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Binge Bytes: “Love and Radio”

By Josh Petersen June 3, 2018

Like many great podcasts, “Love and Radio” tells stories of ordinary people, creating engrossing cocktails of comedy, tragedy and mundane in-betweens. “Love and Radio” quickly stands out from the...

University of Utah Union in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Managing Work and Play on Campus

By Josh Petersen May 28, 2018

College is an exciting time to learn new things, make friends and gain independence. College can be stressful and difficult, however. Some students have a hard time adjusting to the larger workload, while...

Petersen: Love is on the Right Track with Student Loans

Petersen: Love is on the Right Track with Student Loans

By Josh Petersen May 26, 2018

  In March, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a statement that announced the Department of Education’s position on state regulation of student loan servicers. In her announcement, DeVos...

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PTC’s “Mamma Mia!” Is a Dancing Queen Disappointment

By Josh Petersen May 20, 2018

In “Mamma Mia!” now playing at Pioneer Theatre Company, audiences nostalgically look back to a simpler time watching characters nostalgically reflect farther to an even simpler time. On stage, the...

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Petersen: Mitt Romney and the GOP’s Working Class Failures

By Josh Petersen May 20, 2018

In a recent Washington Examiner profile that got attention for all the wrong reasons, Mitt Romney randomly announced: “My favorite meat is a hot dog, by the way. That is my favorite meat.” The awkward...

Mary Fanning Driggs, Coleen Sexton, and Amy Bodnar in Mamma Mia!  Courtesy Pioneer Theatre Company.

Take a Chance on PTC’s “Mamma Mia!”

By Josh Petersen May 7, 2018

Here we go again. If you are pining for a bygone era of bell-bottoms, disco balls and terrible haircuts, you may want to experience Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of “Mamma Mia!” This final...

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Summer Music Guide: Affordable In-State Concerts

By Josh Petersen April 28, 2018

For many University of Utah students, music festivals and outdoor concerts can be as fundamental to summer as ice cream, swimming and sunburns. While many festivals across the world attract hundreds of...

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Binge Bytes: “Heavyweight”

By Josh Petersen April 25, 2018

“Heavyweight” may be the funniest show ever about humanity’s deepest regrets. Hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, a wildly funny writer and radio producer who has contributed to “This American Life”...

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Up to the Task: Emily Anderson Named Executive Editor

By Josh Petersen April 20, 2018

  The past 12 months have been a particularly eventful and often troubling era for the University of Utah community. In April 2017, Mary Beckerle was dismissed as CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute,...

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An Analysis of the Top Ten Songs in America

By Josh Petersen April 17, 2018

With streaming services and digital platforms taking over traditional radio play and records sales are measures of popularity, what it means to have a “hit song” is radically changing. Using the top...