Salt Lake Dirt

Today on the show I welcome Ingrid Werner. Ingrid is an actress based in London. You can see her in the new Disney film Disenchanted which premieres on Disney+ Friday November 18. This was a really fun conversation and I hope to have her back on the show at some point in the future. Thanks for listening! -- For more on Ingrid: IMDb: imdb.me/ingridwerner Instagram: @ingridwerner TikTok: @wingy27 Fa...

Today on the show I get to talk with Erik Tarloff. Erik is the author of the national best-seller Face-Time , The Man Who Wrote the Book , and All Our Yesterdays . His early work was writing primarily for the screen, including an early draft of Disney’s animated Aladdin , & Car 54, Where Are You? for Orion Pictures. His TV work includes writing episodes of M*A*S*H , All in the Family , The Bob...

This week I welcome back Jonathan Ames to the show. Jonathan is one of my favorite writers of all time. He has published several books (The Extra Man, You Were Never Really Here, A Named Named Doll) and is the creator for the TV series Bored to Death and Blunt Talk. His latest novel, The Wheel of Doll is available now through Mulholland Books. It's always a pleasure talking with Jonathan - and thi...

This week I'm thrilled to welcome Mike Rinder to the podcast. I've been a huge fan and supporter of his work since I read Lawrence Wright's book Going Clear about the history and abuses of the Church of Scientology. Mike co-hosted the A&E documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath . He reunited with Remini for the podcast Scientology: Fair Game .  Mike was kind of enoug...

Steve Wiegand joins us today on Salt Lake Dirt. We had a great conversation about his new book 1876: Year of the Gun: The Year Bat, Wyatt, Custer, Jesse, and the Two Bills (Buffalo and Wild) Created the Wild West, and Why It's Still With Us . This fascinating work of non-fiction works on so many levels. Whether you have a deep interest in the American West or not I'm confident you'll find yourself...

Today I welcome back Gary Lippman . Gary wrote one of my top picks from 2019, Set the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tate . His new book of short stories is entitled We Loved The World But Could Not Stay and is available through Rare Bird Books. This is a book I fell in love with quickly. Each story is one sentence long, which I'm still trying to figure out how he did this without it sounding fo...

This week on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome author Scott Badler . His new historical fiction/YA crossover JFK & The Muckers of Choate ( Bancroft Press ) was a great read . I learned a lot about Kennedy from the book and from talking to Scott. This would be a great novel to have in school libraries across the country! Great guy, great chat, great book! Order JFK & The Muckers of Choate : Amazon B...

I welcome back writer and filmmaker Duncan Birmingham (Blunt Talk, Maron) on this week's episode of Salt Lake Dirt [click HERE a previous interview with Duncan]. His feature film Who Invited Them is currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+ on Amazon Prime . I've become a big fan of Duncan's over the past couple of years and the new film totally sucked me in. Great film, great chat, great guy! Thank...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome writer Hannah Sward . We talk about her new memoir Strip ( Tortoise Books . 9.6.22), growing up with a poet as a father, and teaching 'writing through trauma' workshops. I fell in love with Strip after just a few pages. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy wherever you get books and to keep an eye out for some of her upcoming author events . Thanks...

Today on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome Sean Thor Conroe . His novel Fuccboi was released this past January on Little Brown. Laura Albert first recommended Fuccboi to me. She always sends me books that I fall in love with. Fuccboi was an interesting read for me. It took me longer than normal to finish. I took my time with it. After I finished it, the book wouldn't seem to leave my consciousness and I th...

Today I welcome artist and filmmaker Juan Escobedo . I've been wanting to have Juan on the show for awhile so it was great to finally make it happen. On this episode we talk about finding your artistic niche, his short film Marisol , the upcoming East Los Angeles Film Festival (Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2022) and of course the fact that we both have three dogs. Thanks for listening! Kyler @saltlakedi...

On today's episode I welcome artist Dmitry Samarov . His new book Paint By Numbers can be pre-ordered on his website dmitrysamarov.com . It's a fascinating read with incredible visuals based off real events. Dmitry is host of the podcast hu u no and co-host for That Horrorcast with Mallory Smart. On this episode we chat about Bruce Wagner, quitting social media, and podcasting during the pandemic....

On today's episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome filmmaker Jason Loftus . I first met Jason in Park City, Utah at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival. His film Ask No Questions was one of the standout documentaries from Sundance/Slamdance that year for me. I was thrilled to hear that he had a new film coming out in 2022. Eternal Spring has been playing the festival circuit all over the world and bringi...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I speak with Patrick O'Neil about his new memoir Anarchy at the Circle K . The book gives his account of touring in the 80s with punk bands like Dead Kennedys and TSOL while trying to maintain an increasingly unmanageable drug addiction. I first discovered Patrick's work when I read his memoir Gun Needle Spoon and I completely fell in love with his writing. It was...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome back author Liska Jacobs . Liska has been one of my favorite writers from the past few years. Her novel The Pink Hotel will be released July 19th on MCD. The book is incredible and I encourage everyone to pick up a copy. Liska will be in the USA promoting the book and you'll be able to find some of those events if you scroll to the bottom of the page. Th...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome author Dori Molla . Her new book Corporate Command + Control + Eject [The Great Resignation] is out now! Great book, great conversation! PURCHASE the book at: Barnes & Noble Amazon --- Let your demeanor be always marked by modesty and simplicity; as soon as you become forward ... you have lost  your greatest charm of manner. You  must...

On today's episode of Salt Lake Dirt I speak with filmmaker and actress Genevieve Adams . Her film Simchas and Sorrows is about an atheist actress who attempts to convert to Judaism to marry the man she loves. It will play this week at the Bentonville Film Festival . Genevieve wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film. I really loved this project and I look forward to it reaching a larger...

2022 DANCES WITH FILMS "Isolated in lockdown, a depressed loner rushes into a new relationship only to be trapped by his partner’s manipulative abuse." On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I talk with Ben Hosking. Ben wrote and directed the short film And I Miss You Like A Little Kid which will have its world premiere at Dances with Films . Great film, great chat! Thanks for listening. PURCHASE Ticke...

2022 DANCES WITH FILMS " Three people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon are empowered and begin to heal from childhood trauma by learning to make films in a grant-funded program ." On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I talk with documentary filmmaker Melissa Gregory Rue. Her new film Live Out Loud will premiere the last day of Dances with Films . I loved this film and its nuance about th...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I talk with the creative team behind Desert Sky . David Hartsone (writer/director/producer) and Lexa Gluck (actress/producer) join me to talk about how the project was born and the film's upcoming world premiere at Dances with Films . PURCHASE Tickets : Sat. June 18th @ 3:45PM - TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood, CA. Check out the following IG profiles for more abou...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome author Elle Nash . I recently found her novel Animals Eat Each Other (Dzanc Books) and she has quickly become one of my favorite new writers. We had a great a chat about growing up in Colorado, her recent move to Scotland, and her upcoming book Gag Reflex (out June 21 on Clash Books). Make sure to check out her other books and her Patreon ! Thanks for li...

On today's episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome actress and producer Mary Kate Wiles . You've seen her in the Emmy Award winning webseries The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and she currently stars as Vicky in the new Fairly OddParents reboot out now on Paramount+ . I had a blast talking with Mary Kate! Make sure to check out her projects over at Shipwrecked Comedy ! Thanks for listening! Kyler -- For more...

On today's episode I speak with filmmakers Laurence Madrigal & Jason O'Mahony. Their new documentary WE WERE HYPHY just premiered at Cinequest 2022. Great film, great chat! Thanks for listening! Kyler -- Social and Web: WE WERE HYPHY Instagram: @wewerehyphy Website: www.wewerehyphy.com -- PRESS RELEASE: WE WERE HYPHY is delighted to announce its World Premiere as part of the prestigious Cinequ...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I talk with the Chicago-based writer and publisher Mallory Smart. Her book THE ONLY LIVING GIRL IN CHICAGO came out last summer on Trident Press. I absolutely loved the book! She is the editor-in-chief of the publishing house MAUDLIN HOUSE. She is also the host of the podcasts TEXTUAL HEALING and THAT HORRORCAST. Thanks for listening!

On this episode of The Salt Lake Dirt Podcast C.E. Hoffman ( Sluts and Whores ) and Winston Rowntree (Subnormality, People Watching) join us to talk about their new short film GTFO . --- Artist Bios: C. E. Hoffman is a writer of NA Urban Fantasy who has been published widely since 2010. A grant winner and member of the Writer's Union of Canada, they wrote their first novel at eleven years old, and...