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Episode 213 Olivia, The Angry Man, and the Hag.

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It has been a while since we had a chance to sit down with Hraefn and Jen of Mcgrew Studios. They have been incredible supporters of our show and we wanted to find out how they are doing through COVID and what kind of attention the shop has garnered from their Ghost Adventures episode.

Rewind a little bit so you can have some background on our guests. Hraefn is a set designer for local events, movies, and so on. Jen is an immaculate costume designer and seamstress. Together they run McGrew Studios which is located in the Granary District, in a very old building. When COVID started, everything in their industry shut down. This left them wondering how rent and bills would be paid, and Jen gave us a run down of the cat and mouse game trying to get funding from the government.

At the end of April, an episode of Ghost Adventures (Season 21. Episode 9) aired featuring McGrew studios and the building they reside in. Yes, it is haunted. Once you get past the television rigmarole, you are left with three very distinct characters that reside at McGrew Studios. Young Olivia. The Angry Man. The Hag. Hraefn, and local medium Misty Sherwood, walked us through each of the entities that reside in the space. Hraefn and his team have a really incredible plan for the studio regarding these residents. You can set up an investigation through the studio and through Paranormal Nerds United.

If you would like to donate to McGrew Studios for their upcoming project or to help with their rent you can on the GoFundMe that was set up for them.

You can follow what they are up to on their Facebook and on Hraefn’s Instagram!

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Utah’s One Thing: Producer/Set Designer, Hraefn Wulfson, On The Day That I Died.

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At the end of every New Utah interview we like to ask our guests, “What is the one thing that you would tell someone visiting Utah they had to do before leaving?”

Although Hraefn has previously (episode 20) been a guest, we decided for episode 55 to give him another One thing!! This time Hraefn said that his one thing he would tell people visiting Utah to do before leaving is to “take a holistic approach to Salt Lake City.” He suggested to rent a bike with the SLC bike share program. Hraefn says to go through each of Salt Lake’s communities; City Hall, Pioneer Park, Liberty Park, etc.

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Episode 55. On the Day that I Died.

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Sometimes it’s nice to get out of the studio and go record off-site! This week we joined producer, Hraefn Wulfson. Director Chuck Waagen, and actor Dutch Van Der Laan at McGrew Studios to talk about their upcoming film, On the Day that I Died.

On the Day that I Died is a passion project for Director Chuck Waagen. They have been working on filming for the past year and a half. Their budget is minimal (on purpose) and they are utilizing the mad skills of set designer, Hraefn Wulfson and Jen Mcgrew, and of course, the beauty of Utah. Without giving too much away, On the Day that I Died “follows a desperate man who, as a result his own selfish impulsive action (suicide) finds himself in a foreign and surreal world which he doesn’t understand; challenging him to make sense of this strange realm, inhabited by even stranger people, and come to terms with the reason he decided to end his life in the first place.“

And who doesn’t love a life size armadillo? We are excited to see this movie come to fruition and if you would like to donate, or be part of the film, please reach out to us and we can get you in contact with the crew!

McGrew Studios is know for its paranormal activity and Hraefn took us on a tour of the studios after the show and we may have a lot to talk about next week!!

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Oh, and it’s Fathers day!

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Episode 23.. Oh It’s Magic, You know…

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Josh 2.0… aka Holly… joined us again this week!

The New Utah Podcast can’t tell you enough to make sure you are going to vote. We also had our last pre-election show with Misty K Snow. Don’t be complacent. You can make change! If you are voting by mail, promise us you will have your ballot in by Saturday! And if you really need the “I Voted” Sticker (Jessica got hers and Holly is totally going to get hers on the 8th)… get to your polls on Tuesday!

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Some cool events for the weekend! The Winter Market starts at the Rio Grande. FYI This market is every OTHER Saturday through April. The Scots on the Rocks, Moab Celtic Festival is happening the 4,5,& 6th. And at Thanksgiving Point in the barn on Friday is Utah Indigenous Day!

This week is our last interview from the Utah Halloween Expo. The New Utah had the pleasure of sitting down for quite some time and chatting with Jen McGrew of Utah’s own, McGrew Studios. We had her business partner on a couple weeks ago, Hraefn Wulfson, and it was great to hear about their work and of course, Deadpool!

Ps. McGrew Studios are the amazing people that supplied the costume for the adorable Mini Wonder Woman that went viral the past couple weeks.

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