Latest Salt lake county Podcast Episodes

SHOWing Up w/ Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - September 18, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes
Today's episode is a special double-interview with Mayor Jenny Wilson and First Lady Abby Cox where they interview each other about some key policy initiatives, life as women in politics, and where inspiration comes from to serve our community. 

A Conversation with the White House

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - June 11, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes
In this episode, Mayor Wilson sits down with Luke McGowan, a Senior Advisor in the White House's Intergovernmental Affairs Office and discusses several issues that impact Salt Lake County, from infrastructure investment to racial justice and climate change. 

Vaccination FAQ with Gary Edwards from the SLCo Health Department

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - January 19, 2021 01:00 - 34 minutes
This podcast is a deep dive into vaccination and the efforts by Salt Lake County to help get its 1.2 million residents vaccinated against COVID-19. 

New Hiring Initiative to Help Fight COVID-19

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - August 18, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes
Mayor Wilson sits down with Kathleen Johnston, Director of HR at Salt Lake County and Margarita Angelo, Technical Recruiter to discuss the newly announced COVID-19 hiring initiative to staff up Salt Lake County's ability to fight the virus on the front lines with new contact tracers, nurses, and...

Face Covering FAQ & More w/ Dr. Vitek

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - August 11, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes
This week's episode features a discussion with the Medical Director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, Dr. Dagmar Vitek. 

Adapting Services in Times of COVID

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - June 24, 2020 09:00 - 25 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Jim Cooper, the director of Salt Lake County Library Services, and Lindsie Smith, the director of Salt Lake County Clark Planetarium.   They discuss how their respective divisions have adapted during the pandemic to be able to co...

Salt Lake County's $40 million business grant program

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - June 11, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Dina Blaes, the director of Salt Lake County Regional Development.   They discuss the newly-announced Small Business Impact Grant program aimed at helping small businesses who were impacted by COVID-19, the work behind the scenes ...

Mayor Wilson and Congressman McAdams talk COVID-19

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - May 04, 2020 15:00 - 23 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Congressman Ben McAdams.   They discuss the work of the Salt Lake County Emergency Coordination Center in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congressman McAdams' experience in testing positive for COVID-19, as well as how loca...

Salt Lake County COVID-19

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - March 13, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Gary Edwards, Executive Director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, and Clint Mecham, Salt Lake County Emergency Management Division Chief.    They discuss the formation of the Unified Command, how Salt Lake County has pre...

The 2020 Census

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - February 24, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Ze Min Xiao (Zee), Salt Lake County's Director of the Office for New Americans and Marti Woolford, Special Projects Coordinator.   They talk about the importance of the census, what Salt Lake County is doing to make sure everyone ...

Air Quality

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - February 17, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Thom Carter, Executive Director of UCAIR, and Michael Shea, Salt Lake County's Environmental Manager.    They discuss air quality, the various efforts addressing this issue and much more!

Recreation in Salt Lake County

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - February 10, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutes
In this episode, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is joined by Shawn Stinson from Visit Salt Lake and Martin Jensen from Salt Lake County Parks & Rec.    They discuss the various opportunities for sports and recreation in Salt Lake County, their economic impact and much more!

State of the County Address

County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson - January 25, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes
This premier episode of County Conversations with Mayor Jenny Wilson features the first-ever podcast edition of the State of the County address for 2020. Mayor Wilson is joined by Councilmembers Max Burdick and Ann Granato to discuss the most pressing issues from 2019 and look ahead to Salt Lake...