Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Series produced by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

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Becoming better citizens, kinder neighbors and more effective advocates.

Each week we take a potentially divisive topic and go searching for perspectives on it that help us feel more empathy, more hope, and maybe a little challenged. We’re not trying to change your mind. We just think in a world that’s so divided, there’s power in thinking deeply about why we see things the way we do. We believe it can help us become better citizens, more effective advocates, and kinder neighbors. Hosted by award-winning journalist Julie Rose, the Top of Mind podcast is a production of BYUradio.


203 Pieces

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Tipping culture is changing in America. What’s driving tipflation and tipcreep – and what’s expected of consumers?

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
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The US is seeing an unusual spike in union activity and public support for unions. What does this moment mean for the future of labor in America?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, KOWS, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
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Government transparency is a basic tenet of American democracy. But openness in government always has a cost. What’s the right balance?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
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American boys and men are falling behind. Have we accidentally overlooked their struggles?

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
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Is perspective-taking (the ability to see things from another’s point of view) the key to overcoming polarization in society?

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
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Native Americans are reclaiming their narrative. A new wave of research, activism, and representation is changing the conversation.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WXDU, KOWS and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 6
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We are reframing the debate about immigration. We think of immigration of being exclusively a permanent thing. Most of it, in fact, is intended to ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
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Fines and fees have become the default way we punish people; deterrence is the ultimate goal, but do fines actually deter bad behavior?

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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Was America founded by divine intervention, or profit-seeking slaveholders, or noble men in pursuit of freedom? The angst over America's Founding s...

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  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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Who should decide how stories and artifacts of a cultural heritage are shared? What's the difference between appropriation and appreciation?

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
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We all have English pet peeves (and judge people who break the rules). Why do we insist on proper English — and what does that say about us?

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
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Public education in America is in crisis. Are elected school boards the problem – or the key to a solution?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, RADIOLEX, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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Owning a home is the American Dream. How has the decision to prioritize homeownership in the US shaped our communities, for better or worse?

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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It’s easy to assume medical treatments available in the US are safe and effective. Let’s challenge that assumption.

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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Police officers spend a lot of time on routine traffic stops because they make us all safer, right? We're assessing our assumptions about public sa...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
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A lot of us think about adoption as a happy ending for a child and a new family. But many adoptees have a different take. We're assessing our assum...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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What does it mean to die well? Too often people want easy ways out. Either do everything no questions asked, grin and bear it, or give me a suicide...

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
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We are wrapping up Season 3 with a look at episodes that challenged us. We're finding new empathy and clarity, on Top of Mind.

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
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We cherish the right to free speech in America. But words can also cause real harm. Where is the balance between free expression and protecting the...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXDU, KTNA, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 10