The Mountain Life
Health & Wellness Podcasts
The Mountain Life is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on variety of topics from health and fitness, nutrition and parenting as well as lifestyle and education. Co-hosts Lynn Ware Peek and Mary Beth Maziarz hear from experts, authors, explorers and Wasatch Back locals who share ways to maximize your mountain life.
Location:
Park City, UT
Genres:
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
The Mountain Life is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on variety of topics from health and fitness, nutrition and parenting as well as lifestyle and education. Co-hosts Lynn Ware Peek and Mary Beth Maziarz hear from experts, authors, explorers and Wasatch Back locals who share ways to maximize your mountain life.
Language:
English
Email:
mountainlife@kpcw.org
Episodes
A better way to understand ADHD
4/17/2026
Therapist Jenna Free shares her new book, “The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation: The Secret to Finding Balance, Getting Things Done, and Enjoying Your Life."
Duration:00:24:56
The great allergy mystery
4/15/2026
Allergies affect one in three Americans—so what’s really going on in our immune systems? Allergist Dr. Zachary Rubin unpacks the science behind asthma, food allergies, and hay fever.
Duration:00:26:13
From Paralympic stories to classrooms, reshaping how we see ability
4/8/2026
Paralympic gold medalist Chris Waddell talks Olympics and Paralympics, medals, peaks, TV projects, and his new school initiative.
Duration:00:26:12
A clearer path to health built on what truly matters
4/8/2026
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel pairs common sense with uncommon wisdom from decades of expertise and experience to consider which lifestyle changes are worth making and how to most easily implement them for longer, healthier, and happier lives.
Duration:00:25:08
From road trip reflections to reclaiming a life on her own terms
4/1/2026
Author Lindy West discusses her new funny and touching new book, "Adult Braces," an engaging and laugh-out-loud narrative of becoming as Lindy transforms from a passenger into the active navigator of her own life.
Duration:00:48:46
Utah’s youth mental health gains ground through policy, connection and prevention
3/25/2026
Dr. Aaron Fischer of the University of Utah’s Huntsman Mental Health Institute breaks down how families, schools, and communities can better support youth mental health for this month's installment of the Resilient Youth series.
Duration:00:24:08
'Ski & Smile' events benefit Cleft Lip and Palate surgeries
3/25/2026
Melany Bishop of Operation Smile discusses the causes, prevalence, and treatment of Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip conditions and how Operation Smile provides corrective surgery to children all over the world.
Duration:00:22:28
Stress for Success? Or Is Joy the Better Path?
3/18/2026
Former C-Suite executive Amy Leneker explores a new approach to leading and living with less stress and more joy.
Duration:00:25:13
Benefits of specialized healthcare for women
3/18/2026
Ellen Brown of Stacy Wellness Center, a medical practice in Orem and Heber, tells how women benefit from focused, specialized healthcare.
Duration:00:13:06
Park City’s Silent Walks for Peace invite community to slow down and reflect
3/18/2026
Elisabeth Lentz shares details about the Silent Walks for Peace, a meditative group walk each weekend in March with the intention of expanding peace and compassion in the world.
Duration:00:13:28
Partnering with AI as it becomes our 'co-pilot'
3/11/2026
Artificial Intelligence is moving from tool to teammate. Science writer and senior tech editor for Scientific American, Eric Sullivan, joins us to explore the promise—and the risks—of living in what he calls the Copilot Society.
Duration:00:26:05
Why cognitive decline is not inevitable
3/11/2026
Brain health is one of the biggest keys to living longer—and better. Renowned neurologist Dr. Majid Fotuhi joins the show to explain how to protect your brain, sharpen memory, and reduce your risk of dementia.
Duration:00:25:18
When being a "good kid" is... problematic?
2/25/2026
Trauma therapist and parenting expert Maggie Nick discusses the hidden dramas often present within easy-going, dependable, high-achieving kids in her new book, "Good Kids -- Why You Suffered in Silence and How to Break the Cycle.”
Duration:00:52:00
Cross-country skiing is the other heartbeat of a ski town
2/18/2026
From its roots to its future, we dive into cross-country skiing on the Wasatch Back with Nordic ski gurus Charlie Sturgis and Dave Hanscom. They talk trail access, this year’s push to keep skiing alive with low snow, and why Nordic skiing is core to the identity of a true ski town.
Duration:00:26:04
Growing Up in the World’s Most Notorious Heroin Slum
2/18/2026
Author Jonathan Tepper presents a memoir of radical compassion as he shares his story of being raised by missionary parents in Madrid, Spain, in one of the most notorious heroin slums. His book is titled "Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction."
Duration:00:26:15
Why is Gen Z having less sex?
2/11/2026
Gen Z is drinking less, smoking less, and having sex less. Dr. Nicole McNichols breaks down this 'quiet shift' and discusses her new book "You Could Be Having Better Sex."
Duration:00:25:31
Cults are everywhere - and you're probably in one whether you know it or not
2/11/2026
Whether you’re part of a charismatic company culture, church, fandom, or political movement, you're likely invested far more deeply than you realize, according to author Daniella Mestyanek Young in her new book "The Culting of America."
Duration:00:25:24
What's really 'Fair Game' for trans and cisgender athletes?
2/4/2026
Dr. Anna Baeth discusses her new book, "Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports," which dives deep into the myths and science relevant to competitive trans athletes.
Duration:00:25:35
Confronting the alarming rise of colorectal cancer in young adults
2/4/2026
Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, calls for urgent action, with colorectal cancer now the leading cancer killer for people under 50.
Duration:00:25:00
Breaking down the 'Motivation Mindset' for teens and tweens
1/28/2026
Harvard psychology professor Dr. Ellen Braaten shares exercises, strategies and the science behind how a young brain works and in order to support an emerging motivation mindset in her new workbook, “The Motivation Mindset Workbook.”
Duration:00:26:35