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Gondola proposed in place of Cabriolet keeps same route and adds midstation, Executive Director of Wasatch Immigration Project Maggie AbuHaidar, winner of the 2025 Women's Giving Fund large grant, along with Park City Community Foundation Member Services Manager Rebecca Blanchette discuss operations made possible by the grant, Heber City Councilmember Aaron Cheatwood provides an update on Tuesday's council meeting and Executive Director of Summit Community Gardens/EATS Helen Nadel shares their recent harvest and upcoming events.

Microbiologist Dr. B. Brett Finlay and health geographer Dr. Jessica Finlay challenge conventional wisdom about aging by highlighting the crucial role of microbes in our health. In their new book "The Microbiome Master Key," they explore how nurturing our inner ecosystem can promote longevity, brain health and overall well-being. Then, Park City based writer, comedian and blogger Jena Kingsley discusses her new book, “Darcy Dates,” based on her blog that chronicles the experience of dating in New York City post-divorce. It's raw, real and hilarious.

Lee Billings, the senior science editor for Scientific American, talks about the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in northern Chile that has recently released its first images of the southern sky. Then, demographic planner Dean Spears talks about the science of depopulation, the possible start of a global population decline in the next 50 years, and it potential for detrimental effects.

U.S. Olympic leaders see "hotbeds of opportunity" in Utah Winter Games venues, League of Women Voters Monica Schaffer discusses starting a new chapter in the Wasatch Back, Kem C. Gardner housing expert Dejan Eskic details Utah housing costs, Summit County Mosquito Abatement District Manager Bryan Stephens shares how the district is keeping the bugs at bay this summer and KPCW General Manager Juliana Allely discusses the potential impact of President Trump's proposed rescission of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and what that means for KPCW.

On this week's The Community Campfire, Amber Johnson visits with a Wallsburg couple keeping print alive through their charming newspaper, "The Little Valley Dispatch." Andrea Buchanan chats with our multi-talented DJ Caren Bell. You know her from Wednesday afternoons, but her playlist is just the beginning. Plus, Claire Wiley’s interview with musician Dan Tyminski, Coach Skinner’s Skinny on Sports, fun facts, trivia and the Campfire Kids chime in with their trademark chaos and unexpected wisdom.

Local historians explore century of Park City, Echo railroad to Rail Trail, Basin Recreation Chief Ranger Aaron Williams on dog owner responsibilities in and out of dog parks, Park City Film to add 70 annual screenings, Park City Councilmember Bill Ciraco has a recap of last night's meeting and Park City Performing Arts Executive Director Ember Conley on the first concert of the season and transportation, parking information.

NYU Professor Sherry Glied discusses the potential effects of the budget reconciliation bill on Medicaid beneficiaries. Then, Bryn Ramjoue of My 529 talks about the Utah 529 college savings program. And Jake Wolf shares details about the Warehouse Motor Club.

Wasatch County seeks to capture changing community’s values in general plan, Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant provides a monthly update, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter's Lewis Kogan shares details on a community survey and upcoming events, Leadership Park City Executive Director Scott Van Hartesvelt shares details on applying for Leadership Class 32 and the Leadership Alumni picnic, and Summit County clerk to tally rejected signatures pending ruling on Dakota Pacific referendum.

This week on The Community Campfire, celebrate 7/11 Day with Slurpee nostalgia and a sunny weekend forecast. Then, we dive into a story from Park City's own Brian Ward, a retired geneticist, who shares how he’s helping fight poverty in rural Kenya through the Kenya Uriti Education Fund. The fund supports local schools, scholarships and feeding programs that impact thousands. Later in the show, local indie-folk duo Iron Canyon Echoes brings their cello-fueled mountain sound to the studio with two live performances. Plus, prankster kids, the latest on local sports, and weekend music events from Park City to Salt Lake.

Economist Dan Mitchell, former senior fellow at the Cato Institute, gives his perspective on the relationship between tax rates and government revenue. Then, Patrick McGee, author of “Apple in China,” examines the extraordinary story of how so much of Apple’s technology came to be manufactured in China — and the profound implications for both China and the company.