In this episode of Common Good Award Spotlights, we sit down with Zach, a dedicated "Friend" (mentor) from Friends of the Children–Utah, to explore the incredible impact of this groundbreaking mentoring program.Friends of the Ch...

In this episode of Common Good Award Spotlights, we’re honored to feature the Stella H. Oaks Foundation, recipient of the 2024 Common Good Award! Discover how this incredible organization is empowering single mothers to ove...

Welcome to our newest podcast series, Common Good Award Spotlights, where we celebrate the remarkable individuals and organizations honored at our annual Common Good Award ceremony.In this inaugural episode, host Amy Upchurch si...

Tune in for Part 3 in our series on education in Utah, which is all about higher education! In today's episode, we're exploring the top challenges facing high school graduates who are contemplating whether or not to pursue higher education. We ...

Tune in for Part 2 in our series on education in Utah, which is all about teachers! In today's episode, we're doing a deep dive into one of the top challenges facing the teaching profession today—Utah’s teacher shortage. We sit do...

Tune in for part one of our series on education in Utah! In this series we’re looking at the importance of education, the challenges our education system is facing, and what the future of education can look like in Utah. In our firs...

Tune in for the final installment in our series on the future of housing in Utah! In this episode, we dive into some of the strategies we can pursue — including those already in place — to make sure there is affordable and stable housing for al...

Tune in to part two of our series on the future of housing in Utah. In this episode, we look at what it will take to ensure that every Utahn — regardless of background or stage of life — can find affordable housing in communities they want to b...

Tune in to part one of our three-part series on the future of housing in Utah. In this episode, we dive into the factors that have led to our current housing shortage and affordability crisis. We’ll look at the historic trends that have ...

Tune in for the final installment in our series on disaster resilience in Utah! In this episode, we’re looking at the most common natural hazards in our state—wildfires, flooding, and drought. We look at how Utah’s geography and c...

Tune in for part three of our series on disaster resilience in Utah! In this episode, we wrap up our conversation on earthquakes with the final recommendations about how to increase our state-wide resiliency by improving our buildings. W...

Tune in for part two in our series on disaster resilience. In this episode, we talk with the experts about the important difference between resiliency and preparedness when it comes to earthquakes. We'll look at the concr...

Utah is due for “the Big One”—a magnitude 6.75 or greater earthquake somewhere along the Wasatch Front. In fact, seismic experts predict we have a 43 percent chance of experiencing “the Big One” in the next 50 years. Chances are you've heard th...

Tune in for the final installment in our three-part series on water. In this episode, we’re talking about the State Water Strategy: a fifty-year plan that outlines the strategies and steps we can take to ensure we have enough clean and a...

Tune in for part two of our three-part series on the future of water in Utah! In this episode we dive into the who, what, when, and how of water rights and use in Utah. What is a water right? Who gets to use water and when? How were water ri...

This is Part One of our three-part series on water! In this episode, we dive into the science of Utah's hydrologic cycle, our built and natural water storage systems—including watersheds and aquifers, the significance of the Great Salt Lake, an...

This is the final episode in our three-part series on air quality. In this episode we take a deep dive into everything you should know about on-road mobile sources and the cars that we drive. We'll talk about the classifications of vehicles on ...

This is part two in our three-part series on air quality in Utah. In this episode we move from the science of our air quality to the action. We’re talking about the top sources of emissions in our state and the actions individuals can take in t...

This is part one of our three-part series on air quality in Utah. In this episode, we dive into the science behind why our air quality can get bad, what pollution is, what it does to your health, and why Utahns should care. We'd lik...