The 2 Best RadioWest Podcast Episodes
1) Lake Bell on the Human Voice
A true multi-hyphenate, writer-director-actor Lake Bell is obsessed with how we sound. Her new audiobook celebrates that “least-appreciated” trait: our voices.
2) The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
The bicycle is one of those inventions that hasn’t really changed much. Its status in society, though? That’s a battleground.
3) Is Utah's Ski Boom Going Bust?
In recent years, Utah has seen a surge in winter visitors to its world-class ski resorts. Sam Weintraub, a ski industry observer, isn’t the only one who’s noticed that as more and more people come her...Show More
4) Greg Lukianoff on why Free Speech Matters
On Sept. 10, 2025, political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University. The very next month, Greg Lukianoff gave a lecture there, about why free speech is an antidote to viol...Show More
5) The Lives of Rivers with Robert Macfarlane
Is a river alive? That’s the animating question in Robert Macfarlane’s latest book. And if the answer is yes, and rivers are living things, what do we owe them?
6) Dame Judi Dench on a Life With Shakespeare
If you’ve ever wanted to share a room with two great actors talking about Shakespeare, here’s your chance — with Dame Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea.
7) The Making of Handel’s Messiah
In 2021, protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol and tried to overturn the presidential election. In that moment, author Charles King turned to Handel’s Messiah.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) The Viking Age and Hidden Histories
If the word “Viking” conjures for you a braided warrior raiding a village in the north of Europe, you’re not exactly wrong. But there’s a lot more to the story.
9) How America was Shaped by Multilevel Marketing
Multilevel marketing is something of an American tradition. Journalist Bridget Read tells the story of the money-making schemes that continue to ensnare people today.
10) James Tabor on the Real Mother of Jesus
Jesus’s mother Mary likely lived for over 40 years, but many believers only think of her in two places, the Nativity and the Crucifixion. The scholar James Tabor wants to change that.