Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News

Facebook 2020 Election...
Kyle Remund

White House responds to Zuckerberg’s letter

The White House has responded to Mark Zuckerberg's letter alleging that the Biden administration pressured Meta into censoring the platform.
2 days ago
More thunderstorms are moving across Utah this weekend....
Diana Jones

After some major flooding, more storms predicted for the weekend

More thunderstorms moving across Utah this weekend. KSL Meteorologist Kevin Eubank has the details. 
13 days ago
Studies show that red meat, which includes hot dogs, increase your risk for developing dementia....
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Red meat and dementia

Turns out that eating red meat, and yes, that includes hot dogs, can increase your risk for developing dementia.
17 days ago
France's swimmer Leon Merchant carries a lantern with the Olympic flame during the 2024 Summer Olym...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The Olympic flame, snuffed

Jeff wanted to get emotional. But couldn’t get there.
17 days ago
president joe biden shown, a virtual roll call to nominate biden happens the first week of august...
Sam Herrera

LISTEN: Virtual roll call to nominate Biden happening first week of August

The Democratic National Committee is moving forward with a virtual roll call to nominate President Joe Biden during the first week of August.
1 month ago
FILE: Merv Griffin hosts the Childhelp USA "Drive the Dream Gala" as part of the Barrett-Jackson Cl...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: You know who should be on a US Postage Stamp?

Alex Trebek got a stamp. But there’s another unsung Jeopardy star that you may know, if you ...think ... about it.
2 months ago
june squibb...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Hollywood’s newest starlet? She’s 94

Arriving in theatres tonight is a different kind of movie, it’s called "Thelma." The star is June Squibb and she’s adorable.
2 months ago
people on their phones shown, kid slang is taking over the country...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: I will now translate Kid Slang

Parents, there’s a whole new language since the pandemic. And if you try to speak it, count on doing wrong.
2 months ago
It looks like GenZ is getting tired of online dating....
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The decline of online dating

Gen Z is getting tired of online dating. What's next?
2 months ago
It’s the first annual Miss AI Pageant. Each of the contestants is so beautiful they could stop tr...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The Miss AI Pageant

The women are artificial. The prize money is real.
3 months ago
Like their namesakes in the desert west, the ice cowboys of Canada are in the midst of the annual r...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Hot enough for ya, cowboy?

In the brittle cold Maritime provinces, the perpetual clouds are parting for a month or two, and the ice cowboys are going to work.
3 months ago
The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is at the center of the plans to revitalize downtow...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff’s Minute of News: Is the downtown redevelopment worth a billion dollars?

Is the downtown redevelopment worth a billion? The answer depends on who pays for it.
3 months ago
Google has damaged itself with it's rollout of AI-assisted searches, argues KSL NewsRadio's afterno...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: You can’t trust Google search anymore

Google has inflicted AI on its search users, and the aftermath hasn't been pretty. Now you must actually click on the links and read.
3 months ago
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Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The Court of Public Opinion in session for Corey Harris

When pondering the justice system in America, I'm seeing the seesaw of justice swinging up and down in the case of Corey Harris.
3 months ago
cultivated, or lab-grown meat...
Sam Herrera

LISTEN: Why lab-grown meat isn’t available in US grocery stores or restaurants

Learn more about lab-grown meat on Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News.
3 months ago
a helicopter shown, vertiport demonstration tonight...
Sam Herrera

LISTEN: UDOT and USU to conduct vertiport demonstration

The Utah Department of Transportation and Utah State University will conduct the state's first vertiport demonstration Monday night.
3 months ago
former president trump shown, hush money trial verdict in...
Sam Herrera

Prosecutors rest case in Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors rested their case on Monday, turning things over to former President Donald Trump's defense team.
3 months ago
vacation...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Do people on vacation take stupid pills?

It's hard to explain what happened on the beach in Mexico.
4 months ago
jeff caplan hiding behind a blanket after doomscrolling...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Doomscrolling in bed

Doomscrolling in bed can be dangerous and this morning Jeff Caplan flirted with fate.
4 months ago
A person wearing a yellow shirt looks at a smartphone....
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Bring back the Dumbphones!

You can get the best 2005 technology for 50-bucks. Bring back the dumbphones!
4 months ago
Four zebras ran loose in North Bend, Washington, a little town about 40 miles outside of Seattle. ...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Zebras on the Loose!

Not the kind of thing that happens every day, but a small town in Washington is on Zebra Watch.
4 months ago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a break on the first day of his t...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Trump is furious at her artwork

Christine Cornell is a courtroom sketch artist for the Trump trial.
4 months ago
Left: Sean Ono Lennon At Empire State Building Lighting Ceremony In October 08, 2020 (Dimitrios Kam...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: A new Lennon-McCartney

There’s a new Lennon-McCartney collaboration. It's not the one you're thinking. Or, maybe it is, but not quite. Not really.
4 months ago
Image of people playing pickleball at the 11th Avenue Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 30, ...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Kids, stay away from Pickleball

Can’t get a timeslot on the court? Jeff Caplan proposes a new Pickleball Law.
4 months ago