KSL's Inside Sources

World Kindness Day, Pickle Day, Silent Sentinels, Holly shares a host of fun facts that inform as well as entertain. 

It is World Kindness Day today! Holly and Greg take texts from listeners and talk about the acts of kindness they have experienced recently.

As the years go on, first-time homebuyers are getting older. Previous to 1989, they were in their 20's, then they crawled through the 30's, and now in 2025, they have officially hit 40. As more adults are living with their families, questions arise about how we get people into homes.

Kathleen Reibe and Ben McAdams were the first to throw their hat in the ring when it came time to announce candidacy for the new congressional district. The district was made heavily competitive for Democrats after Judge Diana Gibson chose a new congressional map earlier this week.  

Giving Machines are appearing in over 126 cities worldwide to help people spread holiday love and joy. Aimee Cobabe from the Church News joins Holly and Greg to tell them where they can find a Giving Machine and what exactly they do. 

Utah has ranked second in the nation for community connection according to the Cache Valley Daily study. This means Utah residents are among the most connected and community-oriented in the nation. Shawn Teigen from the Utah Foundation joins Holly and Greg to explain how we place just so high.

Holiday hiring is hitting recession levels, but holiday spending is expected to hit the trillion-dollar mark. Michael Koefed, Professor of Economics and writer for the Deseret News, joins Greg and Holly to talk about this "K" shaped economy and what it means for the holiday season.

This week, former US Senator Mitt Romney spoke at BYU about the importance of finding your purpose. Also this week, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and Utah's own Sen. John Curtis spoke at UVU about ending political violence, just months after a political influencer was killed on the very same campus. 

Last night, SLCPD was informed of an alleged gunman on the campus of the University of Utah, which turned out to be a swatting hoax. Swatting is the dangerous practice of calling in a high-intensity police response to a hoax scene. Greg and Holly spoke to retired FBI Agent Greg Rogers about what these scenes look like and why they're so dangerous.