This Week in Moab

Join the Community Rebuilds crew as they talk about what’s new at their ever-evolving organization. Host Howard Trenholme gets the latest from new executive director Rikki Epperson, program coordinator Jessica Manderfield, and construction supervisor Alex Burbidge. Plus, two interns join the conversation to talk about their experience and motivation to...

The protection and preservation of watersheds across the West is critical to present and future life in this region. KZMU host Steph Hamborsky facilitates a fascinating conversation about the state of Moab’s local water resources with Jeff Adams, executive director of Canyonlands Watershed Council and Sarah Stock, program director for...

Author Amy Irvine (Desert Cabal, Trespass) joins Christy Williams Dunton for a conversation on place. Irvine is a sixth-generation Utahan and long time public lands activist. The duo take a deep dive into her latest work and the stories that may protect the places we love. Tune in!

Can anything generate community conversation in Moab quite like a new waste and recycling contract? As the Moab City Council considers mandatory single stream recycling for residents, people are talking. And their perspectives are as wide and broad as the waste stream. Today on This Week in Moab, public affairs...

Learn about the history and current offerings of one of Moab’s greatest resources – the Moab Free Health Clinic. Outreach Specialist Anna Scherer discusses past and present with Datura Dialogues host Steph Hamborsky. From volunteer physicians, to Medicaid patients, and more – it’s a great show and great opportunity to...

Tune in to This Week in Moab and learn more about Moab’s newest artistic eating adventure, Art of Farm. Business partners Kaye Davis and Ruth Linford discuss art, eating, and community. Then, host Howard Trenholme welcomes three of Moab’s AmeriCorps VISTAs to the program to chat about an upcoming day...

Peer into the past year with a discussion of the most pressing local issues in Moab City and Grand County. KZMU host Howard Trenholme discusses it all with Mayor Emily Niehaus and Grand County Council Member Evan Clapper. In addition to chatting about local infrastructure projects and sustainability efforts, the...

Learn more about Moab Community Gardens from members of its advisory board – Claire Core, Rebecca Mann, and Alizabeth Potucek. The trio chat with Datura Dialogues host Steph Hamborsky about building relationships with community, land, and food through local gardening. They also discuss how community gardens can help make local,...

Join This Week In Moab host Howard Trenholme as he gets updates on all things Moab City from two people close to the source – City Manager David Everitt and new Assistant City Manager Joel Linares. The trio discuss current infrastructure projects like the 100 West area and the wastewater...

Curious about fermentation? How about making kombucha? On the latest episode of Datura Dialogues, host Steph Hamborsky interviews Doug Fahlbusch and Natalie Day about their locally crafted kombucha. You’ll hear about the benefits of fermentation, and how it all works. 

Learn more about a group of locals thinking big about dirt in Moab. Guests Cassie Paup and Steph Hamborsky of the compost coalition discuss what the future of large scale composting could look like in Moab. Then, KZMU host Howard Trenholme welcomes Nara Bopp and Liz Donkersloot from WabiSabi for...

  Hear the two candidates for Grand County Attorney – Stephen Stocks and Christina Sloan – speak to their separate visions for the important local office. They each address the prosecutor’s relationship to law enforcement, changing the form of government, as well as mental health and addiction issues in the...