Tom Williams

Access Utah

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Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs live Monday-Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Access Utah covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats from in-depth interviews to call-in shows. Email us at upraccess@gmail.com or call at 1-800-826-1495. Join the discussion!

Author

Tom Williams

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.upr.org

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

'Cropping Up' 29.11.2022

Utah food producers provide products that are unique to the state referred to as specialty crops. In the Cropping Up series, Utah Public Radio has been featuring some of these crops, their health benefits, and the role they play in helping us access fresh food.

Fry Street Quartet and Robert Davies 29.11.2022

On this episode we have a conversation with members of the Fry Street Quartet and physicist Dr. Robert Davies about The Crossroads Project.

'Jesus and John Wayne' with Kristin Du Mez 29.11.2022

Kristin Du Mez joins us to talk about her new book, 'Jesus and John Wayne', which is on our latest UPR Community Booklist.

Pride flags in schools 29.11.2022

On this episode we discuss Pride Flags in Schools and are joined by Larry Williams, Logan City School Board of Education President; Katie Lee-Koven, parent of a Logan elementary school student; Yvonee Marcyes, Board President of Logan Pride; and Andrea Sinfield.

'Bringing War Home' with Rich Etchberger 29.11.2022

On this special 'Bringing War Home' edition of Access Utah we talk with Rich Etchberger, recorded live from our event at the USU Moab Campus.

'Nothin' Lastin'' with Hal Cannon 29.11.2022

On this episode we're joined by Hal Cannon to talk about (and listen) to his new release, Nothin' Lastin'.

Ute tribe and monuments on 29.11.2022

We’ll talk with Ute Tribe Business Committee Chairman and Uncompahgre Band Representative Shaun Chapoose regarding a new monument designation, and we revisit a portion of our conversation with Senator Mazie Hirono.

'Rusty Barbed Wire' with David Lee on Wednesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

Poet David Lee joins us today to talk about his latest collection Rusty Barbed Wire.

'Conversations with Birds' with Priyanka Kumar on Tuesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

We're joined by Priyanka Kumar to discuss our place in the landscape—and in the cosmos—by way of watching birds.

The music of Ralph Vaughan Williams with Eric Saylor on Monday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

On this episode we're joined by Eric Saylor, Professor of Music History at Drake University, to discuss the compositions of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Archaeology of the recent past on Thursday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

Dr. Benjamin Pykles will deliver the 2022 Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture, titled “Historical Archaeology and the Latter-day Saint Past” Thursday evening at 7:00 in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall at Utah State University.

'Utah Women & Leadership Project' With Dr. Susan Madsen 22.11.2022

Susan Madsen is the Inaugural Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project. Today we’ll check in with Dr. Madsen to explore topics concerning Utah women.

Revisiting 'Forced Out' With Judy Kawamoto on Tuesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

Today we revisit our conversation with Judy Kawamoto, winner of the 2022 Evans Handcart Award from the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah State University, for her book Forced Out: A Nikkei Woman's Search for a Home in America.

'Stretching the Heavens' with Terryl Givens on Monday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

Terryl Givens, winner of the 2022 Evans Biography Award from the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah State University, for his new book Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism.

Education and criminal justice with Sam Arungwa on Thursday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

We're joined by Professor Sam Arungwa from the USU Blanding campus, Rep. Lowry Snow, and Jason Torgerson, San Juan County Sheriff.

The state of the war in Ukraine with Corey Flintoff on Wednesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

Former NPR Moscow Bureau Chief Corey Flintoff joins us once again to discuss the current state of affairs in Ukraine and Russia.

Doing good in our communities: Fall '22 on Tuesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

On this episode, It’s another non-profit spotlight where we highlight your favorite non-profits within the community.

'Passion Plays' with Randall Balmer on Monday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

What do sports and religion have in common? Randall Balmer joins us to discuss.

'Bringing War Home: Objects of War' on Thursday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

We know little about the role of material culture in the history of war and forced displacement: objects carried in flight; objects stolen on battlefields; objects expropriated, reappropriated, and remembered. On this episode we discuss.

'Tolkien and The Great War' on Wednesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

A conversation with John Garth, author of Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth, which tells the story of how Tolkien embarked on the creation of Middle-earth in his youth as the world around him was plunged into catastrophe, revealing the horror and heroism that he experienced as a signals officer in the Battle of the Somme and introducing the circle of friends who spurred his...

'Walt Longmire' with Craig Johnson on Tuesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

We're once again joined by Craig Johnson, the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels.

'This is What it Sounds Like' on Monday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

We're joined by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas to discuss the science of music and the brain, and Rogers also takes us behind the scenes of record-making and working with artists like Prince.

Pledge drive book special with Ken Sanders on Thursday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

It’s a member drive special edition of the program today and our special guest for the hour is Ken Sanders.

Civil discourse and building bridges on Wednesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

On this special member drive episode, we talk with Jason Gilmore about bridge building and civil discourse in our current political climate.

Member drive food special on Tuesday's Access Utah 22.11.2022

Today in a special Member Drive edition of the program we’re going to talk about food with Tammy Proctor, Jeannie Sur, and Jaimie Sanders, hosts of Eating the Past and Lael Gilbert, one of the hosts of Bread and Butter.

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