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Jennifer Schmidt is a senior producer for Hidden Brain. She is responsible for crafting the complex stories that are told on the show. She researches, writes, gathers field tape, and develops story structures. Some highlights of her work on Hidden Brain include episodes about the causes of the #MeToo movement, how diversity drives creativity, and the complex psychology of addiction.

Elizabeth Shogren is an NPR News Science Desk correspondent focused on covering environment and energy issues and news.

Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

Laurel Wamsley is a reporter for NPR's News Desk. She reports breaking news for NPR's digital coverage, newscasts, and news magazines, as well as occasional features. She was also the lead reporter for NPR's coverage of the 2019 Women's World Cup in France.

Jill Gonzalez with WalletHub discusses the best small cities to start a business. Eight of the top 20 cities are here in Utah.

Salt Lake Tribune's editorial leader joins The Local News Hour every month to discuss the newspaper's top stories.

Salt Lake Tribune's Lauren Gustus discusses some of their top stories including the race for Sen. Mitt Romney's Senate seat, a National Hockey League coming to Utah, a report on Vineyard City (near Utah Lake) staff going on expensive trips and the progress of women in Utah.

Five top-ranked high school oratory students spend a year crafting spellbinding spoken word performances with the dream of winning one of the world’s largest and most intense public speaking competitions.

At work every day, Agnes Boisvert attends to ICU patients "gasping for air" and dying from COVID-19. But communicating that harsh reality to her skeptical community has been a challenge.

The newsroom union at The New York Times accuses the paper of targeting staffers of Middle Eastern descent during an inquiry into leaks about internal debates over a story on the Hamas attacks.