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Jay Mcfarland, aka JayMac, is a former talk show host for KSL NewsRadio's The JayMac News Show and The Browsers.

OPINION: Dissecting Joe Biden’s eskimo kissing allegations

Two women with two similar stories about former Vice President Joe Biden have two very different reactions. Former Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores accused Biden of holding her shoulders and kissing her head. She said that it was an inappropriate interaction. Despite the interaction, she says she’ll support Biden in the 2020 election against President Trump. […]
5 years ago

OPINION: Why PI’s can legally stalk you in Utah

Do you ever hear a story and you think, “I never knew that was a thing!” Then your second thought is, “Oh my gosh! That’s a thing?” That was my experience today after I discovered that there are very few regulations about who can use a GPS tracker. A private investigator can get place a […]
5 years ago

OPINION: What do these video shares say about us?

Jay: I, personally, haven’t watched the video. I don’t plan on watching the video. The idea that people want to watch and share this video is barbaric.
5 years ago

OPINION: Pedestrian – YOU, yes you, need to put down your phone

Should you have a license to be a pedestrian? That’s what I'm thinking after this latest report showing that pedestrian deaths are at an all-time high.
5 years ago

OPINION: Why Britain has a knife crisis

Guns can be dismissed easier than sharp objects, but what happens when you have an item like a knife that you can’t readily dismiss? What do you do then?
5 years ago

OPINION: Should we put down a dog for behaving like a dog?

Jaymac believes we need to learn all information about a story before passing judgement including our pets like when a dog bit off the hand of a child's hand.
5 years ago

OPINION: #GunWatch: Why I support Stand Your Ground laws

Jaymac is joined by Utah government leaders to discuss Stand Your Ground laws and what is being proposed in the Utah Legislature.
5 years ago

Opinion: The gun bills you need to know about, and how they’ll impact you

JayMac and his team has put together a comprehensive list of gun bills still being considered in the Utah State Legislature and how it can impact you.
5 years ago

OPINION: Fighting global warming with Alka-Seltzer

Luke Gangi-Wellman with The Leonardo joins the show and Jaymac talks with him about how the thing that can cure your upset tummy might also fix global warming.
5 years ago

OPINON: Trump to Pelosi: Game on.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in a letter to President Donald Trump said that she wasn’t going to schedule his State of the Union address.
5 years ago

OPINION: How UT Police thwarted possible shooting in Taylorsville

A student allegedly threatened to shoot Taylorsville High School. Jaymac says his threats were thwarted thanks to Unified Police Department's swift action.
5 years ago

OPINION: Introducing Marty the racially-profiling robot

Have you seen this new robot? His name is Marty and he's a security robot that monitors stores across the U.S. Jaymac points out one problem with it though.
5 years ago

Opinion: Why dying from opioid overdose is more likely than car accidents

Americans are more likely to die from an opioid overdose than they are a car accident. Jaymac says that is such a tragedy.
5 years ago

OPINION: How fear and hate destroy America

JayMac writes, it's time to stop letting fear and hatred make our policy decisions in this country, especially when it comes to immigration.
5 years ago

OPINION: My daughter evacuated during the Fashion Place shooting. I’m so grateful she’s OK

Jaymac's daughter was working as a manager at a fast food restaurant at Fashion Place Mall when a shooting broke out just outside. He's grateful she's okay.
5 years ago

OPINION: Politician waging war on emotional support peacocks

Do you remember the emotional support peacock that was denied being allowed on a flight? One legislator wants to make it illegal to pretend to have such an animal.
5 years ago

OPINION: How to teach your kids about the Bird Box Challenge

Have you heard of the Bird Box Challenge? It's a viral trend like the Tide Pod Challenge where people try to do tasks with a blindfold on.
5 years ago

OPINION: Should college athletes get paid?

Should college athletes get paid? Jaymac seems to think so amid Washington state legislators trying to pass a bill to make that happen.
5 years ago

OPINION: Who doesn’t lie to their doctors?

A new study found that most people are lying to their doctors, especially millennials. Jaymac is joined by a guest to break it down.
5 years ago

OPINION: You’ll never guess what groups of people shared fake news the most

Who do you think shared fake news the most during the 2016 election season? Jaymac breaks it down.
5 years ago

OPINON: How fake news spreads like wildfire

JayMac: How can you decide what is fake news or not? Google it. Also, if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't true.
5 years ago

OPINION: Barbaric moment when federal employees struggle to pay for food

Jaymac has two federal employees join the show to talk about how the government shutdown is affecting them.
5 years ago

OPINION: Why road rage is destroying my Utopia

Road rage is destroying Jaymac's perfect Utopia of having self-driving cars.
5 years ago

OPINION: Why parents should worry less about screen time

New studies indicate there are not a lot of reasons to be concerned about your kids having too much screen time. This is great news for me because I love to play Fortnite.
5 years ago