Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich wish a happy birthday to television inventor and Manderfield Boy Philo T. Farnsworth, then jump off into the TV Generation, our local TV superstars of yore, today’s fractured news delivery systems, the legend of Helen Wolf, a deep dive on the logistics and perils of the annual Utah Beer Festival, local booze laws and their enforcement (and lack thereof), a smattering of Trump talk (at least he didn’t give Alaska to Putin … yet), California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effective new ALL-CAPS offensive, and more.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich convene in the pod studio to lament the overnight downtown Salt Lake City bar fire that affected White Horse, Whiskey Street, Los Tapatios, and London Belle before they take a deep dive into the history of SLC watering holes (both respectable and notorious) and their Bingham counterparts like the Copper King Bar, and then veer off into the wild and wonky world of theological politics, local Republican Christina Boggess’ “Christ’s Way or the Highway” DEI stance, the Greeks and Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Donald “Agent Orange” Trump’s track record with the Ten Commandments (it ain’t Great, Again or ever), Sen. Stuart Adams’ creative legal weaseling, the Deseret News’ track record with reality (also not Great), a bipartisan toast from John’s conservative pal, and more.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas reminisce about the King Kong-Bingham connection (1930s actress Fay Wray was from Lark, Utah) and the curious ’80s case of dirty SLC cops and their Blue Mouse Theater money stash, then dive into the “unalived” similarities of Marilyn Monroe and Jeffrey Epstein and the power games of the elite, nukes on the White House roof(?), handing out pardons like lollipops, the differences between a pardon, amnesty, commutation, and clemency, Trump firing the messenger (Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Erika McEntarfer), Nancy Pelosi’s neverending Democratic money requests, Utah’s far-below-par migrant arrest numbers, resisting the 1% and authoritarianism and paternalism, salvaging MAGA, the search for a Democratic voice and leader, Eleni Saltas’ weekend fundraiser for Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen food relief fund, and more.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich go deep in the outfield with some Major League Baseball (Go, Brewers! Sorry, Cubs) and round-ball heroes of Bingham talk before getting down to business with Trump’s none-too-subtle golf cheating, the lost art of sportsmanship, how I Cannot Tell a Lie has devolved into I Cannot Tell the Truth, the 25-cent peep shows of yore, Trump’s short-term wins, Rupert Murdoch: Profile In Courage?, the possible arrival of the tipping point, Canada is the new USA, Bill Clinton: Profile In Shame?, the ultimate value of truth, and more.

Listen to John and Ron's recent appearance on KRCL’s RadioACTive here.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Bingham Boys (and star Scouts) Ron Yengich and John Saltas convene on the eve of Pioneer Day to talk about John Dillinger and his Lady In Red (orange, actually), Ghislane Maxwell and The Files, Ron’s Conspiracy 101 lesson, Watergate and the weaponization of courts, the Department of Justice that belongs to neither Trump or Biden, why newsmedia should focus on the victims and not the perpetrators, the “Alligator Alcatrazs” of Utah’s own history, Helen Papanikolas’ Peoples of Utah book, Pioneer Day and and its heathen Pie & Beer Day cousin, how The Salt Lake Tribune is just The Deseret News Lite anymore, non-denominational Bingham Boy Scouts memories, news and radio deserts, the inanity of defunding PBS and NPR, the importance of supporting your local public media (listen to the Bingham Boys live on KRCL 90.9’s RadioACTive on July 23 at 6 p.m. MT, btw), Stephen Colbert and his CBS ancestors the Smothers Brothers, and more.

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich talk about John’s cheese-filled trip to Madison, Wisconsin, for the 2025 Association of Alternative Newsmedia conference before delving into the late, great Frank Layden’s funeral and some inside-basketball Utah Jazz history, the seemingly never-ending clown parade of today’s GOP (Guardians of Pedophiles?), Trump and Jeffrey Epstein files that don’t exist but were also planted by Democrats but they’re also no big deal so just shut up about ‘em, the confused indignation of MAGA over same, a preview of Utah’s upcoming Pioneeer Day and — more importantly — Pie & Beer Day, and more.

Call your Utah Senators and Representatives, and tell ‘em the Bingham Boys sent you:

Sen. John Curtis202-224- 5251801-524-4380

Sen. Mike Lee202-224-5444801-524-5933

Rep. Blake Moore202-225-0453801-625-0107

Rep. Celeste Malloy202-225-9730801-364-5550

Rep. Burgess Owens202-225-3011801-999-9801

Rep. Dr. Mike Kennedy202-225-7751801-607-3238

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Episode 11 — Recorded July 8, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich make some very important birthday announcements before diving into their thankfully politics-free Fourth of July visit to Copperton Park, a remembrance of the Bingham fallen of WWII, the burgeoning Greek cookbook empire of Eleni Saltas (John’s daughter) and how to grow garlic, the … fulfillment? … of Gov. Cox’s rain prayers, PSA: This is a desert, Trump and the tragic Texas flood (even though it’s somehow “Biden’s fault”), DOGE vs. NOAA, MAGA vs. American rights, PSA 2: Habeas Corpus is in The Constitution, No Pencil-Neck Kings like Stephen Miller, the slowly mounting cracks in the MAGA illusion, PSA 3: All judges are activist judges, where’s the real news anymore?, journalists shouldn’t be “stars,” the tariffs are finally hitting the economy as joblessness skyrockets, Trump Nobel Peace Prize “nomination,” Brian Wilson and Barbara Ann, and more.

John and Ron’s Fourth of July pilgrimage to Bingham’s Copperton Park

Eleni Saltas and her cookbook All You Can Greek

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Episode 10 — Recorded July 1, 2025

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas kid about our northern neighbors joining the US of A on Canada Day, then get into the Fourth of July, Ron’s early baseball career, the wonders of Idaho’s Lava Hot Springs, the parade of horribles getting their hate kicks over fantasy deportation (including Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk), The Constitution: READ IT, Gov. Cox’s prayers for rain, the Big Beautiful Bomb Bill, the curious votes of Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins, R.I.P. rural hospitals, Trump’s lust for a July 4 photo-op, news deserts, blame-shifting to the media, Communism ≠ Socialism, digging for Trump’s … good? … policies, that Bezos wedding in Venice, Bad Bingham Word of the Week (congrats Mike Evans on winning Utah Beer Festival 2025 tickets), an invitation to meet John and Ron at Copperton Park on the Fourth of July, and more.

John’s Lead Mine house in the late ’60s/early ’70s, “to the left, blue-green, two windows.”

A Getty image (as watermarked) of Bingham in the ’50s. Ron: “I remember when I was a little kid and we’d go occasionally into Bingham when it was really busy, and I thought it was the biggest city in the world. It was just so different than living up in Highland Boy.”

A Salt Lake City neighborhood Canadian flag on Canada Day, July 1, 2025.

The Bingham Boys Podcast info sheet that John and Ron never remember to reference (so here it is).

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Episode 9 — Recorded June 24, 2025

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas are back in the studio together and talking about fire season in Utah, our Purple Mountains Majesty vs. money, Ron’s Minnesota trip and the Milwaukee Brewers, Trump’s Iran bunkerbuster boondoggle (he doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing, either), statesmen vs. hucksters and reality show mentalities, how the USA undermines the UN, MAGA’s slow pushback, the death of the Republican party, the already forgotten Minnesota political assassinations and violent populism, the continuing Mike Lee fallout that even the Deseret News has acknowledged but Gov. Spencer Cox hasn’t, Ron’s ex-husband (you’ll just have to listen), Bingham’s Larry Osoro: Artist Extraordinaire, the many perks Canada will enjoy as our 51st state, and more.

Ron, Mark Amicone and Mary Kay Amicone at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fire damage at Wolf Creek Pass — Gov. Cox didn’t sweep it; Mike Lee wants to sell it

(Some of) the art of Larry Osoro

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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Episode 8 — Recorded June 17, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas (via the interwebs) and Ron Yengich revisit the Doppler-Dunning-Kruger Effect and other corrections, then dive into misinformation saturation, Trump’s epic military “perade” failure, the Bingham boys of Vietnam, last weekend’s massive (and tragic) No Kings Day protest in SLC and the importance of making your voice heard, the “peacekeeper” misnomer, Sen. Mike Lee’s stupid, shameful, tone-deaf, and far too voluminous tweeting, honoring the fathers of Bingham Canyon and all fathers, a must-read column about fatherhood and baseball in the latest issue of City Weekly, supporting local businesses, and more.

Also: Thanks to our Substack subscriber Marilyn Read for her generous donation pledge to the show.

Alex and Knox Ramos (Photo: Kevin Johnson)

The Zanes of Olympia

Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.

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

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