Robert J. Debry is claiming that not all Utahns love green Jell-O. Senator Mike Lee hosts an event called "Jell-O with the Senator" because he believes the opposite. Who should be believed? In other Utah news: the town of Dutch John is sick of being a town, and a man hits an elk on I-80 and has his chin pierced by an antler.
The pandemic is here to stay and people are finding solace in live animal webcams. Bear cubs are chilling at Utah State University and feasting on twinkies. A woman poisons her roommate with bacteria found on the darkweb. And if you're interested in getting divorced, there is now a very cheap solution.
A bear is killed illegally in Southern Utah and the DWR gives it to Mountain View High as a reminder to not poach. A disgruntled boyfriend tries to turn his ex in for a crime and gets arrested himself, and teens vandalize UVU because that's what teens do.
Robocalls have stopped and Get Gephardt is on the case. Meg reveals a startling fact about Target and bowel movements. A man hunkers down inside a strange bathroom, and a Massachusetts-based company would like a 150 mL sample of your waste.
Bullfrogs (NOT BULLDOGS) are taking over Utah. The DWR wants you to kill them and we can't decide if we agree. Bullfrog pros: great golf caddies, don't spread disease to humans, circular eardrums, musically gifted. Bullfrog cons: kill all amphibians, might not taste great boiled. You decide where you stand on the issue.
Guy Fieri, country music star Collin Raye, and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined forces for a concert in Cedar City, UT. It was as horrific as it sounds. Sean broke off a rap that wasn't his best, which we discuss at great lengths. In other news, an errant frisbee toss is met by a loaded gun and The Diaper Guy talks with the local news.
People are kissing their chicks and the CDC is not pleased. Utahns (including Meg) are changing their political affiliation and Republican Chairman Derek Brown is not pleased. Paleontologists are discovering fossils from 151 million years ago and Chris is not pleased. And the mayor of Kaysville goes head-to-head with the city council because no one is pleased.
Aliens are flying down from space and mutilating cows. We think. The 5-year-old boy who went driving in search of a Lamborghini makes his triumphant return and one local columnist is NOT pleased. A "penetrating" smell returns to North Salt Lake, much to the embarrassment of the sewer district. Yes, they're people too.
There is hope for any non-teen generation. A 5-year-old drives around town in search of a Lamborghini before being sequestered by the Highway Patrol. A 40-year-old celebrates her birthday by having a helicopter drop toilet paper on her. And a con man refuses to give up his craft, even as charges pile up faster than helicopter-dropped TP.
Teens are bad and we will hear no other arguments. A group of high school seniors want to postpone virtual graduations so their family/friends can sit through four hours of valedictorian mumbo jumbo in person. BAD. Get Gephardt, a teen in investigative spirit, offers up some helpful tips on how to dry money in your backyard. BAD. A teenage racoon breaks into a Magna water plant and forces everyone to boil their water. BAD. And Utah high schools are rated by a national publication and there is a small gap between Timpview High and Spanish Fork High. BADDDDD.
A self-proclaimed fun neighbor fishes for kids with fruit snacks and one dollar bills. DON'T CALL THE COPS. A contractor kinda-sorta grifts a woman out of $21,000, leading to an extensive discussion about contractor stereotypes. And government figures respond to a bad April Fool's Day joke with the punchline of the joke.
A drunken woman takes the St. George airport by storm and gets so mad she throws away her own shoes. Dinosaur thieves in Ogden commit the perfect heist....until they use Snapchat. And a thief in Utah County can't stop robbing Target and Home Depot, even after being caught.
Get Gephardt is acknowledged as an international star who literally shapes the laws of the United States. A mystery meat is left on the doorstep of two Layton men and experts agree it wasn't a cow heart. Meg explains the connection between love and diarrhea — Chris prays for both. A Craigslist excursion predictably ends in jail. A debate ensues over whether Little Caesar's is putting candy or pills in their pizza. Last but not least, Meg and Chris end with a plea: STOP FLUSHING THINGS DOWN THE TOILET.
New developments surface in the case of dead-freezer-guy, who left a notarized note hanging his mom out to dry. A different high profile case is ending with a husband-wife lewdness charge as Utah tries once again to imprison the nipple. A West Valley man bites his brother before being bitten by a police dog. And toilet paper is stolen from the police as Coronavirus mayhem continues.
A Cache County woman senses her firing and calls in a bomb threat to her workplace. An Alpine mom calls the cops because she needs baby formula. A Salt Lake divorce attorney pays for marriages. And couples get engaged in a wide variety of places, including Scheels and Burger King.
In stunning news, Get Gephardt leaves KUTV and joins KSL. Chris and Meg rejoice by calling 911 in Get's honor. They also discuss a 32-year-old who stole a longboard because his mom wouldn't give him any money. And a new "Toilets Are Not Trash Cans" campaign births the world's greatest idea: a bidet with the faces of Chris and Meg.
A man comes up with the perfect scam involving mice and hamsters, but botches the execution. Another man evades the law for 11 years before getting caught riding a lawn mower. And a drug party is advertised on social media where one participant ends up in the garbage.
Delta Airlines is so concerned with customer service they're building robots to serve you almonds. Or something like that. A Saratoga Springs man built a bulletproof stormtrooper outfit and it's not very comfortable, though it will definitely protect you from bullets. And a Salt Lake City man goes to incredible lengths for a 711 donut.
A Springville man implanted chips in his hands so you know he has a Tesla. And also to impress people with a magic banana trick. Seems worth it! A Roy man takes his trash out and ends up with buckshot in his belly. The bright side: the man who shot him didn't know the gun was loaded. The down side: the man who shot him shot him. And a West Jordan movie party goes off the rails when one viewer reenacts his favorite werewolf flicks.
This Is The Place delivers wide-ranging, rarely serious commentary on Utah "news." Hosted by Meg Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers.
In episode 53, Chris and Meg discuss a pumpkin soiree, an Utah man head butting a flight attendant, and a neighbor purposefully driving his car into the next door's living room.