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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

Hosted By Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour is a weekly program featuring forums on local, national, and international issues important to people living in Utah. The program airs every Wednesday at 10 AM and Saturday at 9 AM.

Hosted by Anthony Scoma, the program highlights and contextualizes the forums presented by the Hinckley Institute of Politics every fall and spring semester at the University of Utah. Speakers include local, national, and international politicians, ambassadors, lobbyists, activists, and academics.

Hinckley Forums are held at the University of Utah in the Hinckley Caucus Room (located in Gardner Commons in the Hinckley Offices, Room 2018). They are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

A Woman’s Worth: The Inequities of Utah’s Workforce

October 25, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: September 27, 2023) — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub’s annual study on gender equality has placed Utah dead last among…

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Will I Ever be Able to Afford a House? Housing Affordability, Population Growth and Environmental Constraints

October 18, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 29, 2023) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses housing affordability in Utah and how it relates to water usage, air pollution and intergenerational wealth. According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. housing prices fell by 0.2 percent from February 2022 to…

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Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It

October 11, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 26, 2022) — This week on the program, a forum with election law expert Richard Hasen on his new book “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It.” According to a survey performed by the Pearson Institute and AP-NORC, 91 percent of…

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Safe Streets for All

October 4, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: August 23, 2023) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses Utah transportation and how the state can update infrastructure to create connected communities. With a growing population, transportation across the Wasatch Front has become a hot-button issue. From the expansion of I-15 to the…

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A Woman’s Worth: The Inequities of Utah’s Workforce

September 27, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub’s annual study on gender equality has placed Utah dead last among the 50 states. Analyzing 17…

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Saving the Climate is Good for Business

September 20, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 8, 2023) — This week on the program, two members from the Climate Leadership Council share their plan for a carbon dividend as a means to curb carbon emissions and build U.S. businesses. The group claims their “Bipartisan Climate Roadmap” would cut U.S. CO2 emissions in half…

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All Dried Up: How We Can Save the Great Salt Lake

September 13, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: October 19, 2022) — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the future of the Great Salt Lake, the negative effects caused by its rapid drying and the efforts to conserve the lake and its waters. The political will to address the drying Great Salt…

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Conversation with Congressman Chris Stewart

September 6, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — Today, on the program, a conversation with Rep. Chris Stewart and afterward, a panel on the federal government and the work of Congress. In May, Stewart announced plans to resign from Congress due to the poor health of his wife. Stewart said he will officially step down in September,…

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High Hopes: Will Inflation Come Down?

August 30, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: April 13, 2022) — This week, on the program, a panel of experts discusses inflation and its relation to consumption, labor and corporate power. In July, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates to 5.5 percent—the highest rate since 2001—in its effort to curb inflation. The latest rate…

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Safe Streets for All

August 23, 2023 Anthony Scoma

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses Utah transportation and how the state can update infrastructure to create connected communities. With a growing population, transportation across the Wasatch Front has become a hot-button issue. From the expansion of I-15 to the gondola planned for Little Cottonwood…

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