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Episode 349 – Lycanthropes

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This week we talk cold air and booze. It’s so cold the drinks we keep in the garage are freezing.  Jeremy gives us an update on the value of his accidental sports card collection.

Audrey – Hey Be Fab

After all that, we sit down and interview Audrey Christensen, the creator of the yART Sale Market in South Ogden. A mom, seeking meaning turned to art and found a passion. Then covid hits, and she wanted to do something for artists and the yART Sale was born.

Thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro music. 

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Episode 347 – Talking Beer

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It’s the start of the 2023 Utah Legislative session and we give you a quick rundown on how to be involved, along with some other top Utah news.

via Third Sun

But really we spend most of our time chatting with Troy Mumm, the creator of the Utah Ale Trail. A local website and group focused on sharing the awesome breweries of Utah with anyone willing to listen. A long time public radio guy, turned web designer, just wanted to share his love of Utah breweries with the world, and we are the benefactors.

It’s some good advice!

Thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro music. 

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Episode 343 – 2022 Best of Utah – All the Food

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Since I forgot to post with all the Christmas prep, this week’s blog is short and to the point (also stolen from Chris!).

It’s time for part two of City Weekly’s Best of Utah 2022 episode this year. Our focus is now on food and drink in this great state and there is no short supply of opinion to go around. Thanks to City Weekly for providing the fuel for this show.

City Weekly

We also recap our annual Ugly Sweater party and Utah snowpack and avalanche danger for the season. 

Heather Gates, 2022 Ugly Sweater Party

Thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro music. 

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Episode 341 – Farmers Fight Club

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Just like I told you, here’s the link to see the best holiday lights in Utah!  We encourage you to visit some of these places before they are gone for the season.  Come back for our adventure this week because you may hear more about lights!!!

Shayn and Kristen Bowler, Utah Natural Meat FaceBook

This week we sit down with the owners of Utah Natural Meat, Shayn and Kristen Bowler. A local couple that is raising cattle, sheep, goats, chickens and more and selling them in West Jordan.

Bowler Family, Utah Natural Meat Facebook

We get to talk to them about their business, life in Utah and why what they do is so awesome.  Just like most folks we interview, the Bowler’s love the diversity of the community in Utah as well as the landscape.

Utah Natural Meat FaceBook

Utah Natural Meat is one of the only places in Utah where you can get raw milk. This is such a sweet family, and they are providing a great service to the people in Utah.  Go visit them, say hi, and buy some good food!

Thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro music. 

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Episode 339 – Justa iHorn

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Jeremy’s granddaughter was born but with a little hiccup causing her to stay in the NICU for a few days.  Chris and Bre outwit the UPS man and it’s Thanksgiving!!!

Jeremy’s granddaughter, Ivy Rose

This week we finally get to talk to Frank Falk, the creator of iHorns. We have been looking at his stuff for years at the Farmers Market and Jeremy even has one at home. The horns are made from musical instruments, car horns, animal horns, and anything conical!

Frank Falk, iHorns creator

Frank makes custom speakers for your phone out of antique horns and other devices. But we talk a lot more about American history than we do the actual horns, since that is such a big part of the art itself. We are grateful because he brought each of us a horn!

Sterling Dinkie via iHorns website

Our guest says the best thing about Utah is that the people and the topography are diverse.  The people make room for all and accept differences.

Our gifts from Frank!

Thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro music. 

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Episode 338 – Eat Better

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Jeremy retells his bee story from last week but with better audio and we find out how deep conspiracy Chris really goes.

Elcio and Mirian Zanatta – The Salt Lake Tribune

We also get to talk to our guest, the owner and creator of Aubergine Kitchen, Elcio Zanatta. A Brazillian turned Utahn, Elcio decided to share his love for a better life with those around him and eventually that meant opening a restaurant.

via Only In Your State

We talk all about his life, philosophy and how amazing he is as a business owner and boss in Utah.  Their eighth location recently opened in St. George!  Their menu focuses on eating healthy but keeping it healthy!

via Aubergine Kitchen

Elcio tells us that the three best things about Utah are the kindness and beauty of the community, the good business environment, and all four seasons (even if his favorite, Autumn, is the shortest).   As always, thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro and outtro music.

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Episode 336 – Working for Yourself

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This week we sit down with Max Born, the President and owner of Chili Beak. Chili Beak is a local chili oil company, but also so much more.

Max Born recording at Ugly Baboon Studios (Jeremy)

Aside from just making amazing oil, sauce and caramels, Max is a firm believer in helping grow the local business community. With a history of successful branding and distribution, he has grown chili beak into quite the brand, and launched a successful hot sauce festival in Salt Lake.  Sauce Lake City was held in June of 2022 so watch for it in the spring of 2023!

via @ChiliBeak (Twitter)

After purchasing Chili Beak from Giselle and Jason McClure about three years ago, he not only grew the brand they started but Max has also started a couple of other business Chili Beak adjacent, one of them being Chill Beak. Chill Beak produces cannabis chews with Chili Beak’s trademark habanero punch!

via ChillBeak.com

Max says the most interesting and unique thing about Utah is our community and our tribe.  Pockets of people who jump in to help and support!  As always, thank you to Folk Hogan for our intro and outtro music.

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Episode 315 – Messing with the System

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This episode we take the show on the road! We are recording in the Red Rock Brewery with Michael Druce. We get to check out the operations, the beer store and talk all about the beer and story behind Red Rock.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune

We start off talking about Michael’s history, and find out, much like Jeremy, he’s an Idaho boy to start. The two of them wax poetic about the old days in Pocatello, before we push them to get on with the beer history portion of the show. It turns out that Michael has loved Red Rock since it began back in 1989, as the LLC was introduced to American business. He has been drinking their beers since the first week of the pub being open.

We take a trip through tastings of various beers. We start with their hands down most popular, Elephino. A nice IPA that they can’t seem to make enough of to be honest. We get a taste of their Pride Beer, Double White Rainbow, and my favorite, their Anniversary Imperial Red. We also get to taste their Marvela, which happens to be their #2 selling beer. Jeremy and I are in love, and highly recommend it to all.

https://redrockbrewing.com/marvella/

But we also get to talk about some other stuff they have done in the community. Aside from winning an insane number of awards and being a big part in legislative changes, it turns out they do special projects. For example, Harmons has engaged in it’s own line of beer, and none other than Red Rock is collaborating with them on it. We got to sample the 24/7 365 American Lager, and it’s the perfect lawn mowing beer if there ever was one!

Harmons

Red Rock has been around since the start, only Squatters is technically older. And they continue to be a big part of the community and local brewing scene. You can’t ask for a better community steward than them.

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Episode 313 – 6 years

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Hey kids, we here at The New Utah Podcast just had our 6year anniversary and we are as surprised as you that we have lasted this long! To celebrate the momentous occasion, we started the evening with Ruby Snap Cookies.

We trued some new cookies that none of us had before:

Patsy Jane: Fresh blackberry cream drizzled in blackberry glaze and topped with, you got it!… fresh blackberries.

Darby: Chocolate oatmeal with a peanut butter cream cheese frosting and callebaut crips pearls.

Lola: A festival of lemon! Made with panela curd and topped with fresh squeezed lemon glaze and glacéed lemons.

We also enjoyed the tried and true favorites, Lola, Penelope, Vivian, and of course the always popular PB WOW.

Check these flavors out and so many more at Rubysnap’s

So, not only is it our 6-year anniversary it’s also Utah Adventure Week! This week was a ‘2-for’… Gilgal Gardens and the International Peace Gardens.

Located at 749 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, Gilgal Sculpture Garden was envisioned, designed, and created by Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. Tucked in the middle of the block and surrounded by homes, business, and apartment complexes it’s a place you would never know existed if you didn’t know where to look. Gilgal contains 12 original sculptures and over 70 stones engraved with scriptures, poems, songs, and literary text. Although Child was not a classically trained artist, he went to great lengths to obtain each stone for his garden.

The finished statues are unconventional, even eccentric: a sacrificial altar, a shrine to Child’s wife Bertha, and probably the most recognized piece is the Sphynx with Joseph Smith’s faced carved into it. Child knew that not everyone would appreciate his particular artistic vision. His primary concern, however, was that the garden would succeed in making people think: “You don’t have to agree with me,” he said. “You may think I am a nut, but I hope I have aroused your thinking and curiosity

This is one of the places talked about by so many of our guests over the years and you have to see it to believe it. One of our favorite pieces is the carving of the creator himself Mr. Child.  The different stones he brought together to create the pants, the suite coat, and the head are very interesting and intricate. His pants actually have a pattern to them!

You have to do yourself a favor and visit this MOST UNIQUE Utah location!

Our second spot was the International Peace Gardens located in Jordan Park: 1160 Dalton Ave S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. This Park is one of only two peace gardens located in the United States. It was founded in 1939 by Mrs. Otto Wiesley, Citizen Char of the Salt Lake Council of Women. Its original dedication was planned to coincide with the Centennial Celebration of 1947, but WWII ironically interrupted progress and delayed the opening until 1952.

Each of the 28 countries represented in the garden is allotted a section which they design, create and plant at their own expense. Plans are approved by the City Parks Director before they are implemented. As each garden is completed, it is dedicated and presented to the city.

As we wondered through the gardens, we noticed that some of the countries are represented very well. China, Japan, Switzerland, were some of our favorite sections to visit. Others are in need of expansion, and a little more effort from their respective countrymen. One thing to note the fountains has not been turned on yet and most of the seasonal flowers were not planted or in bloom. As the summer progresses the induvial gardens will bloom and be even more amazing.

Both of the Utah locations are free to the public, so visitors can enjoy these parks year-round and for the best price of $0.00.

We are so excited to have reached this tremendous milestone in our little podcast’s history. Thank you to all the many wonderful people we have met along the way. So many fun interviews, field trips, and we have gotten to know and become friends with people we would have never otherwise been able to meet. Thank you for 6 wonderful years, and we hope there are many more to come.

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Episode 310 – Cockblaster 9000

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This episode we talk about the passing of a true Utah activist to start the show. A former guest, Psarah Johnson, was a true social warrior. She was almost always found at the center of any social justice movement for women, the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. If you ever had the pleasure of meeting her or working with her, you knew she believed in what she fought for, and never let anything get her down without a damn good reason.

Psarah Johnson, sltrib.com

We also find out Bre has yet another sister out in the world. A very different store with this one and for now, we aren’t giving too many details, but suffice to say, we question how many more there may be for sure.

We also talk a lot about the existing Utah drought, and the levels of the reservoirs around the west. Lake Mead in particular has been so low, that all manner of things are being found, including bodies inside of barrels from the 70s and 80s. We urge everyone to cut back on their watering this year, and talk about how dead our lawns will be too. Plus we get a bee update from Jeremy.

Photo: LATimes

The heart of the episode though is spent talking with Valerie Trujillo, the owner and creator of Tru Creations Crochet, a local crochet artist that makes clothes and all manner of fun crochet oddities. Her instagram is full of all the things she makes. She was even outside the studio, finishing the top she wore in studio.

Valier Trujillo – Etsy

While her clothes are fantastic, I can’t get over all the other stuff she makes personally. From butts, to penises, to baby Gorgus, she is extremely talented. She does it all as a hobby, when she is just sitting around. She takes custom orders, and clearly nothing is off the table. We really enjoyed talking to her and hope you enjoy listening.

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