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, E32: Mistborn, Building Dragonsteel & Becoming Fantasy’s Biggest Author with Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson joins the Small Lake City Podcast to talk about Mistborn, Dragonsteel, his journey to becoming one of the biggest fantasy authors in the world, and the unconventional business he’s built around his books and fans.Brando...
S2, E31: How Altra Went From a Toaster Oven to a Global Running Brand With Founder Brian Beckstead
How did Altra go from experimenting with running shoes in Utah to becoming a global running brand?Brian Beckstead, co-founder of Altra, joins me on Small Lake City to tell the story behind one of Utah’s most recognizable companies...
Utah's Care System is Failing — Deaths, Abuse & No Accountability + Pro Football is Coming to SLC
Salt Lake City's weekly news update is here — and this week hit different.The Disability Law Center just dropped a damning report called "Profits Over People" — detailing how three Utahns with disabilities died in the care of a state-lic...
S2, E30: Amanda Warren on Bookish, Building Community & the Salt Lake Book Festival
What if reading could be one of the best ways to meet people and build community in Salt Lake City?In this episode of the Small Lake City Podcast, I sit down with Amanda Warren of Bookish SLC to talk about how a love of books grew into a...
Trump's DOJ Targets Utah's Own Lt. Governor, SLC is Getting an MLB Team & Schools Are Closing
A sitting Utah lieutenant governor says no to handing over private voter data, and the Trump administration’s DOJ responds with a formal investigation. I break down what the federal government is asking for, why Deidre Henderson argues it viola...
