The Residency Podcast

Welcome Home! We hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving holiday and we are back with our first ever episode on the road! We recorded this episode from the world’s largest sportsbook inside the brand new Circa Resort & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas and joining us is the owner Derek Stevens! Derek is an icon in Las Vegas and the hospitality industry as a whole so this is a must listen! We cover the recent grand opening of Circa and what it was like to complete this huge project with the difficulties of Covid, plus the future of downtown Las Vegas and where the area will evolve to, building the worlds largest sportsbook, how mobile betting is changing the industry, Circa’s incredible 4000 person stadium swim venue, Derek’s love of sports betting, Derek’s past ownership of a minor league baseball team and the possibility of more sports franchises coming to Las Vegas, acting in his own commercials, his viral giveaway this year and his famous tweet to Kanye West! As always we wrap up the episode with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It!

Welcome home everybody!! Back at it again with another big episode! There was no way around starting the show off with our reactions to how the election has dominated the news cycle. Then we break down how Pfizer might save the world as we know it, the parent company of Vans is buying Supreme for over $2 Billion, Cardi B wants you to start wearing Reeboks, Beyonce and Peleton team up to bring you fitness content, there is a new plant based burger in town and it goes by the name McPlant. Plus we show our respect for the legend Alex Trebek! As always we finish the show with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It!

Welcome Home Everybody! This may have been the craziest week any of us have ever seen so we had to start this episode chatting about the chaos that we all called a presidential election plus how Nevada is ever going to come back from being the joke of every meme on the internet! As always we are bringing you the stories you absolutely need to know about including Proposition 22 passing in California, Oregon legalizing hard drugs, Kanye actually got some votes, Elon Musk launching his own tequila, Inspire brands creating the newest restaurant conglomerate by buying Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins, the NBA could be coming back already in December and Vince Vaughn gives us the first good news of 2020 that a sequel for Wedding Crashers is coming! As always we end the episode with the fan favorite segment Eat It, Drink It, Binge It.  

Welcome Home Everybody! The episode had to start with what Halloween will be like in Las Vegas this year and the history of what the actual holiday really means. The stories are amazing in this episode featuring Burger King throwing shade at McDonalds with their new Halloween marketing stunt, how LA dealt with the pandemic and ended up with the NBA Championship and the World Series title, what the MLB & NBA will do next year after their huge losses this season, who wins the battle of XBOX vs Playstation 5 and what the future of gaming is, the Utah Jazz sold for over 1.5 Billion Dollars, Kanye gave the craziest present to Kim Kardashian for her birthday and a possible new way to go to college from Forbes. As always we end the episode with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It. Don’t forget to Vote!!

Welcome Home Everybody. Another amazing episode as always and tons to cover this time! Jeff talks about his big Luxor gender reveal, big news of the Wynn & Encore changing their hours, live entertainment is coming back to Vegas and there is a new major casino opening in downtown Vegas. Plus Zoom becoming the company of the year and their new game changing project, the complete failure of Quibi, Tik Tokers taking over the podcast space, Snapchat exceeding everyone’s expectations, the evolution of Mcdonald’s celebrity partnerships and GMC launching the new electric hummer. As always we end the episode with our favorite segment Eat It, Drink it, Binge It!

Welcome home everybody! We have been on a streak with guests and we are keeping it up this week. Alex Lee who is the co-founder of the premier meal prep company Foodie Fit joins us for the show. Get ready to hear some serious entrepreneur advice! We go through Alex’s move to Vegas from China, his transition from the nightlife industry to starting his own business, how the Foodie Fit idea started, the struggles and successes over the years, his major partnerships and celebrity clients plus some big expansion news! As always we end the show with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It.

Welcome Home Everybody! Back to back weeks with guests and we went big with this one! On this episode we have superstar DJ and producer 3LAU join us! As a Las Vegas resident for most of his life we get to hear his take on the city past, present and future. 3LAU has one of the most intriguing stories so we go through his history getting into music and turning down a typical finance job to do so. Get ready to hear about his triumphs as a DJ, his journey into digital art, his thoughts on how mainstream electronic music has become, the future of the music industry after covid, the real lifestyle of a DJ, the advantages of being an independent artist, his not-for-profit music label, his love for sneaker culture and so much more! As always we end the episode with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It!

Welcome Home Everybody! This episode we have Nectaly Mendoza join us as a guest. He is a wildly successful restauranteur and owner of two of the most popular concepts in Las Vegas; Herbs & Rye and Cleaver. Raised in Las Vegas he walks us through his rough upbringing and the challenges he had to overcome to get to where he is now. He started his career in nightlife then eventually decided to start his entrepreneurial journey with Herbs & Rye. This is a must listen episode to find out the struggles of the hospitality industry, what it takes to build a successful restaurant, how to deliver authenticity to your customers, what awards and accolades can do for a business plus his personal struggles with substance abuse and weight loss. This episode is funny, exciting and uplifting! As always we end the episode with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It!

Welcome Home Everybody! Las Vegas got their first ever home NFL win so we start the episode with our thoughts on the game and the new stadium. Plus the Emmy’s tanked in the ratings again, what will award shows do going forward, the Tik Tok saga continues but it could be stopped by the Chinese government, the Nikola founder might be the biggest crook in the country, Floyd Mayweather could really be fighting Logan Paul, Michael Jordan buys his way into Nascar, Quibi is the dumbest thing to ever cost a billion dollars and the Barstool sportsbook app is taking over online betting.

Welcome Home Everybody! We have another jam packed episode for everyone! In Vegas the Park MGM casino is opening back up again with something new no other casino has ever done, Reality TV is making some major moves on the strip plus we talk the opening of Raiders stadium. Low gives his his fist hand experience on Bumble vs Tinder! Tik Tok is being saved by Oracle and we are here for it plus airlines are deciding to just fly to nowhere, Mcdonald’s is the king of collaborations, Joe Rogan could go from podcaster to debate moderator, the Chainsmokers launch their own venture capital fund and the Mets sell for the most money in American sports history. As always we wrap up the episode with Eat It, Drink It, Binge It.