Episodes

On this week’s episode of the Take 2 Podcast, Heidi Hatch is joined by Maura Carabello of the Exoro Group and KNRS host and former House Speaker Greg Hughes to break down a busy week in politics, from national feuds to shifting Utah leadership. The Trump–Musk Bromance Ends What began as a mutual admiration between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has unraveled in public view. Musk recently criticized the federal deficit, saying, “We have a $2 trillion deficit. It keeps growing. Our interest payments ...

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Former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert joined former CIA Director and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday at the Crossroads of the World International Trade Summit. The two shared a wide-ranging discussion on trade, immigration, and global power dynamics. The invite-only event, sponsored by Zions Bank and World Trade Center Utah, focused heavily on international trade and ongoing tariff negotiations with the Trump White House. Leaders from around the globe gathered in Salt Lake City to exp...

HOST: Heidi Hatch Guests: Maura Carabello, Exoro Group; Greg Hughes, Former House Speaker/KNRS Special guest: Former SLCPD Chief Chris Burbank Kamala Harris weighs run for governor or another presidential bid National Security Advisor Mike Waltz out – nominated to represent the US at the United Nations Utah GOP Leadership Elections coming up in a couple weeks United Utah, Forward Party merge 146,000+ signatures verified for the referendum to overturn a Utah bill restricting bargaining rig...

HOST: Heidi Hatch GUESTS: Maura Carabello, Exoro Group and Greg Hughes, Former House Speaker/KNRS Judge rules Utah Fits All scholarship unconstitutional Governor Cox appeals Wednesday, the Judge rules that the program can continue while the court case plays out – teachers keep their raises Former Speaker of the House Brad Wilson Named 47G Board Chair RFK bans food dyes will phase out in US over the next two years. House Speaker Mike Schultz was at the FDA announcement with a Utah Delegatio...

Take 2 Podcast Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Maura Carabello, Greg Hughes Utah Unions turn in 320k signatures Bernie Sanders and AOC rally gets crowd of 20k – Why does Utah tend to lean hard left and hard right? Utah named state with the best economic outlook for 18th straight year Rich States Poor States Report https://www.richstatespoorstates.org/states/UT/ Utah domestic violence shelters face funding crisis amid rising demand Deportation war rages in DC over flights sent to El Salvador and Kil...

Take 2: Signature gathering deadline looms for effort to overturn HB 267

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HOST: Heidi Hatch GUESTS: Maura Carabello, Exoro Group; Trent Staggs, Riverton Mayor PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIRST WEEKS IN OFFICEDC Air tragedy and responseFederal workers have until Feb. 6 to return to workOpt out packageICE deportations: Schools and churches no longer off limits for arrests; in Trump's first week in office, there were 5,500 ICE arrests from Jan, 20-26; in comparison to FY 2024 the Biden administration averaged 5,206 arrests per week or 743 a day.CONFIRMATION HEARINGSRFKJ - HHSTulsi Gabbard – Director of National IntelligenceKash Patel – FBI DirectorUTAH LEGISLATIVE SESSIONLabor Union vote on hold with new version after large response against the billSenator Todd Weiler's bill would allow sex offenders to plead their case to get off the sex offender registryA new bill would make election day a holidayMontana vehicle Tax Evasion billGovernor joins Trump in speaking out against DEI See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1…

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