when you’re misinformed or you’re not educated about something –and I’m just talking about the tweet itself –you never know the ramifications that can happen. And you know we all seen what that did.” The twee...2019-10-171h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseHealthcare Myths, Swamp Apes, Printing Blood VesselsLots of Our Assumptions about America’s Healthcare System Are WrongGuest: Arthur Garson, MD, Director, Health Policy Institute, Texas Medical Center, Co-Author of “Exposing the 20 Medical Myths: Why Everything You Know About Health Care is Wrong and How to Make it Right.”Twenty-five cents out of every dollar Americans spend on healthcare is wasted, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That wasted money isn’t making us any healthier. It’s not improving the quality of the care we receive. It’s just down the drain. How can the richest...2019-10-101h 40Top of Mind with Julie RoseTrump, Ukraine & Whistleblowers, Ostracism, Empty NestersPresident Trump, Ukraine, a Whistleblower and ImpeachmentGuest: Ryan Vogel, JD, Director of the Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley UniversityHouse Democrats have begun a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump, stemming from a phone call the president had with the newly elected president of Ukraine on July 25th. The White House has released a rough transcript of the call. It shows President Trump asking Ukraine’s president to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and offering the US Attorney General’s help in that. It’s illegal for a US politician to solicit campaign support from a...2019-09-261h 36Top of Mind with Julie RoseCherokee Nation Delegate, Re-Bisoning, Mobile HygieneCherokee Nation Sends Its First Delegate to CongressGuest: Chuck Hoskin, Jr. Principal Chief of the Cherokee NationFor the first time in US history, a Native American tribe is sending a delegate to Congress. Now, there are already a handful of Native Americans serving in Congress from a number of states. But the Cherokee Nation is sending a delegate to represent their own sovereign Native American government. The Effort to Bring Bison Back to the WestGuest: Kurt Repanshek, Founder & Editor-In-Chief of Nationalparkstraveler.org; Author “Re-Bisoning the West: Restoring An American Icon To The Lan...2019-09-111h 40