Podcasts about Davis County

KSL's Top Story: The fight over the proposed Stratos data center heads to Davis County tonight.  Candidates running in next week's primary election will hold a town hall about the data center in Sunset. KSL NewsRadio's Eric Cabrera joins us LIVE with details. Eric?

PipemanRadio speaks with Riff Wood at Download XXIII Donington Park about their performance at the legendary music festival.  Riff Wood, the rock trio from Davis County, Utah, is not officially on the lineup for the UK's Download Festival, despite some early tour listings mistakenly connecting the band to the 2026 festival dates. If you were hoping to see them, their actual live schedule features headline performances and a US summer tour, rather than festival slots in the UK. You can track their true tour itinerary directly on their official Spotify Concerts or Tour Page to see if they are performing near you. Click Here to Subscribe to The Adventures of Pipeman for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS! Take some zany and serious journeys with The Pipeman aka Dean K. Piper, CST on The Adventures of Pipeman also known as Pipeman Radio syndicated globally “Where Who Knows And Anything Goes.”   Would you like to be a sponsor of the show?Would you like to have your business, products, services, merch, programs, books, music or any other professional or artistic endeavors promoted on the show?Would you like interviewed as a professional or music guest on The Adventures of Pipeman, Positively Pipeman and/or Pipeman in the Pit?Would you like to host your own Radio Show, Streaming TV Show, or Podcast?  PipemanRadio Podcasts are heard on Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and over 100 other podcast outlets where you listen to Podcasts.The following are the different podcasts to Follow, Listen, Download, Subscribe:  The Adventures of PipemanPipeman RadioPipeman in the Pit – Music Interviews & FestivalsPipeman – The Wandering JewPositively Pipeman – Empowerment, Inspiration, Motivation, Self-Help, Business, Spiritual & Health & WellnessClick Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials & Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.

PipemanRadio speaks with Riff Wood at Download XXIII Donington Park about their performance at the legendary music festival.  Riff Wood, the rock trio from Davis County, Utah, is not officially on the lineup for the UK's Download Festival, despite some early tour listings mistakenly connecting the band to the 2026 festival dates. If you were hoping to see them, their actual live schedule features headline performances and a US summer tour, rather than festival slots in the UK. You can track their true tour itinerary directly on their official Spotify Concerts or Tour Page to see if they are performing near you. Click Here to Subscribe to Pipeman in the Pit for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!    Pipeman in the Pit is a music, festival, and interview segment of The Adventures of Pipeman Radio Show (#pipemanradio) and from The King of All Festivals while on The Pipeman Radio Tour. Pipeman in the Pit features all kinds of music and interviews with bands & music artists especially in the genres of Heavy Metal, Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Punk Rock, Goth, Industrial, Alternative, Thrash Metal & Indie Music. Pipeman in the Pit also features press coverage of events, concerts, & music festivals.   Pipeman Productions is an artist management company that sponsors the show introducing new local & national talent showcasing new artists & indie artists.Then there is The Pipeman Radio Tour where Pipeman travels the country and world doing press coverage for Major Business Events, Conferences, Conventions, Music Festivals, Concerts, Award Shows, and Red Carpets. One of the top publicists in music has named Pipeman the “King of All Festivals.” So join the Pipeman as he brings “The Pipeman Radio Tour” to life right before your ears and eyes.Would you like to be a sponsor of the show?Would you like to have your business, products, services, merch, programs, books, music or any other professional or artistic endeavors promoted on the show?Would you like interviewed as a professional or music guest on The Adventures of Pipeman, Positively Pipeman and/or Pipeman in the Pit?Would you like to host your own Radio Show, Streaming TV Show, or Podcast?  PipemanRadio Podcasts are heard on Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and over 100 other podcast outlets where you listen to Podcasts.  The following are the different podcasts to Follow, Listen, Download, Subscribe:The Adventures of PipemanPipeman RadioPipeman in the Pit – Music Interviews & FestivalsPipeman – The Wandering JewPositively Pipeman – Empowerment, Inspiration, Motivation, Self-Help, Business, Spiritual & Health & WellnessBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pipeman-in-the-pit--2287932/support.Click Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials &  Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.

https://www.perryforsheriff.com/   Proven Experience Serving Our Community My name is Aaron Perry, and I'm running for Davis County Sheriff because this community is home, and protecting it has been my life's work. I'm a lifelong Davis County resident. I bring more than two decades of law enforcement experience, including senior leadership roles overseeing corrections, enforcement, investigations, evidence, administration and tactical operations. I believe the Sheriff's Office should be guided by one principle: protecting people with integrity and accountability.         The role of Sheriff demands experience, judgment, and a steady commitment to service. My promise is simple: to lead with integrity, support the men and women who serve, and keep Davis County safe while earning the trust of the community every day. Meet Aaron My Priorities Get Involved           As Chief Deputy at the Weber County Sheriff's Office, I helped lead a complex organization with a focus on accountability, professionalism, and public trust. I've spent my career learning every side of this job, from the front lines to executive leadership. I was entrusted with leading through one of the most challenging moments in modern law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing on transparency, safety, and steady decision making, we protected both staff and inmates while maintaining operations. That leadership was recognized statewide, but more importantly, it reinforced my belief that calm, prepared leadership matters most when it's tested.     Leading from the Front   True to My Roots Throughout my career, as I advanced in rank and took on more administrative roles, I have never forgotten where I came from. I always look for opportunities to roll up my sleeves and work side by side with deputies. One such example is at the Roy Days celebration, pictured above. Whether in crisis or celebration, I believe it is important as a leader to help wherever you're needed.   Leading by Example, Whatever the Assignment While serving as Enforcement Chief Deputy, I responded to the scene of a search and rescue operation at Pineview Reservoir. When I asked how I could help, the Lieutenant stated he needed someone on a wave runner to keep boats from accessing the area they were working. I commandeered a swimsuit and took the assignment.   Prepared to Lead in Crisis Saturday May 30, 2020: While serving as Corrections Chief, Ogden Police Department requested assistance with a planned protest. Although the Ogden protest remained peaceful, there was concern that it may turn violent as had the protests in Salt Lake City. I responded to assist Ogden PD with 47 other Weber County deputies and staff members. Later that day, an emergency call was sent by the Salt Lake City Police Department requesting immediate assistance from whomever was available. When contacted for specifics, a Salt Lake City Police Lieutenant stated, "Please send everything you've got".  I responded with Sheriff Arbon and 22 other deputies. After initially responding to suspected looting at City Creek, I was assigned to a containment position where I remained until the next morning. 

On July 23rd, 2013, Tiffany Mead agreed to meet her estranged husband, Kristopher Ertmann, at a park in Davis County, Utah to collect a child support payment. Instead, prosecutors say he ambushed her, slitting her throat and forcing her to tell 911 she had tried to harm herself. Miraculously, Tiffany survived -and once she was able to speak, she told investigators what really happened that day. But as the case moved forward, authorities would uncover an even more disturbing plan that suggested the danger was far from over.This episode is sponsored by:Fabletics: shop now at fabletics.com/TCKR to get 70 - 80% off Grow Therapy: whatever challenges you're facing, Grow Therapy is here to help. Visit GrowTherapy.com/KENDALLRAE today to get startedEarnin: Download EarnIn on the App Store or Google Play. Type in TrueCrimewithKendallRae under PODCAST when you sign up, it'll really help the showWarby Parker: right now, buy one prescription pair and get 20% off any additional prescription pairs at WarbyParker.com/TCKRCheck out my foundation: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/Watch my documentaries:530 Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUWkmOjNLkApartment 801: https://bit.ly/2RJ9XXr True Crime with Kendall Rae podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3rks84oSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3jC66prShop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shopCheck out my other podcasts:Mile Higher (True Crime) @milehigherpodYouTube: https://bit.ly/2ROzJcwInstagram: http://instagram.com/milehigherpodThe Sesh (Current events, a little true crime, pop culture, and commentary) https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4X @the_seshpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/3a9t6Xr*Follow My Social!* @KendallRaeOnytInstagram: http://instagram.com/kendallraeonytFacebook: https://bit.ly/3kar4NKTrue Crime TikTok: https://bit.ly/3VDbc77Personal TikTok: https://bit.ly/41hmRKgREQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://zfrmz.com/yg9cuiWjUe2QY3hSC2V0Form for people directly related/close to the victim: https://zfrmz.com/HGu2hZso42aHxARt1i67Join my discord to chat with other viewers about this video, it's free! https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCNC O N T A C T:For Business Inquiries - kendallrae@night.coSend me mail: Kendall Rae 8547 E Arapahoe Rd Ste J #233 Greenwood Village, CO 80112

Host: Heidi HatchGuest: Morgan Lyon Cotti Associate Director Hinckley Institute of Politics Conventions this weekend Delegates pick their candidates Inner party battles front and center Democrats now have 4 qualified candidates through signatures from the new Utah CD1 race 2 candidates facing accusation of wrongdoing Nate Blouin, Eval Lopez Chavez Republicans have an inner party fight in Utah CD3 Rep Celeste Maloy qualified through signatures Will Lyman get the nod from delegates or will Maloy still have a chance to shut him out at convention? Trevor Lee dealing with his own accusations of check fraud and pay for play Made it out of the Davis County convention alive, but lost to Stevenson Why are we seeing what seems like so many bombshells pre-convention this year New Hinckley Presidential Polling – Utahns support of President Trump fading

https://www.karatoone.com/   Hi, I'm Kara Toone. I've lived in Davis County for more than 40 years, and I'm running to represent you in the Utah State House. ​ I was born in Vernal, and moved to Davis County when I was three years old. I grew up surrounded by people who taught me that strong communities come from everyday service. I attended Viewmont High and after graduating, went on to earn degrees from Snow College and Weber State University, later completing a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Utah. ​ My husband, Logan, and I have lived in Clearfield since 2003. We've raised our four children here in the same neighborhood for more than two decades. As they grew, I stayed active in their schools and eventually joined Davis Education Foundation where I now serve as Executive Director. ​ Service has always been at the center of my life, whether volunteering in classrooms, hosting neighborhood movie nights, or advocating for at-risk students. And when I'm not doing that, you'll find me baking, reading the news, exploring museums, or enjoying our family's annual “22 Different Restaurants Day.” ​ I'm a lifelong Republican who has been active in promoting our party at every level. From chairing county conventions, to serving on our State Central Committee and as a county and state delegate, I believe strongly that conservative principles rooted in real results benefit families and communities. ​ Now I'm ready to take that commitment to the next level as your voice in the House of Representatives. I'm running because my roots are here, my children are growing up here, and I believe my experience and work ethic can make a real difference for House District 14. ​ I would be honored to earn your vote. ​                                   Kara Toone

A Letter to County Delegates Jona Whitesides Mar 21 2 min read   Public Trust Must Be Earned:   Accountability Over Incumbency       Congratulations on Being Elected as a Delegate!       Dear Delegate,       Thank you for stepping forward and serving as a delegate. Your role is critical in preserving a system of elections that is local, accountable, and truly by the people.       I'm running as a convention-only candidate because I believe in the caucus and convention system and in the responsibility entrusted to you. I am asking for your support and vote at the County Convention on April 18th.       This race presents an important contrast. My opponent is both gathering signatures and serving as a county delegate. While each of you will form your own conclusions, I believe that raises fair questions about consistency and commitment to the caucus system.       My background includes extensive experience in financial management and auditing, including evaluating not just financials but also programs and processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability. I believe those skills are essential to ensuring the Clerk's Office earns and maintains public trust.       As you evaluate your decision, I hope you'll consider a few key priorities:   Transparency and accountability: Strengthening public trust in how elections are conducted Leadership beyond tenure: Experience matters, but it must be paired with openness, responsiveness, and accountability Process improvement and oversight: Applying auditing principles to improve systems, accuracy, and efficiency Protecting local control: Keeping decision-making close to the people       I believe this moment calls for a fresh commitment to transparency, accountability, and measurable performance.       I also want to invite you to connect in person. The first meet and greet will be held March 25th at 6:30 PM at the Centerville Library, with additional events to follow.  Please RSVP here: Davis County Candidate Meet and Greet Events       Please reach out with any questions. I will also be reaching out personally in the coming weeks, and I want to hear directly from you about what matters most in electing our next County Clerk.       Thank you again for your service and for the time you dedicate to this important process.       Respectfully,       Jona Whitesides   801-834-1954

Family & Community Roots John Adams is a longtime Davis County resident, devoted husband, and proud father of three. His commitment to family and community is what drives his desire to serve, and he understands firsthand what families in Davis County need to thrive. Rooted in the values of hard work, integrity, and service, John has dedicated his time to strengthening the place he calls home. Public Service John currently serves on the Kaysville City Council, where he has built a reputation as a thoughtful and approachable leader. In this role, he has focused on strengthening community connections, improving transparency in local government, and ensuring residents have a clear and meaningful voice in local decision-making. He believes the best solutions come from listening to the people most affected by those decisions. Conservative Vision John brings a conservative, solutions-oriented approach to government—one that respects taxpayers, prioritizes fiscal responsibility, and values open, honest communication. As a Republican, he is committed to preserving the quality of life that makes Davis County a great place to live, work, and raise a family. He is running for Davis County Commission to continue serving with integrity and to help ensure a strong, prosperous future for the next generation.   www.electjohnadams.com  

I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to represent Senate District 6 in my area as a senator in Utah State Legislature. Tami Tran, Mayor of Kaysville, Utah Elected in 2021, Tami is a trusted leader, committed community advocate, and proud Kaysville resident. She's working every day to preserve what makes our city special while building a stronger, more connected future for all of us.       For almost 50 years, I never knew my biological family. This video shares a deeply personal part of my life: how I found my biological parents after 49½ years, and how love, family, and an unexpected connection made it possible. It's a story that still gives me chills when I think about it.   Her Story A Life Built on Hard Work, Opportunity, and Purpose From business leadership to public service, Tami Tran's story is rooted in gratitude, resilience, and a deep commitment to Utah families and communities.   Tami Tran's story began in Seoul, Korea, and continued in Utah after she was adopted and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1979. From a young age, she learned the importance of family, faith, resilience, and gratitude for the opportunities this country provides. While attending BYU as a Political Science major, Tami began her professional career in mortgage lending. There, she developed a strong foundation in federal compliance, FHA construction loans, and the importance of earning people's trust. Those lessons shaped her approach to leadership and service for years to come. That foundation led to a successful career in commercial development, real estate, and business ownership. In 2004, she co-founded a Department of Defense contracting company, where she now serves as CEO, managing teams and partnerships nationwide. Whether in business or public service, Tami is known for building strong teams, solving real problems, and leading with purpose.   Her commitment to service extends across Davis County and beyond. Tami currently serves as Chair of the Davis Technical College Board of Trustees and Chair of the Davis County Council of Governments, and she serves on multiple boards, including the Weber State University National Advisory Board. She also led the creation of the Davis County Council of Mayors, helping strengthen coordination between cities across the county. Tami's public service began at the local level, where she served as a Planning Commissioner and later on the City Council. She is known for thoughtful decision-making, bringing people together, and finding common ground to move communities forward. A lifelong Republican, Tami has also served as both a county and state delegate, staying actively involved in the party and advocating for conservative principles rooted in limited government, fiscal responsibility, and strong communities. Tami and her husband, Ly, have been married for 35 years. They are the proud parents of two children and grandparents of three. She is a proud American who honors the Constitution, loves Utah, and remains deeply committed to serving the people who call it home.

In this episode, I'm joined by Anjanette McNeely, an award-winning kindergarten teacher in Davis County, Utah, who is deeply committed to research-informed classroom practice. Anjanette focuses on translating educational research into practical strategies that help every student build strong foundations in literacy and mathematics.She is LETRS-certified (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) and holds a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Instructional Design. In addition to her classroom work, Anjanette has served as a literacy coach and curriculum writer. She is currently a Goyen Literacy Foundation Fellow, where she continues to deepen her work advancing evidence-based literacy instruction.Links:Substack:  https://substack.com/@anjanettemcneelyX: Anjanette McNeely (@anjanettemcnee2) / X This podcast sponsored by:The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. Murmuration Author Services by Mark Combes. Looking to write your first book? Murmuration Author Services is your friend and coach for this journey. Learn more here. 

A proposal being heard on Capitol Hill today would remove immunization requirements for public school attendance in Utah. Representative Trevor Lee joins the show to explain his proposal HB 152, as well as what he wants to change about vaccine exemptions. Lee explains a new substitute planned for the bill.  Dr. Candice Smith, Pediatrician in Davis County and Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist, joins the show to discuss the recent confusion and misconceptions around vaccines and what to know about immunizations when it comes to kids attending public school.

The Van Buren Warriors, proudly sponsored by Packwood Locker, Smithburg, Ottawa, Fairfield and Hinshaw Trailer Sales, discuss a hot stretch in which Coach Shellman's team has won three of their last four games. Coach Shellman recaps a 68–31 win over Davis County and a hard-fought 10-point victory at Columbus Junction, highlighting Will Corral's leadership, Jace Duncan's breakout play, Kinnick Miller's rebounding, and Caden Simmons' spark, while noting ankle injuries and recent sicknesses. The episode closes with a look ahead to upcoming matchups at Holy Trinity and senior night against Danville.

After debating the college football national championship (with Richard very much not gambling… while also explaining the VIG in suspicious detail), Gerrit drops a sneak peek announcement: they might do another live event, likely in Davis County, with the goal of raising funds to help get more people to the temple in Kenya on the next Sweetwater Rescue trip. What are the strongest, most legitimate arguments against faith, the Church, or God in general and how do you faithfully deal with them? Gerrit argues that the most serious challenge isn't a niche historical complaint or a shallow “gotcha” claim, but the universal human problem: suffering. Why is the world so brutal if God is both good and powerful? He explores how Latter-day Saint doctrine reframes the question through the premortal life, moral agency, and a more expansive view of God's work and purposes than classical Christian models often allow. Finally, a listener from Southern Utah writes in with a gem of local folklore: Did Brigham Young really warn that “Gadianton robbers” still infest the area and are they out haunting the desert hills around St. George, Leeds, Apple Valley, and the Arizona mountains? That question kicks off the main theme for the next episode: the Latter-day Saint understanding of the spirit world. Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

Coach Shellman and the Van Buren Warriors pulled out a dramatic 66-65 road win over Fairfield, fueled by balanced scoring, key rebounds from sophomore Cree Kite, and clutch free throws late. Will Corll led with 18 points while Landry Leffler (17) and Kinnick Miller (15) provided timely offense. The victory snapped a long drought, boosted team confidence, and comes ahead of a tough stretch of games including New London, Mediapolis, and Davis County. Coach highlighted improved defense, fewer turnovers, rebounding effort, and the value of playing frequent games to mature his young squad.

Angie comes on the show to talk about competing in two marathons in a span of eight days in November. In the first, the resident of rural Drakesville set a new personal best time of 2:43:53 at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on Nov. 8. Angie then finished third overall at the Every Woman's Marathon in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Nov. 16. The longtime Runablaze Iowa athlete chats about choosing running over basketball after seeing success at both sports in high school. She talks about dealing with adversity while having her best finish at cross country nationals for Central College. Angie, who teaches and coaches at Davis County in Bloomfield, talks about the tall task of juggling motherhood, teaching and coaching the school's cross country and youth running teams, all while trying to fit in her own running routine. Angie talks about the biggest challenge she has working with kids. She tells how a new coach has opened her eyes to new training plans and workouts that were scary at first. Angie also describes why she couldn't enjoy her first marathon win, at the IMT Des Moines race in October of 2024. She also recounts her conversation meeting with running legends Kathrine Switzer, Deena Kastor and Des Linden after the marathon in Arizona. Angie also talks about the joy of lacing up the shoes for a fun run with her sons in Bloomfield earlier this month.

Podcast: Fostering Conversations Host: Amy Smith Guest: Dave, Owner of Dave's Auto Episode Summary In this heartfelt episode, Amy sits down with Dave Bell from Dave's Auto Center to discuss his incredible journey of giving back to the community through Utah Foster Care and other charitable initiatives. Dave shares the deeply personal story of his mother's childhood in an orphanage, how that shaped his values, and why supporting foster families and children is so meaningful to him. From partnering with Mountain America Credit Union to organizing a massive community Christmas event, Dave's passion for service shines through every story. Key Topics Covered Dave's Background: From starting his auto shop in a storage unit to building a successful business over 36 years. Personal Connection: How his mother's experience as an orphan inspired his commitment to foster care. The Power of Service: Why giving back changes lives—both for those who receive and those who give. Community Christmas Event: Details about the annual Family Community Christmas in Farmington, serving thousands of families with food, clothing, toys, and holiday cheer. Encouragement for Listeners: Practical ways to get involved and make a lasting impact during the holiday season. Memorable Quotes “Service is a dividend that pays double.” – Dave “Be careful what you fill your mind with—your life depends on it.” – Dave “One caring adult can make all the difference.” – Amy Resources & Links Utah Foster Care: utahfostercare.org Family Community Christmas (Farmington, UT): December 20th at Farmington Fair Park Mountain America Credit Union: macu.com Call to Action Want to make this holiday season meaningful? Join the Family Community Christmas event or support foster families in your area. Your time and kindness can change lives. Transcript: Amy: Welcome to Fostering Conversations. I’m your host, Amy Smith. Today we have Dave with Dave’s Auto, Thank you so much for joining our podcast today. We’re excited to chat with you. Dave: I’m happy to be here. Thank you. Amy: So let’s start off by just introducing yourself, you know, what’s a little bit of your background and how did you get involved with Utah Foster Care? Dave: my background is, I’ve been a mechanic my whole life since I was 15. So that’s 50 years now. And I started the business here in Utah in 1990. So we’re starting our 36th year this year. And started in a storage unit in the dead of winter with no heat. And Lord, I’ve been very blessed. So that’s a little bit about me and where I came from and why I’ve gotta shop. Mountain American Credit Union came to me last year, a little before Christmas, and asked me to collaborate with them with Utah Foster Care. And I was so honored to do it, and they didn’t even know it. They just came to me because they wanted a a working kind of guy to be part of their ad campaign and everything. And then through, meeting the people and you know, talking to Utah foster care and everything a story came up and that story is probably why this is so near and dear to me, but no one knew that. But it’s unusual how people will get put in your life or you’ll get put in people’s lives and then it’s an answer to somebody’s prayer. You know, for me it’s an answer to my prayer ’cause I can give back. I’ve been so blessed in my life. And I hope that in some way that benefits Utah Foster care. So there’s a story there, and I don’t know whether you want that Amy: Yeah let’s just dive right in so that our listeners aren’t on the edge of their sheets like I am. Dave: Okay I’ll try to get through this. I’ve yeah, it’s an emotional story. okay. So my mother, God rest her soul. It was an orphan. So I’m looking for a tissue and of course in the mechanic shop, I got a shop rag here. Okay. Not really. Alright okay, I got that outta the way. Okay. My dear sweet mother, God rest her soul was the one of the finest women I ever knew, but she was an orphan. Now. I don’t know this, and I’m wondering when , the foster program kind of started in America. My mother was born in Ohio. She was put in an orphanage. This would’ve been back in 1940. Amy: Okay. Dave: She was put in an orphanage in Ohio and she lived her life there until my father married her and they were together for 56 years. Amy: Wow. Dave: Now I didn’t know why my mother, my whole life, I did not know why my mother went into an orphanage. I just, even growing up, I never knew. I never knew. I just didn’t know. And about a month or two before she passed away, she revealed to me how she ended up in an orphanage at six years old. And it’s amazing. You know how that shaped her life in a way. And I’m sure she’s not here to defend her. Not that she has to, but my mother never had the opportunity to be taught what a mother was. And but yet, My mother was a woman that had an apron on and I come home from school and there was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for me and somebody to talk to. And she told me that I, when she passed and I asked her, how’d you end up being such a great mom? And ’cause she really was four children and plus my dad, which, okay, that was five children. She was a good mother and I think what it did is since she didn’t have a mother, She went the extra mile and she made sure that she was. The best mother. I remember speaking to women that came to her funeral that spoke about how she had inspired them to be better women and better mothers. And so anyway, my point of that was is to tell the people that are being foster care parents. My mother had some very nice things to say about the people that were in the orphanage. She never, you know, she, I can’t remember the lady’s name, but the mother of the orphanage, the head mother was a very kind woman. She wasn’t cruel or anything. She was a very nice woman. And my mother she taught her how to, my mother learned how to sew and cruise che and knit and meet, you know, all that stuff. And you know, for all our grandkids and everything, she would always be making booties and little sweaters and stuff like that. And so I think of that as what foster parents give to all these children that, for some reason or another, my mother did tell me why she and this is not an unusual story, probably, you know, my mother I’ll, I will tell this because she told me this she was put in an orphanage because during that time her mother was so poor. Then her mother turned to prostitution, Amy: Yeah. Dave: To take care of, you know, to feed herself. This was back in 1940 and America was a very, if you were poor, there wasn’t a whole lot of safety nets for you. And so my mother was taken by the state and put in an orphanage and she never got out of that. And and so I, you know, my heart goes out to a lot of these children. Amy: Yeah. Dave: They have to be removed from a home because their parents, it’s not that they’re making a bad decision it’s sometimes they don’t have another decision to make or, you know, things happen. And any way that I can help those children and these parents it’s one of me and my wife’s great goals. We all, we are my youngest son who’s 25, has autism the foster care community and the autism community is very dear to me. I think there’s a lot of kids with developmental disabilities in the foster care Amy: are. Dave: and Yeah. And the people that, gosh, you know, there’s angels all over the world and a lot of ’em were foster parents. Amy: A lot of them are foster parents. You’re right. And a lot of ’em are people like you who care and give back in incredible ways. So thank you for sharing kind of the. The hidden story behind why you do give back and why you do work with Utah foster care and have such a passion for caring for kids in need, and the foster parents that are taking care of them. That’s really neat. So I, I didn’t know that backstory, so thank you for sharing that and being vulnerable. That’s beautiful. Thank you. Dave: I tell you, if your editors hear this and say, gosh we gotta get that over again without him sobbing and. Just, I’ll do it over Amy: Nope. We don’t want that. We want the real deal. So thank you. Dave: Okay. Amy: that I love about it too is that you talk about, you know, your grandmother was. Was an incredible woman too, and she was doing what was best for her daughter, which was protecting her from a life of poverty and what she had to turn to. And a lot of kids in foster care are exposed to these really dangerous environments and these poverty environments where they cannot be provided for. And so I think having that compassion for these kids and for what they’ve experienced and them being placed in. Beautiful foster homes, but also that’s such a crappy situation, right? No one deserves to be raised in a foster home, but for their protection they have to be sometimes. So I think that’s a really neat parallel that you have. Dave: Yeah. It, you know, I was 58 years old before I knew the real story of why my mother was in it for, she kept Amy: Yeah. Wow. Dave: because she didn’t wanna put that on her mother. And I think as a mother. She went through hard times. My father was in the Navy for 24 years, and he was an enlisted man, not an officer. My parent, we were poor, but she never, so she understood what poverty was, but she never blamed her mother for it. It was, it’s just another gold star on my mother’s forehead because of the woman that, you know, I see. I see her now to be. Amy: And I love that because, so I actually am a previous foster parent. We fostered for four years and I’ve worked for Utah Foster Care. We’ve adopted children and something that is actually quite mind boggling to a lot of people who haven’t fostered, but you just nailed it on the head, is that these kids love their parents no matter what. No matter if they were placed in an orphanage or had to enter foster care. Or anything. That connection is so important, and I think a lot of outsiders don’t see that and they can’t understand it, but it’s really a big deal to most kids, Dave: Sure. I had a great childhood. I didn’t know I was poor until I was old enough to realize I was poor in my teenage years. You know, when you. Your clothes didn’t match the other kids. And the same thing that kids still to this day are faced with, but tenfold because of social media. Amy: Yes. Dave: But, and I can’t even, Ima, you know, my grandkids are subjected to that now, but you know, whatever I can do and I mean that whatever I can do to help families and these young people. Get through this, you know, and a lot of that would be the encouragement to say, you are capable, you have a divine spirit in you, and you’re capable of incredible things. And children need to hear that. They need to hear that what they can dream up is possible with hard work and discipline. And I’m an Amy: I was just gonna say that hearing your story and seeing how successful you are through many platforms is the epitome of, you know, success really. And that’s pretty impressive. Like you say, hard work determination, like these kids can be anything they want to be and put their mind to, and that is incredible. Dave: Yeah. Yeah. Amy: So why don’t you tell us a little bit about last year’s Christmas donation that you were part of with Mountain America Credit Union. Dave: Oh, that was fun. We did a a Jeep giveaway and we also delivered a bunch of presents We, we partnered with Mountain America Credit Union, who has just been such a great partner, you know, such a good company. You know, and they’re they’re a bank for crying out loud. I’m just a mechanic. And, to have the opportunity to partner with a great company like that and do something for a community that I’ve wanted to hook up with and never had an in, you know, was always in the autism space and things like that. And then to have this opportunity has just been wonderful. You know, there’s another thing I’ll announce that we do and it’s and I’ve been doing this with my family. We’re almost 30 years, but up here in Davis County, it’s called the Family Community Christmas, and it’s at the Farmington Fair Park and it’s on December the 20th. , That has grown from a couple of crockpots to over 3000 people served. In the homeless and foster community. And we we have pony rides, we have clothing set up. Every kid gets a new toy, not some old recycled toy. And that’s going on the 20th. And anybody that feels like their Christmas is gonna be less, and especially, and I would say this, not just people that are gonna have less for Christmas, but people that want to like really. Th this is the wonderful thing about this. Let me, if I could just pitch this, because it’s dear to my heart. Me and my family, even when my boys were little, me and my wife would go out there. We make hot chocolate now, and we do, we figure, we do about 80 gallons of hot chocolate Amy: cow. Dave: for this thing. Now there’s 3000 people that come and what makes this so great is every family or couple, they get paired with a family that comes from the community and they spend the afternoon with them. You know, helping them around in, in these areas where they can get clothing and food and hygiene supplies. Their kids can ride ponies or a sleigh and all kinds of stuff. It’s just a fun time and it’s all free. So if you’re a family that’s looking to help out, you know, you wanna jazz yourself up for Christmas, don’t go to Nordstrom for crying out loud. That’s just gonna, that’s just gonna hurt you. It is. You know, the credit card bill comes 30 days later and you’re like, I spent too much, or whatever. You know, do something that doesn’t cost you a dime, but that pays you. The reward is so much more. You can come out there and there’s a place they’ll put you with another family. And it would, I’ve seen I’ve seen people that thought they had all the problems in the world because they didn’t get a raise or, you know, the rent, I, you know, whatever. And they come out there and they spend two or three hours being of service to their fellow man, and they walk away this is the best Christmas I could ever have. And so if you wanna set yourself up for a positive Christmas. Do something like that, or, you know, give to the foster care community. Those are the things that make for a lasting memory for, you know, you’re not gonna remember what you bought in Nordstrom’s a year from now, and your wife ain’t gonna remember that piece of jewelry. Amy: it’s true. So how do people, if they want to give back, how do they get involved? Do they literally just show up? Do they have to sign up? What is the steps If you want to be a person that gives back. Dave: Okay. Good question. It’s the family community, Christmas, FC, C, and it’s there in Farmington. It’s on December the 20th. You can just show up and if you wanna bring some stuff, there’s brand new coats, there’s gloves, there’s socks, there’s winter clothes , Amy: I love it. And what, like if someone was listening thinking, Hey, I could really benefit from that resource, is it the same thing? Do they just show up or do they need to sign up and put in their info anywhere? Dave: They, if they just show up, they’ll get a ticket and they come in you know, I’m thinking they can, and it’s, the day is December the 20th and we’re gonna start at 10 o’clock taking families through. We’ll be there till three, four o’clock. Yeah, If you’re looking to just do something, I know a lot of times, like me and my wife are like, Hey, let’s go do something and we’ll go down to the homeless shelter and, you know, wash dishes or serve or something like that, you know, which is fun, but it’s you know, you’re by yourself and, but if you wanna just be a part of a lot of people feeling all that love and that great vibe this is the way to do Amy: Awesome. Okay. That’s such good information. I didn’t know about that, and I think there’s so many people looking to give back in December. So that is. Awesome opportunity, so thank you for sharing that. That’s great. Dave: Yeah. Amy: Okay, so let’s you, we’ve talked about the Christmas, something that I love that you said is for this community project you do as well as what you did for Utah Foster Care last year is you talked about. The new toys, the new items. I think that’s really important to touch on as this is rolling out in December and people are looking to give back. Yes. Things hand-me-downs are so lovely. I love hand-me-downs, right? There’s nothing against them. But I think these kids have experienced so much that new really matters. Dave: Oh, it, I think it makes a totally different, you know, you said you like hand me downs. I do too, because now I don’t, I’m okay to get it, you know, it’s not Amy: the only option. Dave: yeah. And you know, we’ve done that as a family before where. You know, I can’t remember last time when I bought a Christmas gift, to be honest with you, we don’t do that. I’m, and I’m not that, I’m a ba humbug kind of guy. I just, Amy: You do things that matter and are Dave: I, so if the kids, when they were young and they wanted we’d take all, we’d take the gifts around and I’d dress up like Santa Claus and I’d, we’d give the gifts away. And the kids, that’s what they remember. Now that’s a guarantee. My kids still to this day. Dang it. Talk about dad being funny, going around dressed as Santa Claus and they were mom and they see pictures. They were so young. Some of it they don’t really remember except through their, you know, the pictures. She’d dress ’em up as little elves Amy: man. Dave: and we’d go around and give gifts out to the community that was in need. . It was my kids’ gifts. And that’s what they remember. And I will promise you that, I can guarantee you look at my 30-year-old sons, now, and say, Hey, do you remember what you got when you were eight years old for Christmas? They couldn’t tell you and it might have been a bike , but I guarantee you what they remember is the experience of. Hanging out with dad making somebody happy. My wife was the most gorgeous miss Claus you ever saw, you know. Amy: I love that. So could you tell us a little bit, like what were, you, say your kids, that’s of course what they would remember, but what would you say was their experience doing that? I think about that and I think, would my kids be okay with that? What has, what was their experience when they were younger, you know, and were they okay with that? Dave: , In truth when the boys got a little older, they didn’t wanna wear the hats and the green thing anymore. But they certainly wanted to be a part of they just wanted to be themselves, you know, at so that changed. But other than that no. I think we caught ’em young enough when they just thought it was fun. Amy: Yeah, and it was normal, for your family. That’s what you guys did. Dave: Yeah. It was normal that, you know, my kids knew pretty quick who Santa Claus was. I wasn’t, I hope, I don’t wanna screw anything up here, Amy: I don’t think we have too young of listeners, but. Dave: they found out at a relatively young age that I guess dad could be Santa Claus. you know, you do watch your children in those situations. It’s nervous for ’em. ’cause they’re like, this is weird. This is, you know, it’s new. It’s different. but I think if they see the example that. It can be fun. And I’m guaranteeing you, you know, you put me in a Santa outfit it’s my alter ego. I know. Seriously. I I got a ho, ho, ho that’s just on point. Anyway, I think the kids just fell in line and, you know, and it was a wonderful thing for ’em. They, it’s all they would talk about during Christmas. Amy: Wow, that is really cool. Dave: Yeah, I, everybody, there’s a lot of people do this stuff. I, Amy: I. Dave: but I’m just saying, I I think a lot of people do this kind of stuff. It might look a little different, you know, a lot of people don’t feel comfortable dressing up like Santa Claus, me, I’m there. Amy: I love it. I love it. Sadly, these podcasts go by so fast and we’re already gonna be wrapping up in just a couple minutes, but if you could share maybe just one, one or two of your most favorite give back moments, I would love for listeners just to get to hear about that. I know, sorry, I’m totally putting you on the spot here. Dave: , we started our social media a little over two years ago at the wrangling of my, one of my sons kept telling me, you gotta do this, dad. And I was like, I’m, at the time I was 63 years old. I’m like, there’s, I’m not doing this, man. I didn’t even have a Facebook account. But anyway, he said, do that, you know, and so I started doing, and now that it’s worked out real well, but where I’m going with this was a family that I knew that was in the neighborhood and they knew me. When I showed up at their door, and this is when I used to live behind the shop, I used to live in the community that, where my shop is here in Centerville. I’m that guy. But some of the people that we helped out during that time, that was over 20 years ago was in my community and we just happened to know that there’re struggling. So we’d go to their houses and this young man was struggling with some problems and he had two little children and I knew he was a good guy. , I, it’s dude I’ve been there, drank too much, partied too much, , not making the right decision in your twenties or whatever, , and now you got all this weight on you and , you’re trying. And I could see that. And so we did that with him for a few years, and he eventually moved outta the community. Didn’t know where he went didn’t know what happened. And come to find out then when he recontacted me stopped him at the store, was happy, and I met him. I didn’t recognize the guy at first, and he started telling me about, and then I remembered who he was and his family, him and his wife had two more children. He’s a successful contractor doing construction and concrete work. Got a beautiful house, showed me a picture of his family, and just wanted to thank me. Amy: Yeah. Dave: So that was over 25 years. And somebody still, again, he didn’t, they didn’t re he probably couldn’t tell me what gifts I gave to his children. I certainly couldn’t remember what I gave him. But what he remembered was the outpouring of love and concern for his family. And I think too, I’d have to say he, the way he spoke to me, not that I was an inspiration, that he could have a business and do his own thing, because I wouldn’t take credit for that. But it was like I had enough faith in him and he told me, I saw what you could do and you’re nothing special. and that’s the truth. People, you know, people come up to me all the time, it’s so nice. I’ll be anywhere. And people go, oh, Dave and all that. And you know, and I’ll ask ’em, Hey, are you a mechanic? You know. You know, I just try to make a conversation with him. I’m nothing special. I feel that the world has been really kind to me. I try to look at it that way. The world can be very beautiful and kind to you, if that’s your outlook. Change your Amy: And it can be the opposite, if that’s your outlook. Dave: Yeah. Be careful what you fill your mind with. Like your life depends on it because by the way, your life depends on it. Amy: exactly. I love that story and it reminds me a lot in foster care. It’s often said one caring adult can make all the difference and it does. If someone cares and believes in you and shows up for you, maybe 25 years later, you’ll run into them in the grocery store. Dave: I Amy: And hear how successful they’re being. That’s incredible. Dave: Yeah. That’s. Is there really any greater moment in life than being certainly all those moments with your family and your spouse, but the next best one your brothers and sisters on this planet, that you have a moment in your life where you can just be part of their life to Amy: Yeah and see them doing well, especially after a hardship. That’s really cool. Dave: Yeah. It was super Amy: That’s amazing. Dave: So that’s one. I’m sure there’s a bunch Amy: Oh, of course. Dave: You hit you, you hit me cold there. That’s the Amy: I know. Sorry. You know, sometimes I just get a question and I need to know the answer, so thank you. I think just the last thing that we could wrap up with is, you know, what does serving your community, giving back to your community, what does that mean to you and what would you encourage others who are wanting to do that Dave: you know this I’ll tell you what it does in other people’s lives. I think I’ve talked enough about myself. This, family community Christmas that we have up here in Farmington every year. It started out at the Frodsham family farm. And if you live up here in Davis County, the Frodsham’s have been around. They own a landscape company. Barb and her husband Frank, were, they’re pioneer stock. They’ve been around since God made dirt around here. And so I’ll tell you what the answer to your question will be. Her story a couple years into it. I got to know Frank and Barb pretty good. And I said, you know, how did this start? And I can’t remember her daughter’s name and maybe it’s appropriate that I don’t say her daughter’s name, but she told me, you know, my daughter was going through a really bad divorce. It was just, it was really hard. And she was, why? You know, just what we do when we’re going through hard times, we fill our mind with how bad things are. And so her mom said, , this is not working. Okay, let’s do something for the neighbors for Christmas. And she got some crockpots together and some toys and stuff like that. And it started out like that with just a couple of families. And so the answer to your question is, what can giving back to the community do for not only yourself but the world? It changes the world. Nothing changes the world more than service. Service is a dividend. That pays double when you give service in any form, it pays double. Now, I’m not, I don’t mean in coinage, but it pays double in all. And sometimes it could be in coinage, you know, you meet the right people, things happen. I’m a big believer in how God can take the little bit that I have and just poof, blow it up. And so that’s what I would say about this. If you wanna make a real impact on this earth, just do a little bit of service and watch it grow Amy: I love that. That’s awesome. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for all the beautiful stories that you were willing to share, and thank you for all that you do for the community. It really is inspirational and yes, I know you don’t wanna take credit, but thank you. Dave: you. You’re welcome. Thank you. Amy: Thanks for joining us for Fostering Conversations. I’m your host, Amy Smith.

November 6th, 2025

Davis County leaders are proposing a property tax hike of nearly 30%, while Salt Lake County’s mayor is pushing for a 20% increase. What’s driving these changes, and how will they impact homeowners? KSL NewsRadio's Adam Small joins us to break down the numbers and the reasons behind the hike in Davis County. Greg and Holly discuss more about the reasoning behind Salt Lake County's proposed property tax increase. Brigham Tomco with the Deseret News joins the show to discuss why property taxes in Utah are continuing to increase.

Coach Weber recaps Pekin’s dominant outing against New London, where the Panthers poured in 68 points following a confidence-building win over Davis County. He discusses how the offense clicked early and how the defense settled in to secure the district victory. The episode highlights Riley Smith’s rapid growth as the varsity quarterback, standout performances from Elijah Brock on special teams, key defensive contributors, and encouraging progress on the offensive line. Coach also praises the junior high and JV programs for building depth and fundamentals. Finally, Coach previews a tough home matchup with Wapello and shares optimism that the team’s balance, depth, and momentum will fuel a strong season ahead.

Join the Pekin Panthers JV as they take on the Davis County Mustangs in a lively Labor Day night game. The Panthers capitalized on turnovers and special-teams plays to build an early lead. Highlights include a key interception, strong rushing from Ryan Hams and Jackson Milford, multiple penalties, and plenty of local color from the announcer and community sponsors.

Coach Weber recaps Pekin's 40-7 win over Davis County, highlighting a game-changing interception, strong defensive play, and Riley Smith's three passing touchdowns and one rushing score. The Panthers balanced a powerful rushing attack led by Nolan Glick with a spreading offense that involved multiple weapons. The episode also covers special teams performance, areas to improve, and a look ahead to district play against New London as Pekin focuses on one game at a time.

AJ Johnson joins Round Guy Radio to preview the upcoming high school football season across the Tri‑State area, discussing young rosters, rebuilds, key players, and rivalry matchups. He highlights teams like Tumwa, Oskaloosa, Pekin, Davis County, Sigourney‑Chilton, Fairfield, and Cardinal, and explains why coaching and player development will shape a wild, unpredictable year.

Coach Jones recaps a productive scrimmage at Sigourney's “snake pit” against Sigourney and Davis County, praising offensive efficiency, physical line play, and valuable reps for both JV and varsity. He outlines areas to improve—communication, tackling, and finishing plays—then previews the season opener at Benton and the first home game vs. Centerville on September 5. Jones also thanks nearby schools for rescheduling so the team could attend the memorial for local student Jack Polanski, highlighting the community's support.

August 18th, 2025

The podcast is making another visit to Davis County. UIAAA Connection #238 – Megan Tarbet, Assistant Director ofAthletics – Davis High School, is now available. Megan grew up in Kaysville and now works at her alma mater. A former basketball player at UVSC, she later completed her education at Weber State. Megan also competed in high school softball and now juggles her professional duties while raising four children. She credits mentorship from UIAAA members Mitch Arquette and Bo Roundy. Her advice: find a strong assistantor supervisor, as the AD role demands support. She also encourages developing a clear athletic culture by starting with two or three non-negotiable values that shape every program. This podcast is also available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify,Stitcher, and YouTube.

The podcast makes another visit to Davis County. UIAAA Connection #234 – Tom Zarate - Director of Athletics – Northridge High School, is now available. Tom, born in Utah, moved frequently until settling near Ithaca, New York, by seventh grade. He attended junior high and high school in that area, shaped by theinfluence of parents who both worked in education. Tom later graduated from BYU–Idaho, where he also met his wife. As a youth, he stayed active in soccerand swimming. In 2025, he attended his first UIAAA conference, an experience he strongly recommends. His key advice: attend the UIAAA conference early in your AD career and seek out a trusted mentor to help guide your journey. Please Listen, Learn, and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube! Thispodcast is also available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube.

Davis County traffic is a mess, but you will be grateful – eventually. According to the Deseret News, The new $385 million project happening in Davis County adds a new interchange, widening 1800 North. Andy Farnsworth with the KSL Traffic Center, joins Dave and Debbie to discuss how this new change is going to lighten the load for drivers in the county.

Ed Smart speaks out about recent arrest and release of daughter's kidnapper, Wanda Barzee The high cost of higher ed: What to know if your student loans are in default Davis County traffic nightmares More than 650 people caught driving distracted during week of heightened enforcement 'You shall not pass' Professor calls out students who failed class

Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse    Guest: Brian Lloyd with Olson’s Greenhouse    10:05  Feature: Caring for Container Gardens  10:20  What would be a good ornamental tree for the south side of my house? Can I put my old potting soil on my lawn? What’s a good mounding petunia to plant as opposed to the ones that become straggly? If I remove the grass around the base of my fruit trees, what do I put down instead? Is it time to apply GrubEx? Is it a good idea to use cocoa mulch as a ground cover to keep the snails and cats away? What’s the best waterwise sod I can get?  10:35  How long do I need to wait to put grass clippings in the furrows of my garden? Is it too late to prune my honey locust this year? Is there a privacy hedge that will tolerate shady conditions? What fruits and vegetables would not do well in a planter? Am I supposed to deadhead daffodil flowers when they die? What can I do for a Pillar Boxwood that has winter burn on the southwest face and is green on the north face? Are alpine geraniums available in the U.S., and will they grow in Utah? What can I do about the rats eating my lobelias? How do I know when to harvest garlic that I planted last fall?  10:50  What can I do to prevent the edges of my privet bushes from turning dark brown? Is there a reason why pine trees die from the top or bottom? What can I do about the early infestation of aphids on my rose of Sharon bush? What’s the best way to control tobacco budworms that seem to infest my petunias? How do I treat sycamore anthracnose? What are some bushes or shrubs that can fill a space with full sun in Davis County? What are the top two peach trees to grow? Why is my weeping spruce struggling this spring? Can I prune out the dead branches of my lilacs? If I’m using walls of water to protect my tomato plants, can I plant them now? Is there a safe weed killer to use around the trunk of fruit trees?

In this week's episode, Casey sits down with Colin Wright to unpack the defining moments that shaped his career - from nearly losing his home in the 2008 financial crisis to building one of Utah's most successful real estate development firms. Colin's journey is a testament to perseverance, adaptability, and the power of learning from failure.Colin shares the lessons he learned from his father, the risks he took by striking out on his own, and the turning points that helped him transform failure into a foundation for growth. He opens up about the challenges of leadership, the importance of knowing your strengths, and the discipline required to survive volatile markets.Sharing insights on business, faith, and family, this episode is a masterclass in resilience, calculated risk-taking, and the long game of real estate success. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned professional, Colin's story offers invaluable lessons on navigating uncertainty and seizing opportunities.Chapters:00:00 – 00:39 | Introduction•Casey Baugh introduces Colin Wright•Their unexpected past business connections00:39 – 02:29 | Early Life & Family Influence•Growing up in Davis County, Utah•Parents' strong emphasis on education and work ethic02:29 – 05:53 | Mission in Peru & University of Utah•Colin's transformative missionary experience•Accelerated college path and early exposure to real estate05:53 – 10:12 | Real Estate Roots & Career Foundations•Father's involvement in Ivory Homes•Learning through hands-on experience in land acquisition10:12 – 13:50 | The Columbia University Experience & New York Insights•Studying real estate at Columbia MRED•How living in NYC influenced Colin's urban development mindset13:50 – 19:00 | Entrepreneurship & Early Struggles•Leaving a stable job to launch his own business•The harsh realities of the 2008 financial crisis•Nearly losing his home and rebuilding from scratch19:00 – 25:16 | Major Breakthroughs & Scaling Up•Co-founding Henry Walker Homes and scaling across multiple states•Selling the business and learning critical lessons in exits•Building CW Landco and evolving into Cole West25:16 – 30:42 | Navigating Real Estate Cycles & Market Shifts•Strategies for surviving economic downturns•How Utah's real estate market is evolving•Adapting to industry headwinds and capital challenges30:42 – 36:42 | Faith, Family, & Business Philosophy•Balancing entrepreneurship with personal values•The role of faith in guiding career decisions•The importance of discipline and long-term thinking36:42 – 38:22 | Utah's Future & Real Estate Outlook•Predictions for Utah's housing market•How policy changes and development trends will shape the industry38:22 – 40:00 | Closing Thoughts•Reflections on business integrity and reputation•Colin's vision for the next phase of Cole WestIf you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this thrilling episode, join us as we get an inside look at the world of high school basketball with Coach Shelman of the Van Buren Warriors. Discover how the team performed during their intense and competitive games against Davis County and Central League, rivalries akin to the Yankees vs. Red Sox. Coach Shelman shares insights on their recent performances and key players, highlighting Landry Leffler's and Isaac Leffler's remarkable contributions. Explore the high-energy atmosphere of upcoming showdowns, including the much-anticipated game against Columbus. Learn about the strategies and preparations involved in taking on strong opponents in the tough Southeast Iowa Super Conference. Coach Shelman emphasizes the importance of building a solid foundation for future success and how these games prepare the young team for district matches. Get an exclusive preview of other exciting matchups and the buzzing atmosphere surrounding these events, with four schools coming together for a night of electrifying basketball. Whether you're a basketball enthusiast or a supporter, this episode will keep you on the edge of your seat.

In this episode, join AJ Johnson as he dives deep into the Southeast Iowa basketball scene, highlighting exciting developments over the past few weeks. From EBF's breakthrough victory to the undefeated streak of their girls' team, AJ covers the remarkable stories and standout teams in the region. He also shares insights into the promising futures of young athletes and the challenges faced by teams like Davis County and Fairfield. A special feature includes shout-outs to community supporters and AJ's personal social media outlets where fans can engage with his coverage of local sports. Listeners will also hear about AJ's interaction with student athletes, including the Shade for Twins from EBF, and the impactful story profiling their contributions to the team's success. The segment continues with discussions about Albia's strategic play and Centerville's talented Rice brothers, offering analysis on team performance and predictions for the upcoming tournaments. The show is wrapped with the introduction of the Round Guy Basketball Awards, celebrating the achievements of teams and players across various categories. Don't miss AJ Johnson's engaging storytelling and expert commentary on your favorite local teams.

My friend Hailey Kynaston (Anaheim California RM, BYU-I marriage and family studies major, grew up in Davis County) bravely joins us to share her story. Hailey starts with her journey coming to terms with her sexual orientation during her high school years, dating girls secretly, as well as dating boys. Hailey talks about her journey to attend her YSA ward, working to gain a testimony and ultimately serving a successful mission. Hailey talks about the transformative experiences on her mission that helped her develop a deeper relationship with Christ, find more hope/peace, and clarity about her future—including keeping her covenants and hopes to marry a man in the temple. Hailey shares her post-mission coming out post (super powerful—with a focus on her primary identity as a daughter of loving Heavenly Parents—insights about our Savior—and hopes for her future). Hailey talks about the support she feels at North Star and its upcoming conference (Feb 27 – March 1st) and the YSA group she is leading. We both invite you to consider attending North Star this year (see show notes for more information). Thank you, Hailey, for being on the podcast and your courage to share your story. You are brave and courageous—and you being open helps so many. Links (feel free to add more): Hailey's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hailey.kynaston.33 Hailey's Instagram: @hailey_kyn Hailey's e-mail: haileykyn22@gmail.com North Star Conference: northstarconference.org

Utah lawmakers plan to debate a bill about fluoride in our water in the upcoming legislative session. Currently only Salt Lake and Davis County add fluoride to water. A proposal put forth by Rep. Stephanie Gricius would prohibit adding fluoride to any water system. Rep. Gricius joins the show to discuss the proposal.

Reports of mysterious drones have raised concern across the country this week, including at an air force base in Utah, where residents reported seeing unidentified lights in the night sky over the weekend. Officials from the Hill Air Force Base near Salt Lake City said in a statement on Monday that the reports don't pose a threat to public safety, but authorities are investigating the drones in question. - Show Notes - • Utah residents reported on social media what they believe were drones flying near the Hill Air Base in Davis County earlier this week https://www.reddit.com/r/Utah/comments/1hf90sy/did_anyone_else_see_these_lights_tonight/

Temps are dropping while residents just north of Salt Lake push back against a state-mandated warming shelter. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means discuss the latest drama in Davis County amid their effort to house unsheltered neighbors. Plus, the likelihood of a weekend train to Vegas, a fantasy-themed tavern, and songs of the SLC Airport. Resources and references: Fruit Heights church pulls offer to host homeless shelter on cold nights after backlash [KSL.com] What could another Trump presidency mean for passenger rail in Utah? [OPINION] SLC Airport River Tunnel playlist Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we're around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  ICO University of Utah Embodied Patience Live Crude - Get $25 off your facial by mentioning this ad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A $1,000 reward has been offered by the Davis County Police Department for returning their missing police K-9, Kash. Stephanie Dismor with the Davis County Sheriff's Office talks with D2 about the latest on the search and how Utahn's in the area can help.

Does your screen time outweigh your sleep time? Reward being offered for missing Davis County police K9 Putting the family budget under the microscope for better spending Jaywalking now legal in New York Coping with election anxiety

Utah's Housing Crisis has been a huge topic of conversation on this show. Low supply and High Demand has led to extremely high prices. One city in Davis County is thinking WAY outside the box. How about Building a Home on your lot... and then selling it? Dave took a road trip to Farmington where this is underway to learn more and shares what came from the adventure.

Utah lawmakers allocated nearly $200 million to reduce class sizes this year. So why are there 30+ kids in a class? Utah Minority Whip, Senator Kathleen Riebe, joins the show to talk about her support to cap class sizes for the most impressionable students in our schools. To get a perspective from people dealing with this issue, Jeffrey Keller, parent of a student in Davis County, talks with Debbie and Taylor about his daughter's large 5th grade class size and what he thinks about caps on class sizes as a solution.

Gov. Spencer Cox has called for an audit of the Davis County Clerk's Office's processing of signatures as Phil Lyman continues his fight to be Utah governor. How will this audit work and is it necessary? Debbie and Maura speak with Davis County Clerk, Brian McKenzie.  

Multiple GOP nominees, including Governor Spencer Cox, have requested a legislative audit of the signature-gathering process conducted by the Davis County Clerk's office. The Davis County Clerk's office was the one to verify the signatures that got Cox on the primary ballot. Joining me live is Davis County Clerk Brian McKenzie.

Summer is starting to fade but it's still mosquito season... and its a problem. Because officials in at least one county are finding more mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus Joining us live... The Manager of the Davis County Mosquito Abatement District... Gary Hatch.

KSL's Top Story: The Primary Election.  Voters are voting.  Reporters are reporting.... and we'll bring you special team coverage all afternoon.  Let's start with KSL Newsradio’s Aimee Cobabe outside a polling place at Trolley Square.... 

My friend Nate Miller (grew up in Davis County, lives in Salt Lake County, Philippines RM, U of U graduation, no longer attending church) joins us to share his story. Nate starts with reading a powerful journal entry/letter during his mission that shares his journey (since age 6) of navigating being different and eventually realizing he is gay. Nate is so vulnerable, honest—with a gift of words to share his journey. I was so moved with Nate's courage to be so honest—which helps us better understand what it is like to be alone figuring out one's sexual orientation—and gives us insights what we can do to improve our culture to better support our queer friends. Nate talks about finding hope about his future and his family's unconditional love and support. Nate also talks about advice he would give to his younger self “who was listening five years ago”. Like many of our episodes, I continue to be moved by brave people willing to share their stories out of love to help others find hope in their lives. I was also moved by Nate's family and their words of unconditional love and support—this is a beautiful family love story. This is also a good podcast on principles to keep the family circle together and strong when a family member steps away from the church. Thank you, Nate, for your courage to be on the podcast. You are a good man—your story will help so many. You have a great life ahead of you. All my love and respect to you and the Miller family.

Hearing about risk is hard. Interpreting risk is even harder, but deciding which risks are comfortable for you is an essential part of birth!Meagan and Julie discuss how to tell the difference between relative and absolute risk, and what kind of conversations to have with your provider to help you better understand what the numbers mean. They also quote many stats and risk percentages around topics like blood transfusions, uterine rupture, eating during labor, epidurals, Pitocin, AROM, and episiotomies.  And if you don't feel comfortable with accepting a certain risk, that is OKAY. We support your birthing in the way that feels best to you!Risk of Uterine Rupture with Vaginal Birth after Cesarean in Twin GestationsJournal of Perinatal Education ArticleWhat are the chances of being struck by lightning?Needed WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details 02:52 Review of the Week06:08 Determining acceptable risk for you and your provider 08:00 Absolute versus relative risk15:21 More conversations need to happen25:29 Risk of blood transfusion in VBAC, second C-section, and third C-section30:37 Understanding the meaning of statistical significance 32:05 “The United States is intervention intensive” 36:27 Eating during labor and the risk of aspiration under anesthesia43:03 Epidurals, Pitocin, AROM, episiotomies, and C-section percentages44:43 The perspective of birth doulas and birth photographersMeagan: Hello, hello everybody. Guess who I have today? Julie!Julie: Hello. Meagan: Hello. It's so good to have you on today. Julie: Of course. It's always fun to be here. Meagan: It really is. It's so fun. When we sit and chat before, it just feels so comfortable like that is the norm still for me even though it has been a while, it just feels so normal and I love it. I miss you and I love you and I am so excited to be here with you today. You guys, we are going to talk a little bit about risk. We know that in the VBAC world, there's a lot of risk that comes up. I should say a lot of talk about risk that comes up whether it be is it safe to even have a VBAC? Is it safe to be induced? What are our real risks of uterine rupture? Is it safe to VBAC with an epidural or without an epidural? What about at home out of the hospital? Is that safe? I don't know. Let's talk about that today. Julie: Let's talk about it. Meagan: Let's talk about it. I think it's really important to note that no matter what— and we're going to talk about this for sure today, but no matter what, you have to take the risks that you are presented and that is given and still decide what's best for you. That risk doesn't mean that is what you have to or can't do. Right? So I think while you are listening, be mindful or kind of keep that in the back of your mind of, “Okay, I'm hearing. I'm learning.” Let's figure out what this really means and then let's figure out what's truly best for you and your baby.02:52 Review of the WeekI do have a Review of the Week so I want to hurry and read that, then Julie and I will dive into risk and assessing. Julie: Dun dun, we're ready. Meagan: We are ready. Okay, holy cow. This is a really long review, so—Julie: You can do it. Meagan: Thank you to Sara R-2019 on Apple Podcasts for leaving this review. I love how Julie was like, “You can do it,” because she knows that I get ahead of what I'm reading in my mind and then I can't read, so let's see how many times it takes to read this review. Julie: You've got this. Meagan: Okay. It says, “A balanced and positive perspective.” It says, “As a physician myself I think it is unusual to find balanced resources for patients that represent the medical facts but also the patient experience and correct for some of the inaccuracies in medicine. This podcast does an amazing job of striking this balance!“I had an emergency C-section with my daughter 2 years ago. Despite understanding that the CS was medically appropriate and my professional experience, I still found the whole experience to be mildly traumatic and disappointing. This podcast was the main resource I used to help prepare for my second child's birth and my plan to have a VBAC. I am now holding my new baby in my arms with so much pride, love, self-confidence, and trust because I had a smooth and successful VBAC.“I am thankful for this podcast which gave me ideas, confidence, strength, and a sense of community in what is otherwise a very isolating experience. I especially appreciate the variety of stories that are shared, including VBAC attempts that result in another C section so that we can all prepare ourselves for the different outcomes. No matter what happens we are strong women and have a welcome spot in this community, even when we may feel alone with our thoughts and fears. Thank you, Julie and Meagan!Julie: Aw, I love that. Meagan: Yes, that was phenomenal. Congratulations Sara R-2019. If you are still listening here, congratulations and we are so happy for you and thank you for your amazing review. 06:08 Determining acceptable risk for you and your providerMeagan: All right, Julie. Are you ready? Julie: Here we go. Here we go. Can I talk for a minute about something you mentioned before the review? You were talking about risk and how it's not a one-size-fits-all because we were talking about this before. We all know that the uterine rupture risk is anywhere between .2%-1% or whatever depending on the study and what you look at. The general consensus among the medical community is .5%-1% is kind of where we are sitting, right? Now, some people might look at that risk and be like, “Heck yeah. That's awesome. Let's do this,” especially when you look at a lower risk than that that it's a catastrophic rupture. Some people might look at those numbers and be like, “This feels safe. Let's go.” Some people might look at those numbers and be like, “This feels scary. I just want to schedule a C-section.” Meagan: No, thank you. Julie: And that's okay. It is okay. However you approach risk and however you look at it is okay. We're not here to try and sway anybody. Obviously, we're The VBAC Link, so we are going to be big advocates for VBAC access, right? But we're also advocates for having all of the information so you can make the best decision no matter what that looks like. But also, I think another very important part of that is finding a provider whose view of risk is similar to your view of risk so that you guys have a similar way to approach things because if you find a provider who thinks that 1% risk of VBAC is really scary, it's not going to go good for you if you think a 1% risk for a VBAC is acceptable. So yeah, I just want to lay that out there in the beginning. Meagan, you touched on it in the beginning, but I feel like provider choice in risk is really important there. Meagan: It is. Julie: For sure. 08:00 Absolute versus relative riskMeagan: It is and also, one of the things we wanted to talk a lot about is absolute risk versus relative. So many times when people, not even just the actual percentage or 1 out of 5 is shared, it's the way it's shared. The way the words are rolling off of the tongue and coming out can be shared in a scarier way so when we say 1 out of 5, you're like, “Okay, that's a very small number. I could easily be one of those 5's.” It's the way these providers sometimes say it.  A lot of the time, that's based on their own experience because now they are like, “Well, I am sharing this number, but I'm sharing a little extra behind the number because I've had the experience that was maybe poor or less ideal.” Does this make sense? Julie: Yeah. Meagan: Sometimes the way we say things makes that number seem even bigger or even worse or scarier. Julie: Right. It really comes down to absolute risk versus relative risk, right? Relative is your risk in relation to another thing that has risk. Absolute risk is the actual number. It's like 1 in 10. That is an absolute risk. You have a 1 in 100 chance of uterine rupture. That is an absolute risk. Your chance of uterine rupture doubles after three Cesareans. That's not true. That's not true. But that's a relative risk. I really like the example that I feel is really common for people to relate to is stillbirth after X amount of weeks. Evidence-Based–Meagan: That's a huge one. Julie: Yeah, it's a big one that gets thrown around all of the time and it sounds really scary when people say it. I love Evidence Based Birth. They have this whole article about due dates and risks associated with due dates and why due dates should really be adjusted and look at differently. They don't say that. They just present all of the data, but what I really like about that is they have a section here about stillbirth and they talk about absolute risk versus relative risk. I feel like that would be a great thing to start with. I'm just going to read it because it's so well-written. They said, “If someone said that the risk of having a stillbirth at 42 weeks compared to 41 weeks is 94% higher, then that sounds like a lot.” Your risk of stillbirth doubles at 42 weeks than if you were to just get induced at 41 weeks. Your baby is twice as likely to be stillborn if you go to 42 weeks. Meagan: Terrifying. Julie: Okay? 94% higher. That's almost double. That is scary. For me, I'd be like, “Uh, yeah. That is super scary.” Meagan: Done. Sign me up for induction. Julie: Right? Sign me up for induction. But when you consider the actual risks or the absolute risks, let's just talk about those numbers. 1.7 per 1,000 births if they are at 41 weeks. Stillbirth is 1.7 per 1000 births. At 42 weeks, it's 3.2 per 1000 so it's a .17% chance versus a .3% chance so you are still looking at really, really, really small numbers there. So yeah, it's true. 3.2 is almost double of 1.7 if you do the math. Sometimes math is hard so that's fine. We have to get out the calculator sometimes, but while it's true to say the risk of stillbirth almost doubles at 42 weeks, it could be kind of misleading if you're not looking at the actual numbers behind it. So I think that it's really important when we're talking about risks and the numbers and statistics to understand that there are different ways of measuring them and different ways of looking at them and different ways of how they're even calculated sometimes. So depending on how you look at them, you could even come up with different risks or different rates which can really sway your decision. We're not talking about a 5%-10% double which is still true. It's still double, but it's just a really small number. Now, I also want to do a plug-in for people who have been in that .3%. It might as well be 100%. I can't even imagine the trauma of having to have a loss like that. I can't. I have supported parents through that. I have documented families like that and documented their sweet babies for them. I can't imagine the pain that goes with that. But I also think it is very important to look at the actual numbers when you are making a decision. Now, maybe that .32% is too high for you and that's okay, but maybe it's not and that is a risk you are willing to accept. I feel like approaching it like that is so much better. If somebody ever says to you, “This risk of that is double” or whatever, I don't know. I'm just going to make up some random stuff here like, “If you drive in your car to school, you have a 1 in 10 chance of getting in a car crash but if you drive on a Wednesday, your risk doubles so now you have a 2 in 10 chance or 1 in 5 chance of getting in the car crash,” so maybe you would want to avoid driving to school on Wednesdays, but maybe you wouldn't. But if you say you're risk is higher of dying in a car crash if you go to school on Wednesdays, they would be like, “I'm not leaving the house on Wednesdays or ever.” I'm not leaving the house today because it's so dog-gone cold and I'm warm in my blanket. I don't know. I feel like looking at it like that. Actually, 1 in 10 is really high for getting in a car crash, but I don't know. I just feel like looking at that is really important for providers telling you, “Oh, your risk of uterine rupture doubles if we use Pitocin so I'm not going to use Pitocin.” Okay, we're looking at a small increase to an already small risk. We know that any type of artificial induction could lead to an increased risk of uterine rupture especially if it's mismanaged, but what we do know is that it's not– I don't want to say that because that might be wrong. When you are presented with the actual numbers, yes. It might double. I don't know what the actual numbers are, to be honest off the top of my head. I feel like maybe it doubles, but if you are already looking at a .2% to a .4% or a .5% to a 1% chance, what's the tradeoff there? What are your risks of just scheduling a repeat C-section instead of doing an induction? Is that worth it to you? What are the risks associated with repeat Cesareans? Are they bigger than that of using Pitocin to induce labor? What is that compared to the other one because there is another that is relative risk? The absolute risk is what the percentage is. I'm not even going to say the number. But if there's a risk of rupture using Pitocin relative to the risks that come with repeat Cesareans, those are risks that are relative to each other, so how does that compare? Because when we talk about it in just that singular form or that singular amount of risk without considering the other risks that might be associated with it because of the decisions we made from that risk– am I making sense here? Then you know, I don't know. I feel like there is just a lot more conversation to have sometimes when we are talking about risk. 15:21 More conversations need to happenMeagan: Yes. There are. There is a ton more conversation and that is what I feel like we don't see happening. There's a quick conversation. Studies show that 7 minutes are spent in our prenatal visits which is not a lot of time to really dive into the depths of risk that we are talking about when we say, “We can't induce you because Pitocin increases–”. This is another thing I've noticed is significantly. You have a serious–. Again, it comes down to the words we are using. Sometimes in these prenatal visits with our providers, we do not have the time to actually break down the numbers and we're just saying, “Well, you have a significantly higher risk with Pitocin of uterine rupture so we won't do that.” When we hear significantly, what do we do? We're like, “Ahh, that is big.” You know? Julie: Yeah. Meagan: We're just not having the conversation of risk enough and again, it's kind of being skewed sometimes by words and emotion. We were talking about this before. I remember we made a post– I don't know, probably a year and a half ago maybe. It seems like a while ago about the risk of complications in a repeat Cesarean meaning you have a C-section and then instead of going for a VBAC, you go for a repeat Cesarean which as you know, if you've been with us, is totally fine and respected here from The VBAC Link. A lot of the time, we don't talk– and when I say we, I mean the world. We don't talk about the actual risk of having a repeat Cesarean, right? Don't you feel like that, Julie? I don't know. As a doula, I feel like our clients who want to go for VBAC know a little bit more of the risk of having a VBAC, but they have not been discussed at all really with the risk surrounding a repeat Cesarean. We made a post talking about the risks of repeat Cesarean and I very vividly remember a lot of people coming at us with feeling that we were fearmongering.Julie: Or shaming. Meagan: Shaming, yep. A lot of people were feeling shamed or disrespected. People would say, “You claim to be CBAC supportive, but here you are making these really, really scary numbers.” Anyway, looking at that post and going into what we've talked about, in some of those posts, we did say things like, “You are going to have a 1 out of 10 chance of X, Y, Z,”Julie: Or twice as likely to need this. Twice as likely to need a blood transfusion or 5x more likely to have major complications. Things like that. Meagan: Yeah. We would say things like that. I remember specifically in regards to miscarriage. It's a very, very sensitive topic, but there are risks there. So a lot of people were triggered. In the beginning, we talked about the way providers say things and the way they put them out on paper and the absolute risk versus the relative and way they do that. We're guilty of that too. Right here at The VBAC Link, we were like, “This is the chance. These are the chances. You are 5x more likely to X, Y, Z.” So know that I don't want to make it sound like we are shaming anybody else for the different ways that they give the message of risk. Am I making sense? Julie: Yeah, and you know what? I feel like sometimes it's just about giving people the benefit of the doubt. We want to give providers the benefit of the doubt just because it's probably something that they've continuously heard and spoken and that's okay because we do it too sometimes. We go on that thing like, “Oh my gosh, maternal death.” I think the risk of maternal death is 10x higher in a C-section than it is in a VBAC which sounds really scary and makes me never ever want to have a C-section again, but when you look at that, it's .00001% to .0001% or whatever is 10x more. It is such a small level of risk, but it is higher. I feel like trying to look at both absolute and relative risk for any given thing together is really, really important. Yeah. Give people the benefit of the doubt. Give us the benefit of the doubt. We are in such an awful cultural climate right now where it's easy for people, especially on social media to jump on the attack train for anybody when we feel triggered or when we feel like people are being unjust to us or to other people and I hate that so stinking bad. Whenever I catch myself with those feelings, I try to take a step back and I've actually gotten pretty good at that, but it's so easy for us to get on that bandwagon of just railing against people who present information in certain ways or railing people without getting all of the information about that person.Before I go off too much on a soapbox in that direction, yeah. I feel like your provider when they are saying those things is probably not trying to coerce you into anything. Our providers, especially our hospital providers are incredibly overworked. They are incredibly stressed. Their time management skills have got to be off the charts because they are so overloaded with everything and they just don't have time to automatically sit down and explain things. But you know what I have found? Most of them, when you stop them and ask questions, they are more than happy to answer and explain. Sometimes, they are just repeating things they have heard all the time or that they have learned at some point or another without giving them a second glance. Do you know what? We all do that too. Me, Meagan, you listening right now. We all do that. We hear things. We regurgitate them. We hear things. We regurgitate them and we don't even think about questioning or challenging those things until somebody else brings it up to us to question or challenge those things. So, don't be afraid to ask your provider for more information or ask them what the real numbers are to those things. I have a really special place in my heart for our CBAC moms because there are lots of things that they are working through, so many emotional things, but I challenge not just people who have had a repeat Cesarean that was unwanted, but people just in all life, when something triggers you online, stop and explore that. Stop and question because that is probably an area of your life that you could use a little healing and work on. It could be a little bit of work. It could be a lot of work, but usually, when something triggers you, it's a challenge to look into it more because there is something that your body and mind have an unhealthy relationship with that needs to be addressed. Julie: Anyways, circling it back to risk. Meagan, take it away. Meagan: I just want to drop a shameless plug on our radical acceptance episodes that we did, so kind of piggybacking off of what she just said. We dive into that a little bit deeper in our radical acceptance episode. It really is so hard and like what she said, our heart goes out to moms that have a scheduled C-section that didn't want to schedule a C-section or felt like they were in a corner or felt like that was the best option, but not the option they wanted. There are so many feelings, but definitely go listen to radical acceptance part one and part two. 25:29 Risk of blood transfusion in VBAC, second C-section, and third C-sectionMeagan: I just want to quickly go down a couple of little risks. Blood transfusion– we have a 1.89% or 1 in 53 chance of a blood transfusion with a VBAC. To me, 1.89% is pretty low, to me, but it might not be to some. I don't know, Julie. How do you say the other? Okay, then blood transfusion in a repeat Cesarean is 1.65% in the second C-section. It's lower. So for vaginal birth, it's higher. I'm not good at math. Julie: No, vaginal birth, yeah. That's true. So 1 in 53 for VBAC versus a 1 in 65 for a repeat Cesarean. Yes, right. Meagan: For a third Cesarean, the chances of a blood transfusion go to 2.26%. Julie: Yes, so it's like 50% higher than if you have a VBAC for the third Cesarean, but it's slightly lower for the second C-section. See? I feel like we could have talked about this before, but I don't know if we say it often enough. When you are talking about overall risk for VBAC versus C-section, when you are looking at just the second birth, right? So first birth was a C-section, what are you going to do for your second birth? The risks overall are pretty similar for vaginal birth versus Cesarean. The overall total risk is pretty similar as far as your chances of having major complications and things like that. But when you get into three, four, five, six C-sections and vaginal births, that's when you really start to see significant changes in those risks. See? I used the word “significant” again, but we're going to talk about where the more C-sections you have, the higher your chances of having complications you have. The more vaginal births you have, your chances of complications actually go down. So when you are looking at if you want more than two kids, that might be something that you want to consider. If you are done with two kids, then that might be something that is not as big of a player in your choices. So yeah. Meagan: Yeah. Then there are things like twins. So when I was talking about it earlier, the word significantly, there was a systematic– I almost said something– systemic. Julie: Systemic review? Meagan: Yeah, see? I can't say it correctly. I can't. Published– oh, I'm trying to remember when it was published. We will get it in the show notes. It talks about the risk of uterine rupture with twins and it does say. It says “significantly higher in women with twin gestation”. That's kind of hard, I feel like because again, like we were saying, some reviews and studies and blogs and all of these things wouldn't say the word significantly. They may share a different one. I'm going to see if I can find the actual– maybe Julie can help me while I'm talking– study. Okay, it says three out of four studies in a group of zero cases of uterine rupture. Notably, the study with the largest patient population reported cases of uterine rupture in both groups and demonstrated a significantly greater risk of uterine rupture in the VBAC group. Meanwhile, the other three studies found no significant difference between rates of uterine rupture among groups 31-33. Nevertheless, the study shows that electing–”Okay, so I'm just going to say. It says, “Electing to have a PRCD reduces but does not eliminate the small risk of uterine rupture.” So what I'm reading here is that in some of them, it showed significantly greater, but then in 3 out of 4 reviews, and I don't even know actually how many people were in each of these reviews, but in 4 reviews, one had a greater risk and three didn't really show much of a difference, but we see that in the very beginning right here. “Uterine rupture is significantly higher in women with twins.” What do you think? If you are carrying twins and you see that, Julie, significantly higher enters into the vocabulary at all, what do you think?Julie: Well, I think I would want to schedule a C-section for my twins, probably. Meagan: Probably. 30:37 Understanding the meaning of statistical significance Julie: I want to just go off on a little tangent here for a second. I think it's really important when we are talking about studies that we know what statistically significant means because sometimes if you don't know much about digging into studies and things like that which I'm not going to go into too much right now– Meagan: It's difficult. Julie: It is difficult. It's really hard which is why I'm not going to go into it because I feel like we could have a whole hour-long podcast just for that. Statistically significant really just means that the difference or the increase or the change that they are looking into is not likely to be explained by chance or by random numbers which is why when you have a larger study, the results are more likely to be statistically significant because there is less room for error basically. A .1% increase can be just as statistically significant as a 300% increase because it just comes down to whether they are confident that it is a result that is not related to any chance or external environmental factors. I feel like it's really important to clarify that just because something is statistically significant doesn't mean that it's big, catastrophic, or a lot, it just means that it's not likely to be due to chance or anything random. 32:05 “The United States is intervention intensive.” Meagan: Yeah. I love that. Okay. There was one other thing I wanted to share. This was published in the Journal of Perinatal Education and it is a little more dated. It's been 10 years or so, but I just wanted to read it because it was really interesting to me. It doesn't even exactly go with risk and things, but it just talks about your chances which I guess, to me– do you know what I”m trying to say? Julie: They kind of go hand in hand. Meagan: To me, at least, they do. So when I read this, I was like, “Well, this is interesting.” I just wanted to drop it here and I think it's more just eye-opening. It says, “Maternity care in the United States is intervention intensive.” Now, if we didn't know this already, I don't know where I've been in the doula world for the last 10 years. Right? You guys, as doulas, obviously, we're not medical professionals, but as doulas, we see a lot of intervention and a lot of intervention that is completely unnecessary and a lot of intervention that leads to traumatic birth, unexpected or undesired outcomes and then they lead to other unnecessary interventions. It's the cascade. We talk about the domino effect or the cascade of interventions, but this is real so for them to type out, “Maternity care in the United States is intervention intensive–”Julie: You're like, “Yeah, where have you been?” Not you, but the writer. Meagan: Yeah, the writer. Yeah. It says, “The most recent national survey–” Now, again keep in mind it is 2024. This has been a minute since this was written. Julie: About 10+ years. Meagan: 10-12 years. Just keep that in mind. But it was interesting to me that even 10-12 years ago, this was where we were at because I feel like since I started as a doula, I've seen the interventions increase– the inductions, the unnecessary Cesareans increase a lot. Julie: Some of them, yeah. Yeah, especially inductions and Pitocin. Meagan: Not all of the time. I cannot tell you that in 10 out of 10 births that I attend, this is the case but through the years of me beginning doula work and what I have witnessed, it's increased. At least here in Utah, it seems that it has increased. It says, “The most recent national survey of women's pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience reports that for women who gave birth in June 2011-2012,” so a little bit ago, “89% of women experienced electronic fetal monitoring.” Okay. Julie: That seems actually low to me for hospital births. Meagan: It does seem low because to me–Julie: I wonder if there had been a ton of stop and drops or something. Meagan: I don't know, but I agree. 89%. I feel like the second you get into the hospital, no matter VBAC or not, they want to monitor your baby. Julie: Strapped onto the monitor, yeah. Meagan: It says, “66% continuously.” So out of the 89%, it says 66% were continuously meaning they didn't do the intermittent every 30 minutes to an hour checking on baby for a quick 15 minutes to get another baseline, they just left that monitor on them which makes me wonder why. Usually, when a client of mine goes in and has that, they're like, “Oh, your baby had a weird decel so we are going to leave the monitor on longer,” and then they don't say anything. They just keep it on there. Maybe that's– I don't know. It says, “62% received intravenous fluids.” Julie: IV fluids. Meagan: Which to me, is also a lot. 36:27 Eating during labor and the risk of aspiration under anesthesiaMeagan: “79% experienced restrictions on eating.” 79%. You guys, we need to eat. We need to fuel our bodies. We are literally running a marathon times five in labor. We shouldn't be not eating, but 79% which doesn't surprise me, and “60% experienced restrictions on drinking in labor.” Why? Why are we being restricted from drinking and eating in labor unless we have other plans for how labor may go? Julie: That's exactly what it is. They're preparing you for an emergency Cesarean. That's what they're doing. That's exactly what restricting non-IV fluids is. It's not only that, but it is preparing you for the incredibly low risk of you having to go under general anesthesia, and then even people that go under general anesthesia have an incredibly low risk of aspirating and that is what it's coming down to. Don't even get me started on all of the flaws in all of the studies that went over aspiration during general anesthesia anyway because they are so significantly flawed that we are basing denying women energy and fuel during labor based on flawed studies that are incredibly outdated and on incredibly low risk during an incredibly already low risk. I mean, you probably don't want to down a cheeseburger while you're having a baby. I don't know. Maybe me. Just kidding. Even I didn't want a cheeseburger, but I wanted some little snacks, and some water to keep you hydrated. Yes. Oh my goodness. Let's please stop this. Sorry. Stepping off the soapbox. Meagan: You know, there is a provider here. I actually can't remember her name. It was way back in the beginning of my doula career and actually, it was in an area that is not one of my more common areas to serve. It was outside of my serving area. Anyway, we were at a birth and there was an induction. I remember being in there with her and the provider, an OB, walks in and is like, “Hey, how are you doing?” He was so friendly and kind and asked some questions like, “How are you feeling? What are you thinking about this?” Then she was getting ready to leave and she turned back and said, “Hey. I just thought about this. Have you eaten anything?” The mom was like, “No.” She was like, “Uh, you need to eat.” Julie: Yeah!Meagan: She had an epidural at this point. The mom was like, “Wait, what?” She was like, “You need to eat.” I literally remember my jaw falling, but had to keep my mouth up because I didn't want to look like I was weird. Anyway, I said, “That's something I've not usually heard from an OB especially after someone's had an epidural.” She was like, “Oh, I am very passionate about this.” She was like, “When I was finishing up school and graduating,” she had to write some big thing. Julie: Her dissertation probably. Meagan: Time capsule, I don't even remember what it was called. Some really, really big thing. She was like, “I specifically found passion about the lack of eating and drinking in labor.” She was like, “I did all of this stuff and what I found was you are more likely–” Here comes risk. “You are more likely to be struck in the head twice by lightning–” This is what she said. “Twice by lightning than you are to aspirate in a Cesarean after having an epidural.” Julie: I love this lady. Who is it? Meagan: I can't remember. I will have to text my client. Julie: Where was it? What hospital? Meagan: It was up in Davis County. Julie: Oh, interesting. Meagan: It was not an area for me. I said, “Whoa, really?” She said, “Yeah. You need to get that girl some food.” I was like, “Done. 100%.” Julie: More likely to get struck by lightning. Meagan: More likely to get struck by lightning twice in the head than you are to aspirate in a Cesarean after receiving an epidural. That stuck with me forever. Literally, here we are 10 years later. Julie: I love that because first of all–Meagan: I don't have documentation to prove that. She just said that. Julie: That is 100% relative risk. Aspirating during a C-section relative to getting struck by lightning twice. So that's cool. What are the numbers? I know that the numbers are super incredibly low and I feel like when you put in context like that, getting struck by lightning twice, I don't know anybody that's been struck by lightning once and who has been alive to tell about it. I know of a friend whose sister got struck by lightning and died when she was very young. I only know one person in my entire life who has been struck by lightning. Meagan: I just looked it up really quick. I don't even know if this is credible. I literally just looked it up really quickly. It says that the odds that one will be struck by lightning in the US during one's lifetime is 1 in 15,300. Julie: Wow. Meagan: Okay. Julie: So twice that is 1 in 30,000. That's a freaking low risk. Anyway, what I'm saying is that I love that OB first of all. I feel like from what I've read about aspiration under general anesthesia during a C-section seems right in line with those numbers and those chances because it's so rare, it's almost unheard of especially now with all of the technology that we have. It's fine because I'm not going to go on that soapbox. I love that. I love that analogy and that we're talking about that because 10 years from now or when our daughters are having babies, they're going to talk about how their poor moms couldn't eat when they were in labor because of the policies just like we talk about the twilight sleep and how our poor grandmas had to undergo twilight sleep when our moms were being born. I feel like that's just going to be one of those things where we will look back and be like, “What were we thinking?” 43:03 Epidurals, Pitocin, AROM, episiotomies, and C-section percentagesMeagan: Okay, I'm going to finish this off. It says, “67% of women who gave birth vaginally had an epidural during labor and 37% were given Pitocin to speed up their labors.” Sorry, but come on. That also may go to show, that we're going to do an epidural episode as well, that epidural maybe does really slow down labor. Maybe it really does impact the body's response to continuing labor in a natural way, so 31% of those people had to have help and assistance. It says, “20% of women had their membranes artificially ruptured,” which means they broke your bag of water artificially with the little whatever, breaking bag water hook thing versus it breaking spontaneously. Julie: Amniohook. Is it an amniohook? Meagan: Amniohook, yeah. “17% of women had an episiotomy.” I don't know. Julie: I feel like those numbers are probably lower now. Meagan: I think that's changed, yeah. “31% had a Cesarean.”Julie: That is right in line with the national average. Meagan: It is, still. “The high use of these interventions reflects a system-wide maternity care philosophy expecting trouble. There is an increasing body of research that suggests that the routine use of these interventions rather than decreasing the risk of trouble in labor and birth actually increases complications for both women and their babies.” 44:43 The perspective of birth doulas and birth photographersJulie: I believe it. Do you know what? Can I just get on another tangent here because I know that you all love my tangents? I really wish that somebody somewhere would do something and I don't know what that something is, to get the voices of birth doulas and birth photographers heard because this is why. Doulas and birth photographers– I've said this before. We see births in all of the places. We have a really, really unique point of view about birth in the United States because we attend births at home. We attend unassisted births. We attend births at home with unlicensed providers. We attend births at home and births at birth centers with licensed providers. We attend in-hospital births with midwives and we attend in-hospital births with OB/GYNs and some of us are lucky enough to attend out-of-hospital births with OB/GYNs because there are a handful of them floating around. We see birth in every single variety that it takes in the United States. I really wish that someone somewhere would do something to get those voices lifted and amplified because I feel like yes, a lot of that is going to be anecdotal, but I feel like the stories there have so much value with the state of our system in the relationship between home and hospital birth, how birth transfers happen when births need to be transported to hospitals, the mental health of the people giving birth, the providers and the care, and all of that. I feel like, like I said, somebody should do something to do something with all of that information that we all carry with us. I think it could provide so much value somewhere, right? I don't know what yet, but if anybody has an idea, message me. Find me on Instagram at @juliefrancombirth. Find me. Message me if you have any ideas. Maybe write a book or something. I don't know. Meagan: I've wanted to do an episode and title it “From a Doula's Perspective”. We could do that from a birth photographer and all that, but it's crazy. It's crazy. Julie: We see it all. Meagan: There was a birth just the other day with one of our sweet, dear clients where the provider was saying things that seemed scary even though the evidence of what was happening was really not scary, went into a scheduled induction, and the way they were handling it, I felt so guilty as a doula and I was like, “This is going to turn Cesarean. This is not good.” Sure enough, it did and it broke my heart because I was like, “None of that needed to happen,” but again, it goes to us deciding what's best for us. That mom had to decide what was best for her with the facts that we were giving, what the doctor was giving, and all of these things. Again, we don't judge anyone for the way they birth, but it's sometimes so hard to see people not get the birth they wanted or desired, or to have people literally doubt their ability because someone said something to them. Julie: Yeah. Meagan: You know–Julie: Yeah. I agree. It's just interesting. Anyways. Meagan: We are getting off our topic of risk, but risk is a hard conversation to have because there are different numbers. It can be presented differently and like I said, it can also have a tone to it that adds a whole other perspective. So know that if you are given a risk, it's okay to research that and question it and see if that really is the real risk and if that's the evidence-based information. We like to provide them here like we were saying earlier. We may be guilty and I hope you guys stick with us if we share some that might be a little jarring on both sides of the VBAC and C-section, but we love you. We're here for you. We understand risks are scary. They are also hard to break down and understand, but we are here for you. I love you guys and yeah. Anything else, Julie?Julie: No. I just want to say be kind to each other. Give each other the benefit of the doubt. Do everything you can to make the best decisions for you. Trust your intuition and find the right support team. We're all just trying to do our best– us at The VBAC Link, you as parents, providers as providers, and if you feel like you need to make a change, make it. Meagan: Make it. All right, okay everybody. We'll talk to you later. Julie: Bye!ClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? Tell us about your experience at thevbaclink.com/share. For more information on all things VBAC including online and in-person VBAC classes, The VBAC Link blog, and Meagan's bio, head over to thevbaclink.com. Congratulations on starting your journey of learning and discovery with The VBAC Link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vbac-link/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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My friend Jessop Oliver (age 25, starting a Master's Program at Duke, Active LDS, RM, plans to marry a man) joins us to share his story. Jessop talks about growing up in Davis County (oldest of three) in a solid and loving family. Jessop bravely shares how porn use started out of curiosity because of his same-sex attraction. Jessop talks about being “proud of overcoming porn but lost with his sexuality” during his high school years. Jessop talks about how his “gay panic” led him to be a people pleaser, then later an overachiever, thinking he “couldn't be rejected if I'm good at everything.” Jessop talks about his mission to Chile (great experience) and the spiritual foundation it gave him. Jessop talks about starting at Utah State and realizing he still had same-sex attraction and bravely opening up to his YSA Bishop (great experience). He talks about how this Bishop “loved me when I couldn't love myself”. Jessop talks about dating women (short-lived relationships) and being faced with the reality of being gay and LDS. He talks about coming out to family and friends and the positive support he is receiving. Jessop talks about spiritual/positive experiences coming out, including a time when he was prompted to come out at a fireside. Jessop talks about why he started to date men, went back to date women, and then concluded that his path is going to be date men with the hopes of finding a husband with the same values/spiritual framework as him. Jessop talks about moving to Duke and coming out as gay in his YSA Ward during testimony meeting (he is now in the EQ Presidency) and the support he is receiving and his gratitude for the chance to serve. Jessop also talks about the reality of his road—knowing he will not be able to fully participate in the Church but wanting to stay connected with the Church and have a strong relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He talks about the people God placed in his life, and having an eternal perspective. He also encourages people to take time to listen to the perspectives of the people around them. Thank you, Jessop, for sharing your story. You are so brave. You have such a mature and solid foundation to chart the rest of your life. Thank you for being on the podcast. Your story helps others.