Top of Mind

Series produced by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

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Smart, informative conversations and interviews that go beyond mere headlines and sound bites.

Top of Mind goes in depth with experts to give you a greater understanding of what is going on beyond the headlines. Host Julie Rose is a seasoned broadcast journalist and interviewer. She has won multiple Edward R. Murrow awards for writing and regional news coverage. Julie and the Top of Mind team cover topics including politics, science, business, culture and more.


112 Pieces

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Legal Forgiveness, Women in History, Aspergers Dark Origins
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Topic 1 - How the Legal System Relies on Justice and Forgiveness, Topic 2 - Bringing Stories of Women to Life, Topic 3 - Dr. Asperger and the Nazi ...

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 51:35
  • Purchases: 2
Voter Suppression, Professional Tree Climbing, Basketball Graphic Novel
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Topic 1 - Civil Rights Filmmaker Takes on Voter Suppression in “After Selma.” Topic 2 - Connecting with Nature through Professional Tree Climbing. ...

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 51:51
  • Purchases: 2
First Responder Compensation, Oil Drilling vs. Polar Bears, Medical Marijuana
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Topic 1 - The Battle to Compensate Ground Zero First Responders; Topic 2 - Will Oil Drilling in ANWR Further Threaten Polar Bears?; Topic 3 - How M...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 51:40
  • Purchases: 2
Real Life "Wonder" Boy and Mother, Last US/Canada Border Dispute
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Topic 1: Real Life “Wonder” Boy and His Mother Redefine “Normal” in New Memoir. Topic 2: The Last US/Canada Border Dispute

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 51:51
  • Purchases: 3
Sound Design, Natural Products and Honeybees
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Topic 1: Behind the Scenes of the Sound Design of Hollywood's Hits. Topic 2: Our Obsession With Natural Products. Topic 3: A Book Designed to Help ...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 52:07
  • Purchases: 1
Water Inequality, Radicalization, and War Letters
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Topic 1: Millions of Americans Lack Access to Clean Water and Indoor Plumbing. Topic 2: Combating Extremism: Use Peer Pressure, Not Logic or Fear. ...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - 2020 Labor Day Special Episode
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We're marking Labor Day with a special episode about a group of women in Appalachia who defied stereotypes to get better living conditions for thei...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:25
  • Purchases: 4
A White's Supremacist's Journey Out of Hate and Whales
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Topic 1: A White's Supremacist's Journey Out of Hate. Topic 2: Dead Or Alive, Whales Give As Much As They Take From Their Ocean Environments.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
Voting, Indigenous Languages, and Wildlife
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Topic 1: Should Felons Be Allowed to Vote? Topic 2: Photography is Capturing the Faces of the Last Remaining Speakers of Indigenous Languages. Topi...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 51:56
  • Purchases: 1
Immigration, Measles, and Precrastination
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Topic 1: US Immigration Policy is Outdated. Here's a New Perspective. Topic 2: Measles Erases the Immune System's Memory. Topic 3: Precrastination ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 51:35
'80's Crack Crisis and Peat
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Topic 1: What We Learned From the Crack Crisis in America. Topic 2: The Future is Peat

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 51:38
  • Purchases: 3
Dogs and Fake News
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Topic 1: Who We Are With Dogs Is Who We Are as People. Topic 2: Fake News Isn’t Just Misleading. It Can Create False Memories.

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:41
  • Purchases: 1
Parks, Hearts, and Family Leave
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Topic 1: The Complicated Relationship Between City Parks and Crime Rates. Topic 2: Despite an Incredible History, the Future of Heart Disease Treat...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 50:19
  • Purchases: 2
Disney & "Cultural Depictions," Perfectionism, and Curiosity
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Topic 1: This Content May Contain Outdated Cultural Depictions. Topic 2: Can Perfectionism Be Toxic? Topic 3: How Much Is Too Much? When Curiosity ...

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 51:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Far Side, Feral Pigs, and Tree Thieves
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Topic 1: The Far Side's Enduring Popularity. Topic 2: Feral Pigs are Destroying Wildlife. Topic 3: How to Catch a Tree Thief: Timber Poaching in th...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2020
  • Length: 51:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Uncomfortable Truth About Race in America
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“The Uncomfortable Truth” is a film produced by Loki Mulholland. It is a journey to understand how being white has benefited his family across gene...

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 50:07
  • Purchases: 3
Teaching Slavery, WWII Spies, and Online Reputations
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Topic 1: Teaching Slavery in an American Classroom. Topic 2: The London Mansion Where British Spies Eavesdropped on Nazi German Generals. Topic 3: ...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 51:23
  • Purchases: 2
Woke Washing, Operation Condor, Hibernation
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Topic 1: Can Brands Be True Advocates for Social Issues? Topic 2: How We're Saving the California Condor. Topic 3: How Bear Hibernation Might Work ...

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 51:46
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - 2020 Fourth of July Special Episode
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Topic 1: How America has changed since its founding. Topic 2: Black Women who fought for suffrage. Topic 3: Immigration laws and who gets to be an ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSTK, WNMU-FM, and KOWS


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 4
Proving Einstein Right, Saving Coral Reefs, and Healthy Whining
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Topic 1: Proving Einstein Right: Daring Expeditions that Changed How We Look at the Universe. Topic 2: Scientists Lured Fish Back to Dying Coral Re...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 52:13

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