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Episode 210 Everyone has a 13th Season

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As you’ve seen by all the political posters around town, it’s voting season! We asked if candidate for the Republican seat in Congressional district 4 would be willing to come and sit down and introduce himself.

Episode 210 brought us Super bowl champ and political candidate, Burgess Owens. This election will pick who will be running against current Democrat, Ben McAdams. Mr. Owens opponents are Jay McFarland, Kim Coleman, and Trent Christensen. With the understanding that a platform is important, we really wanted to take out time with Burgess to get to know him as a person and not just a candidate.

Burgess grew up in Florida during the 60’s. His parents were professors/teachers and he was one of the first black students, who were also athletes, integrated into the local high school at the age of 16. Burgess played football through high school and after sending a tape to University of Miami, that is where he spent his college years. At one time he even had marine biology dreams, but eventually those sank to the bottom of the ocean. After college, he played professional football as a safety for 10 years with the Jets and the Raiders. In 1973 he was first round pick with the Jets and he ended his career, or what he called his 13th season, as a Super Bowl winner (1980) with the Raiders in 1983.

After a successful sports career he moved his family to the NY Metro area, became a chimney sweep (yes, we did ask if he had a Mary Poppins moment during his tenure) until he had an opportunity to move to Utah to work for Corel Word Perfect. Also interesting fact, if you don’t remember Corel was developed at BYU! Despite trials and tribulations, Burgess finds himself an eternal optimist. His beliefs are strong and you can catch him as a regular commentator on Fox News. He is also an author of several books, including Why I Stand: From Freedom to the Killing Fields of Socialism, and Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps.

He has been in Utah for a few years and during his time here he has created a non-profit, Second Chance for Youth, which gives kids that have been incarcerated a chance to never go back to where they were.

If you want to learn more about Burgess you can visit his website and Facebook. You can also visit his campaign website to learn about his 4 tenet’s:

  1. Head– Education and Critical Thinking Skills
  2. Heart– God, Service, Compassion & Empathy
  3. Hand- Industry, Self-Reliance and Love of Work
  4. Home- Family 

With an incredible journey to where he is now, we hope that we can all remember what Mr. Owens said, “every chapter is a great lesson.”

  • Burgess Owens
  • We got to wear his Super Bowl ring!

We ask our guests what their one thing they couldn’t part with in Utah would be. Burgess started by saying. “culture.” He said it is something we take for granted here in Utah. He told us that Utah always feels like home and it will be his last stop!

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Music By: Folk Hogan. Bootleggers Dance.

Episode 209 Welcome to the Gun Show

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Geez, it’s been a while since we’ve talked about a gun show that has come to Utah. This time we’re bringing the gun show to you!

Our monthly famous Utahn segment we spent some time in a rabbit hole of the Browning Family! Did you know that Browning started in Ogden, Utah? Our monthly famous Utahn segment we spent some time in a rabbit hole of the Browning Family! Did you know that Browning started in Ogden, Utah? One of the most incredible things that we are finding out about Utahn’s is that we had/have so many child prodigy’s! Is it in the water? Genetics? Who knows!

This episode we also get a bee update from Jeremy and Jessica tells us about her adventures to Devil’s Playground! We know that Southern Utah is other-worldly, but this is a whole new planet!! It is located about 2 and a half hours north west of Salt Lake City and basically hidden. You can rock hound there but it does take some time! Check out Utah’s Geological site for more information about the formations.

  • Photo: Jessica Richardson @sweetpjess
  • Photo: Jessica Richardson @sweetpjess
  • Photo: Jessica Richardson @sweetpjess
  • Photo: Jessica Richardson @sweetpjess

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Famous Utahn: Browning Family

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Episode 209 for our Famous Utahn of May, we decided to do a deep dive into the Browning Family. Yep, that Browning! If you didn’t know the history behind the Browning Gun co. it was started in little old Ogden, Utah.

The Browning Gun Co. doesn’t even start with John Moses Browning, but with his father. His father Jonathan was also a gunsmith who took his training in the Midwest/East and created his first gun in 1831. The Brownings lived in Illinois and were members of The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter Day Saints. After the assassination of Joseph Smith, the Browning family moved their family west. When they settled in Ogden, Utah Jonathan had a gun shop which is where young John learned the trade.

The Browning Brothers Gun Shop in Utah Territory (circa 1882). In the photo are (left to right): Thomas Samuel Browning, George Emmett Browning, John Moses Browning, Matthew Sandefur Browning, Jonathan Edmund Browning, and Frank Rushton. Public Domain

There is a story that John was 11 and fiddling with gun parts and his dad walked in and told him that he could do better. He was another one of Utah’s very young prodigy’s. *see Martha Hughes Cannon and Philo T Farnsworth for other young Utah prodigy’s we’ve talked about*. Browning developed his first firearm in his father’s gun shop when he was 13 years old, and was awarded the first of his 128 firearm patents by age 24, a rifle that Winchester would manufacture as the Single Shot Model 1885. Not only was Browning a gunsmith by trade, he also invented firing mechanisms, cartridges, military and civilian firearms that would be used by firearm companies like Winchester and Colt. Browning.com family history timeline says, on November 26, 1926 – John M. Browning suffers a fatal heart attack while working on his latest shotgun design, the over and under Superposed at the Fabrique Nationale factory in Liege, Belgium. The master had finally laid down his tools.

According to Ammo.com, many of Browning’s firearms that are still favorites of the gun-buying public today, including:

  • The single-shot Winchester 1885: Still manufactured today, it can be found in various calibers, including .17 Remington, .243, .30-06, and .45-70 Govt, among others.
  • The lever-action Winchester 1894: One of the most popular hunting rifles in the U.S., it was originally chambered to fire .32-40 Win and .38-55 Win. It was also the first long gun to use the smokeless powder .30-30 round (originally called the .30 WCF). Other caliber variations include: .32 Win Special, .444 Marlin, .45 Long Colt, .450 Marlin, .357 Mag, .44 Mag, and .410 bore, as well as other less-known cartridges.
  • The lever-action Winchester 1895: A popular military and hunting rifle, it was chambered for full-size ammo like 7.62x54mmR, .30-30, .30-06, and .405 Winchester.
  • The pump-action Winchester 1897: Also known as a Trench Gun, this shotgun was offered in various barrel lengths and grades, and came chambered in either 12 or 16 gauge. It was manufactured from 1897 through 1957, and over one million were made.
  • The bolt-action Winchester 1900: A single-shot rifle, the 1900 was designed for the .22LR, but could also fire .22 Short and .22 Long cartridges
Some of Browning’s most popular firearms

There is so much that we could write but you can check out some of the resources we used below. Check out the Browning Museum in Ogden, Utah if you are ever in town.

Some of the great resources we used for this episode were: Range365/ Ammoland/ Ammo/ Browning

Music By: Folk Hogan; Bootleggers Dance

Episode 208 How to be Flexible in Podcasting 101

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Unfortunately with technology there is always the chance of something going wrong. That includes guest interviews. Wah-Wah.

Since we were unable to connect with our guest we decided to lead walk through some super fun Utah lists! And, who doesn’t love a list? Did you know there is a town called EggNog, Utah? Ever wonder how Tooele got it’s name? KSL/Robert J Debry provided us with a fantastic list of Utah name origins.

Utahmemes.com

We also did a run through of state and federal parks that are starting to open up in the yellow phase of reopening. This list is ever changing at the moment. If you have a question you can visit the national parks website or the Utah state park website. You can also give them both a call if you are unsure of places to visit or camp.

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Episode 207 Existentially Frivolous Show Take Over

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We had had the pleasure of sitting down for two previous episodes with Salt Lake County District Attorney, Sim Gill. He joined us for episode 126 and 146. A few months ago, Sim presented to us the idea for him to interview us! Of course we said yes!

We did a bit of catch up about how his office is working through COVID. In a previous conversation with Sim we discussed bail reform and he updated us on a recent bill that passed that will take effect this fall.

Some of the questions that Sim asked us were; our political stand in 5 words. What we have learned about ourselves during COVID, and he did ask who we would vote for in the Presidential Election. Sim also re-told us the story of the art design that is on the side of their building and why he chose to have it designed the way it was. It is always a pleasure to have Sim as part of our show. Not only is he Utah’s sexiest DA (refer to previous episode for that reference) we think we can officially call him an honorary co-host!

You can follow what Sim and the Salt Lake District Attorney office are doing on their Facebook page.

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Episode 206 Eating by Word of Mouth

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Episode 206 we had a chance to talk to the founders of the influencer foodie app, FUDI! Clever, right?

Zach Holub and Cees (pronounced Case) Hofman joined us through Skype to talk about their journey to creating an app that will help in making sure that we are taking care of our local restaurants, especially during COVID! Zach and Cees have been friends since college. Even after going their separate ways to purse adventure (Cees) and medical school (Zach) they decided their paths needed to meet in common ground and founded FUDI. We wanted to know how this app came about. Zach and Cees told us about a time they visited Bali and made it a goal to eat for free the entire trip based on social media interactions. That adventure, as well as others, lead them to creating a way for social influencers to build relationships with the community and local restaurants.

Yes, there is Google. Yes, there is Yelp. How many times have you posted a picture of something you ate at a restaurant on Instagram and your friends/followers comment on how amazing it looks and how much they want to try it? There is rarely a time that you get negative feedback (reviews) and that is the idea behind FUDIapp! All they ask is a minimum of 1000 followers and you can sign up. How does it work you ask? Social influencers post about their visits to local restaurants and the ROI for the restaurants is the word of mouth created by these influencers. Seems like a win-win.

ON a side note, we want to send a shout out to Cees cat, because this kitty has been on quite the adventures! Cees and his wife took an RV sponsored trip during the 100th anniversary of the parks and decided to take Vladimir Kitten along the way!

This cat is visiting 59 U.S. national parks

You can sign up through this LINK to be part of FUDIapp community. You can also follow them on Instagram to see what people are talking about!

We ask our guests what their one thing they couldn’t part with in Utah would be. Zac told us that his one thing would be how quickly you can get into the mountains and the cool views! Cees told us that the access to wilderness. Whether you want to climb, do trails, go to Southern Utah.

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Music By: Folk Hogan. Bootleggers Dance.

Famous Utahn: Senator and Astronaut, Jake Garn

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Episode 205 we decided to feature in our monthly famous Utahn segment, Senator Jake Garn. By the end of the episode we realized he is one of the FEW Utahn’s (famous and infamous) that is still alive!

Born in Richfield, Utah, on October 12, 1932, Jake Garn would spend the majority of his life in Utah. Garn attended the University of Utah where he achieved a Bachelor of Science in business and finance. He did go on to join the US Navy and the National Guard as a pilot. He served on the Salt Lake City Commission and became Mayor in 1972.

Mr. Garn was a member of the Republican Party, and served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. At the time of his second election he earned, to this day, the highest amount of votes in a statewide race in Utah. That was 74%. During his time in office he was chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and served on three subcommittees: Housing and Urban Affairs, Financial Institutions, and International Finance and Monetary Policy. He also was a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and served as Chairman of the HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee. Garn also served on four other Appropriations subcommittees: Energy and Water Resources, Defense, Military Construction, and Interior. Garn served as a member of the Republican leadership from 1979 to 1984 as Secretary of the Republican Conference.

So, how did Senator Garn become an American senator payload specialist astronaut 1984-1985? That was the official title of his astronaut mission. Senator Garn was asked to take part in his particular NASA flight because he was head of the appropriation committee that handled NASA. Oh, also he had extensive flight experience. Senator Garn was the first member of Congress to fly into space. This happened in 1985. Rumor had it that when training to do the mission that the the space sickness he experienced during the journey was so severe that a scale for space sickness was jokingly based on him, where “one Garn” is the highest possible level of sickness. Senator Garn has said that he wasn’t actually that sick. According to PeoplePill.com, “Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, however, described Garn as “the ideal candidate to do it, because he was a veteran Navy combat pilot who had more flight hours than anyone in the Astronaut Office.”

Photo: NASA

Senator Garn retired in 1992 and continues to speak about politics and America’s space program. We have attached a local news segment with Bob Evans, of Fox13, asking Jake Garn 3 questions. This interview was done in 2018.

Some of the resources we used for our research this episode:

www.astronautix.com / geni.com / peoplepill.com / NASA

Music By: Folk Hogan; Bootleggers Dance

Episode 205 New Utah Social Distancing Podcast

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Like clockwork we are back to the end of the month and here to give you our monthly famous Utahn! This month our focus is on Senator and astronaut, Jake Garn. We also noticed this is one of very few Utahn’s that we’ve talked about the last year and a half that are still alive!

This week we also touched on why, even if it is a bit uncomfortable, you should wear a mask in public spaces where you cannot physically distance yourself from crowds. No, you don’t need to be wearing it in your car while your drive, at your house with your family you are quarantining with, out on a run without a chance of running into someone, and so on. Use common sense. Please.

Also, our friend Nick Passey (see episodes 37, 93 , and 169) is working on NICKSTARTING his next album pressing and if you have a few dollars to send his way, we promise you will love his music! You can click on the NICKSTARTING or you can Venmo him @NICKPASSEYMUSIC. Just make sure to put a note in there it’s for the new album pressing!

Art By: Ashley Love

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Episode 203 Better Days because of Utah Women

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Excuse our technical difficulties this episode, Jessica grabbed the wrong headphones.

Episode 203 Katherine Kitterman and Tiffany Greene, both historical researchers, of Better Days 2020 joined us through Skype! We can now be called The New Utah Social Distancing Podcast. . . but hopefully not for too much longer.

The Better Days 2020 organization is a non-profit that was born out of a need to educate about the upcoming 100 year celebration of women’s suffrage and the first woman’s vote, which happened right here in Utah! *we talked about Martha Hughes Cannon and Seraph Young on our famous Utahn segment in February* The researchers at Better Days organization have worked for the last 3 years to compile a list of 50 women who changed and influenced Utah’s history in an incredible way. One of their purposes of compiling this information is to put curriculum into schools. They have trained over 2000 teachers and have over 100 schools that they have created a partnership with to focus on Utah history. We were shocked that some of the women that Katherine and Tiffany mentioned we had never even heard of.

We asked Katherine and Tiffany who the women in their campaign were that really caught their eye. Katherine said that Alice Kasai was one that impressed her. Alice was a Japanese American civil rights leader in Utah. She was the first woman president of the Japanese American Citizens League. Her husband was put in an interment camp for two and a half years, because of that she helped coordinate help for the families that were relocated to similar camps. Her commitment to community programs such as the ACLU, the PTA, the Utah United Nations, and many more are her legacy.

Tiffany’s favorite Utah woman are Helen Zeese Papanikolas and Elizabeth Taylor (no, not that Elizabeth Taylor). Helen was of Greek descent and after having dream of being a doctor, decided to pursue writing. Her article, The Greeks of Carbon County, helped shape the way historians wrote about Utah history. Katherine wrote, “she told history from the bottom up instead of top down.” Helen founded the Peoples of Utah Institute which Better Days 2020 wrote had the purpose of gathering and telling the stories of Utah ethnic minorities. Elizabeth Taylor was an early member of the Utah Press Association and the Western Negro Press Association along with her husband, William. Elizabeth also helped establish Utah’s first two black churches, which are still around. She also stood before the SLC City Council asking for equal rights to all American citizens regardless of color in restaurants, inns, and hotels. Interesting fact, Utah didn’t have segregation in schools but it did have “social policies” that prevented black access. We don’t want to give away these wonderful women’s full stories, you will have to visit UtahWomensHistory.org for that!

Another person that we want to mention that plays an incredible part in Better Days 2020 organization is Brooke Smart. All of the amazing art work on the website and educational materials is created by Brooke. Here are the pieces of art for each of the women that Katherine and Tiffany mentioned.

  • Photo: Brooke Smart
  • Photo: Brooke Smart
  • Photo: Brooke Smart

In hopes that things will be on the upswing come the end of summer, Better Days 2020 has a new memorial that will be dedicated in August to honor the 1st woman to vote. This will be just south of the capitol. Their Utah Heritage campaign is also ongoing. You can also check out their calendar here. Please follow them on social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and visit their website for some incredible stories!

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Music By: Folk Hogan. Bootleggers Dance.

Episode 202 Hufflepuffs and Car Accidents

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Oh Episode 202. What can we say but we are just glad that Chris and Phoebe are okay! This is a shortened episode because Chris and Phoebe were in a 5 car pile-up on the way to the podcast. The car was totaled, but the two of them are alive and well! Jeremy’s Roomba had a run in with the dogs, and Jessica’s still making cakes!

Our guest will be scheduled for a future date!

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