Top of Mind

Series produced by BYU radio/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.


68 Pieces

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Top of Mind - Skijoring, Penguins Declining, Virtual Music Collaboration
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Topic 1 - Skijoring: Horse-drawn Adrenaline; Topic 2 - Iconic Penguins in Antarctica Declining More Than Previously Thought; Topic 3 - Musicians Mi...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 51:50
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - Salvation Army, Lost Dog Recovery, Deepwater Oil Spill Effects
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Topic 1 - How the Salvation Army’s Red Kettles Became a Christmas Icon; Topic 2: Pet Recovery Specialist on How to Find Lost Dogs; Topic 3 - Deepwa...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 51:48
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind Martin Luther King Day Special - Bill Lester A Racing Trailblazer
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Topics 1, 2 and 3: NASCAR’s Bill Lester; A Racing Trailblazer

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind New Years Special - 2020 Almanac, Suffragists, Fat Man’s Quest
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Topic 1 - 2020 Was Something, Eh?; Topic 2 - Lessons from Suffragists on How to Change the World; Topic 3 - One Fat Man’s Quest to Get Smaller in a...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Why Jews Are So Funny, Model UN, When Humans Eat Foods to Extinction
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Topic 1 - Why Jews Are So Funny, and When It’s Okay for Non-Jews to Laugh; Topic 2 - Teaching Diplomacy to Kids Through Model UN; Topic 3 - How Hum...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 51:49
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind Christmas Special - LEGO, Santa Claus, Food Banks, Spices
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Topic 1 - Star Wars, AFOLs and the Secret to LEGO’s Enduring Popularity; Topic 2 - Christmas All Year in Santa Claus, Indiana; Topic 3 - When Food ...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 54:54
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Anti-Racism for Young People, Patenting a Wildflower
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Topic 1 and 2 - Acclaimed Book About Race in America “Remixed” for Young People, Topic 3 - Plant Hunter Looking to Patent a Newly-Discovered Wildfl...

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2020
  • Length: 51:42
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - 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 - Precrastinati...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 51:37
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - Good Grades to Produce Music, Ageism, Sourdough
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Topic 1 - Nonprofit Teaches Kids to Write and Produce Music in Exchange for Good Grades; Topic 2 - How Ageism is Defining the Work Experience for A...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 51:47
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Vietnam Stories, Artificial Intelligence Friend
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Topic 1 and 2 - “The Mountains Sing”: Trauma, Resilience and the Legacy of War in Vietnam, Topic 3 - An App That’s Designed to Be Your BFF

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 52:07
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - Forensic Pathology, Noise Pollution, Citizen Science Saves Butterflies
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Topic 1 - The Body Never Lies: A Day in the Life of a Forensic Pathologist, Topic 2 - The Unseen Danger of Noise Pollution, Topic 3 - Citizen Scien...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind-Spirit Bears-Forever Chemicals-Cakes
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Topic 1: Spirit Bears. Topic 2: Forever Chemicals. Topic 3: Cake Artist

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 52:19
  • Purchases: 1
Legal Contract Comics, Plastic Roads, Professional Art Forgery
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Topic 1 - Turning Complicated Contracts into Comic Books; Topic 2 - Plastic Roads Provide a New Solution to Handling Waste; Topic 3 - Former Art Fo...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 51:47
  • Purchases: 1
Thanksgiving Special Episode-Top of Mind-Native Land Acknowledgement, Sioux Chef, Indigenous Thanksgiving, Gratitude
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Topic 1 - What are Native Land Acknowledgements About? - Rediscover How America’s Indigenous People Ate Before the Colonists Came; Topic 2 - Everyt...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:33
  • Purchases: 14
Countries Shaped by Threats, Little Free Libraries, Video Games and Violence
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Topic 1 - How Perceived Threat Shapes Countries; Topic 2 - Little Free Libraries Bring Free Books to Neighborhoods Near You; Topic 3 - Video Games ...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 51:50
  • Purchases: 2
March on Washington 2020, Animal Captivity Photography, Throat Singing
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Topic 1 - Voices from the March on Washington 2020; Topic 2 - Photographer’s Intimate Portraits of 10,000 Species and Counting; Topic 3 - The Scien...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 51:22
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

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