19 episodes

On The Mountain Life, hosts Jay Burke and Mary Beth Maziarz and Lynn Ware Peek explore a wide variety of topics from health, fitness and nutrition to parenting, lifestyle and education.

The Mountain Life Jay Burke, Mary Beth Maziarz, Lynn Ware Peek

    • Society & Culture

On The Mountain Life, hosts Jay Burke and Mary Beth Maziarz and Lynn Ware Peek explore a wide variety of topics from health, fitness and nutrition to parenting, lifestyle and education.

    The Mountain Life | May 29, 2024

    The Mountain Life | May 29, 2024

    Local resident Sofia Mileti talks about sound as medicine and how she trains mental health practitioners to use sound healing.Then, someone who has commuted 100,000 miles on a bike in Los Angeles joins the show. Peter Flax shares all things bike-related in "Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle."

    • 50 min
    The Mountain Life | May 22, 2024

    The Mountain Life | May 22, 2024

    Writer Tom Seeman, who grew up in a family of fourteen on welfare and food stamps in the projects of Toledo, Ohio, tells his story in his page-turning book, "Animals I want To See: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds." Then, Natasha Daniels talks frankly about childhood obsessive compulsive disorder and her workbook for kids called "Crushing OCD."

    • 52 min
    The Mountain Life | May 15, 2024

    The Mountain Life | May 15, 2024

    Investigative journalist Valerie Bauman explores the world of unregulated sperm donations and shares how she navigated her own personal interest in becoming a mom on her own while investigating the story that became a book.Then, Dr. James Doty, clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University, discusses his new book, "Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything.

    • 52 min
    The Mountain Life | May 8, 2024

    The Mountain Life | May 8, 2024

    Dr. Blaise Baxter discusses the fifth leading cause of death for Americans: stroke. Survive Stroke Week takes place May 6-12 and is an annual observance aiming to educate Americans about stroke symptoms and lifesaving treatment options. Then, healthcare advocate Susannah Fox talks about her new book, "Rebel Health," an action-oriented and radically hopeful field guide to the underground, patient-led revolution for better health and health care.

    • 50 min
    The Mountain Life | April 24, 2024

    The Mountain Life | April 24, 2024

    Dr. Carrie Jaworski, a sports medicine physician at Intermountain Park City Hospital’s sports performance center, previews a speaker series Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. at the Blair Education Center. The three-part series focuses on helping young female athletes thrive.Then, local resident Amy McDonald, founder and director of Brolly Arts discusses how a movement called Illusion of Abundance (IOA), a grassroots racial, social and climate justice project, exposes a climate and culture in crisis due to the declining Great Salt Lake.

    • 52 min
    The Mountain Life | April 17, 2024

    The Mountain Life | April 17, 2024

    Owner, editor, and publisher Mike Rogge of the Mountain Gazette discusses his purchase of the magazine in 2020 and how it has evolved back to its roots and shows that readers enjoy long-form journalism and high photographic art in a publication they can hold in their hands — and pay to support that. This is the first part in our series on publications that take a deep dive into mountain living.Then, long days of sunlight mean lots of UV rays. Dermatologist Dr. Jen Haley tells how you can increase sun protection from the inside out, and provides more insights about our biggest organ, the skin.

    • 54 min

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