Utah Stories Show

The horrific attack killing members of the Langford family near the Arizona border is suspected to be perpetrated by the Mexican drug cartel.

In this podcast, we discuss the history of the struggle between the cartel and the Mormons that appears to be a major cultural war that has escalated over the years.

We discuss the Inland port and its impact with Deeda Seed, former city council person who is currently with the Center for Biological Diversity.

Is the Inland Port an example of governmental overreach?

Will the Inland Port open a floodgate of corruption?

In this episode, we talk with independent artist Chris Bodily. Chris has been rendering engaging and creative illustrations for Utah Stories magazine for years.

Chris successfully crowdfunded his first comic novel Black Lantern.

He supplements his income by doing commissioned work; selling original artwork and teaching, but mainly Chris spends most days drawing. We discuss how artists develop their own style.

Chris' advice is to focus on both the most important things to learn to stay up-to-date but to also maintain focus on the passion that drives the desire to create.

In this episode we discuss Utah’s most important environmental issues with Dr. Brian Moench who operates a non-profit called Utah Physicians for A Healthy Environment. Development and growth threaten the quality of life we enjoy in Utah.

Recent medical studies demonstrate that poor air quality causes greater harm to the human body—cardiovascular system, immune and respiratory systems— than previously realized. We delve into the topics of what can be done about it, what isn't being done about it, where it could lead to if no one takes action.

We talk with Matt Watts, an accomplished professional animator who has done work for Disney shows and now does freelance animation work, about getting into animation, what studios want to see in your demo, what to expect working in the industry, and more.

A discussion seasoned real estate broker Babs DeLay from Urban Utah Homes and Estates. We discuss the current real estate market in Salt Lake, Utah's housing crisis, and where the next hot Utah neighborhoods are emerging and where they will be in the next 10-15 years. Bargains can be found, you just need to know where to look!

Utah Stories talks to Rob Dunfield, one of the founders of Fear Factory about the desire to be deliberately scarred.

According to Dunfield the reason is escape. “It is an adrenaline rush, a release, and an escape from reality. Getting scared makes you forget your problems. When the general economy goes down, haunted house sales go up,” he says.

It has been a rocky start to the roll-out of cannabis in Utah. The Director of Utah’s medical cannabis program speaks to Utah Stories.

We talk with Utah Governor candidate Zachary Moses about his campaign and other political topics such as affordable housing, the inland port, pollution and Zach’s solutions to these problems.