Videos

Thomas Burr spoke by phone about Representative Jason Chaffetz’s (R-UT) announcement that he would not seek re-election.

Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT) delivered his annual state of the state address at the state capitol in Salt Lake City. He talked about the economy, homelessness, and drug addiction.

David Kilton visited Promontory Summit, the site where the golden spike was struck completing construction on the Transcontinental Railroad. Construction of the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad met at Promontory…

Candidates in Utah’s 4th Congressional District race, Incumbent Representative Mia Love (R) and Doug Owens (D), met for a debate at Salt Lake Community College. Topics included…

Candidates for Utah’s Senate race, incumbent Sen. Mike Lee (R) and Misty Snow (D), participated in a debate ahead of Election Day on the campus of Brigham Young University. Ms. Snow is the…

The Utah Debate Commission held a gubernatorial debate at Utah State University between incumbent Governor Gary Herbert (R) and businessman Mike Weinholtz (D). They were asked questions on…

Ryan Lee talked about Senator Reed O. Smoot (R-UT) and showed items from Senator Smoot’s papers, housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University. Reed Smoot was elected to the Senate in…

Professor J. Spencer Fluhman talked about the settlement of Provo, Utah, in 1849 by 33 Mormon families. After moving west in 1847, Mormon pioneers first settled Salt Lake City, Utah. They later began setting…

Richard Talbot talked about Provo, Utah’s original meeting house, a structure that served as the center of civic and religious life in the community. Mr. Talbot is director of the Office of Public…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Provo, Utah, from June 4-9 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Provo, Utah, from June 4-9 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the…

Utah Governor Gary Herbert (R) delivered his annual State of the State address at the state capitol in Salt Lake City. He asked legislators to focus their upcoming lawmaking session on reducing…

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered the weekly Republican address on Thanksgiving Day. He thanked the men and women who served in uniform and as volunteers. He reflected on the hard times…

Thomas Burr and Matt Canham talked about their book, Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, about the family friendship and eventual falling out between the Romneys…

Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT), the incoming chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), talked about the NGA’s meeting and the issues facing his state. He participated by remote video…

Mia Love (R) and Doug Owens (D), candidates in Utah’s 4th Congressional District race, met in a debate. They were running to replace incumbent Representative Jim Matheson (D), who was…

Ogden, Utah’s Fort Buenaventura and Utah Mountain man Miles Goodyear were profiled. Miles Goodyear settled and built a fort in what is now Ogden, Utah, in 1846. The Fort was the first permanent settlement in the…

Val Holley talked about his book, 25th Street Confidential: Drama, Decadence, and Dissipation along Ogden’s Rowdiest Road, in which he profiles Ogden, Utah’s most infamous street. Beginning with the arrival of the…

Jennifer Lund talked about Brigham Young and his role in bringing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City Utah. She explained Young’s relationship with founder Joseph Smith, Young’s…

Greg Smoak, director of the American West Center at the University of Utah, talked about Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the Native Americans who used the land, and the European explorers who first saw the Lake. He…