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KSL's Inside Sources

The all-new Inside Sources. Hosted by Greg Skordas and Dr. Holly Richardson, two well-known voices in Utah’s legal and political circles.

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Inside Sources Full Show October 7th, 2025: Utah Lawmakers decide on "Map C" for their choice of new district mapping
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month 
  • Protecting the Great Salt Lake, Raising the berm
  • The battle of the maps
  • Healthcare at the heart of the shutdown
  • Remembering President Nelson 
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Oct 7, 2025 1:28 PM
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Remembering President Nelson 
Last weekend, the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson, passed away. In this half-hour special ahead of his funeral service, we discuss the life of President Nelson. KSL Religion Reporter Carole Mikita joins us to discuss who he was outside of his duties and how he brought warmth to everything he did. 
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Oct 7, 2025 1:2 PM
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Healthcare at the heart of the shutdown 
We are entering day 6 of the government shutdown, and people are still confused about where the holdup is when it comes to passing the budget. Deseret News Reporter Lois Collins joins Greg and Dave to talk about the government shutdown and exactly why it's happening.
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Oct 7, 2025 1:1 PM
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The battle of the maps 
The battle over Utah's congressional maps saw a major turning point yesterday as Map C was chosen by lawmakers to be submitted to a Utah judge for approval. Senator Brady Brammer proposed a partisan test to be applied to maps going forward. Greg and guest host Dave Cawley discussed this bill and what the goal behind this legislation is.  
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Oct 7, 2025 1:0 PM
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Protecting the Great Salt Lake, Raising the berm
In the Utah Legislature's special session yesterday, they passed a bill which will allow the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to raise the berm in the lake to 4,192 feet if deemed necessary. We bring on the Deputy Director of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and Lands Ben Stireman to discuss why they are looking to raise the berm and the details around this decision. 
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Oct 7, 2025 12:59 PM
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month 
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Greg and Dave Cawley speak on their experiences with Domestic Violence in their careers. They also remember Susan Powell, the focus of KSL's Cold podcast and one of Utah's most notorious cases of Domestic Violence. They also spoke to Kimmi Wolf from the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition about what is being done to address Domestic Violence at large.
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Oct 7, 2025 12:57 PM
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Utah Lawmakers decide on "Map C" for their choice of new district mapping
Yesterday, the Utah Legislature met for a special session to discuss multiple topics, but on finalizing a decision on the map to submit to the Supreme Court judge who forced them to redraw Utah maps. Greg and special guest host Dave Cawley go over what happened in the special session and what issues still weren't addressed. Democratic Representative Doug Owens joins the show to discuss details in the maps that weren't considered before they were submitted. 
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Oct 7, 2025 12:49 PM
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Inside Sources Full Show October 6th, 2025: The end of the Battle for Utah's Congressional Maps is in sight
  • Rain, rain, go away: Utah sees a rare downpour
  • Dem Party Chair tells Red-registered Dems to "come home" 
  • Democrats and judges fight to keep the National Guard out of their states 
  • The Supreme Court faces a lot of hard decisions as October term starts 
  • Is Unity possible? Jay Evensen says it could be
  • Gephardt tells us how to avoid "juice jackers" 
  • Day 5 of the Shutdown with no end in sight 
  • The 195th semiannual General Conference 
  • Where's the beef? Beef prices hit an all-time high
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Oct 6, 2025 1:7 PM
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Where's the beef? Beef prices hit an all-time high
Greg and guest host Jason Perry talk about the latest in beef, which is now pushing $6.32 a pound. As the national cattle herd shrinks, Americans worry the problem will grow. 
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Oct 6, 2025 1:3 PM
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The 195th semiannual General Conference 
KSL TV's Carole Mikita joined the show to cover anything you may have missed in the weekend-long gathering of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also discusses the funeral of President Russel M. Nelson scheduled on October 7th.  
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Oct 6, 2025 1:2 PM
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Day 5 of the Shutdown with no end in sight 
As more federal employees continue to work unpaid, worries continue to grow. Democrats and Republicans seem past negotiation as resolutions continue to fail. Deseret News' Congressional Correspondent Cami Mondeaux joins Greg and guest host Jason Perry from DC to talk about it.  
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Oct 6, 2025 12:58 PM
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Gephardt tells us how to avoid "juice jackers" 
Greg and guest host Jason Perry are joined by KSL Investigative Reporter Matt Gephardt to talk about a new scam where hackers may access your data through public charging points and how to avoid it.
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Oct 6, 2025 12:57 PM
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Is Unity possible? Jay Evensen says it could be 
Opinion Editor of The Deseret News Jay Evensen joins Greg and guest host Jason Perry, he talked about a recent trip to New York where he met with the leader of Bangladesh, who shared wisdoms on healing the political divide.
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Oct 6, 2025 12:57 PM
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The Supreme Court faces a lot of hard decisions as October term starts 
The court faces decisions regarding LGBTQ rights and Presidential power. Greg and guest host Jason Perry were joined by SCOTUS Blog Managing Editor Kelsey Dallas to discuss the court's prospective rulings. They have already handed down a decision denying an appeal of convicted sex trafficker and partner of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell. 
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Oct 6, 2025 12:52 PM
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Democrats and judges fight to keep the National Guard out of their states 
As a Trump appointee blocked an order for the National Guard to be deployed to Portland, Chicago and the state of Illinois sued to prevent the very same.
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Oct 6, 2025 12:51 PM
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Dem Party Chair tells Red-registered Dems to "come home" 
Democratic Party Chair Brian King joins Greg and guest host Jason Perry to talk about the Democratic Utahns who register as Republicans to vote in the primaries. He says that now is the time for these people to re-register back to their home party.  
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Oct 6, 2025 12:48 PM
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Rain, rain, go away: Utah sees a rare downpour.  
KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson joins the show to talk about this weekend's downpour that left many Wasatch Front residents swimming.
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Oct 6, 2025 12:14 PM
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The end of the Battle for Utah's Congressional Maps is in sight 
Redistricting committee members announced today that they have submitted "Map C" as the map that will next be used for Utah's congressional districts. Greg and guest host Jason Perry, Vice President for Government Relations at the Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, spoke to Senator Todd Weiler and Better Boundaries Executive Director Elizabeth Rasmussen to gather opinions from both sides of the aisle.  
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Oct 6, 2025 12:13 PM
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Inside Sources Full Show October 3rd, 2025: Government Shutdown: Day 3 
  • Representative Owens talks Shutdown, Redistricting 
  • Governor Cox comes to Phil Lyman's defense against conspiratorial claims 
  • Governor Cox calls a special session to discuss redistricting, among other things 
  • Taylor Swift takes the world by storm... again 
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Oct 3, 2025 12:35 PM
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Taylor Swift takes the world by storm... again 
KSL Taylor Swift Correspondent (and producer of Inside Sources) Caitlyn Johnston joined the show today to talk "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift's new album. The accompanying movie, "The Release Party of a Showgirl," is expected to flood theaters, according to KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth. 
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Oct 3, 2025 12:28 PM
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Governor Cox calls a special session to discuss redistricting, among other things 
Governor Spencer Cox is officially calling the Utah Legislature into a special session. It will be held on Monday, starting at 9:00 a.m. In a press release, the Governor's office says the legislature will address several matters of state business...including choosing a new congressional map for the state's redistricting effort. 
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Oct 3, 2025 12:27 PM
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Governor Cox comes to Phil Lyman's defense against conspiratorial claims 
Governor Spencer Cox came to the defense of his former Gubernatorial opponent Phil Lyman. Lyman was targeted by Conservative Influencer Candace Owens in a conspiratorial accusation that he had a hand in the death of Political Influencer and friend of Owens, Charlie Kirk. 
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Oct 3, 2025 12:26 PM
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Representative Owens talks Shutdown, Redistricting 
Democratic Representative Doug Owens joins Greg and guest host Marty Carpenter to talk the latest on Utah's redistricting battle. What might be to come, how have things been, Owens gives a lawmaker's perspective.  
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Oct 3, 2025 12:9 PM
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Government Shutdown: Day 3   
The government shutdown has persisted for three days now as Senate Republicans and Democrats bump heads over healthcare spending in the budget. Greg and guest host Marty Carpenter talk politics and what they think may happen at Friday's Senate vote.  
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Oct 3, 2025 12:9 PM
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Redrawing Utah: GOP Chair Rob Axson speaks on push for congressional map C

In four days, the legislature will submit a map to the courts to be evaluated for fair redistricting for the state. There has been a lot of back and forth in the process of submitting a map, including the UT GOP now signaling that they are in favor of map "C," and asking for members of the party to comment their support for that map. Utah Democrats are accusing Republicans of inserting politics into the process. Utah Republican State Party Chair Robert Axson joins the show to discuss.

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Oct 2, 2025 4:33 PM
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