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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Pandemic Special Episode: Reopening
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind
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As communities across the US lift pandemic restrictions and reopen, many of the details are being left to individuals and business owners to decide...

Bought by KOWS and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 54:50
  • Purchases: 2
Menstruation Awareness, Fry Bread
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Menstruation Hygiene Concerns in Africa. Topic 2:The Story of Fry Bread is the Story of American Indians

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 48:44
  • Purchases: 1
Genes and Germs, Wildfire Smoke and Children's Immune Systems
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are. Topic 2: A New Study That Shows Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Children's Immun...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Jun 01, 2020
  • Length: 48:47
  • Purchases: 1
Collecting Scientific History, Fighting Dirty Money, Choice Overload
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Collecting scientific artifacts. Topic 2: How to fight dirty money. Topic 3: Are more choices better or worse?

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 49:28
  • Purchases: 1
Memorial Day Special
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Series: Top of Mind
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We explore many aspects of memorials during this Memorial Day special. We learn about a project to collect 1,000,000 soldiers’ letters. We hear how...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KBBI Alaska, KOWS, KTNA and more


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 54:18
  • Purchases: 16
SpaceX, Antisemitism, Mental Health in the Workplace
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: How astronomers feel about SpaceX expansion plans. Topic 2: Why is antisemitism on the rise? Topic 3: Why do physical ailments seem more l...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 49:36
Pandemic Special Episode: Voices Around the World Part II
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Series: Top of Mind
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A hour featuring voices from 10 different countries on how they are coping with the COVID-19 outbreak and their quarantine experience.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:34
  • Purchases: 1
A Teenager's Story of Holocaust Reckoning
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Series: Top of Mind
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A teen talked her way into a front-row seat during the trial of an accused Nazi war criminal. Her experience is shared in a book for young readers.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2020
  • Length: 49:46
Pandemic Special Episode: Voices From Around The World
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Series: Top of Mind
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We talk with people in six different countries, learning how they're coping during the pandemic, and learning about their hopes for the future.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and KOWS


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 48:16
  • Purchases: 2
Replacing Detention with Meditation, "When I was White"
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Replacing detention with meditation. Topic 2: A complicated personal journey across race

  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 48:34
George Takei, Emojis, Proprioception
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Actor and author George Takei. Topic 2: Emojis and the law. Topic 3: Proprioception.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 48:53
  • Purchases: 1
Foley Artists and Kidnapping Insurance
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Behind movie sound effects. Topic 2: Kidnapping insurance.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 48:50
  • Purchases: 1
Political Ads, Mosquitoes, AI and Religions
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Political ads and social media. Topic 2: Why do some people attract mosquitoes more than others? Topic 3: What is AI's role in religion?

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Mar 23, 2020
  • Length: 50:08
  • Purchases: 1
Corporate Cash and Higher Education, and Infectious Disease Outbreaks
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: University partnerships with corporations. Topic 2: A conversation with a CDC ecologist.

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 49:49
  • Purchases: 1
Downstairs at the White House, A New Way to Counter the Generic Drug Shortage
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Downstairs at the White House. Topic 2: A new way to counter the generic drug shortage.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 49:49
College Acceptance, Making Brass Cool, World Chase Tag
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: A college acceptance letter is not a guarantee. Topic 2: Canadian Brass redefines what brass instruments can do. Topic 3: World Chase Tag ...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 48:45
  • Purchases: 2
Museums, Life After Manzanar
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: Museums are returning artifacts to their countries of origin, but maybe they shouldn't. Topic 2: California apologizes for helping with th...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2020
  • Length: 48:24
Storytelling Health, Seniors and Suicide, Prescribing Food as Medicine
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: A pediatrician who promotes public health awareness through writing for TV shows. Topic 2: The risk of suicide among seniors is a growing ...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2020
  • Length: 49:32
African Samurai, P-Value War, Indiana Jones
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Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: The true story of Yasuke, the African samurai. Topic 2: The debate over statistical significance. Topic 3: An Adventurer who inspired gene...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 49:58
The Poison Squad and the Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind
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Topic 1: A chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety. Topic 2: The neuroscientist who lost her mind.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2020
  • Length: 49:05

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