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Today on The Mountain Life, hosts David Wintzer and Lynn Ware Peek speak with:(1:09 ) One of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, Tova Friedman, who joins the show to disucss her memoir, The Daughter of Auschwitz, which she believes is more important now than ever in a world in which hatred is growing and surveys show many young people don't even know about the genocide that killed 6 million Jews.(27:42) Then, authors Albert Ratner and Dr. Michael Roizen, the Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, join the show. They discusses their book, The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow, in which he offers a look at the surprising new science of longevity.

Local Park City resident Eric Garen talks about his new book, "Poems of the Planets: Solar System Science in Verse and Prose."Then, science writer Hayley Campbell on embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work in her book "All the Living and the Dead."

Author Giulio Boccaletti joins to discuss his new book, "Water: A Biography" and author Julie Beer talks about her new National Geographic Kids book, "Why? Animals: 99+ Awesome Answers for Curious Kids."

Today on Cool Science Radio, hosts John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek's guests include:(0:55 ) Bestselling science writer David Quammen, one of the most engaging writers of our time. His new book is Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.(27:04) Then NYU Professor Michael Mehta Webster who has some good news about the earth for a change! But we humans do have some work to do to create The Rescue Effect: The Key To Saving Life On Earth.

Today on Cool Science Radio, John and Lynn's guests are:(0:50) Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, host of the popular Mindscape podcast and a best selling author. Sean’s newest book is The Biggest Ideas in the Universe…Space, Time, and Motion.Then (25:36) Randell Munroe who is the The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? is back answering more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask in his new book What if 2?

On today's Cool Science Radio Lynn's guests are: former National Geographic writer and journalist (1:02) Daniel Stone, who takes readers on an entertaining adventure through the deep sea, diving into the incredible culture of shipwrecks in human history in "SINKABLE: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic."Then, best-selling author (23:50) Alexandra Horowitz takes listeners through the first year of a puppy's life in her new book, "The Year Of The Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves."

Local physical therapist Heather Jean Deford, founder of Holistic Womb, specializes in pelvic floor, jaw and craniosacral therapy. For 19 years Deford has helped women reverse symptoms of incontinence and pain. (00:00)Then local resident and founder of Brolly Arts, Amy MacDonald, previews a community discussion on the evaporating Great Salt Lake and how we can help to ensure enough water stays in the lake for its healthy future. (28:26)

This week's show focuses on autism and diverse ways of thinking. First, New York Times best-selling author Dr. Temple Grandin. She lives with autism and presents the various ways an autistic mind thinks in her new book, "Visual Thinking."Then we hear from Deb Hartley and Liza Howell from Bridge 21, a local organization that offers support and housing options for neurodiverse individuals in our community.

On this edition of the Mountain Life, hosts David Wintzer and Lynn Ware Peek speak with (00:56) author and Children of God cult survivor Daniella Mestyanek Young whose new memoir, Uncultured, explores the dangers unleashed when harmful group mentality goes unrecognized. (27:25) Then, David Belz and Sofia Mileti of The Shop Yoga studio join us to talk about the grand reopening of the longtime Park City studio located in Old Town Park City.

Today on The Mountain Life, hosts David Wintzer and Lynn Ware Peek's guests include:(01:29) Licensed clinical social worker and parenting expert Catherine Pearlman, who speaks directly to eight- to twelve-year-old children about digital safety in a manner that is playful, engaging, and age-appropriate, She highlights her book on the topic: First Phone: A Child's Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety, and Etiquette.Then, (17:13) nurse and childbirth educator, Lauren Davis, who coordinates the new Childbirth Education classes at Intermountain Park City Hospital. She joins to discuss this new program that helps moms-to-be prepare for labor and delivery.