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The presidential race timeline, the DeSantis-Newsom debate and the Utah special election results

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the Republican presidential field, who will be the final candidates, the debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron…

11-30
25:28

APEC summit, temporary federal funding and more troubles for AG Sean Reyes

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit, the stopgap spending bill passed by Congress and Rep.…

11-23
25:27

The Lee-McMullin Senate debate, economic policy and Utah elections

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the first and only debate between Sen. Mike Lee and challenger Evan McMullin, the economy’s effect on the upcoming elections and instability…

10-20
25:45

Pardons for marijuana possession, international policy and the Lee-McMullin senate race

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss President Biden’s executive order pardoning federal marijuana charges, moves to block future arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the growing threat of the…

10-13
25:45

The future of Ukraine, national debt and a new flag for Utah

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. vote condemning Russian annexation, the clean-up after Hurricane Ian, the unprecedented federal debt and a […]

10-06
25:45

The Russian draft, Hurricane Ian and questioning the future of the U.S. economy

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss a Utah business delegation visiting Israel, Russia’s drafting men to serve in Ukraine, Hurricane Ian hitting the Florida peninsula and President Biden’s […]

09-29
25:46

Devastation in Puerto Rico, migrants in Martha’s Vineyard and the stock trading ban held up in Congress

Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Hurricane Fiona hitting Puerto Rico, the growing threat of climate […]

09-22
25:44

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, dueling polls in the Lee-McMullin Senate race and a deep dive into state regulation

Both Sides of the Aisle – Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center and is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the passing of England’s Queen Elizabeth II, Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive […]

09-15
25:45

Climate change, U.S. life expectancy and the lead up to the 2022 midterms

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the U.N. Secretary General’s dire warnings about climate change, the connection between foreign policy and energy policy, falling life expectancy in the […]

09-08
25:45

Record-breaking heat, water usage and state energy policy

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss Utah’s record-breaking heatwave, water usage in the state, the delay of NASA’s Artemis launch and the death of former Soviet leader […]

09-01
25:45

Student loan forgiveness, Rep. Liz Cheney’s ouster and a rapid-fire round of local news

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss President Biden’s reforms to student forgiveness, who will receive federal student loan forgiveness and takeaways from Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary loss. […]

08-25
25:44

The Mar-a-Lago raid fallout and who pays for school’s free lunch program

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the ongoing investigation into the documents held by former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the public and congressional response to the seizure, […]

08-18
25:45

Mar-a-Lago search, climate and tax bill and allegations against a state senator

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the FBI search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Senate passage of a climate and tax […]

08-11
25:48

U.S. foreign policy, toxic burn pit legislation and lessons from state primaries

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan, Ukrainian grain shipments, the new U.S. arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the drone strike of […]

08-04
25:45

COVID-19, the future of Republican leadership and the definition of recession

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the U.S., the ongoing House Select Committee’s investigation into January 6th and former President Trump weighing […]

07-28
25:45

Climate change, global recession concerns and a new poll on the Senate race in Utah

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the global threat of climate change and the IMF’s warning of a worldwide recession. They also discuss federal legislation to subsidize […]

07-21
25:46

International news and a freewheeling conversation between The Right and Left

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation as leader of the Tory party and […]

07-14
25:45

Mass shootings, the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling and the shrinking Great Salt Lake

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the Highland mass shooting during a July 4th parade, mental health policies in Utah and federal abortion legislation currently blocked by the […]

07-07
25:45

The overturn of Roe v. Wade, new Jan. 6th testimony and results from Utah’s primaries

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the overturn of Roe v. Wade after half a century, Utah’s current abortion laws and other major SCOTUS decisions. They also […]

06-30
25:45

The House Select Committee and the 2022 election cycle

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the public hearings of the House Select Committee on the events that led up to Jan 6th, the political future of former […]

06-23
25:45

Casey man

look at those strict gun laws in IL. smh stop scapegoating. I just moved from salt lake to my home in IL I work in highland park. While i was not in the area on the 4th but i was the next day it is damn tragic. We dont need thoughts and prayers its time for action. Stop being cowards ban em buy em back and destroy them other countries have done it. You cant protext yourself from a tryannical government with an ar 15 anyway you are outnumbered and outgunned. I have had enough of your gun fetish.

07-07 Reply

Jared Poulter

Balanced budget amendments make it more difficult to use countercyclical spending to address economic downturns. The general idea of government being more responsible with spending is good, but a balanced budget amendment is the wrong way to address that issue.

04-12 Reply

Jared Poulter

I think that Dan McCay's analogy of the legislature being the people's parents is exactly the problem. They are not our parents, we are not their children. They shouldn't be making our decisions for us. They are there to do the will of the people, not to decide their will.

02-22 Reply

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