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
Tuesday Announcements: Julian Carr Vault Episode, Kilby Block Party, Warm December, Upcoming Season 2
The shortest updates can point to the biggest stories. This week we spotlight a Vault favorite with Julian Carr—his journey from professional skier to repeat entrepreneur to new dad—and unpack why that arc lands for skiers, founders, and anyone rethinking the next chapter. It’s a grounded look at risk, reinvention, and the skills that transfer when life changes lanes.
We’re also turning up the community dial with a Kilby Block Party giveaway. The lineup is loaded—Lorde, The xx, Turnstile, Modest Mouse, and more—and entering is easy on Instagram: comment on the episode post, say “done,” and tag who you’re going with. It’s a fun way to bring new listeners into the mix and maybe plan your weekend with friends. Alongside that, we’re dropping another curated Vault release to keep your feed stocked with conversations that age well and give newer listeners a clean on-ramp to the archive.
With the holidays a week out, we share quick ways to shop local and find holly jolly plans pulled from our social posts—simple outings, small shops, and seasonal events that keep our scene vibrant. And because season two is just ahead, we want your help shaping it. Tell us who you want to hear from next and why their story matters now. Hit play, enter the giveaway, and then drop your guest picks—we’ll see what we can make happen. If you’re enjoying the show, follow, share with a friend, and leave a quick review to help others find Small Lake City.
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What is up, everybody, and welcome back to another Tuesday update. It is me, Eric Nilsen, the host of the Small Lake City podcast. Back for another Tuesday update. Not too much going on this week, but if you haven't listened to the most recent episode of the Vault series with Julian Carr, uh go check it out. He's someone who has a great perspective on life, has had a lot of great experiences, but also has had a lot of great foresight into what the next phases of life have been, going from being a professional skier to an entrepreneur multiple times and now entering this new era of dadship for him. So definitely go check it out. Whether you're a ski enthusiast, a business enthusiast, or something in between, definitely something you all will like. Also, if you haven't entered yet, make sure to go on Instagram and enter to win tickets to Kilby Block Party, their weekend passes, uh, Lord, the XX, Turnstyle, Modest Mouse, and so many others. So go make sure to enter that. All you have to do is comment on an episode and go comment on the post and say done and tag who you're going with you. And that's pretty much it. So you can even comment on this episode depending on where you're listening. So make sure to do that and enter. I'm going to be releasing another Vault episode this week. Not sure exactly who it is, but it's fun to go back and pick some of my favorites for all of you who may have found the podcast a little bit later or just need a new episode to listen to. So make sure to go check that out. Also, the holiday season is coming along well, and we are almost a week out from Christmas. So make sure to go and so make sure to go shop local and find something around the area to do so. I also posted a lot of ideas for some holly jolly things that you can do on social media. So go check that out. Otherwise, enjoy a great week. I will see you this week with the Vault episodes and looking forward to kicking off season two in the new year. So if there's anyone that you want to see on season two that you think would be interesting, drop a comment on this episode and let's see what I can do. So enjoy a week, enjoy some more warm December weather, and I will see you Saturday.
