Cox and Friends

Latest election news, Utah broadcasting, and politics with Doug Wright

Voter updates, negative political ads, 'Tech Time', and the Governor's Annual Gala | Ep: 25

On this episode of Cox & Friends, the Lt. Governor is joined by 'Jane and Emma' producer Tamu Smith to talk about Jane's friendship with Emma Smith on her journey west and the importance of having a movie like it in Utah. We also talk about Utah's history of racial discrimination and how conversations and discussions about race will play their role in ending discrimination that is visible still to this day in the Beehive State.

To celebrate Boss's Day, Lt. Governor Spencer Cox and friends are joined by a special guest, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert!   The Governor also talks about his relation to notorious American train and bank robber, Butch Cassidy. As well as his advice for Millennials. The friends also preview the upcoming Utah Jazz season and we reveal some breaking news regarding the Jazz and the Lt. Governor.

Twitter and Digital media star Shoshana Weissmann joins the Lt. Governor and Jon Cox to talk about what got her into politics, how she transformed into a social media guru, and the importance of being yourself when growing your brand. Shoshana also gave us an inside look at how she uses Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even Snapchat to create awareness and change. We also break down Shoshana's obsession with sloths and go into the time Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave her a sloth doll.

Elections Preview with Justin Lee | Ep. 21

Fire updates, the human repeater, and Rick Majerus | Ep. 20

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox and the friends are back but this time joined by special guest, McKay Coppins (The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, The Daily Universe) to talk about all things ranging from Coppins flying on President Trump's private jet, what it was like writing for Buzzfeed, and the worst typo in Utah history.  We also discuss what it's going to take for mainstream media to regain the public's trust and what it would take for an up-and-coming journalist to make it in today's landscape.

Some people have strange obsessions, and in the case of Lt. Governor Spencer Cox and his distant cousin Jon Cox, it’s the 1992 races for governor and Congress in Utah. Watergate-adjacent FranklinQuest CEO Bob Bennett (son of U.S. Senator Wallace Bennett and grandson of Latter-day Saint President Heber J. Grant) grappled in the primaries with Geneva Steel Chairman Joe Cannon, the son, and grandson of Utah congressmen.

Abby Cox returns with Abby’s Book Club, featuring “The Unthinkable — Who Survives When Disaster Strikes” by Amanda Ripley. Lt. Gov Spencer Cox and the friends join Abby and Joe Dougherty from the Utah Division of Emergency Management to talk about what the state is doing to prepare for disasters. The friends describe their disaster personality types and discuss their approach to the moments we never want to happen.

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox talks to the friends about the ads rolling out for the 2018 elections, how to spend the 18 summers you get with your kids, and defends his hot take about Yellowstone National Park. The friends talk about how they’d act if they were on a jury and serve up their own hot takes and hit tips, including sports bigamy and not trusting anyone who qualifies statements with “sincerely.”

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox returns from a family vacation in Montana to talk with the friends about the year anniversary of Operation Rio Grande, the multi-agency effort to address homelessness and street crime in Utah. Jon Cox dives into obscure Utah history to talk about a 1957 riot at the Utah State Prison with hostages that included the Granger 2nd Ward basketball team and a drama club preparing a production called Felon Follies.

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox is joined by Abby Cox and the friends to cover hot August topics, including Utah baby names, the inland port in Salt Lake City, the future of Utah Lake, ethics of food deliveries, and leaning in on Utah honey, funeral potatoes, and socks.

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox talks about his recent visit to London. The friends talk about their favorite obscure places in Utah. There's talk of ligers in Pocatello and karaoke in filipino restaurants.

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox is joined by Patricia Jones, the CEO of the Women’s Leadership Institute, which works to elevate the presence and stature of female leadership in business and politics in the state of Utah. Besides a 14-year career serving in the Utah legislature in both the House and Senate, Jones is the co-founder and former president of Dan Jones & Associates, an iconic public opinion and market research firm in Utah.