KSL at Night: 4-19-2024

Hosts: Leah Murray and Greg Skordas

The status of women leaders in Utah

This year is the 10th anniversary of the Women’s Leadership Institute, making it a great time to take a look at how much progress has been made for women leaders in Utah. Pat Jones, CEO of the Women’s Leadership Institute, joins Greg and Leah to discuss how the institute got started, how much progress was made, and what’s next for the future of women in Utah.

What’s up in higher education: commencement and FAFSA

It’s a busy time in higher education. All the kids are twitchy, professors are over everything, and staff are waiting for faculty and students to leave for the summer. Jessica Oyler, Vice President of Student Access and Success at Weber State University, joins Leah and Greg in a discussion about all the latest news relating to higher education, from free speech at the University of Southern California to the broken FAFSA system.

The NHL is officially here in Utah!

Yesterday, the NHL logo appeared on the Delta Center, proving that professional hockey is officially here! Kyle Ireland, Digital Content Producer for KSL Sports, joins Greg and Leah to discuss the big news and what it means for Utah.

The Supreme Court to weigh in on criminalizing homelessness

Homelessness is a serious issue not just locally, but also nationwide. There’s actually a Supreme Court case about how localities can manage homelessness because it’s an 8th amendment violation to move people who are homeless along. Leah asks all of her legal questions to Greg, our expert.

Jury selection complete for Trump’s hush money trial

For the first time in U.S. history, a former president is on criminal trial. And because there are multiple trials happening… Today Greg and Leah take on former President Trump’s hush money trial, for which the jury selection is now complete.

A look inside Nancy French’s new book: Ghosted

One of the political figures Leah follows is David French, who is a conservative writer for the New York Times. As a result, she began following his wife Nancy French, who has a new book out titled Ghosted. Jennifer Graham, Ideas and Culture Editor for the Deseret News, joins Leah and Greg to talk about a piece she wrote about the book for the Deseret News.

The current status of Alzheimer’s in Utah

Alzheimer’s is a serious disease on the people who have it and on the loved ones who are living with it. Luckily, research is ongoing and maybe someday we will have a cure. Jeremy Cunningham, Public Policy Director for the Alzheimer’s Association, joins Greg and Leah to discuss the current status of Alzheimer’s and what’s being done about it.

Leah and Caitlyn gush about Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” album

Taylor Swift’s new album is out, and there’s no better person to talk about it with than Caitlyn Johnston, Producer of Dave and Dujanovic at KSL NewsRadio. She and Leah are 2 of the biggest Swifties we know from the KSL NewsRadio team, and then there’s Greg.

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