Lynn Ware Peek
Producer/ Co-HostLynn Ware Peek is a longtime voice of Park City, known for her insightful storytelling, science journalism, and community engagement. She joined KPCW in 2008, launching the beloved series Tales from the Wasatch Back, and later served as the station’s Park City beat reporter. Today, she co-hosts and produces two of KPCW’s flagship public affairs shows: The Mountain Life, focused on health and lifestyle, and Cool Science Radio, which brings cutting-edge science and technology to a broad audience.
Beyond broadcasting, Lynn held two distinct roles at Park City Municipal from 2016 to 2022, as a community engagement liaison and as a councilor on the Park City Council from 2018 to 2020. A passionate outdoorswoman, she and her husband Bob have made Park City home for decades, embracing the mountain lifestyle while working to strengthen community ties in the place they met and raised their two sons.
Whether on the airwaves or in civic life, Lynn is committed to making science accessible, storytelling personal, and community feel like home.
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Astrophysicist and journalist Maria Luísa Buzzo discusses her Scientific American article on unusual galaxies that appear to lack dark matter, challenging how scientists understand galaxy formation. -
Mathematician Richard Elwes discusses his book, “Huge Numbers,” and how the pursuit of ever-larger numbers has shaped math, science and human thought. -
Mathematician Richard Elwes discusses his book, “Huge Numbers,” and how the pursuit of ever-larger numbers has shaped math, science and human thought. Then, astrophysicist and journalist Maria Luísa Buzzo discusses her Scientific American article on unusual galaxies that appear to lack dark matter, challenging how scientists understand galaxy formation. -
Dr. Susie Wiet outlines Sovegna Health’s focus on three core mental health challenges: addiction and avoidance, trauma and distress, and psychiatric conditions. -
Our “Resilient Youth” series — in partnership with Live Like Sam — features a conversation with writer Melinda Wenner Moyer. She’ll share the good news she’s discovering about modern kids, as highlighted in her recent Scientific American article, “The kids are all right.” -
In this month’s Resilient Youth segment, science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer challenges the “teens-in-crisis" narrative. Then, Dr. Susie Wiet reveals why stress, trauma, and avoidance form a dangerous trifecta, possibly leading to burnout and quiet unraveling. -
University of Utah geologist William Johnson discusses the discovery of a hidden, pressurized freshwater aquifer beneath the Great Salt Lake and what it could mean for dust control and the lake’s future. (1:12)Then, author and technology executive Fred Voccola explains why AI First organizations are already seeing dramatic productivity gains and why companies that fail to adapt may not survive the next decade. (26:45) -
From teen sex educator to global intimacy expert with 150 million views, Caitlin V joins us to share the science—and straight talk—behind her new book “Harder, Better, Longer, Stronger.” (0:45)Then, therapist Keith Kurlander and Dr. Will Van Derveer unpack the promise and limits of psychedelic therapy in their book, “Psychedelic Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Restoring Your Mental Health and Reclaiming Your Life.” (26:21) -
From teen sex educator to global intimacy expert with 150 million views, Caitlin V joins us to share the science—and straight talk—behind her new book “Harder, Better, Longer, Stronger.” -
Therapist Keith Kurlander and Dr. Will Van Derveer unpack the promise and limits of psychedelic therapy in their book, “Psychedelic Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Restoring Your Mental Health and Reclaiming Your Life.”
