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Rating
4from
This podcast has
103 episodes
Explicit
No
Date created
2024/02/16
Latest episode
2026/09/25
Average duration
48 min.
Release period
8 days
Description
From its politics to its public lands to polygamy, Utah has always been fertile ground for news. Here on UPR, The Salt Lake Tribune presents a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines. Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.Hosted by UPR's Tom Williams, a rotating panel of the state’s top journalists explain what’s happening in the Beehive State along with the hows and whys. Listeners can join the discussion by sending questions to @upraccess on Twitter or emailing [email protected]. Behind the Headlines is brought to you through a partnership with Utah Public Radio and The Salt Lake Tribune.
Podcast episodes
Check latest episodes from Behind the Headlines podcast
The LDS Church opposes Idaho abortion measure and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/09/25
Salt Lake Tribune reporters join us to discuss the week's top stories, including the possible future of the Sugar House pond and Idaho's Prop 1 abortion vote.
Stratos data center, Bears Ears mining, and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/09/19
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Megan Banta, and Leia Larsen talk about the fight over whether voters get a say on the Stratos data center, and 16 mining claims filed for Bears Ears.
DOJ investigates Utah's election leader and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/09/11
Salt Lake Tribune reporters discuss the week’s top stories, including a still-pending review of Charlie Kirk's shooting one year later and changes for BYU religion classes.
A murder trial, forest protections, and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/09/04
The accused killer of Charlie Kirk is going to trial, the Trump Administration is considering repealing the Roadless Rule, and Google wants to power a data center in southwest Utah.
Flock's future, mail-in ballots, and more
2026/08/28
Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including Salt Lake City creating new rules for its own license plate readers.
Immigration enforcement and alleged defamation
2026/08/21
Salt Lake Tribune reporters join us to discuss the week's top stories, including ICE arrests quadrupling, the Utah Senate president threatening to sue critics, and more.
Ski season, Bears Ears, and child immigrants
2026/08/14
Salt Lake Tribune reporters join us today to talk about a super El Niño coming to Utah, a mining CEO buying shares of the Bears Ears monument, and more.
Wildfires, sports betting, and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/08/07
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen and Megan Banta and data columnist Andy Larsen talk about the week’s top stories, including Kalshi losing in court to Utah, wildfires, and extreme heat.
Forest fires, rural health, and dirty soda on Behind the Headlines
2026/07/31
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen, Brooke Larsen, and Paighten Harkins join us to talk about this week's top stories, including how this dirty soda shop changed the game.
Monument protests, Utah lightning risk, and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/07/24
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Addy Baird and Andy Larsen join to talk about the week’s top stories, including if hikers should be worried after a Utah man was killed by lightning, and more.
Trump shrinks Utah national monuments and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/07/17
Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week's top stories, including a threatening letter from the president to Utah's lieutenant governor, and a possibly wrongly convicted man on death row.
Wildfires, Davis County controversy, and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/07/10
Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including how Pine Valley's high wildfire risk, a controversial proposed sculpture, and the rebuke of a Davis County commissioner.
Glen Canyon's once lush ecosystem is returning and more Utah news
2026/06/29
Salt Lake Tribune reporters Palak Jayswal and Brooke Larsen join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about some of the stories we’ve missed on the program over the last few weeks, including the return of Glen Canyon’s once lush ecosystem as Lake Powell drops, the man who's on a mission to save Great Salt Lake one piece of clothing at a time, why Utah is one of America's surprising plastic surgery hot spots, and how a new language class has connected hundreds of students to their culture after only two years.
Utah Supreme Court expansion and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/06/24
Salt Lake Tribune reporters discuss Utah Supreme Court justice expansions, why data center developers are drawn to Utah, and The Other Side Foundation.
Sen. Mike Lee wants to repeal this conservation rule and more on Behind the Headlines
2026/06/12
Tribune reporters Tamarra Kemsley, Brooke Larsen, and Courtney Tanner talk about the week’s top stories, including Sen. Mike Lee attaching a repeal of the Roadless Rule to a federal wildfire bill.