This week’s guests: Eric Woodyard - beat writer for the Utah Jazz who proudly hails from Flint, Michigan. Flint is considered one of America’s poorest or most violent cities, but he believes in that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. Basketball and home are some ticks that remind him to stay positive and give back daily. He loves spending time with family and friends but if you have him over, just make sure you give him a heads up if you have any pets at home, especially cats…

This week’s guest: Your hosts. We take a break from our regular guest routine and talk through our ticks involving technology. Let’s face it, it’s a big part of our lives. It’s 2018 and there’s a lot of technology out there surrounding our abilities. But with great technology comes great responsibility to know when to use it, and when to put it away and connect with people.

This week’s guests: Daniel Haslam - a social media specialist who helps companies use data and analytics to be able to help markets move. So, if you think that your tweet about a certain restaurant and tagging your friend won’t be seen by anyone, think again. Daniel helps gather all the metadata behind these posts. He believes in using technology for good and has even been able to turn a Twitter troll into a real-life friend.

Jorrien and Tiera Peterson are past guests of Ticked (Episode 61) and have set out on a mission to redesign Salt Lake City’s Flag. And they need our help. Lib and Ben talk about three things you can do to help them. 1) Get Educated - check out the TED talk by Roman Mars called, “Why City Flags may be the Worst-Designed thing you’ve Never Noticed,” (linked in the episode 61 show notes on tickedpodcast.com). 2) Follow their design quest on Instagram, @slcflag. 3) Sign their petition on their website (link provided in their Instagram profile).

This week’s guest: Carla Swensen-Haslam – a native Utahn with dual-citizenship, Carla grew up playing soccer on the fields of the Wasatch Mountains and the pitches of Columbia’s U20 National Team. Now she provides color-commentating for Utah’s Professional Women’s Soccer Team. Be it broadcasting, literature, education, politics, or inspiring you to progress and win, Carla’s ticked.

This week’s guests: Mark and Tyler – Both entrepreneur students at BYU who came across an opportunity to own a CrossFit gym. They study books and biographies of other entrepreneurs like Ray Kroc (McDonald’s) or S. Truett Cathy (Chick-fil-a) to stay creative and progress in life and business. Time is a “tick” and if you tell them that you don’t have time, they might have you take out your phone and check how many hours you spend on social media.

You don't have to like sports to enjoy an event like the World Cup. The world unites, admires the play of athletes on the pitch and we all celebrate when any team scores! You may root against one country one match and find yourself wanting them to win the next. Today we talk about the FIFA World Cup. Ben and Lib are joined by two specials guests as they make their predictions for the tournament, share a special announcement for 2026 (you heard it right) and share why they love this event that graces us once every four years. Goooooooooooooool!

This week’s guest: Morgan Jones – a journalist, blogger, story-teller, and young single woman. A native of North Carolina and foodie of all things NOT southern, Morgan manages the Faith content at Deseret News and thrives on belief. Believing in something, and holding on to that while hearing other’s stories of life helps her connect with you. She connects with herself through amateur yoga. Keep your headlines honest, and your hair out of her food!

This week’s guests: Ben and Lib – we take a break from our regular routine and expound on the why we hate and love the warmest season of all: summer. Let’s make things clear - Ben loooves summer and Lib sees the duality of the season. So take some time off, kick back with us and sip on some lemonade as we talk about our ticks and tick-offs of the dog days.

Did you miss us this week? We did too. We had a technology glitch and lost an interview. So, this Out-Tick expresses our tick-offs with technology glitches and linked files. But we're back in full production and hopefully this "Behind the Scenes" look will hold you over until next Tuesday, when episode 66 will be released. In the meantime, #stayticked.