Bingham Boys Podcast

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.

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

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

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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.

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

Episode 7 — Recorded June 10, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich catch up on John’s weekend wedding trip to New York (and subsequent positive Covid test) and delight in Greek nuptials, then launch into the importance of tradition and the Democrats’ ill-advised denial of faith, religion the rise, the great American sport of baseball, Bingham success stories, Ron’s granddaughter Gabrielle on last week’s banned books discussion, TACO Trump’s big dictator energy birthday tribute disguised as a “military parade” (and how our military deserves better), No Kings Day and Pope Leo’s Chicago mass counterprogramming, honoring Bingham’s women miners of WWII, Pearl Harbor, Hegseth’s “war fighters,” the so-called Los Angeles “riots,” John proving the Dunning-Kruger effect by confusing it with the Doppler effect, Pride Week/Month in Utah and Gov. Cox’s silence, 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.

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Episode 6 — Recorded June 3, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich don’t recall any public libraries in Bingham, but welcome the podcast’s first-ever guest Gabrielle Nelson (Ron’s granddaughter) to take a deep, deep dive into the banned books of Utah and elsewhere, and then talk a little TACO Trump trash before giving the Sotirious Family of Copperfield and Broadway a heartfelt shoutout. (Don’t worry: There’ll be more on the Beeline gas station next time.)

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.

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

Episode 5 — Recorded May 27, 2025

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas discuss Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day) in Bingham and Ron’s eight-cemetery weekend tour, honoring heritage and birthright citizenship, the heinous comeback of internment camps, Hegseth’s erasure of military history (by race), Trump’s embarrassing West Point commencement “speech” before another round of golf, how real journalism isn’t celebrity bullshit, the Fox News to White House pipeline, Jake Tapper’s failure to report when it mattered, Scott Pelly’s fiery commencement speech at Wake Forest, celebrating the fifth podcast Ron’s ever listened to (this one), the Beeline gas station, a thanks to those behind the scenes of the Bingham Boys Podcast, 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.

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

Episode 4 — Recorded May 20, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich discuss John’s faceplant update, the old days of working in the mines, the House of Joy (a.k.a. prostitution) and opium dens, the SLC to Price crime pipeline, Big Helen, the Western Mining & Railroad Museum in Helper, Ron’s Milwaukee trip and the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, class disparity and lionizing the rich, how MAGA should elevate unions, the ’50s weren’t great for everyone, the eternal struggles of the Utah Jazz, minor league vs. major league sports, the Joe Biden “Deep State” coverup conspiracy, “Red” Mike Lee’s tiny, flaccid Constitution, the 25th Amendment, how book banning equals book burning, 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.

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

Episode 3 — Recorded May 13, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich are back (remotely via the interwebs) to take on John’s cycling incident, a phone call from Tomaso, the Bingham Clinic (this week’s sponsor), the legend of Joe Burger, Pope Leo XIV and the Pope Leos before him, the Industrial Revolution vs. humans, Tom Wharton R.I.P., a deep dive into Bingham athletics, obligatory Trump Talk, how to Make America Good Again, and more.

Directed by Lara Jones and engineered by Bill Frost.

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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Episode 2 — Recorded May 7, 2025

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich return to expound upon the Sunset Tavern (this week’s sponsor), go-go dancers and nude miners, SLC Mayor Mendenhall’s Pride flag F-U, free speech and symbolism, the dishonorable Pope Trump, real journalism vs. fake news, America: Already Great, Gov. Henderson and Cox the Coward, George Washington’s declined third term, Conclave (the real one, not the movie), Lunchroom Catholics, Christmas in Bingham, Donnie Two Dolls, Musk the Buddah and Melania of Green Acres, Veterans Day NOT “Victory Day,” the fallen of Vietnam, Chicago Charlie, and more.

Directed (in absentia) by Lara Jones and engineered by Bill Frost.

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

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

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

Introducing the Bingham Boys Podcast, hosted by John Saltas and Ron Yengich.

Ron Yengich is a renowned Criminal Defense Attorney, newspaper columnist, and former baseball player.

John Saltas is the founder and former publisher of Salt Lake City Weekly newspaper and an ex-blackjack dealer.

Both are grandchildren of Ellis Island immigrants who settled in the mining towns of Bingham Canyon, Utah, Ron from Highland Boy, John from Lead Mine.

They believe they have a lot to say.

Episode 1: Legerdemain was directed by Lara Jones and engineered by Bill Frost.

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

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

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