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Hosted by Erik Nilsson · business · EN-US
Small Talk, Big City Join host Erik Nilsson as he interviews the entrepreneurs, creators, and builders making Salt Lake City the best place it can be. Covering topics such as business, politics, art, food, and more you will get to know the amazing people behind the scenes investing their time and money to improve the place we call home. Follow along for more!
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Signup to Generate a PitchSmall Talk, Big City Join host Erik Nilsson as he interviews the entrepreneurs, creators, and builders making Salt Lake City the best place it can be. Covering topics such as business, politics, art, food, and more you will get to know the amazing people behind the scenes investing their time and money to improve the place we call home.
Small Lake City is hosted by Erik Nilsson. The show has published 242 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "S2, E36: Spooky Lake City: The Salt Lake Monster, Old Mill & Utah's Darkest Legends" (27 October 2026, 11 minutes), "S2, E35: Cat Palmer on Art, Identity & Finding Her Place in Salt Lake City" (26 October 2026, 83 minutes), and "S2, E34: Utah's Most Haunted Places & Terrifying True Stories | Spooky Lake City" (21 October 2026, 11 minutes).
Small Lake City publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 242 episodes.
Booking probability for Small Lake City is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Small Lake City requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Small Lake City's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Small Lake City are Business & Management Consulting and Associations, Unions & Political Groups. Small Lake City has a business audience and around 10,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Erik Nilsson hosts Small Lake City, a business podcast with 242 episodes published.
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Episode #36
A mysterious gravestone. An abandoned historic mill. And a monster supposedly hiding in the Great Salt Lake. Welcome to another episode of Spooky Lake City , where we're uncovering the strange stories, local legends...
Episode #35
What does it mean to build a creative life on your own terms? This week on the Small Lake City Podcast, we're joined by Cat Palmer, a Salt Lake City photographer, artist, and longtime member of Utah's creative...
Episode #34
Utah has a dark side, and some of its creepiest stories are hiding in plain sight. Welcome to Spooky Lake City 2026! In this episode, we're diving into the haunted history, chilling ghost stories, mysterious locations...
Episode #33
What if your morning coffee could change someone's life? ☕❤️ This week on the Small Lake City Podcast, I'm joined by Katie, co-founder of Lucky Ones Coffee, a Utah coffee shop that's doing a lot more than serving great...
Episode #31
Brandon Sanderson joins the Small Lake City Podcast to talk about Mistborn, Dragonsteel, his journey to becoming one of the biggest fantasy authors in the world, and the unconventional business he’s built around his...
Episode #31
How did Altra go from experimenting with running shoes in Utah to becoming a global running brand? Brian Beckstead, co-founder of Altra, joins me on Small Lake City to tell the story behind one of Utah’s most...
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Salt Lake City's weekly news update is here — and this week hit different. The Disability Law Center just dropped a damning report called "Profits Over People" — detailing how three Utahns with disabilities died in the...
Episode #30
What if reading could be one of the best ways to meet people and build community in Salt Lake City? In this episode of the Small Lake City Podcast, I sit down with Amanda Warren of Bookish SLC to talk about how a love...
Small Lake City
A sitting Utah lieutenant governor says no to handing over private voter data, and the Trump administration’s DOJ responds with a formal investigation. I break down what the federal government is asking for, why Deidre...
Episode #29
A single street sign downtown can be a trapdoor into a whole erased world. When we see “Japantown Street” near the Delta Center, it’s easy to assume it’s just a name. It isn’t. Today we sit down with filmmaker Kelyn...
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At 6 a.m., Utah’s public lands story changes in a very real way. I’m walking through what it means as the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument cuts officially take effect, putting nearly 3 million...
Episode #28
If you’ve spent any time in Salt Lake City, you’ve probably been to Sugar House Park. But about 75 years ago, instead of runners, sledders, playgrounds, and soccer fields, you would have found something very different...
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What if getting good at art has less to do with talent—and more to do with learning how to see? Micah Christensen is an art historian, educator, painter, and the owner of Anthony’s Fine Art and Antiques in Salt Lake...
Small Lake City
Southern Utah got hammered by monsoon storms, and the footage doesn’t fully capture how fast things can turn. We walk through the Bryce Canyon flash floods that stranded hikers across multiple trails, the rescue delays...
Episode #27
Josh Rosenthal: Borderlands, Ultra Running & DFL Before DNF Josh Rosenthal is the founder of Borderlands , a trail running media company built around the people, stories, and culture that make the sport special. But...
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Utah gave Tyson Foods tax breaks to bring jobs to Eagle Mountain. Now the plant is closing, 723 workers are losing their jobs — and the tax incentive agreement is still active. Welcome to the Small Lake City Weekly...
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Utah’s restaurant scene isn’t “all chains” anymore, but you have to know where to look and that’s where Amber (Mile High Food Fairy) comes in. We sit down with a pediatric dentist who somehow also became one of the most...
Small Lake City
A surveillance camera shows up at a busy Mill Creek park, quietly scanning every passing license plate, and when someone asks who approved it, the answer is chillingly simple: nobody. We walk through what happened, why...
Episode #26
A single question sits at the heart of this conversation: what do you send when someone you love is hurting and you can’t get on a plane? Marti, founder and CEO of Spoonful of Comfort, shares the true origin story...
Episode #25
Salt Lake City keeps getting compared to other Western cities, but the closer you look, the more the comparison breaks down. The mountains aren’t a weekend trip from here, they’re a backdrop you can touch, and that...
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