The Banyan Collective

A phenomenal 4-song acoustic #TanVan set by Jill Johnson, a melancholy singer who will leave you with a smile and a warmed heart. Only on Season Four’s Van Sessions at Ogden’s Union Station during Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll.

In Episode 3, we we chat with Ogden City Business Development Project Coordinator, Sara Meess for a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a Creative District. We also party on the porch with The Proper Way!

Interview with new Snowbasin General Manager Davy Ratchford & Communications Coordinator Megan Collins. We chat mountain management, parking, uphill policy, mini-golf, and keeping Snowbasin home.

OOA Show Ep. 315 features an interview with new Snowbasin GM Davy Ratchford along with mountain Communications Coordinator Megan Collins. Also, a throwback Weekly Happy, Events, Adventure News, something Worth Watching, Outdoor Jukebox, and more. Enjoy!

Fully loaded - Kase Johnstun, Ogden Pub Runners Founder kicks off the podcast followed by Ogden Bicycle Collective's Danielle Dawn and Ogden City Arts' Lorie Buckley and Derek Williamson chatting about the upcoming Bike Homecoming. Adventure News, Events, Worth Watching, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and more... 

Enjoy!

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 2 - American Idiot / Conductor Randall Fleischer & Ogden Symphony Ballet / Monarch Tour

Episode 2 features Good Company Theatre founder, Alicia Washington, along with the cast of Green Day’s American Idiot. We talk to Utah Symphony Guest Conductor, Randall Fleischer and with Ogden Symphony Ballet Association Executive Director Mellisa Klein. We then join Thaine Fischer, Managing Partner of the Monarch, for a hardhat tour.

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” ― Sylvia Plath

So what do you do in August? Well, you drink beer, play bird trivia, and get to know the Snarlin' Yarns. Brandi Bosworth with the Ogden Nature Center sat down with us this week to provide insight into the 3rd Annual Birds & Brews happening August 24th. 

Adventure News, events, something worth watching, Outdoor Jukebox, and more all on Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show Episode 313, Birds, Bighorn & Back to School.

Where Arts and Culture summits the airwaves, this is the Nine Rails Arts Podcast. 

Hosts R. Brandon Long and Todd Oberndorfer, of The Banyan Collective - Arts & Adventure Podcasting Since 2010 - This episode includes an interview with Lorie Buckley, Arts Coordinator for Ogden, Utah, our home, and the home of an eclectic untamed history.

We also crashed the debrief meeting for Painted Streets, the pilot project for the Nine Rails Creative District. Tune into all things new within the Creative District by subscribing to the Ogden First Email Newsletter.

And finally, get acquainted with the Monarch Building, the arts nonprofit Ogden First, and we’ll properly introduce our Nine Rails Arts Podcast House Band, The Proper Way. 

All of this on the first episode of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast where we explore creative placemaking from the Nine Rails Creative District.

Ahhh, it's that time of year again, Summer OR, the greatest party in the outdoor industry. I mean, the highbrow gathering of outdoor industry professionals clinking Stanley shot glasses of fine whiskey lemonade over conversations of comparitive cuben fiber products, recent epics, and athlete sightings. It's a fast and frazzling 4 days of wicked awesome gear, friends, and beer. All the beer. And, yes, sometimes whiskey. But, mostly beer. 

OR moved to Denver last year and our little OOA team has yet to make the trip. GEAR:30 Big Enchilada Buyer (official position title), Chase Moffett, did make the trip along with a small shop contingency, and reported back to us covering some of the fresh gear coming into GEAR:30, trends, and navigating the new mile-high facilities. 

On The Docket, Adventure News, Worth Listening, Worth Watching, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and more, all on episode 312 - OR Recap. 

Enjoy!

It took us 2 weeks to get this one right, but then we nailed it! From down by the Ogden River to the top of Powder Mountain, we spent time with full-time van-lifer, Jake Nelson, in The Vansion, discussing the realities of van life, how to build out your own van, and van hacks. Also, #OnTheDocket featuring upcoming adventure events, news, a GEAR:30 segment, Outdoor Jukebox and more. We even harken back to draggin the 'vard. Maybe we'll start our own van-drag thing. Or, something. Enjoy Ep. 311 - The Vansion (Take 2).