Bingham Boys Podcast

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich return after two weeks off (reminder: the podcast is going biweekly for the spring) to proclaim that every day is No Kings Day, then discuss Utah Copper magnate Daniel Jackling, monuments and statues and who deserves them, the refurbished Utah State Capitol building, Trump’s participation trophies, good money re: the Miller and Eccles families, expectant widow Melania vs. “atrocious” Jimmy Kimmel, the insult-ridden legacy of Rush Limbaugh, conspiracies and ballrooms, the golden dome of dumb, the death of facts, the hypothetical King of the Ashes, chaos is a ladder (quoth Littlefinger), let’s hear about Trump’s accomplishments (… crickets?), and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas reconvene after a couple of weeks off to discuss Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, the inverted presidential mantra of “I cannot tell the truth,” Honest Abe vs. Dishonest Don, patriotism and intelligence vs. superstition, ambition, and ignorance, the Greek Word of the Week, the absence of learning and the acceptance of illusion, Trump: The Political Picasso, more TDS (Truth Derangement Syndrome), Pope Leo vs. MAGA, naming the SLC ICE facility Camp Cox, war criminals on parade, local pro sports fraud, Bingham Boys Podcast going every other week for the spring/summer season, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas welcome defense attorney Mark Moffat to discuss the 2026 Utah legislative session, the ins and outs of pro bono legal work, bills designed to create new crimes and offenses, the old 200 South crime sweeps, bail reform, Criminal Law 101, the presumption of innocence, the court of social media, grading judges, how “activist judges” = judges we don’t agree with, due process, public participation in court, constituent-driven bills, why being “soft on crime” isn’t always bad, nor is substance-abuse treatment, media distraction, Trevor Lee’s 0-12 this session, judge shopping, the “defender slouch,” the Greek Word of the Week, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich reminisce about the Beatles and the Temptations, “Ball of Confusion,” and the origin of “Googly Moogly” before delving into the Greek Word of the Week, our Confuser In Chief’s big dumb war, MAGA children off to battle, the Bushes George, the NATO charter, the World Baseball Classic, losing loyalty but gaining clown shoes in the cabinet, how USA 2026 = Argentina 1930, in defense of bureaucracy, Kegsbreath’s battlefield logistics, where’s JD Vance?, Ron vs. Apple “News,” how Reagan screwed the media in the ’80s, giving up swearing for Lent (so far, not so good), and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas welcome musician and Vietnam Marine vet Clark Clements to talk about enlistment in the ’60s vs. now, March 11 of 1969, how war and propaganda are the same as they ever were before, buying into John Wayne patriotism, universal soldiers, G.I. benefits for college, the anti-war folk singers of the day, the generational divide between WWII vets and Vietnam vets, supporting the troops vs. supporting the war, the 9/11 moment, how unlawful orders are still unlawful, survivor’s guilt, the Jefferson Airplane that never landed in SLC, Call of Duty bullshit, Country Joe McDonald (R.I.P.), the staggering disqualifications of “Secretary of War” Hegseth, and much, much more (it’s a supersized episode). Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich reconvene after two weeks off to chew over MLB spring training and Springtime for Trumpler, Pete Hegseth vs. war literacy, it doesn’t stop at golf cheating, smart bombs and dumb people, MTG’s 180 on the neo-convict, the evolution of the Tea Party into whatever this is, MAGAfluencers off the Trump train, the case of the missing military gear, the ongoing failure of corporate media, Barron “Too Tall” Trump, it’s about the drugs (oil being the ultimate drug), weapons of mass distraction, the End Timers in rapture, all Christians are not the same, performance art politics, once again asking: Where’s the money, Kamala?, WWE tactics in the NBA, waging war from the Mar-a-Lago SCIF Lounge, and more (spoiler: it’s mostly about the “war” on Iran).Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich welcome attorney John West of immigration firm Stowell Crayk to talk about the ins and outs of immigration law, the harrowing true story of “Bob” (not his real name), the Big Beautiful Bill and the (over)funding of ICE, the fear factor of and mandatory agreement with DHS, Gov. Cox and his cowboys’ attempts to expand the courts, parens patrie (parenthood of the state), ICE invading courthouses, the inhumane conditions of deportation, the sad and maddening truth that this is all about white supremacy, the Super Bowl and Bad Bunny vs. TPUSA and Kid Rock, Sir Ian McKellen’s The Stranger’s Case, John’s latest Private Eye column for Salt Lake City Weekly, the Greek and Spanish Words of the Week, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas, with special guest Prof. Craig Watson (Criminal Justice Dept., Salt Lake Community College), discuss the historical trust between the badge and the people, how ICE isn’t the police, the “disgusting” masks that erode trust, local police vs. Feds, the performative nature of ICE for an audience of one, “menace to society” Don Lemon, the flawed practice of post-crime evidence, why you shold support journalism (like Salt Lake City Weekly), the Greek Word of the Week, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected] for listening! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich take it back to the 1880s to dissect the parallels between today’s ICE thuggery and how the LDS were treated a couple of centuries ago in the Salt Lake Valley, plus the Mormon Battalion, Bingham Gingham, presidential two-timer Grover Cleveland, John’s first immigration encounter at Jim’s Casino in ’70s Wendover, the Declaration of Grievances, dictators and strongmen and liars and snitches, where are Mike Lee and John Curtis?, Kristi Noem’s Nuremberg Defense, who are these ICE goons?, the statute of limitations on murder and treason (there isn’t one), how the rule of law is greater than rule by force, the Greek (and bonus Italian and Croation) Word of the Week, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich welcome back John’s cousin, Fr. Makarios, and drop the Greek Word of the Week before jumping to some Bingham and Copperfield (and Leadmine) memories, shoutouts to TV classics The Virginian and Steve Allen’s Meeting of the Minds, a lightning round of Name Those Binghamites, and then a deep dive into Fr. Makarios’ origin story and what it’s really like to be a monk (it’s probably not what you think).Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas compare the front-porch friendliness of old to today’s backyard culture before steering into Harvey Milk Blvd. vs. Charlie Kirk Blvd. (Ron’s solution: pick a local), the never-ending suckitude of Rep. Trevor Lee, the “taking” of Greenland, praise for modern-day troubadour Jesse Welles, how history repeats if we could only remember, a brief Athens quiz, power minus ethics, the looming Day 2, arguing better, the “disappearance” of the Proud Boys (they’re just wearing ICE uniforms now), and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas congregate for the first time in 2026 to discuss (St.) John’s name birthday, other Johns from Bingham, the Greek Phrase of the Week, Salt Lake City Weekly’s 2025 retrospective, the U.S.’s latest War for Oil, the sad similarities between Venezuela and Vietnam, Trump’s America Last agenda, policy dictated from the Resolute Toilet via “Truth” Social, Gov. Cox and cellphones in schools, America’s decimated press corps, Utah “journalist” Nick Shirley, the Ozark angle, Operation Snowflake, Ron’s impenetrable Journalism vs. Clickbait quiz (which John aces), a call to outlaw golf internationally, TDS inverse, both-sides-ism bullshit, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich, John Saltas, and special guest Fr. Makarios (John’s cousin) grab a bite at Astro Burger, talk about growing up in Bingham, and trace Fr. Makarios’ clerical journey from Bingham to Copperfield to Midvale to SLC to Korea to Boston to Egypt, before taking a deep, deep, deep dive into Greek Orthodoxy (much to Ron’s delight), how “Christianity was OK before it became a religion,” the modern Moses, and more. Somehow, it’s a 99.9% Trump-free hour—a Christmas miracle!This episode marks the 2025 finale of the Bingham Boys Podcast, but fear not: John and Ron will return in January 2026 with more Bingham yarns … and likely more Trump talk.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas reconvene to reminisce about Christmas (and Christmas eats) in Bingham before getting into The Apprentice (the 2024 pre-election movie about Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn in the ’80s; stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Pluto TV, Plex, Roku Channel, or Tubi), Ron’s New York brush with Cohn and remembering Angels In America at Salt Lake Acting Co., Cohn’s infamous mantra (“Attack, admit nothing, claim victory”—sound familiar?), the spinelessness/uselessness of Mikes Johnson and Lee, Trump’s reprehensible response to the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, Reiner’s film legacy, MAGA + T = MAGAts, Scary Latin Phrase of the Week, Greek Word of the Week, R.I.P. Joe Ely, and more. Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas are live from Bingham’s Green Front Bar (it’s audio theater, just go with it) and bantering about some Bingham lore and Ron’s annual Copperton fun run 5K benefit for veterans this Saturday, December 6, before diving headlong into Giving Tuesday, the hot new current-events quiz show Si or No?, how counting tweets is the new counting sheep, Pearl Harbor Day, FDR’s interment camps (we need Make America Remember Again hats), the Anti-Fascist Sound of Music, Pete Hegseth: Secretary of War Crimes, Trump and The Cocaine Pardon, August 1964 and the USS Maddox, disappointing Wink Martindale, Jake Tapper’s (obviously forgotten) alt-press roots, DJT’s totally legit golf trophies, the Greek Word of the Week, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich reminisce about Thanksgivings past in Bingham before discussing Ron’s annual Copperton fun run to benefit veterans on December 6, SLC’s Grove Market and the late Jim Savas, American affluence, “Woke” Pope Leo vs. JD Vance and Donald Trump, The Wizard of Oz and Wicked, the Zohran Mamdani + Trump bromance, journalism vs. fashionable fluff, the foreign bots of X/Twitter, MAGA’s overinvestment in social media “news,” The Great Hack documentary (watch it on Netflix), dumb logo: Cracker Barrel, dumber logo: Utah 2034 Olympics, A.I. = Allen Iverson?, Ken Burns’ American Revolution on PBS, John’s connection to the Boston Massacre, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich pay respect to Veterans Day and the vets of Bingham, and also celebrate Eleni Saltas’ showing in the 2025 Athens Marathon in Greece, then Ron reads John’s latest Private Eye column in Salt Lake City Weekly (highly recommended), before jumping into the difference between a vocation and a job, the prevelance of fake news and even faker news, the musical genius of Paul McCartney (with the Beatles and Wings), the tale of “She’s Leaving Home” and how it relates to Batman’s ’60s sidekick, the road(s) not taken, how winners don’t always get the trophy, the un-gerrymandering of Utah’s congressional map (thank you, Third District Judge Dianna Gibson), the eventual springtime in America (not to be confused with that song from The Producers), and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich dispense with the Trump talk (so boring) and gardening tips (so out of season) before going deep on the history of booze availability on Election Day and even deeper into the sad state of Salt Lake City and Utah governance, the inflated local housing market that no one can afford (quoth the late Voice of Reason Tom Barberi: “You’ll never really own your house”), a recommendation to move to Copperton, the Air BnBs of corporations and lobbyists, how to get anything done in SLC, the eternal renovation of Temple Square, the downtown “Entertainment District” for the SuperRich to admire from their helicopters, the unhoused in (but not of) Salt Lake City, a suggestion to maybe fix Utah before Washington DC, a better idea for the Sears Building lot, a thanks to Utah Music Radio, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich try to keep the Trump Talk to a minimum, but the daily trainwreck/dumpster fire/shitshow proves impossible to ignore. But, they soldier on to also discuss important issues like the World Series and unnecessary showboating, a nod to Joe Walsh (the Republican, not the Eagles’ guitarist), the disappearing landmarks of Bingham and elsewhere (remember City Weekly’s unofficial office, Port O’ Call?), respecting American history, the overdue process for wannabe oligarchs, ex-LSU coach Brian Kelly, who could have seen sports gambling problems coming from an NBA brought to you by DraftKings and FanDuel?, how money isn’t evil but pursuits are, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich share their stories and Bingham alum encounters of the Salt Lake City No Kings rally on Saturday (including Dustin Hensel and Marv Hamilton) and then go deep on the nationwide “Hate America” protests, the Choice of Evils Defense, how No Kings really means No Tyrants, the pencilneck pricks of J6, King Trump’s A.I. shitbomb video, all those “offensive signs” supplied by George Soros, the importance of getting out younger protesters, how Trump lowered the bar on civil “diss course,” Ron giving up swearing for Lent, farmers and the Corn Belt getting killed by big, beautiful tariffs, why Democrats need the flyover states, the AOC & Bernie archetype, the U’s loss to BYU, the Greek Word(s) of the Week, looking for the Antifa Clubhouse, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich pitch into Peak Baseball Season with another excursion into the Friday night lights of Bingham sports (including hometown hero and Sports Illustrated cover boy Bruce Hardy) and exorbitant college coaching salaries before getting into the Greek Word(s) of the Week, Trump “The Peacemaker” whining for a Nobel Prize, Everybody Derangement Syndrome, why a verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on, American citizens afraid of being ICEd for the crime of being brown, the upcoming No Kings national rallies, Ron learning about bots and “internet shit,” how they’re not fascists but if you call them fascists they’ll arrest you, Making Argentina Great Again, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas (who’s back in the studio, tanned, rested, and ready after a month abroad) give a shoutout to Utah Music Radio and local band Sindar before jumping into the final recap of John’s 2025 Greece trip, including Greek beer culture vs. Greek coffee culture, the things you’ll hear as an American tourista, the simple pleasures of taking a volta, how phones are now useless (for talking), the ever-lowering esteem for the USA across Europe, six degrees of Kevin Bacon and Steven Miller, the legacy of the Kennedys vs. that of the Great Orange Whale, the Greek Word(s) of the Week, a belated take on Charlie Kirk, why Cardinal Dolan should just shut up already, John Lennon and Bob Dylan and Steely Dan, the Pam Bondi loyalty test, the evasion of truth, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas (via the internet from Crete) sit down for a special weekend edition of the podcast to share the further adventures of this year’s City Weekly trip to Greece and talk about the chainification of the USA and (what should be) universal hospitality, what Europeans think of our current president aka “The Orange Ballbag” (spoiler: it ain’t pretty), the Colossus of Rhodes, the Greek Word of the Week: Stethoscope, the irony of ICE wrecking MAGA businesses, the pronounced tourism drop in the U.S., Trump’s withering U.N. tantrum, Comey and Bolton: Useful tools now discarded, the plight of farmers and Cubans, solar and wind power vs. petroleum, giving Gov. Spencer Cox what very little credit he deserves on the national stage, how Shakespeare keeps happening, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas (via the interwebs from Athens) take a leisurely walk-through of the 21-year-and-counting annual Salt Lake City Weekly Trip to Greece and discuss Greek history, the delectable combo of ouzo and octopus, the Acropolis, the societal Ship of State we all (used to) live by, how Greek roots = our roots, the country’s curious lack of statues and symbols for losers, the treatment of Greek traitors vs. the treatment of American traitors, the local availability of oranges and Cheetos but no tangerine tzars, separating the Crusades from the Crusaders, how Istanbul was Constantinople (thanks, They Might Be Giants), the Department of War vs. Chicago back in the US of A (even Megyn Kelly calls bullshit), the possibility of a future Bingham Boys travelogue show abroad, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich return after a week off (apologies for not warning you beforehand) to reminisce about the gypsies of Sugar House, the A-frame Tap Room, and Lumpy’s before delving into that one time when Ron was Pete Seeger’s banjo roadie and post-Labor Day catch-up talk about unions, Joe Hill, the Wobblies, the Strikebreakers, Monkeywrenching, the National Guard in 1912 Bingham, pie in the sky capitalism, Donald Trump vs. Chicago, Woody Guthrie vs. Fred Trump, Mike Lee’s push for the Department of War, what we used to call facts, Nero’s golden palace, the Commander In Cheat, Bad Motherfucker Syndrome, putting people over economics, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich wish a happy birthday to television inventor and Manderfield Boy Philo T. Farnsworth, then jump off into the TV Generation, our local TV superstars of yore, today’s fractured news delivery systems, the legend of Helen Wolf, a deep dive on the logistics and perils of the annual Utah Beer Festival, local booze laws and their enforcement (and lack thereof), a smattering of Trump talk (at least he didn’t give Alaska to Putin … yet), California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effective new ALL-CAPS offensive, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich convene in the pod studio to lament the overnight downtown Salt Lake City bar fire that affected White Horse, Whiskey Street, Los Tapatios, and London Belle before they take a deep dive into the history of SLC watering holes (both respectable and notorious) and their Bingham counterparts like the Copper King Bar, and then veer off into the wild and wonky world of theological politics, local Republican Christina Boggess’ “Christ’s Way or the Highway” DEI stance, the Greeks and Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Donald “Agent Orange” Trump’s track record with the Ten Commandments (it ain’t Great, Again or ever), Sen. Stuart Adams’ creative legal weaseling, the Deseret News’ track record with reality (also not Great), a bipartisan toast from John’s conservative pal, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas reminisce about the King Kong-Bingham connection (1930s actress Fay Wray was from Lark, Utah) and the curious ’80s case of dirty SLC cops and their Blue Mouse Theater money stash, then dive into the “unalived” similarities of Marilyn Monroe and Jeffrey Epstein and the power games of the elite, nukes on the White House roof(?), handing out pardons like lollipops, the differences between a pardon, amnesty, commutation, and clemency, Trump firing the messenger (Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Erika McEntarfer), Nancy Pelosi’s neverending Democratic money requests, Utah’s far-below-par migrant arrest numbers, resisting the 1% and authoritarianism and paternalism, salvaging MAGA, the search for a Democratic voice and leader, Eleni Saltas’ weekend fundraiser for Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen food relief fund, and more. Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich go deep in the outfield with some Major League Baseball (Go, Brewers! Sorry, Cubs) and round-ball heroes of Bingham talk before getting down to business with Trump’s none-too-subtle golf cheating, the lost art of sportsmanship, how I Cannot Tell a Lie has devolved into I Cannot Tell the Truth, the 25-cent peep shows of yore, Trump’s short-term wins, Rupert Murdoch: Profile In Courage?, the possible arrival of the tipping point, Canada is the new USA, Bill Clinton: Profile In Shame?, the ultimate value of truth, and more.Listen to John and Ron's recent appearance on KRCL’s RadioACTive here.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

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.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich talk about John’s cheese-filled trip to Madison, Wisconsin, for the 2025 Association of Alternative Newsmedia conference before delving into the late, great Frank Layden’s funeral and some inside-basketball Utah Jazz history, the seemingly never-ending clown parade of today’s GOP (Guardians of Pedophiles?), Trump and Jeffrey Epstein files that don’t exist but were also planted by Democrats but they’re also no big deal so just shut up about ‘em, the confused indignation of MAGA over same, a preview of Utah’s upcoming Pioneeer Day and — more importantly — Pie & Beer Day, and more.Call your Utah Senators and Representatives, and tell ‘em the Bingham Boys sent you:Sen. John Curtis202-224- 5251801-524-4380Sen. Mike Lee202-224-5444801-524-5933Rep. Blake Moore202-225-0453801-625-0107Rep. Celeste Malloy202-225-9730801-364-5550Rep. Burgess Owens202-225-3011801-999-9801Rep. Dr. Mike Kennedy202-225-7751801-607-3238Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 11 — Recorded July 8, 2025 Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich make some very important birthday announcements before diving into their thankfully politics-free Fourth of July visit to Copperton Park, a remembrance of the Bingham fallen of WWII, the burgeoning Greek cookbook empire of Eleni Saltas (John’s daughter) and how to grow garlic, the … fulfillment? … of Gov. Cox’s rain prayers, PSA: This is a desert, Trump and the tragic Texas flood (even though it’s somehow “Biden’s fault”), DOGE vs. NOAA, MAGA vs. American rights, PSA 2: Habeas Corpus is in The Constitution, No Pencil-Neck Kings like Stephen Miller, the slowly mounting cracks in the MAGA illusion, PSA 3: All judges are activist judges, where’s the real news anymore?, journalists shouldn’t be “stars,” the tariffs are finally hitting the economy as joblessness skyrockets, Trump Nobel Peace Prize “nomination,” Brian Wilson and Barbara Ann, and more.John and Ron’s Fourth of July pilgrimage to Bingham’s Copperton ParkEleni Saltas and her cookbook All You Can GreekRecorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 10 — Recorded July 1, 2025Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas kid about our northern neighbors joining the US of A on Canada Day, then get into the Fourth of July, Ron’s early baseball career, the wonders of Idaho’s Lava Hot Springs, the parade of horribles getting their hate kicks over fantasy deportation (including Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk), The Constitution: READ IT, Gov. Cox’s prayers for rain, the Big Beautiful Bomb Bill, the curious votes of Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins, R.I.P. rural hospitals, Trump’s lust for a July 4 photo-op, news deserts, blame-shifting to the media, Communism ≠ Socialism, digging for Trump’s … good? … policies, that Bezos wedding in Venice, Bad Bingham Word of the Week (congrats Mike Evans on winning Utah Beer Festival 2025 tickets), an invitation to meet John and Ron at Copperton Park on the Fourth of July, and more.John’s Lead Mine house in the late ’60s/early ’70s, “to the left, blue-green, two windows.”A Getty image (as watermarked) of Bingham in the ’50s. Ron: “I remember when I was a little kid and we’d go occasionally into Bingham when it was really busy, and I thought it was the biggest city in the world. It was just so different than living up in Highland Boy.”A Salt Lake City neighborhood Canadian flag on Canada Day, July 1, 2025.The Bingham Boys Podcast info sheet that John and Ron never remember to reference (so here it is).Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 9 — Recorded June 24, 2025Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas are back in the studio together and talking about fire season in Utah, our Purple Mountains Majesty vs. money, Ron’s Minnesota trip and the Milwaukee Brewers, Trump’s Iran bunkerbuster boondoggle (he doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing, either), statesmen vs. hucksters and reality show mentalities, how the USA undermines the UN, MAGA’s slow pushback, the death of the Republican party, the already forgotten Minnesota political assassinations and violent populism, the continuing Mike Lee fallout that even the Deseret News has acknowledged but Gov. Spencer Cox hasn’t, Ron’s ex-husband (you’ll just have to listen), Bingham’s Larry Osoro: Artist Extraordinaire, the many perks Canada will enjoy as our 51st state, and more.Ron, Mark Amicone and Mary Kay Amicone at Target Field in Minneapolis, MinnesotaFire damage at Wolf Creek Pass — Gov. Cox didn’t sweep it; Mike Lee wants to sell it(Some of) the art of Larry OsoroRecorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 8 — Recorded June 17, 2025Bingham Boys John Saltas (via the interwebs) and Ron Yengich revisit the Doppler-Dunning-Kruger Effect and other corrections, then dive into misinformation saturation, Trump’s epic military “perade” failure, the Bingham boys of Vietnam, last weekend’s massive (and tragic) No Kings Day protest in SLC and the importance of making your voice heard, the “peacekeeper” misnomer, Sen. Mike Lee’s stupid, shameful, tone-deaf, and far too voluminous tweeting, honoring the fathers of Bingham Canyon and all fathers, a must-read column about fatherhood and baseball in the latest issue of City Weekly, supporting local businesses, and more.Also: Thanks to our Substack subscriber Marilyn Read for her generous donation pledge to the show.Alex and Knox Ramos (Photo: Kevin Johnson)The Zanes of OlympiaRecorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. Email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 7 — Recorded June 10, 2025 Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich catch up on John’s weekend wedding trip to New York (and subsequent positive Covid test) and delight in Greek nuptials, then launch into the importance of tradition and the Democrats’ ill-advised denial of faith, religion the rise, the great American sport of baseball, Bingham success stories, Ron’s granddaughter Gabrielle on last week’s banned books discussion, TACO Trump’s big dictator energy birthday tribute disguised as a “military parade” (and how our military deserves better), No Kings Day and Pope Leo’s Chicago mass counterprogramming, honoring Bingham’s women miners of WWII, Pearl Harbor, Hegseth’s “war fighters,” the so-called Los Angeles “riots,” John proving the Dunning-Kruger effect by confusing it with the Doppler effect, Pride Week/Month in Utah and Gov. Cox’s silence, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 6 — Recorded June 3, 2025Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich don’t recall any public libraries in Bingham, but welcome the podcast’s first-ever guest Gabrielle Nelson (Ron’s granddaughter) to take a deep, deep dive into the banned books of Utah and elsewhere, and then talk a little TACO Trump trash before giving the Sotirious Family of Copperfield and Broadway a heartfelt shoutout. (Don’t worry: There’ll be more on the Beeline gas station next time.)Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 5 — Recorded May 27, 2025Bingham Boys Ron Yengich and John Saltas discuss Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day) in Bingham and Ron’s eight-cemetery weekend tour, honoring heritage and birthright citizenship, the heinous comeback of internment camps, Hegseth’s erasure of military history (by race), Trump’s embarrassing West Point commencement “speech” before another round of golf, how real journalism isn’t celebrity bullshit, the Fox News to White House pipeline, Jake Tapper’s failure to report when it mattered, Scott Pelly’s fiery commencement speech at Wake Forest, celebrating the fifth podcast Ron’s ever listened to (this one), the Beeline gas station, a thanks to those behind the scenes of the Bingham Boys Podcast, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 4 — Recorded May 20, 2025Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich discuss John’s faceplant update, the old days of working in the mines, the House of Joy (a.k.a. prostitution) and opium dens, the SLC to Price crime pipeline, Big Helen, the Western Mining & Railroad Museum in Helper, Ron’s Milwaukee trip and the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, class disparity and lionizing the rich, how MAGA should elevate unions, the ’50s weren’t great for everyone, the eternal struggles of the Utah Jazz, minor league vs. major league sports, the Joe Biden “Deep State” coverup conspiracy, “Red” Mike Lee’s tiny, flaccid Constitution, the 25th Amendment, how book banning equals book burning, and more.Recorded and edited by Bill Frost at FrostyCo Studios.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 3 — Recorded May 13, 2025Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich are back (remotely via the interwebs) to take on John’s cycling incident, a phone call from Tomaso, the Bingham Clinic (this week’s sponsor), the legend of Joe Burger, Pope Leo XIV and the Pope Leos before him, the Industrial Revolution vs. humans, Tom Wharton R.I.P., a deep dive into Bingham athletics, obligatory Trump Talk, how to Make America Good Again, and more.Directed by Lara Jones and engineered by Bill Frost.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Episode 2 — Recorded May 7, 2025Bingham Boys John Saltas and Ron Yengich return to expound upon the Sunset Tavern (this week’s sponsor), go-go dancers and nude miners, SLC Mayor Mendenhall’s Pride flag F-U, free speech and symbolism, the dishonorable Pope Trump, real journalism vs. fake news, America: Already Great, Gov. Henderson and Cox the Coward, George Washington’s declined third term, Conclave (the real one, not the movie), Lunchroom Catholics, Christmas in Bingham, Donnie Two Dolls, Musk the Buddah and Melania of Green Acres, Veterans Day NOT “Victory Day,” the fallen of Vietnam, Chicago Charlie, and more.Directed (in absentia) by Lara Jones and engineered by Bill Frost.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com

Introducing the Bingham Boys Podcast, hosted by John Saltas and Ron Yengich.Ron Yengich is a renowned Criminal Defense Attorney, newspaper columnist, and former baseball player.John Saltas is the founder and former publisher of Salt Lake City Weekly newspaper and an ex-blackjack dealer.Both are grandchildren of Ellis Island immigrants who settled in the mining towns of Bingham Canyon, Utah, Ron from Highland Boy, John from Lead Mine.They believe they have a lot to say.Episode 1: Legerdemain was directed by Lara Jones and engineered by Bill Frost.Opening theme “Pawnshop Boogie” courtesy of Steven Wells & Ghostowne.Bingham Boys Podcast socials: @binghamboyspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit binghamboyspodcast.substack.com