Utah's Fireside Chats
The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy is proud to present Fireside Chats! These fireside chats are short conversations with Utah’s citizen diplomats who are reformulating the American worldview by bringing their global experience back home. We hope that the embers of this conversation will light a fire in you to also make the global - local.
Podcasting since 2020 • 20 episodes
Utah's Fireside Chats
Latest Episodes
The Yazidi Community: A Community of Peace and History of Genocide
DISCLAIMER: This episode briefly mentions some topics of violence, especially towards women. In this episode, Dawood Saleh, a Yazidi native and refugee, comes on to discuss the truth of what the Yazidi community entails. Through th...
April 10, 2023
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23:38
Why Was the Turkey & Syria Earthquake so Deadly? Comparing and Contrasting with Utah's Infrastructure
In this episode, Jessica Chappell, a structural engineer and member of the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, comes on to discuss how and why the infrastructural damage took place after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this year. The di...
April 01, 2023
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29:52
Women of the World: Embracing Culture through Clothing
Every year Women of the World hosts a fashion show and cultural gala to embrace the refugee community of women in Utah who come from all over the world. In this episode, Samira and Ryan come on to talk about this event, how it came to be, and...
February 25, 2023
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21:22
The Refugee Experience in Utah
In this episode, Jessica Hercules, a community engagement organizer at English Skills Learning Center, joins us to discuss the experience of being a refugee in Utah, the struggles they may face, and what they contribute to our society. This epi...
February 09, 2023
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13:08
Artifact Repatriation: Returning Material Culture Back Home
In this episode, Dr. Alicia Cunningham-Bryant joins us to discuss what artifact repatriation is, why we should be concerned with returning material goods back to their rightful homes, and how this is an issue that affects Utah.
February 03, 2023
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24:48