Bingham Boys (and star Scouts) Ron Yengich and John Saltas convene on the eve of Pioneer Day to talk about John Dillinger and his Lady In Red (orange, actually), Ghislane Maxwell and The Files, Ron’s Conspiracy 101 lesson, Watergate and the weaponization of courts, the Department of Justice that belongs to neither Trump or Biden, why newsmedia should focus on the victims and not the perpetrators, the “Alligator Alcatrazs” of Utah’s own history, Helen Papanikolas’ Peoples of Utah book, Pioneer Day and and its heathen Pie & Beer Day cousin, how The Salt Lake Tribune is just The Deseret News Lite anymore, non-denominational Bingham Boy Scouts memories, news and radio deserts, the inanity of defunding PBS and NPR, the importance of supporting your local public media (listen to the Bingham Boys live on KRCL 90.9’s RadioACTive on July 23 at 6 p.m. MT, btw), Stephen Colbert and his CBS ancestors the Smothers Brothers, and more.
Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.
Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.
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