HEAL Utah Podcast

HEAL Utah Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode #105: When a bill isn’t dead yet with Representative Rebecca Edwards
June 21, 2019

After finishing off her final legislative session as a representative, Representative Rebecca Edwards sat down with the HEAL Utah Podcast. In this episode, we chatted about the struggle not make James Bond jokes over House Concurrent Resolution 007 (th...

Episode #104: Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute
June 20, 2019

Matt chats with Richard, who has written extensively (13 books!) on energy and economic issues, about climate change, energy trends and more. Richard, a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, talks first about peak oil,

Episode #103: Brian Maffly, Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
June 20, 2019

The Tribune’s environmental reporter, Brian Maffly, returns to the podcast to chat all things monument. Matt and Brian have a wide-ranging conversation about President Trump’s recent decision to cut the Grand Staircase Escalante monument in half,

Episode #102: Josh Edson, The Electric Vehicle Revolution
June 20, 2019

Josh Edson, from Tim Dahle Nissan, sits down with Matt to chat about the electric vehicle revolution we’re experiencing. As the local car dealership’s “electric vehicle ambassador,” they talk about trends in electric vehicle sales and how the new EVs a...

Episode #101: Dr. Peter Howe, Utah’s Climate Change Polarization Paradox
June 20, 2019

Matt chats with Peter, an assistant professor in the Environment & Society department at Utah State University, about his research on public opinion and climate change. They talked primarily about new research,

Episode #100: Nick Huey, The Climate Campaign
June 20, 2019

Matt chats with Nick Huey about his creative efforts to increase awareness about climate change, in coordination with University of Utah students. During this year’s rivalry football game between the two universities,

Episode #99: Yoram Bauman, “the world’s first and only stand-up economist”
June 20, 2019

Yoram joins Matt in the studio for a chat about comedy, bipartisan climate advocacy, and Yoram’s recent move to Utah. Bauman, who has a PhD in economics, has built a living doing humorous lectures and presentations on serious topics,

Episode #98: SLC Air Protectors
June 20, 2019

Matt chats with Michael Cundick and Darin Mann, executive director and action director (respectively) for the local grassroots effort known as Salt Lake City Air Protectors. Michael and Darin explain the origins of the new group,

Episode #97: Bob Archibald & Mary Ellen Navas, HEAL Utah Board Co-Chairs
June 20, 2019

Bob and Mary Ellen, longtime HEAL board members, talk about how they first became involved in the organization. They describe how the group’s work shifted over the years, from primarily a focus on nuclear waste issues to multiple campaigns of which nuc...

Episode #96: Chip Ward, Stony Mesa Sagas & HEAL’s Fall Party
June 20, 2019

Matt talks to Chip about his new novel, Stony Mesa Sagas, which will be released by Torrey House Press on November 14th. Chip describes the plot and characters for the novel, which is a mix of genres and about the West and environmentalism.