Hildegard Koenig (also known as Hilde) is a remarkable human being. A 1st generation immigrant of Mexican and German parents, she is a survivor of domestic abuse, suicide, depression and anxiety. In spite of every challenge she's faced, Hilde has not only risen above them but has dedicated her life to advocating for those facing some of life's greatest challenges. In part 1 of this interview, Bill sits with Hilde and learns about her background, how she became an advocate and what Ink Against Cancer is doing to help families along the Wasatch Front. Enjoy!

Part 2 of Bill's chat with Jenn Blosil! Don't miss it!

Jenn Blosil has, according to Bill, one of the most unique singing and speaking voices that he's ever heard. Having performed on American Idol in 2016, served an LDS mission to NYC and now recorded an entire 11 track LP? Jenn Blosil is just getting started. Please enjoy this upbeat conversation and stay until the end to hear an exclusive clip from Jenn's new album which drops on October 4th on Spotify!

Taryn Aiken-Hyatt, who brought the Out of the Darkness Walks to Utah, came to this position through personal experience. After losing her father to suicide at the age of 26, and having her own brushes with suicidal ideation, Taryn decided to give back and find hope for people of Utah who are affected and/or struggling with depression/suicidal thoughts. Please listen to this important conversation with Bill and Taryn and don't forget to sign up for the walk here!

https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=5962

After tragically losing her husband in the Trolley Square mass shooting of 2007, and watching her son fight for his life, Vicki Walker went through hell. Going through such a traumatic event, she realized quickly how difficult life becomes immediately for people going through possibly the worst moments of their lives and decided to give back. Please enjoy this conversation with Vicki Walker about her non-profit and check out https://www.circle-the-wagons.org/ for information on how to sign up for the fundraiser!

Dr. Robert Hiemstra chose medical school over marine biology and fulfilled a function in medicine as an emergency room physician for 40 years. He now is at the forefront of a burgeoning area of medicine: Ketamine. Commonly known as a "party drug," ketamine's uses to treat PTSD and depression/anxiety are becoming more mainstream and studied. Enjoy Bill and Robert's discussion about the substance and check out https://www.ketamineslc.com/ for more information!

Kaz Weida is a freelance journalist, ghostwriter, mother of 2 and passionate purveyor of the arts. She was gracious enough to sit down with Bill and get to know each other better after being colleagues on the Vanocur Group podcast and not yet having the opportunity to dig into who Kaz is and what she's all about. Please enjoy their conversation and find Kaz on Twitter (@kazweida) or at her website https://www.asweetlittlelife.com/

In the final installment of our mayoral candidate interviews, Bill sits down with Dave Garbett and Erin Mendenhall to round out the 6 main contenders for the job. Enjoy! And don't forget that ballots are being mailed to all Salt Lake County residents now. Keep an eye out and vote!

We continue this week with two more candidates in the race to become the mayor of Salt Lake City! Bill interviews Stan Penfold and Luz Escamilla who were so kind to rerecord this episode after a technical snafu. They share their visions for the city and what they expect in the months to come while preparing for the election. Enjoy!

This week, Bill sits down with Jim Dabakis and David Ibarra, two of the candidates running to be mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. They talk policy, reasons behind their decision to run, why they want the difficult job and what special skills they have to accomplish it! Enjoy!