Boulder City Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This week we speak to Todd Cook, the owner of the Boulder City Brewing Co., or what most of us affectionately call the “Brew Pub.” Todd and his employees got a scare when his landlord gave him a 90-day notice to vacate the building. The shock of having your business ripped out from under you […]
Zane Grothe is the championship swimmer from Boulder City. He talks about how the town inspired him to swim and the 2024 Olympic Swim Team.
Joe DeSimone has been busy. He's got a new truck stop and the Bullet Train restaurant at the Railroad Pass Casino and a new hotel at his Pass Casino in downtown Henderson.
Today we conclude our series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council. There are several other […]
Today we continue our series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council. Today, we sit down […]
Today we continue our series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council. Today, we sit down […]
This week, the Boulder City Podcast continues the series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council […]
With this episode, the Boulder City Podcast begins a series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City […]
Today we feature a discussion with Judge Victor Miller, Boulder City’s Justice of the Peach for the last 30 some years, with over 40 years serving the town as a municipal judge. Although his name is on the sample ballot, he’s not going to be on the primary ballot in June or the general election […]
In this episode of the Boulder City Podcast, we are joined by Becky and James Hughes, the proprietors of Hanger 502, the new deli, bar and restaurant that will open this May in Boulder City. James Hughes spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, 10 of those years in Las Vegas. On weekends and […]
Today we have a very special podcast and we focus on the Dam Short Film Festival, which will be held in Boulder City on February 14-19. We have a special guest host, Shannon Gros, and we welcome Hava Brown, a board member of the DSFF, who will explain all the details of this year’s festival, […]
Today we’re joined by Doug Scheppmann, who runs the local State Farm insurance agency and who was honored recently by the City Council of Boulder City for giving back to the community. Scheppmann arrived in Boulder City more than 40 years ago and quickly began to volunteer for various organizations in the town. He was […]
Our guest this week is Tom Devlin, the proprietor of the Monster Museum on Boulder City Parkway. Having just completed a very busy Halloween season, Devlin is onto the holiday season where they are featured in the Christmas Parade. Devlin has a unique entertainment history, having worked on over 100 feature films as a special […]
Boulder City's own Lexi Lagan recently won two medals at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She sits down with Boulder City Podcast host Roger Gros to talk about her career and her future aspirations.
It’s not unusual to work for the same organization for a decade or two. Many people do that but when you hit four decades and counting, now that is an accomplishment. Roger Hall has been working in the parks and recreation department for Boulder City for over 46 years and recently announced his retirement. The […]
This week’s podcast features an interview with Mayor Joe Hardy, who has been in office for a little over a year. Unlike the previous administration, Hardy seems to get along well with all the other members of council and has worked toward consensus rather than confrontation. After more than 20 years in the state legislature, […]
Sometimes a tragedy can result in something good, and that’s what Adam Stetson, the pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Boulder City, is trying to accomplish. Adam and his wife Jessica discovered that their son Zechariah had a terminal diagnosis that resulted in his death just three days after his birth. But since they learned […]
Anyone who has driven by St. Jude’s Ranch for Children on the lakeside of Boulder City has seen major construction work under way on 10 acres on the southside of the facility. Dr. Christina Vela, the CEO of St. Jude’s Ranch, explains what’s going on there with the creation of the Healing Center, a first-of-its-kind […]
In this episode, we’re joined by Miss Nevada, Taylor Blatchford. A lifetime Boulder City resident, Taylor won the title of Miss Nevada in Lake Tahoe last month and will compete in the Miss America Pageant this winter. She’s a longtime fan of beauty pageants and won the title in her most recent event. Her talent […]
Welcome to the Boulder City Podcast. Today we’re joined by Li Schieff And Hava Brown, board members and on the staff of the Dam Short Film Festival, which is being held in Boulder City February 16-20. This is the 19th edition of the festival, despite going virtual during the pandemic, it’s back in person for […]
Our guest is Taylour Tedder who was appointed as the city manager almost 18 months ago now and brings experience and professionalism to the job. Now that there is an entirely new city council, which had no input on his hiring, he describes how he’s getting the council members and new mayor ready for their […]
This week’s podcast features Gary Baldwin, the founder and CEO of Elite RV Resorts, which has submitted plans for an RV resort—not a park—on land surrounding the Boulder Creek Golf Course. The project will bring more upscale folks to town in expensive RVs to take advantage of all BC has to offer. But there are […]
Welcome to the Boulder City Podcast, where we feature discussions with the unique personalities we find in our small town. I’m your host Roger Gros, and today we resume our discussions begun during the primary last spring with the candidates for the City Council of Boulder City. We’re down to the last two candidates standing […]
We resume our discussions begun during the primary last spring with the candidates for the City Council of Boulder City. We’re down to the last two candidates standing for one remaining seat in November’s general election. Today we sit down with James Howard Adams who was elected to the council in 2019 and is running […]
This week we feature a special edition of the BC Podcast, a fascinating story about three local women who recently completed the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, a 1000-mile pilgrimage across France and into Spain tracing the route that many have taken for almost 2,000 years. Pattie Avalos-Ruiz and Laura Ragan, […]
Our guest today is Dr. Dawn Green, the president of Sunrise Rotary Club. Boulder City is fortunate to have two great Rotary Clubs that serve the community in a variety of different ways. The Sunrise Rotary has several missions throughout the year that contribute to its signature event, the Boulder City High School All Night […]
This week we wrap up our discussions with primary candidates for mayor and city council of Boulder City. Early voting starts on June 7 and election day is June 14. Last week, we sat down with Rose Marie Hess, a candidate for city council. Rose had scheduled the podcast several times but we kept missing […]
Denise Ashurst is a Republican candidate for Assembly in District 23. This isn’t part of our special election series where we interviewed most of the candidates for mayor and city council in Boulder City, but it is election related. Ashurst is a resident of the Boulder City who happens to be running for Assembly. Perhaps […]
This week we sit down with Valerie McNay who is running for city council. McNay has been a Boulder City resident since 1992 when she first arrived to do a triathalon at Lake Mead. She was employed by the Clark County School District for more than 20 years as a speech pathologist for young children. […]
This week, we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with Cokie Booth, a candidate for City Council. Cokie ran in the most recent council election and lost by only a few votes, so she’s back again. As a […]
This week we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with Steve Walton, who is a candidate for city council. Walton has been a BC resident since 1998 and served as interim fire chief prior to the hiring of […]
This week, we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with state Senator Joe Hardy, who is retiring from the Senate and running for mayor. Hardy moved to Boulder City in 1982 and worked for 20 years as a […]
This week, we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with City Council member James Howard Adams. James was elected three years ago and is the only city council incumbent up for re-election since Claudia Bridges, whose term is […]
It’s election season again. Seems like the last election was just held, but like the last election, we’re going to interview all the candidates for mayor and city council, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we kick off the series with an interview with Mayor Kiernan McManus, who is running for re-election. We […]
Sandy Nelson was a longtime Boulder City resident and musician who was influential in the formation of rock n’ roll as a musical genre. He passed away in February and the music world mourned. Sandy had two hits in the late ‘50s and ‘60s, Teen Beat and Let There Be Drums. He influenced a generation […]