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On the week’s show we learn about the upcoming winter Science on Tap events at Woody’s Tavern with Science Moab adviser independent journalist Amanda Heidi and Science Moab Board member Sophia Fisher. We also hear about a town hall process by United Today Stronger Tomorrow to seek input from rural Utahn’s about the issues of most importance to them. And Malcom from the Moab Valley Multicultural Ce...

Sometimes it’s necessary to go to outer space to better understand our home planet and ourselves. Hosts Julia and Nat from Back of Beyond Books join Jessie from Grand County Public Library to discuss recent reads, from Sci-fi to poetry and cookbooks, holiday reads, award winners and favorites from the year. What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley Cats of the Louvre Graphic Novel by...

On this episode of This Week in Moab we mark National Native Heritage Month in discussions with local Indigenous organizers Sandra Billie from Seekhaven and Ricky Begay from Grand County Schools’ Native American Club in advance of their 11/16/24 event (https://www.seekhaven.org/nativeamericanheritagemonth.html. We learn about a collaboration between the Storied Self and Ephemeral on the next story...

Join Jessie from Grand County Public Library and her co-hosts from Back of Beyond Books Nat and Amber as they discuss the wide variety of books they've been reading and listening to. Perhaps, like some of us, you turn to darker subject matter this time of year. Perhaps you're looking for inspiration, or entertainment and comfort, or maybe you're just looking to learn more about the world we live i...

This Week in Moab with Jeremy Spaulding by KZMU Public Affairs

Landscapes and Moonscapes: Interviews with two regional authors, Kevin Fedarko and Christopher Cokinos, and a smattering of fiction reviews, with hosts Nat and David from Back of Beyond Books and Jessie from Grand County Public Library. Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner Burn by Peter Heller Playground by Richard Powers The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingwa...

Endurance horse riding is one of the oldest sports in America and here in Moab we have biannual endurance races and rides. "The Moab Endurance Rides," take horse and rider (or runner/walker!) into deep canyons with dramatic sandstone walls towering overhead and across mesa tops with incredible views of the wind sculpted high desert landscape. The Moab Canyons ride/race is each fall, wending about...

On this edition of This Week in Moab we hear from an artist from CLAM (Clay Artisans of Moab) and Director of the Beacon After School Program about the upcoming Soup Bowl Benefit Nov 2nd 4pm at the MARC. We are also joined by members of the Seekhaven staff during October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month to talk about their work, and hear about the upcoming Red Canyon Powwow. Learn more on Instag...

The 75th anniversary of the film commission. Bega’s history in film and how she got to Moab and the upcoming Cinemoab film competition showcase this Friday evening at Star Hall - doors at 6:00 - show starts at 6:30 - The competition challenges participants to choose between two possible films and reimagine them in different genres - with competitors presenting a 7 and a half minute film. There are...

On this episode of This Week In Moab we talk with Bega Metzner, Director of the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission about the work of the organization, which is celebrating 75 years, making it the oldest ongoing film commission in the world! Bega is joined by Ben Fredregill, Director of the Grand County Center of Economic Development, where the commission is housed. Also in the 2nd half of the...

On this episode of This Week in Moab we celebrate the Redrock Arts Festival, running September 27-29 with Kelley McInerney and Christina Wightman, staff from the MARC - Moab and organizers of the festival, talking about the street festival, story slam, film screenings and many other fest events. We were also joined in studio by all the artists facilitating workshops on Sunday the 29th, talking abo...

On this week’s episode, we explore the uranium industry in southeaster Utah. We speak with Sarah Fields of Uranium Watch to hear the latest on projects in Green River, mining in La Sal and milling at White Mesa Mill in San Juan County. Leona Morgan, co-founder of Haul No! talks about recent community responses to the hauling of uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain Mine to the White Mesa Mill via Nava...

This week on The History Hour, Host Blaine Reniger walks us through "The Canyonlands Controversy". This segment covers the event when Canyonlands was proposed to be a park in the early 60s, there was a lot of controversy about the size and the use of land from politicians. Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior was a leading advocate for the park and shared the history of it. The history used fo...

Lisa Justice juices up our July with a sporty conversation about the Olympics , its dynamic history with climbing. Since joining the roster of Olympic Sport in Tokyo 2020, climbing has had quite the come up. This archival interview with rock climber Chris Wagner, author Climber extraordinaire charts the evolution of the sport. More about Wagners work is available here:https://www.ifsc-climbing.org...

In 1967, the Canyonlands Natural History Association began operating out of the Rock House at Arches National Park, offering educational materials for park visitors. Nearly 60 years later, Sam Wainer, executive director describes the work of one of the oldest and yet most undersung non profits in Moab. in addition to the information they provide about our area, They give millions of dollars of sup...

Thirty two years ago the City of Moab’s Property Tax rate was set at 0%. As a result a number of important infrastructure and improvement projects have gone unfunded, and now the City Council is exploring increasing the city’s property tax. On This Week In Moab we hear from Moab Mayor Joette Langianese and Moab City Councilmember Kaitlin Myers about what city property taxes will fund and why it’s...

Books with great titles can cause storylovers to swoon. Today on Radio Book Club, host Jessie Magleby and guest Nat Smith from Back of Beyond Books list a toothsome few, such as: “I Cheerfully Refuse; The Man Who Shot My Eye Out is Dead” and “My Favorite Thing is Monsters”. It’s a freewheeling ode of a show for books which remind you of the importance of the little pleasures in life, things easy t...

Host Jeremy Spaulding speaks with Megan Vickery and Molly Gurney, the creators of a new literary magazine, Ephemeral, which explores the creative voice of our place. Later, Jeremy introduces us to Michael McFalls, the new Grand County School District Superintendent.

In this episode of Art Talks, we find out how the community is harnessing its creative power. Cassie Paup shares all about the line up for the Moab Free Concert Series, beginning June 28th. There’s a new local magazine called Ephemeral, a storytelling collective from the Colorado Plateau. Guests include Alison Hartford and Molly Gurney. We also hear from a budding new talent in Moab, Cozy Soul, wh...

Like so many communities in the Intermountain West that depend on a tourism economy, Moab faces an affordable housing crisis. On this episode of This Week in Moab, host Celia Alario talks with Johanna Blanco, Secretary of the Housing Taskforce and AmeriCorps VISTA at the Moab Area Community Land Trust, Laura Harris who chairs the Housing Task Force and serves as Development Specialists at the Hous...

Did you miss KZMU's exciting and silly special radiothon program, No No Don't Say It?! Great news: we're bringing it back from the archives! Co-hosts Makeda Barkley and Ben Alter take you through local trivia, games, and fun facts with special guests galore! Perfect for some wild KZMU fun on a hot summer night in.

Historical shipwrecks and quantum mysteries and unique memoirs…oh my! Our intrepid Radio Book Club hosts kick off a summer of reading with new and old titles that are sure to inspire and delight. Tune in for the literary discussion!

There is a network of resources and people that Moab community members can lean on during their substance use recovery journeys. On the latest This Week in Moab, hear from Lanette Denton at USARA and Dr. Paula Cook at the Moab Recovery Center about their interconnected organizations, de-stigmatizing substance use, and upcoming events. And later in the program, Rhodes Smartt with Canyonlands Nation...

Guides in our area often field questions from tourists about Four Corners Indigenous history. On the latest History Hour, host Blaine tackles the most common questions, diving deep into Ancestral Puebloan and Fremont history from agricultural practices, to pottery and trade networks. // Show Notes: https://www.kzmu.org/indigenous-history-on-the-history-hour/

It's just after five o'clock on a Monday, and it's time for This Week in Moab! Join host Molly Marcello in conversation with some amazing Moab women. First up is Sara Melnicoff, whose nonprofit, Moab Solutions is celebrating 20 years of helping people and the planet. Next up is Ranger Karen Garthwait, with volunteer opportunities and updates at Arches National Park. And finally we have local autho...