Small Lake City
Small Talk, Big City
Join host Erik Nilsson as he interviews the entrepreneurs, creators, and builders making Salt Lake City the best place it can be. Covering topics such as business, politics, art, food, and more you will get to know the amazing people behind the scenes investing their time and money to improve the place we call home.
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Small Lake City
Latest Episodes
S2, E29: How Salt Lake City Lost Its Japantown with Kelyn Ikegami
A single street sign downtown can be a trapdoor into a whole erased world. When we see “Japantown Street” near the Delta Center, it’s easy to assume it’s just a name. It isn’t. Today we sit down with filmmaker Kelyn, creator of the PBS short do...
Bears Ears Protections End And Rent Deals Surge In Salt Lake City
At 6 a.m., Utah’s public lands story changes in a very real way. I’m walking through what it means as the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument cuts officially take effect, putting nearly 3 million acres into a new legal re...
S2, E28: This Salt Lake City Park Used to Be a Prison
If you’ve spent any time in Salt Lake City, you’ve probably been to Sugar House Park. But about 75 years ago, instead of runners, sledders, playgrounds, and soccer fields, you would have found something very different:A prison.
Vault Episode 16: Why Everyone Should Make Art with Micah Christensen
What if getting good at art has less to do with talent—and more to do with learning how to see?Micah Christensen is an art historian, educator, painter, and the owner of Anthony’s Fine Art and Antiques in Salt Lake City. His path to the ...
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SLC’s 999 Ride Has a Problem + Gen Z Is Leaving the LDS Church
Southern Utah got hammered by monsoon storms, and the footage doesn’t fully capture how fast things can turn. We walk through the Bryce Canyon flash floods that stranded hikers across multiple trails, the rescue delays caused by lightning, and ...
