A Gentle Thief

Is free college a good idea? Should we borrow money from China to pay for college? Would students work as hard if they don't have skin in the game? Amanda Dickson asks her guests why K-12 education is free in this country but college is not. What a powerful lineup this week on A Woman's View - Natalie Gochnour is the Associate Dean of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen is a professor of leadership and ethics at Utah Valley University and the director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project, and Lisa Walker is a certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School. See our website for privacy information.

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What is the real value - or harm - of RISE standardized tests?

Many Utah students are taking RISE tests right now. How do you feel about standardized tests? What is their value or purpose? Do you think they serve us as a community? Do they serve the students? Is it possible they hurt the students? So many questions for Amanda Dickson's guests, all of whom have education experience, on A Woman's View. What a powerful lineup this week on A Woman's View - Natalie Gochnour is the Associate Dean of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen is a professor of leadership and ethics at Utah Valley University and the director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project, and Lisa Walker is a certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School. See our website for privacy information.

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Does your daughter want a boob job for graduation?

What is your advice for the class of 2019? Amanda asks her three wonderful guests that, and also what they wish they had known when they graduated that they know now. They also talk about the research that shows how much cosmetic surgery Utah women are having. Parents are even giving boob jobs to graduating Utah girls! What a powerful lineup this week on A Woman's View - Natalie Gochnour is the Associate Dean of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen is a professor of leadership and ethics at Utah Valley University and the director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project, and Lisa Walker is a certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School. See our website for privacy information.

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Why should we care about the Inland Port? Think of the power of supply chains

Why should we care about the Inland Port? Think about it this way - we are smack dab in the middle of the United States in terms of shipping. We have a brand new airport and wonderful rail line. We live in an age where we're moving from retail to fulfillment, and if we have an inland port we become a key part of the supply chain. The reason there have been so many problems is we've done it in the wrong order. We did the politics first instead of the research, but it can be fixed. Amanda Dickson's guests explain. What a powerful lineup this week on A Woman's View - Natalie Gochnour is the Associate Dean of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen is a professor of leadership and ethics at Utah Valley University and the director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project, and Lisa Walker is a certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School. See our website for privacy information.

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Cease and Desist

(FICTION) In Episode 25, Sophie returns to the office after her trip to Utah. She has come to a realization that she wants to leave the practice of law. It is hard for her to give up all that she has worked so hard for, but Maddie's life - and death - have taught her what is important in her own life. She types her letter of resignation and goes home to Sean to start her new life. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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"There isn't always a sign."

(FICTION) In Episode 24, Sophie Brownlie wakes in Cedar City. She calls Dr. Horowitz and learns about why he believes Maddie's death was a suicide. Sophie talks to Sean and tells him all she's learned, including that the woman Maddie killed in her car accident was her step-mother. Sophie drives to see the property Maddie owned and bumps into Junior Kemler. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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The Funeral

(FICTION) In Episode 23, Ike and Cookie Johnson meet in Cedar City, Utah for the funeral of their daughter. Ike goes to Maddie's house, the one he bought her, and goes through his daughter's things and finds her journals. He reads how obsessed she was with Con. He finds her will and learns she left both the houses to her neighbor, Junior Kemler. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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"What did you come here for?"

(FICTION) In Episode 22, Maddie meets Con Sullier. She explains herself after he finds her trespassing. They talk about Maddie Johnson for hours. After their meeting, Maddie finds out the other two ME reports both came back suicide. That night she goes to the Shakespeare Festival and sees "Hamlet." A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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Chapter 21 - She's dead.

(FICTION) In Episode 21, Con drives back from Vegas, completely broke after draining his accounts the night before. When he pulls up to his house, Gina is hysterical. She tells him the news that Maddie is dead and the police want to talk to him. He goes to Maddie's house and talks to the police. They ask him if Maddie ever talked about hurting herself. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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The Road to Con

(FICTION) In Episode 20, Sophie goes to SUU to find Robert Able. While he is no longer there, she does find Dr. Mina Theron, the counselor who saw Con and Maddie 20 years prior. She is willing to talk to Maddie only because Con made everything that happened in counseling public in an article he had written. Following that meeting, Maddie goes to talk to Con. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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New Year's

(FICTION) In Episode 19, New Year's Eve finds Maddie alone, but feeling strong, until she has a painful conversation with her mother. Junior's mother calls on New Year's to find out her son is back together with that girl (Beth) she doesn't like. Robert Able rings in the new year alone, but finally begins the dream of his life - starting his own novel. Con celebrates the New Year in Vegas, penniless after a night with a woman he hoped he'd soon forget. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

Duración:00:23:31

Driven

(FICTION) Episode 18 begins with Maddie. Her ex-husband calls to ask if can bring dinner over and Maddie agrees. Robert still has feelings for Maddie that it's not clear she returns. Episode 18 then shifts to Sophie as she finally hears from the first medical examiner. He agrees with the original determination - suicide. Sophie is so disappointed she runs out the door and heads straight to Cedar City. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

(FICTION) In Episode 17, Maddie spends a night with Con and feels like they have a real connection, but when she catches him on the phone with a girl the next morning and she spends another day alone, she is blessed with the realization that he is not for her. She is free. But Con still shows up again and doesn't take her realization well. Maddie's neighbor, Junior, stops by to talk about how sick of his girlfriend he is, and later breaks up with Beth. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast written and performed by Amanda Dickson. Dickson is heard weekday mornings from 5:00-9:00 on Salt Lake City's KSL Newsradio. See our website for privacy information.

Duración:00:24:32

To Go or not to Go?