Midday with Maria Shilaos

Fewer and fewer young men are working full-time, and it's contributing to issues not only among men, but within families, society, and among women as well. That's part of the finding of a new report, which puts in plainly: men without work, purpose, or a family to provide for tend to flounder. And when men flounder, the women in their lives suffer and their communities suffer -- the wreckage is shared.

An op-ed in the Deseret News dug into this idea of young men being "demoralized."

In this segment, Maria Shilaos discusses the findings of the report and ways we can all help young me. She's joined by Michael Toscano, Senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and one of the authors of this report.

The family of Laura Aime, a Utah teen found murdered in 1974 finally have some closure today. After wondering who killed Laura, investigators in Utah County announced a DNA confirmation that she was killed by infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. For years, the family believed Bundy was responsible for her death, but the case was never closed. Technological advancements in the more than 50 years since the murder gave investigators a chance to finally crack the case.

In this Deep Dive, Maria Shilaos hears from Laura's sister, Michelle Impala, who spoke at the announcement today. She recounts her memories of Laura, a young girl simply enjoying life in the 60s and 70s. Maria also discusses the case and its impacts with Dave Cawley, investigative journalist and executive producer/host of the podcast "COLD" from KSL Podcasts.

Celebrations and concerns... both outcomes from a major Supreme Court ruling today on conversion therapy. The high court ruled in favor of a Christian counselor who offered conversion therapy services in Colorado. The majority ruling (8-1) said that Colorado's conversion therapy ban violated the free speech rights of the therapist.

While religious groups applaud the decision, many in the mental health community are worried the decision could lead to a revival of the more dangerous practices of traditional conversion therapy, like electro-shock therapy and using nausea medication in trying to help someone change their gender identity or sexual orientation.

In this Deep Dive, Maria Shilaos gives voice to several sides of the issue and tries to understand how it could affect us here in Utah (where we also have a law banning conversion therapy). Throughout this special, she's joined by or hears from:

• Bridger Beal Cvetko, KSL.com political reporter
• State Rep. Mike Peterson
• Professor Robin Wilson, law professor at the University of Illinois
• Marina Lowe, Policy Director at Equality Utah
• Justin Utley, a survivor of conversion therapy
• Elena Kopel, licensed professional counselor candidate from Colorado

In this segment of Health Matters on Midday, Dr. Richard Ferguson, President-Black Physicians of Utah joins Maria Shilaos to discuss ways to provide some much needed relief to allergy sufferers.