The Banyan Collective

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 327 - West Face

Includes an interview with Caren Warner of Outdoor Weber. Plus adventure news, #onthedocket, something worth watching, gear, My Lands, Outdoor Jukebox and more! Enjoy

Leaky Waders Ep. 1 Fishing Traditions & Superstitions

Episode one of the Leaky Waders Podcast!
Featuring Cole Larsen & James Young, covering fishing traditions and superstitions. 

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 12 - Montana, Motorcycles, and The Monarch - A Conversation with Thaine Fischer of Fischer Reagan Enterprises

This episode includes an interview with Thaine Fischer, Managing Member of Fischer Reagan Enterprises and Hard Hat Tour Guide of the Monarch Building in the center of the Nine Rails Arts District in Ogden, Utah.

Van Sessions at the Monarch - Farr Gone

Van Sessions at The Monarch with Battle of the Bands winners, Farr Gone. Recorded LIVE inside TanVan, inside The Monarch Building which is located in the heart of Ogden’s Nine Rails Arts District. Van Sessions is in conjunction with Ogden City Arts, and Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll. Join us each First Friday for new sessions, good times, and friends.

Bug Hucker's Ep. 12 - Trout Unlimited

Featuring an interview with Paul Burnett of Trout Unlimited. 

Van Sessions at The Monarch - Carrie Myers with The Proper Way

Recorded LIVE at the Monarch in the Nine Rails Creative District in Ogden, Utah. 

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 326 - Kungsleden

The latest in Events, Adventure News, Worth Watching, Gear, and more!

Van Sessions OFOAM - Wasatch Wildgrass

As recorded live in a van backstage at the Ogden Music Festival, this is newly formed on the spot, Wasatch Wildgrass.

LITerally Podcast Ep. 31 - Roxanne Veletzos, "The Girl They Left Behind"

Roxanne Veletzos took us to Romania and back not only in her BESTSELLING Novel The Girl They Left Behind but also in our interview with her. She was such a great guest, teaching us more than we thought we could learn, and the book…the accolades from the media and from readers are so well deserved.

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 11 - Laying Tracks for the Transcontinental Sesquicentennial Celebration

This episode includes an interview with Sara Toliver, CEO & President of Visit Ogden and Kim Bowsher, Director of Ogden Downtown Alliance.
Sara & Kim are helping to lay the tracks for the 2019 Transcontinental Railroad Sesquicentennial Celebration.
With the connection of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, along with other rail lines that went north and south of Ogden in the following years, Ogden was designated in 1874 as the junction location of the two railroad companies, earning it the nickname “Junction City.”
150 year's later, Ogden is celebrating this iconic event that with a reenactment of two steam locomotives meeting at Promontory Summit and the Ogden Union Station.
This week we leave you with a little something from our Van Sessions archives: Naomi Harlan with her song, "The Wild Wild West."

Bug Hucker's - The Reboot

Oh how we've missed some Bug Hucker's! Welp, no more. Bug Hucker's is back with 2 new hosts, Cole Larsen and James Young for your Huckin' pleasure. In this first episode in over 2 years, we'll update you with a Fly Fishing Report including flows and flies, an Ice Fishing Report including Mantua, Rockport, Lost Creek and Echo. Also, we cover the Tag Fishing Challenge, Ice Fishing Pizza Delivery, and finally, review the Hodgman Fore INS Wader Liner.
Enjoy, and keep Huckin!

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 3 Extract: Ogden City Project Coordinator Sara Meess

In this Extract from Episode 3 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast, Ogden City Business Development Project Coordinator, Sara Meess, joined us for a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a Creative District. Recorded live from the heart of the Jefferson Avenue Historic District during the 125th Anniversary Celebration of the Eccles Art Center.
 
Don't miss an episode of The Banyan Collective’s Nine Rails Arts Podcast, as they explore what it means to be an Adventurous Creative in 2018! Hear the stories of Ogden’s new Nine Rails Creative District, including those of the district’s epicenter and future home to artisans, designers & creatives, the Monarch building.

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 324 - Back to Bug Huckin'

Bringing back the Bug Hucking podcast with new host Cole Larsen! Adventure News, On the Docket, GEAR:30, Worth Watching, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and more. OOA back in 2019. Enjoy!

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 10 - The Corner

In honor of Episode 10 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast, our house band The Proper Way gifted us with a new opening ditty, which revealed an uncensored glimpse into 9R host Todd Oberndorfer’s childhood.
This episode features a conversation with Lorie Buckley, Derek Williamson, Regina Esparza, and Joel Kitamura; representatives from Ogden City Arts, Culture & Events’ new Information Kiosk/Café, The Corner.
Located on the corner of Historic 25th and Washington Blvd, The Corner is a small information hub for Arts, Events, Activities and Attractions in the Ogden/Weber area. Ambassadors of The Corner provide information to locals and visitors about area attractions, events, and venues.
The Banyan Collective’s Nine Rails Arts Podcast explores what it means to be an Adventurous Creative in 2018. Through a partnership with Arts non-profit, Ogden First, we are also sharing the stories of Ogden’s new Nine Rails Creative District, including those of the district’s epicenter and future home to artisans, designers & creatives, the Monarch building.

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 323 - Fabiolous

Weekly Happy, On the Docket, Adventure News, Worth Listening, GEAR:30, My Lands, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and more... Enjoy!

LITerally Podcast - Espido Freire

“Intimidating and Illuminating,” as quoted in the most recent article in SLUG Magazine, is the only way to describe our conversation with Author Espido Freire, along with Isabel Asensio, Professor of Spanish, and Electra Gamon Fielding, Associate Professor of Spanish. We were so fortunate to talk with the 2018-19 Hurst Artist/Scholar-in-Residence at Weber State University.
Thank you, again, Isabel, for inviting us along.

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 322 - Winter On, Dead Wolf & Microplastics

OOA Show 322 - Interview with alpinist and owner of Bear House Mountain Guiding, Derek DeBruin. Adventure News and Events. 

Nine Rails Ep. 9 - Illuminate

Illuminate SLC. 
Episode 9 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast takes us to Salt Lake City for Utah Arts Alliance’s second annual Illuminate Light Art & Technology Festival. Our Van Sessions mobile studio, #TanVan, opens its doors to Programming Director for Utah Arts Alliance, Michael Christensen; Community & Performing Arts Manager for Utah Arts & Museums, Jason Bowcutt; Illuminate light-based artist, Justina Bonaventura; SLC-based Electronic Science Fiction Band, Conquer Monster’s Daniel Romero & Joshua Faulkner; and Executive Director of Utah Arts Alliance, Derek Dyer

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 321 - Backcountry Bash

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 321 - Backcountry Bash

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 2 Extract: Conductor Randall Craig Fleischer

EXTRACT: Conductor Randall Craig Fleischer
In Episode 2, we had the chance to chat with Utah Symphony Guest Conductor, Randall Craig Fleischer, in our Van Sessions #TanVan mobile studio, at Snowbasin Resort for Ogden Symphony Ballet Association’s Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald concert under the stars.

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 8 - Relative Truth / NEXT Ensemble’s Amahl

Episode 8 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast features an interview with Collin Noortmann Chandler, Mark Seawell and Chris Miller, the artists behind Eccles Community Art Center’s November exhibition, “Relative Truth”.
We also sat down with NEXT Ensemble’s Executive Director, Susan Campbell, and Program Host & Artistic Advisor, Dr. Carey Campbell, to talk about their all-ages holiday opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors.

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 7 - Dia De Los Muertos / Tutulli & WSU Ballet Folklórico

This episode includes bilingual interviews with the help of interpreter Ogden City Diversity Affairs Officer, Viviana Felix. We spoke with Maria Salgado with WSU Ballet Folklorico and Leon Araujo, owner of local cafe Coffee Links to chat about the upcoming Mexican Holiday, Dia De Los Muertos. We also speak with Irimelva Reyes, director of Tutulli Ballet Folklorico, specializing in presenting dances from various regions of Mexico.

Van Sessions S5 - The Monarch: Sammy Brue with KJ Ward

Recorded LIVE in a van at the Garden beside the Monarch Building in Ogden Utah in conjunction with Ogden City Arts, First Friday Art Stroll, and arts nonprofit, Ogden First, this is Van Sessions with Ogden local and Nashville recording artist, Sammy Brue, with KJ Ward.

Nine Rails Arts Podcast Extract - Lorie Buckley, Ogden City Arts

Interview with Lorie Buckley, Arts Coordinator for Ogden, Utah,