Beste Beehive Podcasts (2024)

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Radio: Bridging the Distance Across Rural Utah 3:33

5d ago3:33

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Today, we have 24 hour news channels and TikTok to share breaking news and current trends. But for Utahns isolated by distance in the early 20th century, the radio did a tremendous job of connecting residents in rural communities to each other and to the larger world.Von Utah Humanities

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Ephraim Relief Society Granary 3:33

12d ago3:33

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In the late nineteenth century, the local Granary building in Ephraim gave women an unusual public presence on Main Street, and became a proud symbol of early female autonomy, economic success, and charitable endeavors.Von Utah Humanities

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Arts Drive Rural Utah 3:40

19d ago3:40

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Just like alfalfa fields and amazing vistas, art is easy to find in rural Utah. It is also a major economic driver.Von Utah Humanities

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Spring City and the Politics of Preservation 3:49

26d ago3:49

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Living in a historic home can be lovely – but for Spring City residents in the 1970s, the influx of so-called "outsiders" sprucing up pioneer-era historic dwellings was a source of contention.Von Utah Humanities

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Cedar City's Sheep Tunnel 3:31

1M ago3:31

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Running underneath Cedar City is a concrete tunnel that is now a hang-out for adventurous kids and graffiti artists. But, what was this secret pathway originally intended to do?Von Utah Humanities

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Liberty Park: Salt Lake City’s “Central Park” 3:26

1M ago3:26

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Today, Salt Lake City’s urban sprawl and poor air quality are noteworthy, but the problem isn’t exactly new. Public parks were once seen as an antidote to the bad effects of increasing urbanization -- kind of like a little bit of the "country" in the city, if you will.Von Utah Humanities

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The Magical Van’s Dance Hall 3:24

2M ago3:24

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Every weekend across Utah, dancers fill nightclubs twisting to the latest tunes. But did you know that one of the most extravagant and celebrated dance halls in the Beehive State was found in the remote town of Delta? Learn what all the fuss was about.Von Utah Humanities

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Copper Mine Swallows Company Towns 3:29

2M ago3:29

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Demand for copper in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries reshaped Utah’s once-rural Bingham Canyon into an enormous open-pit mine supported by thriving company towns. But that same demand for copper went on to consume those same company towns.Von Utah Humanities

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Flying Professors 3:36

2M ago3:36

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Today, remote learning usually happens over a computer. But did you know that Utah colleges once used airplanes to bring professors directly to classrooms in rural areas? These "flying professor" programs represent just one chapter in a longer history of distance education.Von Utah Humanities

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Sagebrush Rebellion in Grand County 3:29

2M ago3:29

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When local officials in southern Utah's Grand County declared independence from the federal Bureau of Land Management in 1980, they took rhetoric of small government and individual freedom to a whole new level.Von Utah Humanities

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Wastelanding 3:17

2M ago3:17

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When you think of Utah's desert lands, do you picture a pristine wilderness or an arid waste? How we treat this landscape depends on the value that we assign to it.Von Utah Humanities

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Brigham City Peach Days 3:19

3M ago3:19

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Every autumn, large crowds descend on the small rural town of Brigham City for "Peach Days." It's the oldest harvest festival in Utah. And it all started with a one dollar investment in peach pits back in 1855.Von Utah Humanities

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Utah Rejects the White Elephant 3:35

3M ago3:35

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The United States federal government controls about 65% of land in Utah. The goal of maintaining these lands for public use tends to polarize Utahns. But there was a time when Utah leaders were not averse to federal regulation of public lands. (Wait...what?)Von Utah Humanities

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The Canyonlands Controversy 3:24

3M ago3:24

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Canyonlands is more than just Utah’s third national park. Its designation in 1964 occurred after a fight over who exactly public lands are meant for.Von Utah Humanities

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Town That Drowned: The Rockport Reservoir Tradeoff 3:39

3M ago3:39

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If you could provide drinking water for thousands of people by displacing twenty-seven farming families, would you do it? Utah leaders faced this very dilemma in the 1950s. Find out what they decidedVon Utah Humanities

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Women Hold the Line in Carbon County 3:39

4M ago3:39

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When Carbon County coal miners from the National Miners Union went on strike in 1933, their wives, sisters, and daughters were right there beside them. These women proved to be formidable adversaries in the fight for workers’ rights.Von Utah Humanities

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The Last Brothel in Utah 3:47

4M ago3:47

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Urban spaces in twentieth century Utah are known for their vice -- gambling, prostitution and more. But did you know the last brothel to close in Utah was actually in a rural town?Von Utah Humanities

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Utah’s Green Book 3:32

4M ago3:32

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In the 1940s, new roads, affordable cars, and an interest in national parks meant that more Americans were packing up their vehicles and hitting the open road. For Black travelers driving through rural areas of Utah, the Green Book was a vital resource for getting around safely.Von Utah Humanities

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Ghost Towns: Dewey 3:17

4M ago3:17

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There are only three roads in Utah that bridge the Colorado River, and only a handful of crossings. The ghost town of Dewey is one of those places and early settlers of the region made good use of this crossing.Von Utah Humanities

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Ghost Towns: Cisco 3:29

5M ago3:29

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A former railroad and ranching hub, the tiny settlement of Cisco became a ghost town after highway travel through the remote area was rerouted. But is Cisco still a ghost town today?Von Utah Humanities

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Ghost Towns: Sego, a Coal Town with a Colorful Past 3:40

5M ago3:40

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Down a bumpy canyon road in the Book Cliffs of southeastern Utah, curious travelers can find the ghost town of Sego. Named for Utah’s state flower, it’s a dusty coal town with a colorful past.Von Utah Humanities

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Utah's Gay Rodeo 3:32

5M ago3:32

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Saddles, denim, country music, and… drag queens? It’s an unexpected combination but an important one for community and belonging in queer rural Utah.Von Utah Humanities

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Rural to Rockets: Box Elder County Takes Off 3:40

5M ago3:40

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So, you are a giant aerospace company and you want to build a rocket plant: what do you look for? This week, learn how one Utah town met all the requirements to become a center for the US rocket industry and how that decision forever changed its future.Von Utah Humanities

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In This Little Town of Ours, We Have a Literary Club 3:32

6M ago3:32

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In 1928, a women’s club in Moab adopted an official song that crowed: “In this little town of ours, we have a literary club, and we derive from it everything good, it helps the town and public in numerous ways.” Learn more about these women and their service.Von Utah Humanities

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Ogden Union Stockyards 3:28

6M ago3:28

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Do you know where your food comes from? Utahns once depended on local butchers for fresh meat. But, in the early 1900s business boomed for the Ogden Union Stockyards, signaling a shift in how and where Utahns purchased their food.Von Utah Humanities

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West Desert Wasteland: Pollution and Sovereignty in Rural Utah 3:40

6M ago3:40

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Just around 45 miles west of Salt Lake City is a vast landscape shrouded in mystery and controversy. It’s also a holding place for some of the US military’s deadliest materials.Von Utah Humanities

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Utah’s Potato Growing Clubs 3:40

6M ago3:40

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Potato growing clubs became all the rage in the early 20th century as interest in a formal agricultural education grew.Von Utah Humanities

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The Militarized West 3:30

6M ago3:30

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World War II and the Cold War brought the military to much of rural Utah, transforming those places in the process. The economic boost that followed was long-lasting in some communities, but devastatingly short-lived in others.Von Utah Humanities

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The Mountain Man: a Romanticized Symbol 3:18

7M ago3:18

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Rugged individualism is practically synonymous with the American West, and mountain men are the embodiment of that ideal. But the ideal tends to mask the real significance – and legacy – of mountain men in Utah.Von Utah Humanities

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National Monuments to National Parks 3:35

7M ago3:35

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Utah is home to five national parks that protect stunning red-rock landscapes. All but one of them began as a national monument. What's the difference, you may ask? Learn all about it.Von Utah Humanities

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Sacred Healing: Traveling Midwives in Early Rural Utah 3:36

7M ago3:36

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Frontier life in late-nineteenth century Utah was rough. Today, many rural Utahns still struggle with access to medical care, but once upon a time midwives traveled throughout rural Utah, providing healthcare services to those in isolated areas.Von Utah Humanities

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The Jeffersonian Ideal: A Misfit for Utah 3:52

7M ago3:52

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When the United States was was created in the late 1700s, Thomas Jefferson had a vision of a nation built by individual family farmers. Here in Utah – we love farmers. But did we really live up to Jefferson’s ideal?Von Utah Humanities

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Roadside Motels 3:47

8M ago3:47

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Motels dotted Utah’s highways throughout the twentieth century, beckoning motorists to pull off the road and spend their tourist dollars in rural towns. Now that hotel chains dominate accommodation options, what happened to these locally owned motels?Von Utah Humanities

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Ghost Towns: An In-Person History Fix 3:29

8M ago3:29

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Did you know that Utah is haunted? Our state has an estimated one hundred ghost towns. While reasons for their abandonment vary, ghost towns throughout rural Utah have one thing in common: our desire to idealize a lost past and try to connect to it in real time.Von Utah Humanities

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Boom & Bust: Topaz Concentration Camp 3:29

8M ago3:29

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During World War II, a city of more than 8,000 people rose out of Utah's desert for three years, and then returned to dust. Find out more, after this.Von Utah Humanities

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Orderville & the Great Pants Rebellion 3:21

8M ago3:21

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The rural Utah town of Orderville was once a communal utopia – until a single pair of pants scandalized the whole settlement.Von Utah Humanities

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Swaner: The Nature Preserve at the Center of Change 3:29

9M ago3:29

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This week learn about one family who made it their mission to preserve nature in the heart of a growing city – and they succeeded!Von Utah Humanities

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Community Cookbooks 3:41

9M ago3:41

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Before food blogs and Pinterest, Utah women shared their best recipes in community cookbooks. More than just recipes, these books kept rural foodways and food culture alive.Von Utah Humanities

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Carbon College and Utah’s Educational Revolt 3:32

9M ago3:32

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Back in the 1950s, Utah’s budget-slashing governor J. Bracken Lee wanted to close the first institution of higher education in eastern Utah – which he actually helped establish! But Utahns balked at his plan and stopped it.Von Utah Humanities

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“The Most Noble Subject:” Utah’s Landscape Inspires Artists 3:26

9M ago3:26

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Nineteenth-century painters used Utah’s impressive landscape to promote an awe-inspiring vision of the American West through their art.Von Utah Humanities

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Putting the Carbon in Carbon County: Divergent Identities Lead to Divorce 3:26

9M ago3:26

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The creation of Carbon County in 1894 resulted from a rift between Mormon agriculturalists and non-Mormon miners, and illustrates the struggle over identity in rural Utah.Von Utah Humanities

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Orchards to Steel: The Transformation of Utah Valley 3:44

10M ago3:44

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Today, Utah Valley is known for its rapid development and urban growth. But the valley just east of Utah Lake used to be farmland and orchards. Find out how wartime transformation brought prosperity to this region -- but also irrevocable change.Von Utah Humanities

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Welcome to Main Street: Helper Commercial District 3:28

10M ago3:28

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Every rural Utah town has their own special Main Street. In Carbon County, Helper’s main street tells a rich historic story about change and continuity in its unique community.Von Utah Humanities

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Beauty in a Haystack 3:37

10M ago3:37

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Artists have long idealized labor and land in the American West. But what motivates an artist to paint a haystack? The answer may surprise you.Von Utah Humanities

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Segregation, Racial Violence, and the Klan in Rural Utah 3:23

10M ago3:23

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African Americans living and traveling through Utah in the early twentieth century had to delicately navigate the increasing power of the Ku Klux Klan, which contributed to an acceptance of racially-motivated violence.Von Utah Humanities

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Dinah the Dino 3:28

11M ago3:28

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She’s big, pink, and has long beautiful eyelashes. Learn more about this unique rural Utah icon.Von Utah Humanities

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Mink from Summit County to Hollywood 3:22

11M ago3:22

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American mink are cousins to otters and ferrets, and their fur is exceptionally soft and dense. While times have changed, mink furs raised on rural Utah farms were once the height of luxury fashion.Von Utah Humanities

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The Christmas Bird Count 3:25

11M ago3:25

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Throughout the holiday season, Utahns celebrate by trimming trees, drinking hot chocolate, skiing, and... bird watching? Yep, they do! Learn more about this longstanding Christmas tradition.Von Utah Humanities

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The Meeker Incident: Allotment & Dispossession of Ute Land 3:25

11M ago3:25

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A federal agent in Colorado tried to force a band of Utes to take up farming. This would come to impact not just Utes in Utah, but national Indian policy.Von Utah Humanities

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Sundance: How Hollywood Changed Rural Utah 3:25

12M ago3:25

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The natural beauty and recreational opportunities offered by the Wasatch Range have long brought people seeking an enhanced quality of life. But how did the arrival of Hollywood change the culture and economy of this corner of Utah?Von Utah Humanities

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