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Episode 42 Pi in Utah

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We have great news! Chris and Bre’s dog has been found!!! Phew.

However, we also have sad news. Jeremy’s bees didn’t make it. There was a massacre in the hive. No worries though, the Italian bees are on their way!

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The New Utah was so excited to finally have Genevra Prothero on the show as a guest by herself. Campaign manager to Misty K Snow and now Davis County chair for Utah Women Unite, this woman is standing up and fighting the good fight. We don’t want to give too much away about the interview, but we can’t wait to hear what is in the works for both Genevra and Misty.

This weekend is Salt Lake Comic Con 2017 FanX! Make sure to stop and visit our friends at The Truffle Cottage and buy some mind-blowing chocolates. Then get a book from David J West. Go to one of Kerry Jackson, Travis Tate, and Aaron Burton‘s panel’s. AND get some delicious licorice from C&C Candies.  Of course in no particular order.

St Patrick’s is the weekend. Per Chris, don’t be a douche!!! Head to Mountain West Cidery for their second annual 4th West Fest with Red Rock Brewing!

You can however register to go to Thyme and Place and The Sod Show‘s (all the way from Ireland) events over the next few days. Learn all kinds of cool gardening things! (click the picture for event times and tickets/registration)

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Speaking about across the pond friends. Tracey Rolfe releases her new book on Amazon on the 19th!

We also decided since it was PI Day this week to give a run down of what the best pies in Utah are. Also giving us a Utah geography lesson!! What is your favorite Utah pie? And does anyone know why a boston cream is a pie?

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Episode 40… Golden Spike Comedy Festival 2017

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Episode 40 brought back Chris 2.0!!!

If you need a run down of the 2017 Utah Legislation session and bills, we got it for you. You want a reminder to get your butt checked. We got that for you too!!

The New Utah was elated to have Travis Tate back in studio. This time Chris 1.0 was in house too! Travis joined us to talk about the upcoming Golden Spike Comedy and Podcast Fest March 8-11th and his May the 4th headlining how both which will be at WiseGuys at the Gateway downtown Salt Lake City. You can follow him on Facebook and support your local comedians!

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Need something to do THIS weekend?? Starting today, the 2nd the Utah Music Fest will be in full swing! 54 LOCAL Utah bands and 12 of our venues and presented by City Weekly and Five Wives Vodka. Tickets are $25 and that gets you to all the shows you want.

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Our friend Derek and his band Tragic Black will be performing at American Gothic at Area 51 on Saturday. Drag Brunch and Drag Dinner are now moving to every week shows! Also, this weekend at the Davis Conference Center in Layton is the Salt Con Board Game Convention. Play Games, Buy Games, Sell Games… just go play!! Tickets available at the door.

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Episode 39: No He-Man Woman Haters Here!

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Wow! What can we say. Episode 39 is full of GIRL POWER!!

The New Utah Podcast was welcomed into PSarah Johnson’s home this week, she even let us use her heated toilet seat with the landing strip lights! Who is this PSarah (yes, that is spelled correctly) you say?? She is the caucus director of Utah Women Unite. Yes, those amazing women who put together Utah Women’s March in January. The women that are fighting the good fight! She also tells us how that “p” got in front of her name.  If you are looking to get involved, she has plenty of opportunities for you. Utah Women Unite holds their meetings the first Wednesday of each month at the Clubhouse on South Temple. They have feminist bingo coming up on the 27th, the Ignored but Not Silenced Direct Action on March 8th, and the Show Us Your Green Gala on St. Patrick’s Day. Join Utah Women Unite Facebook group for future events and to do something!

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IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! We told you about it weeks ago (HERE) We gave away our tickets to Wizarding Dayz and now the day is upon us. There are still tickets available for this hands on, magical experience Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th! Bring  your books to donate or exchange, learn about alchemy from Crit Killen, or take a class on runes from our friend Prof HG VonHimmel (aka Hraefn Wulfson) If you love Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, or Harry Potter this is where you want to be this weekend. It isn’t set up like Comic Con, it is hands on!!

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Fisher Brewing Company is opening on the 25th on 320 W. 800 S. We are excited to have another brewery in town! Nick Passey and Folk Hogan is playing at The Green Pig on Friday and A Bar Named Sue on State on Saturday! And the Be The Good Utah organization is doing a silent auction that our friends Olio Beard and Skin Co. is involved with on Saturday, February 25th 6-8pm at Dynamic Solutions Freight Transfer warehouse. (3110 West Director’s Row)

Our THENEWUTAH 25% off code is STILL good for any purchase on OlioSkin.com!! Purchase your skin and beard oil and let us know what you think.

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Episode 38 We are NOT talking Republican, we promise.

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Our show started with FINALLY getting to try Jessica’s famous omelettes!

This week on The New Utah Podcast we didn’t schedule a guest because sometimes we just like to hear ourselves talk. We spent some time talking about our legislature and what is going on up on “the hill.”Are you aware of the bills that are being talked about and going through session? We are trying to keep you up to date on as many as we can. What ones are important to you?

Do you think Utah can keep the Outdoor Retailers?

We also touched, with a 10 foot pole, the Jason Chaffetz town hall. That is the only kind of pole he should be touched with. Have you sent your invoice to him for your wasted time at the town hall?

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Tonight our friend Nick Passey and his band, Folk Hogan, are joined by Jeff Dillon and Fork Root at the Urban Lounge for a show. If you want something to do tomorrow and Saturday you can head to the LTUE symposium in Provo (that’s the Life, The Universe, and Everything) where you can listen to David J. West on panels about writing! Also!! Arena football is back in Utah with the SL Screaming Eagles first game tonight.

Also… if you’re interested or you know someone that knows someone, Chris is looking to sell his Magic: The Gathering card collection!!!

We also still have our OLIO Beard Oil code “THENEWUTAH” to save your 25% and we have just a few more days to give away Wizarding Dayz tickets! (enter on our Facebook page)

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Episode 37: Pug in a Bag

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Sorry we don’t have cute pug pictures to show you… BUT WAIT!!! WE DOOOO!!!! We also have some legislative talk since it is still in session.

 

Before we get into our awesome guest this week, there are a couple of great Pre-Valentines events happening in Salt Lake. Folk Hogan will be playing with Finnish band, Steve N Seagulls at the Urban Lounge on the 10th. Friday and Saturday are the Valentines celebration shows with the Viva La Diva’s cast at Club X SLC.

DON’T FORGET WE ARE GIVING AWAY WIZARDING DAYZ TICKETS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND OLIO BEARD CO. IS OFFERING 25% OFF WITH THE CODE “THENEWUTAH” AT CHECKOUT!!

Our guest on this weeks New Utah Podcast is the ever so talented, Nick Passey! (that is said P-ass-ee) He is the guitarist for local band Folk Hogan, button and pin maker extraordinaire, and is about to embark on releasing a solo album and heading on tour with Jeff Dillon! If you’ve ever wanted to know about coin operated TV’s in old Cadillac’s, Nick is your guy!! You can also order magnets and buttons from Nick at www.nickpassey.com

This is a very special GO FUND ME that we are asking even if you can’t donate to please SHARE. Jessica’s boss’ wife is fighting for her life. They need a lot of help with medical bills and a heart surgery. CLICK HERE for more info

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Ep36: Damn You Pinterest.

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This week was full of all kinds of magnificence! Jeremy shared with us about his garden, we ate fresh Dunford Donuts, and had amazing homemade wine!!!

Utah is very fortunate to have amazing entrepreneurs and The New Utah’s guests for episode 36 shine… And that is not JUST because their skin is so glowing.

Olio Skin and Beard Co. joined us this week to talk about starting their own skin and beard care line! Jennifer and Derek Williamson have a passion for all things natural and have created everything from soap to tattoo oil! They know how skin works. They know how the oils work. They are meticulous and thoughtful down to the packaging And it doesn’t matter how manly you think you are, if Diesel Dave of the Diesel Brothers show can use it… so can you! Follow them on Instagram too for awesome tutorial videos and hoards of knowledge! Ps. Coconut oil is just sitting on your skin… sorry Pinterest fans.

Click on the picture to get to their website and take advantage of our very own discount code. We promise you won’t be sad about it.

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And to quote Jennifer, “Fuck yeah we make our own beard oils.”

FOR THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE THEY ARE GIVING OUR LISTENERS (and friends of course) 25% ANY ONLINE PURCHASE WITH THE CODE “THENEWUTAH” SHARE THE LOVE!!!

If you have a passion or are curious what is happening with Bears Ears. There is a presentation at the U of U Film and Media Arts department on Monday the 6th. Members of the Utah Dine tribe will be on hand to talk and celebrate the Bears Ears Monument.

AND if you want a fun show… Monday Reel Big Fish and Anti-Flag will be at the Depot and tickets are an awesome $27 bucks!

It is also the 15th year celebration of Utah hosting the Winter Olympics.

DON’T FORGET WE ARE GIVING AWAY 10 TICKETS TO THE WIZARDING DAYZ FEBRUARY 24-25TH!! LIKE OUR EPISODE 33 on FACEBOOK AND TAG A FRIEND!!

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Episode 35: Let’s get Chocolate Wasted!

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Nothing is sweeter than pure, unadulterated, swiss chocolate! The New Utah’s guest this week brought some to share!! Jennie Hales is founder and owner and mind-blowing creator of The Truffle Cottage. Based in Utah County, they don’t have a store front, but their popularity is surging because of their presence at Comic Cons around the country. You can also purchase their nerd-themed chocolates on their website too! Next events include our own FanX in March, ECCC, and many more!

Jennie tells us an amazing story of Carrie Fisher and The Truffle Cottage chocolate. In honor of Carrie, through the last of the month, they are still donating a percentage of Star Wars chocolate  sales to the Depression and Bi-Polar Alliance. SO BUY ALL THE CHOCOLATES!

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It’s good to have a place you can talk about intense and passionate topics. So… the death penalty.. are you for or against?? It is up for debate again this legislative session…

We also came up with some of our favorite Utah Brunch places… What are some of your favorites? A very small handful of our favorites include:

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Episode 34 Taking a ride on the Ativan…

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The New Utah Podcast met up this week with an old friend, local author David J. West. We met at the Halloween Expo in October and we’re so excited to have him on this week to talk about his new book, “Scavengers (A Porter Rockwell Adventure)” which is being released on January 24th through Amazon. (but you can pre-order now!) David even has a special running next week for the release of Scavengers!! (which you’ll just have to listen to get your deal)  From Montana, to Los Angeles, settling in Utah. David has found a passion and knack for writing historically based western, sci-fi, fantasy and horror (not whore) books! The new release focuses on local Utah favorite, Porter Rockwell!!

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Sundance starts TODAY!!! Download the app, and get out to see some great movies and remember to support your local restaurants while you are out and about. The time has come *sigh* and this week we have a transition of power *coughTrumpcough*  This weekend is the Women’s March on DC and there are several Women’s Marches happening in Utah this weekend. The largest are on Saturday the 21st on Main Street in Park City and Monday the 23rd at the State Capitol (which coincides with the first day of Utah Legislature in session).  The beautiful DC to PC poster below is by local artist, Lindsey E. Larsen Myer is available for purchase in Park City (info at the bottom of the picture).

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And if you’re feeling brave … head to Utah Lake State Park on Saturday for the Frigid 5k and Penguin Plunge!!!

Then head to Club X on Sunday for your monthly fill of Drag Brunch with our friend Harry-It Winston!

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Ep. 28 You’ll get algae on your skates.

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First, we must mourn the loss of a Utah Original… RIP Training Table.

Yes, it is cold outside. But don’t get stuck indoors this holiday season. The New Utah gives you a run down of some great events this weekend and all through the month of December to celebrate the holidays.

If you’re cold and you want to support local and need some coffee, head to Rose Park *not to be confused with Rosa Parks* and get some coffee from Buzzed Coffee Truck!  Trina is passionate about bringing this community together and we love this!

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Pin Me Up Utah presents their 6th annual Rockin Christmas Toys for Tots concert at The Garage on Beck Street December 10th. If you want to stay close to home visit neighborhoods in Sugarhouse, Taylorsville, Kearns, and Draper to see amazing light displays. You can also visit the Salt and Honey Makers Market at the Gateway and get some of Indulge Eats tasty treats and visit Fresh Batch Designs while you are there too! There are opportunities to go ice skating around the valley whether you are outdoors or indoors. Does anyone know if there is still skating in Provo on Utah lake???

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*BREAKING NEWS* (enter old timer news music here)

The New Utah Podcast is celebrating a little awesomeness this week. We got our first media shout out from Ted Scheffler at City Weekly! We loved going through some of their “best of Utah” list and we look forward to talking about all of the best of Utah.

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Episode 25: Road fairies and beaver cheese!

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First of all, THANK YOU! We made it to 25. A whole quarter of a century, and none of us even got an anniversary gift… It’s silver by the way.

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All of the numbers might not be counted but the election season it’s over. We are back to normal formatting. The New Utah had lots of news to talk about this week, from cities being shorted on their gas tax money (road fairies) to Trump being elected and how we feel about it. It is also nice to know that people can have a change of heart, and it looks like a Utah judge nominee has done just that. Previously known for rash anti- LGBT ideas, it seems that Kraig Powell has made some positive changes and apologized at the committee confirmation last week. We also talked about a new museum going up to honor those that were killed in a camp in Salina at one of the U.S. worst POW massacres.

Holly gave us the feels with her experience of going to Officer Brothersons funeral. Our thoughts are with the family both immediate and the brotherhood that has lost this officer too soon.

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