KZMU Public Affairs

The annual tradition continues! If you are looking for your next television series, book, documentary or film about outdoor recreation and adventure, Great Wide Open host Lisa Hathaway has quite a few epic and inspiring recommendations! Some recs are from listeners, and others from the intrepid host herself. As the season cools, tune in for a jam-packed episode highlighting diverse outdoors-relate...

It’s another year for the books...literally! Our amazing Radio Book Club hosts review the favorite titles that came across their desks, laps, and nightstands in 2023. Get your pens and pencils out – there are so many diverse titles and authors in this episode guaranteed to pique your interest. // Reviews & Mentions: https://www.kzmu.org/best-of-the-year-on-radio-book-club/

Nothing can get folks in the holiday spirit quite like a perfect winter cocktail. From egg nog to hot buttered rum to mulled wine, learn how to spice up your holiday cocktail game on the latest Chefs’ Adventures with Buck & Bernie! Hosts and chefs Tim Buckingham and Bernard Guillas welcome mixologist Ian Buckingham to the program for a spirited cocktail of recipes and conversation. // Show Notes &...

It's one for the books on the latest Art Talks. Internationally acclaimed American photographer Sheila Metzner joins the program with her daughter and Moab local, Bega Metzner. Sheila has a new exhibit at The Getty Center in Los Angeles, chronicling her work in late 20th-century photography and her blend of pictorialism and modernism. Next, host Richard Codd takes a tour of Desert Sun Ceramics and...

Lift Up is a KZMU storytelling project intending to deepen understanding and empathy within our community and reinforce a sense of safety and belonging for all. Our next Lift Up storyteller is Joshua Patterson. A two-year transplant, Josh hopes to one day be considered a full Moabite. He is currently working on a degree in history in hopes to be a history teacher. He lives with his husband, and en...

The team at the Utah Avalanche Center is back in the Moab office – and the field. As they gear up for the winter recreation season, we check in with avalanche forecaster Eric Trenbeath about our local snowpack, typical conditions and the history of avalanches in our region. But first, learn about the new Moab Locals 10K, taking place on Saturday, December 2nd! A few volunteer committee members joi...

What is guilty pleasure literature and what makes it guilty, exactly? On the latest Radio Book Club, hosts dive into this juicy subject. Plus, jump into literary rabbit holes with some recommendations in horror, fantasy and memoir. And later, regional author Matthew Moseley joins the program to talk about his new memoir, Soul is Waterproof, which covers his adventures in long distance swimming. Tu...

Roy Webb returns! Tune in to the latest History Hour for Part 2 of a fascinating conversation with author and river historian Roy Webb. He talks about the early days of river guiding in our region and spins some yarns about some seriously legendary river runners.

Hear from local candidates before filling out your ballot! There are five candidates running for three seats on Moab’s city council. Tune in for their thoughts on a number of important local issues, including water, housing, property tax, strategic planning and much, much more. KZMU’s 2023 candidate debate was produced in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Southeast Utah.

Tune in for fluid conversations on the latest This Week in Moab! Colorado riverkeeper and environmental activist John Weisheit joins the program to cover the latest water issues in our region. Plus, check in with WabiSabi's Leah Bear who updates listeners on the community-based nonprofit's present and future. And later, Margie Swenson of Grand County Hospice joins the program in honor of National...

Many of us have been in situations that just feel…off. Maybe the boss is making your coworker uncomfortable. Someone on your tour keeps making inappropriate comments. That thing that you saw…it just doesn’t feel right. But you’re not quite sure what to do or say. Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center is here to help! Tune in as Seekhaven's Director of Prevention and Education Ariel Atkins an...

Get the latest on the 21st Annual Moab Folk Festival during Art Talks! Fest organizers Cassie Paup and Makeda Barkley are on the program to talk about the jam-packed lineup of music from November 3rd through 5th. // Music in this episode is ‘Swinging Sofas’ by Lobo Loco

Welcome to the 30th Ever Radio Review! The show all about the authentic voice of Moab and its public radio station KZMU. And perhaps no voice is ever more itself, unvarnished and true than a child’s. So for this episode, we pay tribute to the youth. The wildflowers of our future. The youngbloods. Selected from the family room of the station’s audio archives. A lifetime of thanks to the ones who gr...

It's fall in Moab, and that means a plethora of events! We speak with the organizers behind a few of them, including reps from the Clay Artisans of Moab. Their upcoming - and much anticipated - soup bowl fundraiser will support local kids attending summer camp at Canyonlands Field Institute. Plus, we hear from Jacob Crane, who is bringing the Red Canyon Powwow back to Moab. And later, we check in...

Have you wondered what exactly a trail ambassador is and how they roll? Or if you'll ever be able to ambulate from town all the way to Willow Springs? The latest Great Wide Open has those answers and so much more! Hear interviews with climbing trail ambassador Ian Buchsbaum, responsible recreation coordinator Anna Sprout, and trail mix committee chair Colin Topper. // Music in this episode is 'Cla...

On the latest Radio Book Club, hear two interviews with authors on their most recent works! Karin Anderson discusses her novel 'What Falls Away,' centered around a woman returning to her rural hometown after years on the outside. Amber Caron talks 'Call Up the Waters,' a short story collection about the lives and labor of women in rural America. Plus, happy Victober for all who celebrate! Get vict...

On the latest This Week in Moab, get to know the Moab Abortion and Reproductive Rights Network, a group of community members focused on information and advocacy around reproductive rights in Utah. Guests Nancy Anderson and Faith Dickey join the program to tell us more about the network, and an upcoming fundraiser featuring singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson. And later, The Storied Self wants t...

Today host Christy Williams Dunton speaks with author M. John Fayhee about his resolve to hike everyday for a year through the Gila Wilderness with his faithful dog Casey. The experience turned into a book called 'A Long Tangent.' And later, Alison Anders and Liz Bercel of Canyonlands Field Institute join in the show. CFI's professionally guided mental health hikes take place throughout the fall.

Guides love telling stories. And on the latest History Hour, three local guides pop in to spin some yarns about their favorite cultural histories of this region – and their own legendary past trips. We’ll hear how the pit toilet in Cisco can warm up snow-averse boaters, how past developers tried drilling holes in the river bottom of Cataract Canyon, and how to spot a fur trapper’s infamous signatu...

Lift Up is a KZMU storytelling project intending to deepen understanding and empathy within our community and reinforce a sense of safety and belonging for all. // Our next Lift Up storyteller is Kaitlin Myers, a housing advocate, rafter, and glitter enthusiast. She moved to Moab as an Americorps VISTA from Tampa, FL and has lived here year-round for 7 years. She is currently the Executive Directo...

What do monsoon season, hazard mitigation and the upcoming solar eclipse have in common? They are all things on the mind - and the planning desk - of Grand County's emergency management director Cora Phillips. On the latest This Week in Moab, guest Phillips gives us some updates on her department and insights into the work of emergency preparedness and response. // Music in this episode is Holizna...

The 2023 Red Rock Arts Festival welcomes neighbors and wanderers to Moab for three days of ‘storytelling, ceremony, and play.’ From Sept 29th to Oct 1st, events will highlight the theme ‘human history and dreams for the future’ through collaborative projects, art experiences, and all-ages events. On the latest This Week in Moab, host Christy Williams-Dunton gets the deets from Moab’s arts and spec...

What comes first, the music or the musicians? Tune in to the latest Art Talks where host Richard Codd explores this question and more with Moab Music Festival co-founder Leslie Tomkins. They cover the festival’s ongoing concerts as well as hot topics like primadonnas, dead heads and ‘extreme’ chamber music. Plus, artists Renée Reizman and Tom Hansell are wrapping up their reuse residency at Moab A...

On the latest This Week in Moab, Moab City's new community development director, Michael Black, and city manager, Carly Castle, join the program to talk about this new department. Community development covers a wide range of public-facing issues, including housing, sustainability, active transportation and more. And later, hear from Grand County School District Superintendent Taryn Kay, Moab City...

What do deep water running, ultimate frisbee and disc golf all have in common? You can hear about all of them (and how to get started in them locally) on the latest Great Wide Open. Join intrepid host Lisa Hathaway as she dives in and highlights alternative recreation activities in our own backyard. // Show Notes: https://www.kzmu.org/alternative-rec-returns-on-great-wide-open/