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.


216 Pieces

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Top of Mind - Funny or Offensive? Why It's So Hard to Draw the Line in Humor.
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We love to laugh, but navigating comedy can feel like a minefield. Who gets to decide what is funny or offensive?

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - The Changing Ways We Decide Who Gets into College and Why it Matters.
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Now that test score requirements are in flux and affirmative action is illegal, how do we decide who gets into college?

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Why We're Anxious About Retirement in America
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There’s good reason to be anxious about retirement in America. The US shifted to a do-it-yourself system in the '80s that sets a lot of us up to fail.

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - American roads are dangerous. How can we make them safer?
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The US has double the traffic deaths per capita of other wealthy nations. Why are American roads so dangerous and what would make them safer?

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Inside the Changing Role of Fathers in America
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The role of fathers is changing in America. Dads are doing more housework and childcare. How are families navigating this shift?

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Why America's Childcare Crisis is an Equation We Can't Seem to Balance
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We’re exploring why America's childcare crisis is an equation we can't seem to balance.

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  • Added: Jul 03, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Is Our Perception of Crime in America Accurate?
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Americans are obsessed with crime. But most of us are safer today than we’ve ever been. What’s driving the disconnect in our perception of crime?

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - The Pros and Cons of Treating Social Issues as Epidemics
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What are the pros and cons of treating social issues - like violence, opioids, loneliness and obesity – as epidemics?

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - What Does It Mean to Be White in America
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

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  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Facing the Rising Flood Problem in America
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Floods are the most destructive natural disasters in the United States. Their damage is also the most preventable.

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Ending Homelessness in America Feels Impossible. Is it?
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Homelessness in America is at a 17-year high. Ending it feels impossible. But some communities are making headway. How?

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Political Primaries
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Why don’t more Americans vote in primary elections? Are open, partisan or closed primaries better for voter engagement?

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Teen Mental Health
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Teen mental health in America is getting worse. What role do medication, sleep and social media play?

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Tipping Culture is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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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
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - An Explosion of Union Activity in the US and What it Means
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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?

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Is Government Transparency Essential in a Democracy?
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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?

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - How American Boys and Men are Falling Behind
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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
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Many Students Lack Motivation to Learn. What Can We Do?
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Is Perspective-Taking the Key to Overcoming Polarization?
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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
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - How Native Americans are Reclaiming Their Narrative
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Native Americans are reclaiming their narrative. A new wave of research, activism, and representation is changing the conversation.

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 6

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