This Is Her Place Podcast
1) The Utah Teacher Blues: Lily Eskelsen García and Alberta Henry
The COVID-19 pandemic has made issues of educational equity and access glaringly obvious, but the issues aren't new — people have been working on them for decades within Utah and across the United Sta...Show More
2) Good Taste: Maria and Lucy Cardenas of Red Iguana and Lavanya Mahate of Saffron Valley
Utah may be famous for creating fry sauce, but its food scene is also full of diverse tastes from around the world. This episode highlights two successful restaurateurs who immigrated to the United St...Show More
3) Home on the Range: Katherine Fenton Nutter, Josie Bassett, and Heidi Redd
The “frontier myth” — or the romanticized idea of a place at the edge of civilization full of opportunity for the strong and self-reliant — has been idealized in American history, literature, and art....Show More
4) Taking the Lead: Olene Walker and Deidre Henderson
Almost half of Utah’s government workforce is female, according to the Utah Women and Leadership Project — but women make up only a fraction of statewide government executives and legislators. In this...Show More
5) Get ready for Season 2 of THIS IS HER PLACE, coming March 24!
Get a sneak peek at the women of Season 2, from gold-medal winning athletes, politicians, and ranchers to educators and entrepreneurs! Season 2 also welcomes new co-host Mike Aguilar, who will join Na...Show More
6) Who Tells Your Story: Betty Sawyer and Mae Timbimboo Parry
There’s a recurring line in the musical Hamilton that George Washington says to Alexander Hamilton: “You have no control over who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” In this episode, we talk abo...Show More
7) Bridging the Gap: Alison Comish Thorne & Karen Kwan
How do we work with people we disagree with? How do we stand up for causes while also building relationships? In this episode, we talk about two women who were gifted with an almost uncanny ability ...Show More
8) Putting Their Art Into It: Minerva Teichert, Ruby Chacon, and Jann Haworth
Public art is more than simply art in a public setting. It says something about a place and its people, bringing meaning to shared spaces. At a time of intense discussion of the community values ref...Show More
Putting Their Art Into It: Minerva Teichert, Ruby Chacon, and Jann Haworth
51:09 | Jul 15th, 2020
9) A Matter of Trust: Angela Dunn, Annie Dodge Wauneka, and Martha Hughes Cannon
Whether the issue is a pandemic, vaccinations, or any number of other public health issues, a major challenge for advocates is communicating crucial information in a way that builds trust and changes ...Show More
A Matter of Trust: Angela Dunn, Annie Dodge Wauneka, and Martha Hughes Cannon
39:20 | Jun 24th, 2020
10) "Don't Try to Be a Man": Rosie Rivera and Claire Ferguson
Utah's first female sheriff, Rosie Rivera, got some good advice when she became an officer: "Don't try to be a man." More than a century earlier, Utah's first female deputy sheriff, Claire Ferguson, s...Show More