Episode 352 – The Utah State Capitol

Jeremy has obtained chicks, in the hardest way possible, chicken raffle! and we’ll be giving chick status updates for the next few months! We are also sad to report that while the chicks are alive and well, the bees are not. They were tricked by an early spring and frozen by the cold weather snap. On the other hand, you should see the beautiful, dark honey!

It’s Utah Adventure Week! This week we go to the Utah State Capitol! We have a wonderful tour guide take us around. But we spend well over an hour telling you about the history, our favorite places and art. With that said, please enjoy the pictures above that Alexis sent us and some of the great pictures we took. I just couldn‘t decide what to post, so you get them all!!!

As always thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro music.

The New Utah Podcast · 352 – The Utah State Capitol

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Episode 314 – Neo Organic Water Colors

We start the week with a discussion of local news, featuring Bryan Brandenburg, co-founder of FanX, being arrested. This leads us to a bit of discussion on the convention itself and how we all feel about it several years in.

But that conversation gives way to our guest of the week. Patrick Cat of Patrick Cat Tattoo. He is an incredibly tattoo artist, based right here out of Utah. He brings and amazing amount of color and unique imagery to his tattoos. You can find him at Misery and Co. Tattoo Collective, but you have to message him first as he doesn’t do walk ins.

Patrick was born in New York City to parents from near the Mexico City area. We got to talk a lot to Patrick about his influences, and how moving back and forth from Mexico City to the United States during his early years impacted his education and life. It’s a fairly unique and very interesting story.

When it was time for college, a hard decision had to be made; Go to school in New York or stay in Mexico and pursue his artwork that he loved. He decided to stay in Mexico, where he started to tattoo to support his other art work. After gaining experience in Mexico, he tattoo’d in parts of the US and even moved to France for 2 years to tattoo.

Now he calls Salt Lake City his home, with his lovely wife, who he met in Mexico, and has a thriving tattoo business. He does guest spots around the world, and its no wonder based on the amazing artwork. We spend a lot of time talking about his style, and how he makes Neo Organic Watercolor come to life on human skin.

He gives all his customers their own artwork, sculpture or otherwise, that is the inspiration for the final tattoo. His consultations are selective, and he won’t do tattoos he doesn’t think will work or look good. And he charges by the project, not by the hour. We really loved our chat with Patrick, and hope you enjoy it as well.

Episode 305 – Poop Shoot Shoot

Hey there loyal followers believe it or not the month of March has just about come to end and that means it’s Utah Adventure week.

First thing first, we start off this episode talking about Julias new shop. The Pleiadian Alter has finally found a home in the Murray area (next to Wheeler Historic Farm). Stay tuned for the address and opening date coming soon.

Bre has an exciting colonoscopy story, thus the Poop Shoot, Shoot! Chris and Jeremy give us a gardening update. We get the rundown on the USMNT & the upcoming World Cup. In a funny twist of fate Jeremy goes to Dancing With the Stars Live. “At least the music was good.”

But let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this episode, ‘The Leonardo’ an interactive museum in Downtown SLC. Located at 209 East 500 South Library Square. Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Currently the main exhibit is all about flight. It was originally installed in 2016 and has run for 6 years with little to no updates. They are currently running the Van Gough 360 experience but at a staggering $30 per person we opted to go through the general admission experience.

We all agree that if you are a school age child going to the Leonardo for a field trip (with a museum guide) it would probably be a blast. Some of the exciting things they have are an actual A C-131 cargo plane you can sit in. You can push the knobs and pretend to fly the plane….upon exiting there is a twisty slide going out the rear of the plane. They also have a Soviet made MiG-21 that flew in the Polish Air Force hanging from the ceiling.

When you enter the main exhibit, you go through the ‘Tunnel of Dreams’ and illuminated arch with hand drawn blueprint like objects depicting early concepts of flight. At the end of the tunnel is the re-creation of a 1969 living room the children watching the moon landing.

They have Colonel Scott Nowlin’s flight suit along with Senators Jake Garns payload suit from his 1985 trip to space.

Unfortunately, this 6-year-old exhibit is in desperate need of updating, repair, and some basic interpretation. There is little to no instruction on the exhibits and the staff seemed short handed the day we were there. Had one of the staff members not stumbled upon us and pointed out how some of the exhibits worked we would have never known what we were looking at. For example, they have a plane engine that you can move and see how the parts work, but with no instruction one would never figure it out on their own.

There are lots of interactive stations, with no explanation as to what they are or what you are supposed to do. The second floor was not much better. The exhibit on black history of flight had some cool pictures but little to no explanation for any of it. The xray room was cool but made no sense and had no explanation as to what it was or why it was there.

We did find the interactive art studio. They had clay and small area where you could make squares for the museum’s patchwork quilt.

We really love Utah, and we want to love the Leonardo, but to be honest it was a lackluster experience and even though we only paid $5.00 to get in that almost felt like a rip-off. In conclusion, if you were already downtown and had an hour to kill, the $5.00 might be worth it. You kids will LOVE going there for a field trip, but if you are planning on taking the family there for the day….go to the Clark Planetarium a few blocks away, it was free to get in and they have lots more to see and do. Perhaps the Van Gogh 360 was amazing, but once again for $30 a person we just didn’t feel like it was worth it.

We sincerely hope the Leonardo will update their exhibits and once again give us a reason to be excited to attend.

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Episode 304 – Pirate O’s

This week Jeremy and Julia tells us all about Julia’s collaboration with Alexi at a Cocktail Collective event. Folks who attended made spells jars and learned how to make cocktails. This will be an ongoing thing between the two each month so check out their websites for dates, times, locations, and ways to register. Additionally, Julia will be at Pride Fest, West Fest, Herriman Town Days and Riverton Town Days, if you want to stop by and support her. When you do, mention you heard about her on the podcast, and you’ll earn a free crystal!

Chris talks about the craziness of Orlando and how strange it is there. If you want a theme park, that’s where you should go because it’s not all Disney!

Voting for Best of Salt Lake has begun and goes through April 6^th. Our friends at K9 Design, Kudos 2 Canines, Ruby Snap, Olio, etcetera, will be there to vote for, so go do the thing!

This week we’re super excited to have had Orian Collinsworth the owner and proprietor of Pirate O’s Gourmet Market on the show. To those of you who know, you know and to the rest of you, let’s learn. We start out learning that our guest was born in Yukohama, Japan while his dad was there for the military. After traveling all over and losing his mother, his family ended up on Spokane, WA where his father was decommissioned right before Vietnam and became a Baptist minister.

Orian ended up in Idaho where he attended Boise State College and was the first graduating class of Boise State University. There begins he illustrious travels to play foosball and him landing in Utah where he started working for a natural foods’ distributor. He survived several sales to larger companies until he ended up working for Walmart. That didn’t last long and after losing his job, he worked with another retailer to start a store modeled after Trader Joe’s. Evolution has created what has now become Pirate O’s. A fantastic gourmet grocer who also sells fun and exotic candies, has a special hot sauce wall and pasta room. Where else can you easily buy a $200 bottle of hot sauce?!?!

Orian said customers used to come in for ‘that one thing’ but now his customers come in for regular shopping. And don’t forget the deli. While dining in is still not an option, carry out is. The number one seller is #15, so go in and enjoy it. As a side note, the building was built in 1976 as the Fort Douglas Theater and moved to its current location where Orian plans to keep expanding and maybe even open a second location. We also learned about a POW’s first right of refusal and many other stories he had to share. Take a listen to the episode and hear about a fantastic person’s journey to create a fantastic place that can only be found in Utah!

Orian’s favorite thing is Snowbird and powder from the past. Skiing may not be what it once was, but it’s something that is still enjoyable and fantastic and uniquely Utah.

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Episode 302 – 360 Square Feet

Good morning, good afternoon, and good day! This is Jeremy once again brining you our recap for this fun episode. We begin with an update from myself and Julia who just spent 10 glorious days in the ‘Lone Star State’ (that would be Texas for those millennials out there). We visited family; Julia gathered bones for her shop The Pleiadean Altar and we went on a wild hog hunt. Bre tuned out while we talked about the hunt, but needless to say we had a great time.

Chris’s mom came to visit. Bre and Chris went to the gun show on ‘Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, and finally got the pew, pew they have been talking about for a while now. Utah’s professional soccer team RSL had their season opener this last weekend. Due to the thunderstorm the game was delayed…promptly followed by a massive snowstorm.

Enough about us, the stars of this episode were Judy and Orfeo Kostrencich of The Latitude Groug Real Estate Team.

Judy was born and raised in Utah. She attended West High School and graduated from Weber (in Odgen). Judy was involved in the Healthcare industry for over 20 years but when she met Orfeo and came to realize he had his real-estate license and was working in the field part time…She knew she wanted to change careers and make real-estate into something bigger for both of them. Judy has always been a crusader for women’s rights and feels it’s important to help women find financial security. Real-estate is a good way to make that happen, and Judy talked to us about some of the ways she helps women make that a reality.

Orfeo was born and raised in California (we won’t hold that against him). He migrated to Utah in the early 1990’s and since made it his home. He had always been interested in real-estate and had dabbled in it for years, mostly using it as a part time income and way to help friends and family. When he met Judy all of that changed! With some gently nudging from Judy, Orfeo took the leap and made real-estate his full-time passion. Orfeo enjoys working with new people and getting to know each of his clients. When he takes on a project, he treats it as if it were his own home!

Together Judy and Orfeo have made The Latitude Group a successful real-estate company. Some of the things that set them apart are: Treating every listing like a million-dollar listing, professionally cleaning each home, staging each home, and properly advertising each home. They take the time to educate their clients and do whatever they can to make them feel like family. If you are in the market to buy or sale a home here in Salt Lake, feel free to check out this link and tell them you heard their story on The New Utah Podcast.

https://linktr.ee/thelatitudegroup

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Episode 286 – Blown with Fire

There is a bit of local catching up to do this week. Real Salt Lake made the MLS playoffs, barely and with some help from other teams, but hey, that’s what started their only MLS Championship winning run too. Of course 2009 was very different from 2021. Jeremy tells us about a new bar in Riverton, big news for a town full of Chili’s. I don’t think he will be a customer though.

Also the group talks at length about at home medical testing, it’s ties to Covid and why we can’t do more tests, like Rapid Strep at home. And then comes the discussion about the ridiculous Utah State Legislature, once again bucking what the public has voted for, and instead of using independent redistricting maps, has decided to once again Gerrymander the borders to keep Republicans in power. It’s honestly a shame, and we all feel like there isn’t much the public can do about it, mormon Jesus knows they tried.

The meat of the show is devoted to Emma Archuleta (no relation). Emma is a local industrial glass blower and all around nice person. We find out a lot about how and where she grew up, and how she got into glass blowing.

We get to dive deep into a lot of things in an industrial glass blowing shop. From the amazing lathe, to the Hydrogen/Oxygen welding and torches they use. Sorry, this isn’t your artistic glass blowing location with a glory hole. And yes glory hole is the actual name of the furnace artistic glass blowers put the glass in to heat it.

We also talk about the safety involved. With so much heat, tanks of flammable and explosive gases nearby and even super dangerous acids, the shop is a really serious environment. She has truly found her love though, so early in life. She is even helping make glass jewelry with her coworker.

This really is a run conversation, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

The New Utah Podcast · 286 – Blown with Fire

Episode 275 – Doodle Poodle

Hey kids, It’s Jeremy! This week’s episode has gone to the dogs (Dog grooming that is). We start out the episode talking about the smoke, drought, and incoming hurricane season ‘Oh My’. The countdown to Hawaii is on and Julia has her ‘Gofundme’ Launch Party this weekend. If you are in Riverton, please feel free to stop by and support an up-and-coming small business. If you are not in the area, you can still donate through gofundme.

Our guest for the week is Jeremy’s pet groomer (well Rocky and recently passed Baron Von Ebo’s R.I.P. groomer) Jennifer Cannon. Jennifer is a pure Utahn through and through, born in Murray, raised in Riverton, and the owner of K9 Design Pet Grooming,

Jennifers father owns Stone Ridge Veterinary Clinic so working with animals comes naturally. Jennifer spent time both as a teen and after high school working in the family business. Seeing her father work hard to grow his veterinary practice gave Jennifer the inspiration to pursue her own dreams. Jennifer got her bachelor’s degree from Westminster College and then went back for a Master’s in Business Administration. Soon after graduation a business opportunity presented itself when the previous owner of K9 decided to sell the company, dogs, kennels, employees, and all. From day one Jennifer has led by example and has been there to help her business (and her employees) grow.

Jennifer also LOVES Australian Sheep Dogs and has won many awards showing them throughout the years. We talk about grooming cats, dog care tips, and how important it is to get even your puppies into the groomer at a young age. There was an amusing tanget we went on (talking about WISH, and how they ship their products) …Please tune into this episode, it was so much fun talking with Jennifer.

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Episode 259 – Help, I’ve Fallen

Hi everyone, it’s Julia doing my first writeup. This week’s episode opens with a riveting discussion about lawn mowers and dead birds, topped with some ‘great’ names for your chickens. We discuss some exciting things happening throughout Utah such as the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point and the Gourmet Market at The Monarch in Ogden.

-The FanX Comic Convention will be returning to Salt Lake City this year on September 16-18th.

-The Rice-Eccles Stadium will have a Garth Brook’s concert on July 17th.

-The Vivint Arena has an extensive list of upcoming events including Justin Bieber (June 13th), Michael Buble (October 1st), Impractical Jokers (October 21st), and The Weeknd (March 1st, 2022).

-The Eccles Theater has a full schedule for the next two years with productions such as “Hamilton” (Dec 28-Jan 23) and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (June 14-19, 2022).

-The Maverik Center will be sporting Foreigner on July 30th.

–USANA Amphitheatre has artists all summer and fall such as Lindsey Stirling (July 10th), Backstreet Boys (August 5th), Maroon 5 (August 12th), and Kiss (September 22nd).

This week we interviewed Michael Bangerter who is the Response Center Director at Mytrex, Inc, also known as Rescue Alert. The company started in the 80’s when his father, Richard Bangerter, engineered an emergency phone number dialing machine for a college project. The invention took off and turned into the technology used today: Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS). Someone with a PERS simply has to press a button they wear around their neck or wrist during a medical emergency and an Emergency Medical Dispatcher will come over a speaker to give medical instructions while contacting the subscriber’s local authorities to send assistance. Mytrex has manufactured and distributed over 1 million units to various companies worldwide.

Michael tells about his personal accounts growing up in the business and watching his father take life-saving calls as an 8 year-old boy. He grew up to become in charge of all the dispatchers for the company’s two locations, South Jordan and St. George. Michael and Julia finish off the episode by sharing some scary, funny, and heartfelt accounts of dispatch calls they have taken.

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