Japanese Americans on the West Side
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Twenty-SevenBy Brad Westwood and Cassandra Clark During the late nineteenth century, Japanese American immigrants arrived in Utah seeking employment opportunities. Initially, many worked for...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Joe Hill (1879-1915): Labor Troubadour, Union Organizer & Execution in Utah
Date: 02.10.2020 (Season 1, Ep. 12; 36:41 minutes and 27:12 minutes (two audio segments) Click here for part one and Click here for part two for BuzzSprout versions. The image above is...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
“We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout:” The Life of W. W. Phelps with LDS Historian Bruce Van Orden
Date June 7, 2021 (Season 3, Episode 3: 57:47 minutes). Click here to go to the BuzzSprout version of this Speak Your Piece Episode. The above photograph is of W....
Last updated: March 4, 2026
“Run it up the Flagpole…” Utah Considers a New State Flag
Date: June 21, 2021 (Season 3, Episode 7; 55:28 minutes). Click here for the BuzzSprout version of this Speak Your Piece episode. The image above is the current 2011 version...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
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“MY LIFE IN [1950’S] CARBON COUNTY [UTAH]:” A CONVERSATION WITH DR. RONALD G. WATT
Date: March 15, 2021 (Season 2, Episode 15; 76:00 minutes). Click here for the BuzzSprout version of this Speak Your Piece episode. The above photograph is of Ron Watt as...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
THE YOUTHFUL WORKFORCE OF THE NORTH RIM, ZION, BRYCE & CEDAR BREAKS: “SINGAWAY: WORKING AND PLAYING FOR THE UTAH PARKS COMPANY, 1923 TO 1972”
Date: March 1, 2021 (Season 2, Episode 14; 63:00 minutes). Click here for the BuzzSprout version of this Speak Your Piece episode. The above photo is of an early 1950s...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
“Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders” — a Conversation with Co-author Allen Roberts
Date: March 22, 2021 (Season 2, Episode 16; 62:00 minutes). Click here for the BuzzSprout version of this Speak Your Piece episode. The above photograph is of the three different...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Thrive125’s Got Some Words For You
Score a piece of the state’s literary history — for just a quarter — at the Utah Arts Festival. As part of Thrive125, Utah’s statehood celebration, 125 writers considered the...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Redlining, Housing Segregation and Environmental Pollution in the Pioneer Park Neighborhood (and beyond)
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Thirty-fiveBy Dr. Mariya Shcheglovitova, Emma Jones, Catherine Aviles, and Brad Westwood Unlike other areas that received a grade (A to D) from the Home...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Salt Lake City’s LGBTQ+ Communities and the Pioneer Park Neighborhood
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Thirty-Twoby Brad Westwood Although the LGBTQ+ community had many prior informal political and social gathering spots elsewhere in Salt Lake City, a number of...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Introducing Salt Lake West Side Stories
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post OneBy Brad Westwood Welcome to this serialized and illustrated history of Salt Lake City’s old west side. This blog consists of over thirty posts...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Utah’s Story: 150 Years of Photography from the Salt Lake Tribune
April 12, 2021 (Season 2, Episode 18: 53:46 minutes). Click here for the BuzzSprout version of this Speak Your Piece episode. Image above is the cover of Utah’s Story. Courtesy...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
