Bingham Boys Podcast

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas trade Brewers/Cubs MLB jabs before delving into the Greek Word of the Week, John’s new local hero: Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, local zero and sellout Gov. Spencer Cox, a little empathy (very little) for the Trump faithful now in the FO phase of FAFO, Utah’s Three Stooges: Cox, Mike Lee & Mitt Romney, farmers in a peril of their own making, sending Ron on an investigative mission to Kentucky to find Mitch McConnell (alive or otherwise), JD Vance & The End Times, Tyler Childers’ “Old Country Church,” the U of U Hedgefunders and the money pit of College $ports, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season. Some exceptions apply.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

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Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas check in on 1981 Chicago before paying much-deserved tribute to the late, great Dolly Parton, then they pour themselves a cup of ambition and discuss the Greek Word of the Week, the possible Greek lineage of Mother Teresa, Trump vs. Canada, Lake America vs. Lake Epstein, the toll of tariffs, the Democratic Midterms Platform (as in, what the hell is it?), living in the Upside Down, the other traitors of history, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season. Some exceptions apply.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas return from hiatus with stories of the 2026 Association of Alternative Newsmedia conference in Palm Springs (spoiler: John was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 40+ years of work with Salt Lake City Weekly) before jumping into Ron’s theory that nothing good happens after 10 o’clock (adjusted from midnight), Trump’s apparent play for a Better Homes & Gardens Peace Prize, the DC Deflection Pool, Davey Hearn v. America (only Trump is allowed to skim), the lips of Pirro, our Small Watergate era, Chuck Grassley’s family vacuum (R.I.P.), the inevitable consequences of tarrifs, honoring the social contract, socialism (good for people) vs. communism (great for corporate entities), JD Vance … ugh, a Bingham Boys Medal of Courage for Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson, Hunter Biden (subtly) outing the Gay Republican Cabal, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season. Some exceptions apply.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich open the Listener Mailbag (thanks, Mary & Edie Gaythwaite), then move on to the 4th of July in Copperton Park, reclaiming patriotism from the Orange Man and his cronies, a necessary reading of the Declaration of Independence, how Trump’s done more damage than the British could ever dream of, America’s rejection of Supreme Leaders and Kings, how the Democrats aren’t 100% clean either, government by fiat, 10 years of bullshit is enough, the red card or the orange card?, we need more than three forms of checks and balances (try 25), cannabalistic capitalism, things weren’t perfect for the Bicentennial of 1976, read your documents and history, Fred Trump also sucked, Ron’s patriotic song showdown, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas welcome renowned Utah sports journalist Amy Donaldson to discuss Catholic guilt and dogs, Amy’s sports reporter origin story, working for pizza, the need for in-depth local sports coverage vs. the erosion of reading, giving equal weight to pro and school sports, the sports-to-lawyer pipeline, avoiding cynicism over time and repetition, casting a wider audience net, the myths of “only men care about sports” and “women aren’t tough,” womens’ advantage of church ball, a three-way song showdown between “Amie,” “Dirty Water,” and “Paula,” the Italian Word of the Week, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich recollect their stronger and tanner days working the mines in Bingham and that long-lost feeling of waking up to normality in America before diving into how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sold out their religion and dutifully followed the Orange Brick Road right up until Team Trump just declared that they aren’t Christians, Mike Lee’s whiny response (and the fact that he actually had any kind of response to Trump), evangelical regret, mockery of the Pope, the proposed Penn Station makeover, the sadly real prospect of a Trump Penile Monument, the 38-and-counting times the Iran War has been “ended,” why the 1976 Bicentennial was far more celebrated that this year’s “Freedom 250,” Ford’s pardon of Nixon, Bill Maher being a weasel (again), Madison Square Garden vs. Trump, better song: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” or Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love”?, at least the Righteous Gemstones knew their scriptures, better movie: Dustin Hoffman’s The Graduate or Little Big Man?, our Poolboy In Chief, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas check in (existentially) from Chicago to reminisce about ‘70s Saturday Night Live and the Billy Goat Tavern, Lincoln Park softball, Sweetwater Clifton, and burger joints before biting into Ron’s Memorial Weekend cemetery tours, the movies Bugonia and Little Big League (John hasn’t seen one; doesn’t get the other), history repeating, DJT’s reflecting “swimming pool,” Don Jr.’s familial “sacrifices,” past and future Bingham Boys guest Clark Clements, “Suckers & Losers,” dishonoring veterans, confusing Iraq and Iran (a common mistake these days), no deal vs. no deal, the Orange Fart Machine and the evil love of power, the dead Republican brand, the sane Center, Bingham Boys Book Club: Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower, the handful of Smart Democrats, Kinky Friedman, the Greek Word(s) of the Week, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich welcome special guest Randall Carlisle (former ABC 4 Utah news anchor and Ohio State Radio Announcing champion) and discuss Randall’s Best of Utah award for Best News Hair and his journalism background, the more civil times of media and law enforcement relations, Salt Lake City’s classic watering hole press clubs, today’s idiocy-adjacent Faux News reporting, the Greek Word of the Week, profit-first journalism, the days of just three local TV news stations, Trump’s Reflecting Pool disaster, how alternative newsweekly papers presaged Substack, favorite local women news anchors, the erosion of public trust in media, Ron vs. A.I. (not Allen Iverson), a Boomer response poem, Randall’s daily news diet, the TV news ownership consolidation-to-censorship pipleline, Ron’s (muted) message of hope, and more.

* Reminder: Bingham Boys Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week during the spring/summer season.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich return after two weeks off (reminder: the podcast is going biweekly for the spring) to proclaim that every day is No Kings Day, then discuss Utah Copper magnate Daniel Jackling, monuments and statues and who deserves them, the refurbished Utah State Capitol building, Trump’s participation trophies, good money re: the Miller and Eccles families, expectant widow Melania vs. “atrocious” Jimmy Kimmel, the insult-ridden legacy of Rush Limbaugh, conspiracies and ballrooms, the golden dome of dumb, the death of facts, the hypothetical King of the Ashes, chaos is a ladder (quoth Littlefinger), let’s hear about Trump’s accomplishments (… crickets?), and more.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas reconvene after a couple of weeks off to discuss Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, the inverted presidential mantra of “I cannot tell the truth,” Honest Abe vs. Dishonest Don, patriotism and intelligence vs. superstition, ambition, and ignorance, the Greek Word of the Week, the absence of learning and the acceptance of illusion, Trump: The Political Picasso, more TDS (Truth Derangement Syndrome), Pope Leo vs. MAGA, naming the SLC ICE facility Camp Cox, war criminals on parade, local pro sports fraud, Bingham Boys Podcast going every other week for the spring/summer season, and more.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.

Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

Email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com