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Crowdsourcing Isolation

April 10, 2018 by Andrea Smardon

This is a bonus episode in our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, where we break from our usual format to listen to the wisdom of the crowd. We put the call out to people from all over Utah to send us voice memos. This is what they have to say to the young LGBTQ person who feels alone.

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April 10, 2018 /Andrea Smardon

Rainbow Mutual

March 14, 2018 by Andrea Smardon

A family turns a Mormon tradition on its head to find fellowship.

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March 14, 2018 /Andrea Smardon

Transgender in Brigham City

March 07, 2018 by Andrea Smardon

A solitary transgender person in Brigham City finds community in a coven of witches.

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March 07, 2018 /Andrea Smardon

Two Spirit

February 28, 2018 by Andrea Smardon

A gay Navajo man decides to leave the reservation to escape the loneliness.

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February 28, 2018 /Andrea Smardon

Waterfalls in Red Rock Country

February 21, 2018 by Andrea Smardon

A formerly homeless man tries to help young people in Southern Utah.

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February 21, 2018 /Andrea Smardon

Season 3 Preview

February 15, 2018 by Andrea Smardon

LGBTQ Off The Grid, a 4-part series, premiers February 21st on Changing Our Stories podcast and Utah Public Radio.

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February 15, 2018 /Andrea Smardon

To Be Heard

June 08, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

A woman loses her political party and her religion, but finds her voice.

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June 08, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Woman vs. Cardboard Cutout

May 31, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

It started with a phone blitz to Senator Orrin Hatch’s office. Now this 24-year-old woman finds herself heading up an organization for political accountability.

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May 31, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

The End of Poetry

May 24, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

An author of erotic poetry loses her desire to pen verses after the election of Donald Trump.

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May 24, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

A Calling

May 17, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

One of the founders of Mormon Women for Ethical Government tells the story of how her commitment to God has been put to the test since the inauguration of President Trump.

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May 17, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Playdates with Purpose

May 09, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

After the November election, a group of stay-at-home moms in Salt Lake City wanted to go to the protest marches, but found it too difficult with young kids. Then they found their own way to be politically active.

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May 09, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

The Errand of Angels

May 02, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

"The errand of angels is given to women." So says a song about the Mormon Relief Society. But what would an angel do after the election of President Donald Trump? One Utah woman finds her answer.

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May 02, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Season 2 Preview

April 26, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

They describe it as an awakening. They say it's deeply personal, and that life will never be the same. The next season will be devoted to changes in Utah women's lives since the election.

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April 26, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 7: Missionary to Drag Queen

February 23, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

Every other Friday in the Mormon town of Provo is drag night. Men who were once missionaries transform themselves into the Divine Sister-Misters.

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February 23, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 6: Monster to Man

February 15, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

A woman leaves her husband after he points a gun at her. Decades later, they have an unexpected reconciliation.

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February 15, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 5: Drawing the Border

February 08, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

When an undocumented immigrant creates a work of art, she comes to realize that she is drawing her own border crossing.

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February 08, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 4: Making a Home

February 01, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

A gay man leaves his hometown because he doesn’t feel welcome. After more than two decades away, he returns to find a new center for LGBT people under construction.

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February 01, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 3: Particle to Wave

January 25, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

A woman has worked her whole life to be a physics professor, but now she's thinking of giving that up to run for office.

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January 25, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 2: Outside the Bubble

January 18, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

While some Americans have resigned themselves to living in different worlds, one woman is compelled to get out of her bubble.

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January 18, 2017 /Andrea Smardon

Episode 1: Together

January 11, 2017 by Andrea Smardon

Since the election, we've heard a lot about what divides us, but what happens when we come together?

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January 11, 2017 /Andrea Smardon
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