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The Media ScrumLori ButtarsThis time on The Media Scrum we speak with Lori Buttars, longtime reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. Lori covered the Olympics, arts and music, and all sorts of beats at the Trib. She’s also been a “visiting professional” at Utah State University where, like yours truly, she edited the student newspaper when she was a student there. Back in 2007, Lori fled journalism for public relations as public information officer for the Weber-Morgan Health Department. We actually spend a fair amount of this conversation talking about local public health's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which we found...2022-02-221h 12
The Musical MavensEpisode 9 - Mary Stuart, Fiddler on the Roof and Little WomenIn this installment, the mavens discuss their thoughts on Mary Stuart and the Fiddler on the Roof and the history surrounding each story. They also talk about their recent viewing of Little Women and the In the Heights trailer. 2020-02-0440 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 8 - Holiday Special!In this episode, Lori starts off by giving Kristy a pop quiz! They then talk about Pioneer Theater's A Musical Gone Wrong and A Christmas Story. Tune in for some holiday fun!2019-12-2341 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 7 - Miss Saigon + A Lifespan of a FactThe Mavens talk about their thoughts on the musicals Miss Saigon and Lifespan A Fact with some great history surrounding them. they rap it all up on some of their favorite holiday musicals. 2019-11-2244 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 6 - Jimmy Cagney and the Downton Abbey Movie!In this podcast, Kristy and Lori talk about their recent viewing of Jimmy Cagney and about their experience watching the Downtown Abbey Movie. 2019-10-0933 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 5 - The Shakespeare Festival!The Musical Mavens talk all about their recent trip to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City. 2019-09-0536 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 4 - Rent, The Cats Trailer and Hugh JackmanIn this episode, Lori and Kristy talk about their recent viewing of Rent and their thoughts on the new Cats movie. They also gush about Hugh 'The Man' Jackman and his recent concert in Salt Lake City. 2019-07-3143 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 3 - Aladdin, The Tonys and School of RockThe mavens discuss the Tony Awards and their recent viewing of School of Rock. Kristy talks about her thoughts about the new Aladdin movie and finish up with some of their favorite movie-to-musicals and musical-to-movies. 2019-06-2340 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 2 - Janet Jackson, Grease and Disney Movie MusicalsIn this episode, the mavens talk about their trip to see Janet Jackson and their recent viewing of Grease. They also cover such topics as music videos, the live action Aladdin movie and the famous choreographer Bob Fosse. 2019-05-2942 minThe Musical MavensEpisode 1 - May I Introduce Lori and KristyIn the first episode of the long awaited Musical Mavens Podcast, we get to meet our fun and fearless hosts. Kristy and Lori also talk about Doris Day, Billy Joel and the musical Grease. 2019-05-1533 min