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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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Episode 262 – Coochie Bags

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This week’s write-up is by yours truly (aka Julia).  We open up the episode by talking about pride month and announcing that the farmer’s markets start this weekend.  Jeremy recounts his law chair building experience and reads us the poorly translated instruction manual from Harbor Freight. Julia has some embarrassing stories from her trip to Vegas- where she was not, in fact, celebrating her birthday.

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We were met this week by Ogden’s Legacy Tattoo artist Sarah Arave.  Sarah is a born-and-raised Utahn from the little city of Eden.  Sarah used to take the bus to the nearest school every day, and it was 45 minutes each way.

Sarah began to disfigure people at the ripe age of 16 when her parents let her buy a stick and poke kit from Amazon.  Some of her first tattoos were on her siblings (and she has to look at them for the rest of her life).

Sarah is about to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University, and plans to continue her tattoo career until retirement.  We discuss the possibility of Chris getting a crucified space Jesus tattooed across his chest (Jeremy insists his nipples need to be the nails on the cross).  Sarah also goes into detail about ween tattoos and how they are applied in the underground tunnels of 25th street.

You can join the waitlist for a tattoo by Sarah Arave at https://www.saraharavetattoo.com/

We will ALWAYS love your “likes” BUT don’t forget to click that little SHARE button (or retweet) *sharing IS indeed caring* You can find us and subscribe on Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Itunes, IHeartRadio, Google Play, and TuneIN. Leave us a review and Follow us on the Twitter @tnupodcast, Instagram @Tnupodcast, or on Facebook The New Utah Podcast