KSL's Inside Sources

A record-breaking rowing event came to a close over the holiday weekend. After 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes, Kelsey Pfendler docked in Hawaii. Her journey across the Pacific Ocean from California set a ton of records and is likely to inspire countless numbers of young people. Greg and Holly discuss this massive feat. 

Many people are still eagerly awaiting more details on what's been billed as the American wedding of the century: the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. The rather hush-hush event has garnered international attention over the last week. With that massive wedding in mind, Inside Sources talks about what it takes to keep a marriage going strong and long. Deseret News family reporter Lois Collins recently spoke with two couples who've been married for more than 70 years to find out what makes their marriage work so well; she shares what she learned. 

One of humanity's ultimate goals is peace. We talk about peace, we pray for peace, and we hope to promote peace. But when push comes to shove, we often forget peace. As we move on from America250, we wanted to spend some time talking about the importance of peace and how we can actually work towards peace – all so our country can live on for another 250 years. In this special, Greg and Holly are joined by several experts who share their understanding of peace according to their cultures: 

• Professor Chad Ford, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Utah State University, joins us to share a religious perspective 

• Professor Michael Ligaliga, assistant professor and Program Lead of Intercultural Peacebuilding at BYU-Hawaii, shares his insights into how Pacific Islander cultures tackle the issue of peace 

• Darren Parry, former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, explains the role of peace within the Shoshone culture 

• Dr. Austin Knuppe, Director of the Heravi Peace Institute at Utah State University, goes in-depth on how Middle Eastern cultures view peace and what we can learn from the rest of the world when it comes to finding true transformational peace 

Law enforcement was out in full force over the long holiday weekend – trying to keep the roads, waterways, and natural areas safe. As we look back on the July 4^th weekend, what things did we all do to stay safe? State Representative Norm Thurston joins the conversation with his takes on DUIs and the role Utah's lower blood alcohol content (BAC) laws played in keeping the roads safer. Greg and Holly also take time to talk about several fires that started thanks to … you guessed it … fireworks. 

Starting today – and lasting over the next week – the Utah County Attorney's Office will make its case before a judge as to why they believe Tyler Robinson shot and killed political influencer Charlie Kirk. It's been quite the process just to get to this point. But now, the prosecution gets the chance to outline much of their evidence behind their belief that Robinson travelled to UVU last September and took the fatal shot at Kirk during a Turning Point USA talking tour. Inside Sources has in-depth coverage of today's hearing, with live coverage of the hearing and real-time analysis from KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas. 

New reporting says that the number of ultra-rich continues to grow around the world and especially here in the U.S. Jay Evensen at the Deseret News writes that despite pushes from more socialistic candidates across the country, Americans still show a strong desire for wanting to get rich. After all, isn't wealth a part of the American dream? Jay shares what he learned as he prepared his most recent column. 

Utah college students who are scrambling to sell summer housing contracts are finding themselves in the crosshairs of good ol' fashioned scammers. These young adults – who grew up with the internet and are usually pretty savvy with scams – are still falling for these run-of-the-mill scams. It goes to show you that anyone who lets their guard down can fall prey to bad actors. KSL investigative reporter Matt Gephardt joins the conversation to share his own tips to avoid these common scams. 

Those who spread Kevin O'Leary's claims of Chinese interference continue to apologize for the claims after O'Leary walked back his remarks last week. Fox News hosts shared a pretty stiff and legalese apology on a few of the programs. And now a Utah State Senator is also apologizing, saying he was duped. State Senator Todd Weiler joins Inside Sources to explain why he shared the message in the first place, and why he decided to publicly apologize. 

The outrage over the Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship has been swift, strong, and stark. Holly and Greg both express amazement at the vitriol being directed at the court, along with concerns that many Americans appear to have not understood the 14th Amendment before SCOTUS' decision. 

The 4th of July recess is officially underway in Washington, D.C., a few days earlier than planned. It's thanks to a GOP showdown between hardliners in the party and Speaker Mike Johnson, which brought the legislative agenda to a standstill. Inside Sources debates whether or not Congress will be able to get anything done before Election Day in November. 

Republicans are bucking tradition this year... announcing a special midterm convention. Usually, political parties only hold big conventions in presidential election years. Midterms are traditionally more localized, so a bigger convention doesn't always make sense. But with a lot on the line for the President and the Republican Party, they've decided to hold their first-ever national midterm convention. What does this say about the GOP's feelings heading into the midterm elections in the fall? Greg and Holly discuss. 

While the east coast prepares for a record-breaking heat dome over the holiday weekend, those of us here in the West continue to deal with wildfires. Governor Cox and other western governors are coming together to improve coordination between states and the federal government when it comes to wildfires and land management. The hope – according to the governors – is to better protect communities from wildfires now and into the future. The Western Governors Association also says it's important to include public lands and energy in the conversation.