MSLD — also known as Michael — is a wildly talented musician blending deep musical training with pure creative play. You’ve probably seen him on TikTok geeking out over gear or tearing it up with a talkbox, and you can hear his catchy, genre-blending tracks on Spotify. In this episode, we dig into his influences, his creative process, pop music, franchise bands, session playing, making a living off music, remaining authentic as an ovethinker, and a bunch more

Paul Byrd started from the bottom at IRS, and spent 30 years becoming an expert on how to get things done there, until his team was abruptly notified they would be dissolved and they would all be losing their jobs. It was a completely unprecedented at the IRS.

If you've worked at IRS for a while, Jerry Heschel was probably your boss at some point. If you haven't, then you might have no idea who he is. Not only does he have 40 years of experience, some of it at the highest levels of managment, he's represented the IRS in countless negotiations with their labor union (NTEU), and he's led IRS employees through major events like RIFs, restructuring, and large-scale process changes.

The Ogden IRS world is like a community within a community, and a lot of us never get to learn about it. But with drastic changes being proposed for federal employees at breakneck speed, the impact will spread beyond IRS community and into the larger Ogden community as well.

We made a documentary about film making in Ogden! This is the audio opnly version for you on-the-go podcast people, but you can always watch the full thingson YouTube.

This episode looks at the making of the short film Convicts and Chocolates Part Thrice by New Ogden Cinema by talking to the producers, writers, actors, and crew that helped make it happen.

Watch the full short here: https://youtu.be/mxq2n8hkpXI

Watch Convicts and Chocolates Part Thrice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8dbhlsBCaE

And click here to support New Ogden Cinema's newest feature film: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/left-for-dead-feature-film#/

David Owen has some amazing stories of touring the country with big time bands, but he's also got a lot of wisdom and knowledge from that time in his life that inform his choices today. It's a great episode about following your passion, always finding new ways to grow, helping others, and more. He's the founder of Imagine Music, so we also have some fun talking about local talent and the music scene.

Russ has designed some amazing creatures for films including things like Pirates of the Caribbean, SLC Punk 2, and 50 First Dates. He's also designed tons of creatures, costumes, makeup, puppets and other special effects. He was also a contestant on the reality show Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge.
Find out how he broke into the business, hear some industry talk, and check out some of his amazing creations

It's just a regular old episode. Nothing strange happening here. Wait what's this? An episode about the host?! What is this, every podcast ever invented?

But for real, I get asked a lot why I don't share more about me. I'm a face of Ogden too, aren't I? So fine, go ahead and dive into my sordid background. Explore my layers.

You know who should have a podcast is Resonomics because that guy interviewed the shit out of me. Thanks buddy.

We make The Good Spirit's signature Gardentini with local Five Guys Vodka, and we try out some variations for a One Ogden cocktail using local Porter's Rye Vodka and the New World Distillery Wasatch Blossom Utah Tart Cherry Liqueur

We also talk about mormonism, tik tok, rudraksha beads, and so many other great things you'll just have to listen to find out