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Jul 10, 2025 • 51min

The Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

If the word “Viking” conjures for you a warrior with braided hair raiding a village in the north of Europe, you’re not exactly wrong. But there’s a lot more to the story.
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Jul 9, 2025 • 51min

Utah’s Bid to Lead a Nuclear Renaissance

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wants to double energy production in the state within the next ten years, and he and other state leaders are betting that a new generation of nuclear reactors can help.
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Jul 3, 2025 • 51min

The Real History of the American Gunfighter

The Wild West has been the subject of much mythologizing in American culture. But for all the fantasy, at least one figure was real: the gunfighter.
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Jul 2, 2025 • 51min

Joseph Smith — The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet Pt. 2

Much of the Joseph Smith story turns on this question: Did he really discover golden plates? Historian John Turner says no, but he doesn’t dismiss what came next.
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Jun 26, 2025 • 51min

Mike Lee Wants to Sell Public Land. Some Conservatives Say No Way.

Utah Senator Mike Lee wants to sell off public lands in the West, but after fierce bipartisan opposition to his plans, he’s been forced back to the drawing board.
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Jun 25, 2025 • 51min

Joseph Smith — The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet

There’s a new biography of Joseph Smith, and author John Turner’s approach is new in the world of books about Mormonism’s charismatic founder.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 51min

Sen. Mike Lee — Constitutional Scholar or Online Edgelord?

Minnesota lawmaker Rep. Melissa Hortman was murdered on June 14. The next day, Utah Sen. Mike Lee wrote on X, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way.”
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Jun 18, 2025 • 51min

The Heat Will Kill You First

Jeff Goodell knows a thing or two about the climate crisis. He’s been writing about it for years. But it didn’t become personal until the heat nearly killed him.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 51min

When Dinosaurs Came to the Dinner Party

During the 1800s, the Victorians had the natural world pretty much figured out, or so they thought. Then a 12-year-old discovered the first dinosaur tracks.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 51min

The Case for Utah as the Next Battleground State

Last week, we discussed the possible revival of the Utah Democratic Party. Long time political observers told us that would take some heavy lifting. The political consultants and influencers Gabi Finlayson and Jackie Morgan are up for the task.

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