The Sioux Empire Podcast

It’s big crew in a little apartment night on The Sioux Empire Podcast as your full Zoo Crew (Robert Mehling, Emily Gheorghiu, Natasha Estes, and Seth Glover) welcome entrepreneurship Jedi Master Clinton Brown, owner of the Bakery Co-Working space of Sioux Falls. Brown gives the crew a masters course in business and journalism, and we teach him it’s ok to hug. The guest train doesn’t stop there, though, this episode also features cameos from familiar friends of the show like magician Travis Nye and phantom stranger Neil Stach. We also discuss the need for people in Sioux Falls and South Dakota to broaden their horizons. Brown talks a little bit about small town news vs. real news, as well as digs into some of the myths we believe in this area about issues like human trafficking. You know, lighthearted stuff like that. This week’s local music spotlight is local artist Denham McDermott with the song “Stay.” This episode is sponsored by SiouxperCon 2017: The Sioux Empire Strikes Back. SiouxperCon is a fan convention celebrating several mediums: including comic books, anime, board games, video games, science fiction, and fantasy. A non-profit event, SiouxperCon is dedicated to promoting literacy and valuable life skills in an inclusive and friendly environment. Net proceeds from the convention will benefit REACH Literacy and the JY6 Foundation. The Sioux Empire Podcast still thinks Clinton Brown needs a hug. Clinton Brown and The Bakery of Sioux Falls http://www.thebakerysf.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thebakerysf/ Denham McDermott http://www.denham-music.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thatsouthdakotarapper/ https://soundcloud.com/denham_music Story Links A Sioux Fallsian by any other name http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2017/02/16/poll-results-sioux-fallsian-wins-week/97995966/ How Happy are you? http://thechive.com/2017/02/05/the-happiest-states-in-the-us-were-released-and-1-is-not-surprising-20-photos/ No Country for Old Men http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/violence-in-south-dakota-is-it-worse-than-ever/article_9a12e663-6050-59f2-93f6-e6e3b758f678.html http://www.keloland.com/news/article/news/homicides-on-pine-ridge-reservation-nearly-double-in-2016 Lots of jobs, lots of poverty http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/city/2017/02/06/jobs-and-poverty-why-sioux-falls-has-both/97548968/ Free steakhouse http://www.thesiouxempire.com/?p=2341 Mitchell students get tacky http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/4215890-two-mitchell-students-accused-injuring-12-peers-thumbtack-awl

In part 2 of our talk with the founder of the South Dakota Writes, Jason Kurtz, The Sioux Empire Podcast crew (Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, and Natasha Estes) talk more in depth about Jason’s non-profit.  What inspired him to start it and what it was like to discover so many writers hidden in our own state?  We explore the possibility that Sioux Falls and South Dakota in general, is in the middle of a literary and artistic explosion.  This week’s episode is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Sno Jam Comedy Festival, February 16th-18th. Three nights, three venues, and thirty comedians all benefiting the Special Olympics of South Dakota. Tickets and info at www.SiouxFallsSnoJamComedyFest.com.  The Sioux Empire Podcast loves First Friday’s in Downtown Sioux Falls.   South Dakota Writes http://southdakotawrites.org/   Tags and Topics: Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, Jason Kurtz, South Dakota Writes, Alice in Wonderland, Johnny Depp, Wizard of Oz, Authors, Amazon, Blot Collective, Nebraska, NWO, Nebraska Writers Collective, The Martian, Ridley Scott, Andy Weir, Metalocalypse, Art Awakening, First Fridays, The Simpsons, Matt Damon, Back to the Future, SiouxperCon, knitting, Oprah, John Oliver, Elvis, DDR Books, Sarah Rhea Werner

This week the Podcast crew (Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, and Natasha Estes) welcome the founder of the non-profit South Dakota Writes, Jason Kurtz.  We ask him what it’s like to start a writers group right before the South Dakota Legislature bans books.  We also cover some hard hitting headlines like: Why is everyone in South […]

In part 2 of our talk with Scott Ehrisman from the South Dacola blog The Sioux Empire Podcast hosts Robert Mehling and Seth Glover go off script to get at the real local government dirt.  We learn that Mayor Mike Huether may have a potty mouth.  We talk about Barack Obama’s legacy (a thousand angry […]

This week The Sioux Empire Podcast crew (Robert Mehling, Natasha Estes, and Seth Glover) welcome Scott Ehrisman from the South Dacola blog.  Scott’s an expert on all things state and local government in Sioux Falls and he dishes the dirt about what’s really going on in our community.  Zany antics ensue.  We talk about the […]

With Natasha Estes back in the studio, The Sioux Empire Podcast team (Seth Glover, Emily Gheorghiu, Robert Mehling) pick back up where they left off with guest host Ross Wickman, host of the outstanding Technically Living Podcast. We talk over the Chuck Brennan’s Badlands Pawn meltdown, concealed carry permits in South Dakota, ways to not […]

Happy New Year and welcome back Sioux Empire!  The Sioux Empire Podcast is hitting the ground running with Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, and Emily Gheorghiu on deck.  Our guest host this week is Ross Wickman, host of the outstanding Technically Living Podcast.  We cover all sorts of local stories like crafty six-year-old criminals, doomsday west […]

So this is it friends, the last episode of The Sioux Empire Podcast before we go on break for the holidays.  Host Robert Mehling invited Paul Schipper on the show to talk a little bit about this, not at all controversial election.  The rest of “The Zoo Crew” (Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, and Emily Gheorghiu) […]

The Sioux Empire Podcast goes Extreme this week with SD Ballot Measures.  The Zoo Crew (Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, and Emily Gheorghiu) welcome special guest Comedian Zach Dresch.  Together with the power of pop culture references and impressions they run down local stories such as; This American Life and Lutheran Social Services learn […]

Goats, Islands, and comedian Spencer Dobson, Oh my!  This week The Sioux Empire Podcast is officially making podcast history, for the first time ever on any known podcast, the “Zoo Crew” (Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, and Emily Gheorghiu) carve a Jack O’Lantern on air, in the studio (The live video of this madness […]

Get ready for a candid Perkins talk on the Sioux Empire Podcast. We’ll see what it sounds like after Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, and Emily Gheorghiu have their minds freaked by Premonition live!  We’ll also talk just a little bit about what’s been going on the last two weeks and of course a […]

Things get weird on The Sioux Empire Podcast this week as hosts Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, and Natasha Estes seek to discover more about the secretive paranormal research group here in Sioux Falls calling themselves Sioux Empire Weird.  The Sioux Empire Podcast has secured an exclusive interview with the anonymous group that, while illuminating, may […]

Robert Mehling (Host of The Sioux Empire Podcast) and William Bushee (author of the recently published and insanely popular “Wired For Coding” available on Amazon) break down the latest news about Andy’s Test Post.  Learn more at Andyspost.com.

In a massive new episode of cosmic proportions the Sioux Empire Podcast crew (Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, and Emily Gheorghiu) welcome special guests; animator Chris Biewer (of Cosmic Rage) and Jessica Tebben.  This week the female members of the crew horrify the male members by telling them how prolific unsolicited… “Photos” are.  We […]

Poekhon Go!  That’s right kids! (note this podcast is NOT for kids) This week the Sioux Empire Podcast crew (Robert Mehling, Seth Glover, Natasha Estes, and Emily Gheorghiu) welcome YouTube’s Pokehon (Joseph J Ektnitphong) to the show.  We talk about every random story that has happened in the last two weeks in a hurricane of […]