370 – Molly’s Nipple

It’s Utah Adventure Week! This month we take a trip out to Antelope Island State Park and explore what it has to offer. With a history as old as any in the US, no seriously, the oldest rocks in the country are here, it has a lot to offer. We discuss it’s history and the really cool things from nature and the past that you can see on the island. We also give you a quick run down on activities for the 4th of July.

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The New Utah Podcast · 370 – Molly's Nipple

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Episode 361 – Another Amazing Utah Museum!

This week we talk about spring and the Draper home collapses. But it’s Utah Adventure Week and we visit the Natural History Museum of Utah this month. While we give you some history, we also spend a ton of time talking through our experience and rating it. We have a competitor to the Hill Aerospace Museum now for best museum in Utah. It’s a must visit.

The New Utah Podcast · 361 – Another Amazing Utah Museum!

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Episode 356 – The List Show

A set of multiple circumstances happening all at once means we are calling an audible this week. We are talking about where Utah Ranks nationally and some fun stuff to do in various parts of the state. We hope you enjoy because it was actually a lot of fun talking this week.

USA News Rankings
Schoolaroo Rankings
Education Spending
Bucket List items for Utah
Retirement
Unemployment
30 Things to do in SLC
15 Things for Utah Valley

The New Utah Podcast · 356 – The List Show

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Historically Utah: Ogden’s 25th Street

Our historic review for the month of April, Episode 257 takes a stroll down the violent and seedy 25^th street in Odgen.

Ogden was originally settled by the Mormon pioneers in the mid 1800’s. A quite farming town at first but the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad marked the beginning of Ogden’s 19th-century boom, especially Ogden’s 25th Street. Dubbed the notorious “Two Bit Street,” it was too rough even, reportedly, for Al Capone. The railroad brought with it rail men, travelers, gold rusher’s, cowboys, and drifters. The area around the train station quickly exploded with diversity and the local lawmen could not keep up with the sudden influx of people. Entire streets were thrown up almost overnight.

Ogden’s first boom from 1880 to 1905 ushered in the heyday of the Wild West. Gambling, shootouts, opium dens, liquor, prostitution, and all manner of Vices could be found in one place -Electric Alley. Now a parking lot between 24^th and 25^th street Electric Alley was run by the notorious Madame Belle London

When the Progressive movement and Prohibition arrived in Utah long before the national prohibition movement Odgen saw another boom. From 1917-1933, Odgen thrived with bootleggers and speakeasies. Tunnels were dug from the Union Station to the Ben Lomond Hotel and crime thrived both underground and above. The tunnels allowed for the easy transport of illegal liquor, outlaws, and underground gambling. Crime was carried out almost uninterrupted for decades.

With the repeal of prohibition, 25^th street saw another boom in the organized crime business. Ogden’s Crime bosses could reach as far out as Chicago and even New York. Other organized crime rings would ‘Consult’ with Ogden to see how they had been so successful in their operations. Odgen became the poster child for organized crime organizations around the country.

The real decline in Ogden’s 25^th street came in the 1950’s when the IRS arrived. This began a serious crack down on crime, prostitution, and all the vices. Along with the incredible loss of railroad passages, the plug was finally pulled on Ogden’s checkered economy.

If you want to know more about the history of Odgen’s 25^th street this topic is only a ‘Goolge’ box away. You too can go down the rabbit hole we did and find some fascinating stories and lots of wonderful photos.

The New Utah Podcast · 257 – Two Bit Street Pokemon

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Episode 257 – Two Bit Street Pokemon

Hello Friends, this is Jeremy again…As another month ends, we talk about our Historically Significant Location in Utah: Historic 25^th street in Odgen Utah. Although Odgen has been deemed by Forbes Magazine ‘Utah’s up and coming mountain destination’ within the state Ogden has always had a bad rap. Ogden was once a place so rough that Al Capone said he would never visit.

We also discuss Jeremy’s recent trip to Texas where there is Hog Huntn’, Chicken Farmn’, and Dog Raisn’. We compare breast size…. with the chickens (get your minds out of the gutter).

Julia fills the old folks in on the Pokemon craze that is apparently still a thing. Bre gives us the rundown on her Layzer eyes (YES, Lazer with a Z). She informs us how getting old has turned her into the crazy two pair of glasses lady. Chris is getting his eyes done next week. So it’s lazers for everyone up in here!

The New Utah Podcast · 257 – Two Bit Street Pokemon

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Episode 256 – Enigma

Hey Kids, It’s Jeremy…this week’s riveting episode is brought to you by the letter ‘E’ for Enigma. Julia reads us the High Priestess Tarot card… Wisdom, intuition, dreams, meandering, an Enigma are the signs for the week. We suggest you look up Enigma’s Return to Innocents for a reference. We discuss the hilarious HULU original ‘LetterKenny’. We know it’s a Canadian television sitcom and has NOTHING to to with Utah, but pitter patter, lets get at’er boys.

Bre has laser eye surgery (and we were all sad to find out it has nothing to do with sharks with freaking lasers on their heads)

We dive into some of the over 400 Utah cold cases that have yet to be solved. The Utah Cold case Coalition is offering up to a $10,000 reward for the closure of any unsolved Utah murder or disappearance.

Some of the highlighted cases include.

Nancy Wilcox was last seen in Oct. 1974. She is believed to be the first Utah victim of serial killer Ted Bundy. Bundy claimed to have buried her body near Capitol Reef National Park. However, Nancy’s body has never been found.

Bertha Larsen Hughes, 81, was last seen on March 17, 1982. On the morning of her death, neighbors reported hearing yelling and commotion coming from her home. A visiting nurse found Bertha’s body. She had been assaulted and died from blunt force trauma wounds, reports stated. Her home showed signs of forced entry. Her murder still puzzles a detective in the cold case unit.

Bobbi Campbell is believed to have last been seen in late 1994 leaving her home. She left her child at home and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. Since her disappearance, the Utah Cold Case Coalition and a family investigator tracked witnesses who claimed Campbell died of a drug overdose and she was wrapped in a rug or carpet and tossed into the Jordan River. Divers have recovered items they believe could be linked to Campbell.

Elizabeth Salgado disappeared in Provo in 2015. She was only in the United States for three weeks before she vanished in broad daylight after leaving her English school in Provo one afternoon. In the years prior to her death, she had served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Three years after her disappearance, Salgado’s body was found in Hobble Creek Canyon. Her killer has never been found. Her family has hired a personal investigator to find answers to Salgado’s death. The investigator says he believes it was someone that she already knew that killed her.

(sources from ABC 4.com)

The New Utah Podcast · 256 – Enigma

Episode 255 – Nut Juice

This week we start by talking about some current news, because well, Prince Phillip passed away. That’s some seriously fluff filled world news. And to keep on the death band wagon, Jeremy regals us with a new ending to Chungas the Rat. It’s also early spring, and the consummate Utah Urban Farmers warn you to not plant things that aren’t early spring veggies or roots.

But the meat and potatoes, or sugar and cream as it were, of the show, was our chat with Jentry Rutland. She is the owner of Black Candy Coffee. This is a little coffee truck that Jeremy came across near his house (They park on 126th and 2700 W near Riverton High), and fell in love with. We talk with Jentry about her move from the rural sticks in Colorado to the bustling city of Salt Lake. Yes, she tells us that Utah is in fact better.

We talk with Jentry about her move from the dream career of being a radiologist, and working at a hospital, to pursuing her real dream of running a coffee shop. After many attempts and designs, the opportunity arose to take the leap and she jumped in with both feet. We find out she has a real love for a certain British man and captain. But really we focus on all the different types of Nut Juice she offers in the coffee truck.

The New Utah Podcast · 255 – Nut Juice

Episode 254 – Seagull Capes

Hey, Bre here. We open this week’s episode with talk of murder podcasts, urban farm updates (peas and potatoes are safe to plant), laser eye surgery and killer ants. Everyone has an irrational fear and for Chris, it’s ants.

Red velvet ant or “cow killer”. Photo by Drees.

In this episode, we are trying out a weekly ‘fortune cookie’. Julia has Chris draw a Tarot card and he picked: Judgement Monkey: Sun Wukong, the Monkey Kind from Chinese mythology. This indicates the end before the start of a new journey. I think this is pretty profound since we have some sad news. Jessica, who has been with TNUP from the beginning and who has procured our interviews, written our blogs, and posted on our social media accounts, has decided to step away from the podcast for now. She will be missed and welcomed back should she decide to return. In the meantime, we’ve decided to welcome Julia Gates (Jeremy’s daughter) as an interim and perhaps permanent host. You might have already noticed some changes as we all try to fill Jessica’s shoes by taking on new duties.

Emily Voll, Director of Operations for Bags to Beds joins us in the studio this week. Emily was born in Massachusetts and lived there until she was ten when her family moved to Berthoud, Colorado. Like many young folks, she came to Utah to go to school at the U, where she graduated with a degree in biology.

Bags to Beds uses consumer grocery bags to make bed mats for homeless folks. The founder, Kaitlin McLean wanted to help Utah’s homeless. She had her mom teach her how to crochet, she taught her friends and they started Bags to Beds! Inspired by door mats, the sleeping mats are made of plarn (plastic yarn created by cutting up the grocery bags) and keep body heat from leaching into the ground. Emily first started by working with the inmates at the Utah Men’s Correctional Facility. Bags to Beds supplies the inmates with the tools to help create the plarn mats. Emily likes to tell people she ‘learned how to crochet in prison’. Bags to Beds is run by an all volunteer staff and has chapters all over the country and has expanded into the UK, Canada, and Pakistan.

To learn more about Bags to Beds, please listen to our interview and find them on Instagram and Facebook. You can also email them at bagstobeds@gmail.com.

Emily tells us the most unique thing about Utah is our range of biomes. Utah has wetlands, forests, alpine and deserts. Get out there and enjoy Utah!

The New Utah Podcast · 254 – Seagull Capes

Historically Utah: Denver Rio Grande Depot (aka) The Rio Grande Station

Our historic review for the month of March episode 253 is all about the Rio Grande Station in downtown Salt Lake City.

Construction was completed in 1910 on the Denver and Rio Grand Depot. The project had been long and complicated, fraught with friction, false starts, and fighting along the way. Thanks to architect Henry Schlacks of Chicago Salt Lake was thrust into an intercontinental crossroads.

The fact that the depot even came to Salt Lake was a miracle. The original plan was to have the crossroads junction stay in Denver. Salt Lake was merely supposed to be a connection from Denver to El Paso and eventually Mexico City.

Due to issues with the construction and financial misdeeds the station was eventually slated for Salt Lake City.

The battle between The Union Pacific Railroad and Denver Rio Grande became very fierce, but ultimately the D&RG won out.

Plans began in early 1902 and construction did not begin until 1906. It took four years and an estimated $800,000 to build. (that’s over $21 million dollars today). The station lived an amazing life for many years with hotels, restaurants, and a thriving city center growing up around it. With the advent of the freeway, and air travel by 1977 the station was nearly bankrupt and ended up being sold for $1.00 to the State of Utah. From 1986 to 1999 it served as Salt Lake City’s Amtrack Station.

This grand old building now serves as the home to the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts. It also houses the Rio Gallery, and is used by the farmers market nearly year-round.

The New Utah Podcast · 253 – Cleany Wipey Thing

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Episode 253 – Cleany Wipey Things

On this weeks exciting episode of the New Utah Podcast, Jeremy’s oldest progeny ‘Julia’ joins the show. She gives us old folks a millennials point of view on everything from ‘Trash Chickens’, to Utah’s lifting of the Covid mask mandate.

Jess announces that has some personal issues she is dealing with and may need to step aside for a while. (We are here for you Jess). Chris will starting a food Haiku ticktock and Jess gives us a shocking Real House Wives of Salt Lake City update.

Haiku from johnleskodotbiz.wordpress.com

We also deep dive into this months Historically Significant Location: The Rio Grande Station in Salt Lake City. Wrought with financial issues, turf wars, and some underhanded circumstances listen to find out how this grand structure came to be such an iconic part of Utah’s Salt Lake City.