KSL Brightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Father's Day is this Sunday, so it’s time for dad jokes.. It turns out they're actually good for you, and we want to hear YOUR best (and worst) ones. Plus, World Cup visitors keep gushing about America and we're still not over the Australian man who discovered Waffle House. Then, McDonald's is bringing back fried apple pies, Taco Bell just dropped portable fajitas, and Pizza Hut is getting sold — we're asking what else the fast-food giants should bring back. Snack Wraps were just the beginning.

01:20:23

Jun 16, 2026 3:18 PM

Clean

Afterparty: Why Dad Jokes Are Actually Good for You + World Cup Visitors Swoon Over U.S. Food

KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM. Join the YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM, then catch us on radio and YouTube from 1–3 PM.

Watch the stream: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Follow KSL Brightside on social media!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have signed a peace deal, so Alex and Ethan rebrand the Strait of Hormuz. Young people are rejecting the “Boomer” ideals of the American Dream, claiming that these ideals no longer fit what newer generations are looking for. Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to a long life just weeks before turning 100.

00:42:16

Jun 16, 2026 3:17 PM

Clean

Renaming The Strait of Hormuz, the pursuit of happiness, and rejecting the old “American Dream”

01:16:01

Jun 15, 2026 3:44 PM

This week, leading into Father’s Day weekend, we are celebrating fathers all around. We touch on the topic of hair, the best fries across the state, and how GLP-1’s could be threatening McDonald’s bottom line.

Afterparty: Food, GLP-1’s and Father’s Week

00:41:29

Jun 15, 2026 3:28 PM

While we wait for the U.S to play their first game in the World Cup, Alex and Ethan discuss which teams they are rooting for. The U.S Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of a generic over-the-counter tablet to help treat the Screw Worm infestation in cattle. In Friday tradition, we discuss your first-world problems!

Deciding who to root for in the World Cup, Screw Worm update, first world problems

01:19:33

Jun 12, 2026 3:47 PM

Ethan and Alex kick things off with their three things, including a new poll that shows 71% of respondents in Box Elder oppose the proposed data center, as well as new inflation numbers. Ethan gets a voicemail from his Aunt Vera, and SLCSD is going to use AI to combat chronic absenteeism. Ethan and Alex get breaking news about a fire that broke out on Ensign Peak behind the Utah State Capitol.

Ensign Peak Fire, FIFA is Renaming Stadiums and Why Late Night Eating May Cause Stomach Problems

01:22:30

Jun 10, 2026 3:24 PM

One Utah County family says they were out gardening on Tuesday when a trampoline was picked up by a dust devil and thrown through the air near their home. Ethan and Alex discuss the nuns supporting the Spurs during the NBA finals. Plus, the big question of the day… is Taylor Swift already married? We loop in Caitlyn for Swiftie analysis on this rumor and why fireworks may have tipped off the public. Plus… we ask the chat to chime in on their favorite midnight snack.

Afterparty: Is Taylor Swift Already Married? Spurs Nuns and Dust Devil Throws Trampoline

00:42:19

Jun 10, 2026 1:0 PM

Ethan shares financial news that Social Security could run out of money by 2032 — what does that mean for you? Plus, the screwworm situation is spreading beyond Texas, and the Big 12 is in chaos over the Sorsby injunction.

A School Ripped Out Its Mirrors, Messages From the Dead & 1.3 Million Jeeps That Might Catch Fire

A Utah high school ripped the mirrors out of its bathrooms and a psychic shares the two biggest regrets she hears from the dead.

We check in with the weather and ski turnout as Utah's snowpack hits a record low, pests are surging after a warm winter, and Ryanair says they're diverting a flight every day because of drunk passengers. Plus, a stark warning for Jeep owners.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Should you check your bag or carry it on? We're settling the great airport luggage debate. Then, some of the "rules" we've always lived by might be totally wrong — do you really need eight hours of sleep? Science is changing its mind. Plus, hotel workers reveal seven things you should never touch in your room.

01:20:03

Jun 9, 2026 5:4 PM

Clean

Afterparty: Check Your Bag, Skip the Sleep & Don't Touch That Hotel Remote

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

SLC is officially one of America's "stickiest" downtowns — we break down the new Gensler study and what it means (plus where Denver landed). The flesh-eating screwworm just crossed into Texas for the first time in 60 years. Utah officials are watching closely.

00:40:26

Jun 9, 2026 4:41 PM

Clean

SLC Is Sticky, Ozempic May Slow Aging & Squirrels Ate a $30K Car

The Utah prison system is saving taxpayer dollars with a complete healthcare redesign — but it raises some interesting questions. We dive in with the Morality Police.

In Health Class, a new study says Ozempic and Wegovy may slow biological aging by 9%.

Ethan and Alex put their friendship to the test after reading about the red flags that suggest a friendship isn't worth saving. Plus: a 17-year-old drowns at Bear Lake and trauma season is here.

Why do Americans hate sharing bathrooms? Scammers are using AI images of a missing Utah cat to demand thousands, a couple is charged for hoarding hundreds of "street rats," and a man lost $30K because squirrels love plant-based car parts. Plus, Uber drops its wildest lost-and-found list ever (dentures, a Donny Osmond photo, 420 donuts).

AI Question of the Day: What's the best way to handle pet deaths with kids?

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Alex's family chinchilla, Doug, passed away over the weekend — and the story behind it involves frozen hamburger and is somehow both heartbreaking and hilarious. We talk about navigating pet deaths with your kids as we remember the life of Doug.

01:21:53

Jun 8, 2026 3:33 PM

Clean

Afterparty: RIP Doug the Chinchilla | Laxative Brownies at School Board Meeting | Robot Kicks a Kid

Then, a Nantucket woman offered brownies to the School Committee — before casually revealing they contained trace amounts of Ex-Lax. No one ate them. It was a protest against PFAS testing standards for a proposed turf field, and now there's a police report. Alex and Ethan react to the video.

Plus, viral footage out of China shows a humanoid robot in a clown wig roundhouse-kicking a child in the stomach during a martial arts demo at an amusement park. Was this an issue of robot safety or poor planning of event boundaries?

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Ethan gives an economic update after some shifts in the markets today. Plus, billionaire Matthew Prince is pressing Vail Resorts to sell him Park City Mountain Resort and says he'd invest $500 million — Vail isn't selling. We talk about the value of youth sports with the announcement of Utah Youth Sports Giving Day, a dam safety engineer joins us in-studio for the 50th anniversary of the Teton Dam failure, and Jon Smith stops by with a Utah fire season update. We wrap it all up with more of your First World Problems — including one husband whose wife's FWP is having to listen to us 24 hours a day.

00:41:02

Jun 8, 2026 3:15 PM

Clean

Movies that Stink, Youth Sports in Utah and Fire Season Updates

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

It's First World Problems Friday! Swedish candy is taking over store shelves — and we're taste-testing. Plus, a child with autism and Torette’s is winning hearts with his incredible bird impressions at his school talent show, and mysterious groups have been spotted climbing in and out of NYC manholes… why? We dig in. Also, a brutal nosebleed-section tumble… plus a Crown Burger donation surprise… or troll!

01:19:11

Jun 5, 2026 3:29 PM

Clean

Afterparty: Swedish Candy Invasion, Insane Bird Impressions & People Are Climbing Into NYC Sewers

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Val Cameron from the KSL Movie Show fills in for Ethan today! We kick things off with a discussion on growing opposition to a proposed Provo Canyon amphitheater, the Salt Palace announces a full 3-year closure starting in 2027 for redevelopment, and a 15-hour hostage standoff at a Bakersfield bank ends with all 10 hostages safe. We untangle the story of a YouTuber arrested twice by American Fork police over a Lego dispute.

00:41:13

Jun 5, 2026 3:10 PM

Clean

Lego Arrest, Scary Movie Returns, Mom Burnout, and Gen Z’s Fear of Cringe

Then, can Gen Z escape cringe? We dip into Val's movie expertise and discuss what Martin Scorsese thinks about AI in filmmaking, and YouTubers are breaking barriers in Hollywood. Val shares the excitement around movies for the week — Scary Movie opens this week, exciting millennials all around, and Netflix drops the docuseries Michael Jackson: The Verdict today. We get honest about mom burnout and debate whether the SAT should come back.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Val Cameron from the KSL Movie Show fills in for Ethan today. We kick off the stream with a conversation about snacks that should and should not be on a plane! Flight attendants have opinions. Then, a woman sues Outback Steakhouse after slipping in a pile of mashed potatoes. In Sydney, a 21-year-old university student named Sterling Nasa was pulled from the audience at a La La Land in Concert show to replace the keyboardist who fell ill — and absolutely crushed it.. Plus, scientists discovered a swarm of bees underground a cemetery in New York. Plus a heads-up — no stream tomorrow because of KSL NewsRadio's Give-a-Thon. Donate at KSLKids.com or text "SMILE" to 57500.

01:16:43

Jun 3, 2026 3:31 PM

Clean

Afterparty: Plane Snacks, Mashed Potato Lawsuit and a La La Land Audience Hero

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Utah's closed fire season is officially here with above-normal wildfire risk statewide. A loyal customer steps up big for Sandy's Crown Burgers after a fire setback, and Volaris launches new direct flights from SLC to Guadalajara. Then — a lost cockatiel, how pigeons navigate with their liver, and Utah schools rolling out Google's Gemini AI for 680,000 students. Elon Musk is about to become the world's first trillionaire — but can his money buy friendship? Gen Z might be saving movie theaters, two major cancer drug breakthroughs are giving new hope, and we can't forget the travel chaos: a business-class malfunction and a Bluetooth speaker name that turned a United flight around.

00:40:33

Jun 3, 2026 3:30 PM

Clean

Crown Burgers Revival, Missing Cockatiel, and Cancer Drug Breakthroughs

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Can't afford rent? You're not alone — and neither are millions of Americans literally looking for someone to split it with. A new SpareRoom analysis of 16 million roommate searches shows the hunt for a housemate has exploded in the suburbs, up as much as 145% in some metros. Then, McDonald's drops a whole new growth strategy called "McDonald's > NEXT" — and it involves letting YOU help design the menu. Plus, a $5 million wine collection hidden under a Czech castle gets its big reveal, JPMorgan drops a summer reading list for the ultra-wealthy, and we find the oldest names in America.

01:20:45

Jun 2, 2026 4:3 PM

Clean

Afterparty: The Roommate Economy, McDonald's NEXT, News for the 1%, and America's Disappearing Names

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Wasatch Front residents can apply starting today for up to $800 toward an e-bike — we break down who qualifies and how to get yours before the 2,000 vouchers run out. Plus, the latest on the Tyler Robinson hearing, why Utah's odd spring could mean a "fruit famine," and Jell-O is getting a healthier makeover (just in time for National Candy Month).

00:41:55

Jun 2, 2026 3:54 PM

Clean

Free E-Bike Money Opens Today, Lunch Shaming in Schools & Jell-O’s New Look

We also dig into Malaysia banning social media for kids under 16, a growing form of bullying called lunch shaming, real estate agents leaving the industry in droves, and how remote work is making it harder for young people to find jobs. Amy Donaldson with KSL Podcasts joins us in-studio to preview her Coach's Book Club interview with new Utah Football head coach Morgan Scalley. And we close out with the AI question of the day and Sacramento's big MLB expansion reveal. How does Sacramento compete with Utah?

Follow KSL Brightside on social media!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

New month who dis? Happy June! We're kicking off the month with the snack combo dividing the internet — a woman is going viral for mixing M&M's and Skittles at a specific 2-to-1 ratio, and we try it live with our honest reviews. Plus, it's officially confirmed: Taylor Swift is releasing a brand-new song for Toy Story 5 called "I Knew It, I Knew You," and after weeks of cryptic countdowns and cloud-themed Easter eggs, the Swifties were right all along. Caitlyn chimes in with her reaction and some of the easter eggs that led up to this.

01:22:34

Jun 1, 2026 4:9 PM

Clean

Afterparty: M&M's + Skittles?! Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 Secret Is Out, and Farmers Are Going Viral

Also today: It's National USPS Dog Bite Awareness Month, and with over 5,200 attacks on mail carriers last year, we have to highlight the importance of this issue. We look at how family farmers are making six figures on TikTok and YouTube while earning as little as $5,000 from actual farming. And since it's June 1, we're running down everything happening this month — Pride Month, Father's Day, Juneteenth, the FIFA World Cup, the summer solstice, and so much more.

Watch the stream weekdays 12-3: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside

Follow KSL Brightside on social media!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Val Cameron joins the show to talk about movies that stink — the worst of the worst. In Three Things, Gov. Cox signs an executive order creating a framework for data center development in Utah after weeks of public outcry over the Box Elder County project, a Taylor Swift concert attack plotter is sentenced to 15 years, and more. Southwest Airlines walks back its controversial plus-size passenger policy — gate agents can now provide a free second seat when available rather than requiring passengers to pre-purchase. Plus, Utah law says leis must be allowed at graduation, but the U of U Huntsman Center is charging districts $1,000 for the privilege. We close with First World Problems, Logan or Provo and more.

00:40:44

Jun 1, 2026 4:7 PM

Clean

Southwest Changes Plus-Size Policy, Movies That Stink and Logan or Provo Returns!

Follow KSL Brightside on social media!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Blue Origin's New rocket erupted in a massive fireball during a test firing at Cape Canaveral Thursday night — shaking nearby homes and painting the sky orange. We break down the footage. Then it's a roller coaster double feature: an influencer gets a lifetime ban from every Six Flags park after filming himself doing a “stunt” on a roller coaster going 93 mph, and students on a field trip got stuck nearly 100 feet in the air on Galveston's Iron Shark for almost four hours. Plus, Hidden Valley Ranch is hiring "Ranchbassadors" to travel Europe this summer, spreading the gospel of ranch dressing — over 6,000 people applied, with some uncozy submissions. And we close with an apocalyptic Arizona dust storm that looks straight out of a disaster movie.

01:19:37

May 29, 2026 3:35 PM

Clean

Afterparty: Bezos' Rocket Explodes, Ranchbassadors and Six Flags Bans Influencer for LIFE

Watch the stream:

https://youtube.com/live/py8TWVHe38s

Follow KSL Brightside on social media!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside

Three Things kicks off with Utah ranking #2 for worst drivers, an update on the woman ticketed for holding her phone in a hand she doesn't have, and the Sandy Crown Burger catching fire on National Burger Day. Then we dig into the sobering reality that you now need to make $116K a year just to afford a home, and why younger workers are building wealth faster by job-hopping (plus the new buzzword "poly jobs").

00:40:05

May 29, 2026 3:33 PM

Clean

Crown Burger Catches Fire on National Burger Day + $116K to Afford a Home?!

In hour two, a warning for parents after a Utah teen ends up in a coma from the "couch surfing" trend, we find out what it's like to have an AI bot conduct your job interview, and Google's aggressive AI push is sending users running to DuckDuckGo. We wrap it up with more input on the best burgers from listeners and AI.

01:19:20

May 28, 2026 3:45 PM