Back Channel Utah

About Back Channel Utah

Back Channel is a Utah politics, policy, and business podcast hosted by Marty Carpenter. Every episode is a one-on-one conversation with someone who matters in Utah — an executive, a policymaker, a lobbyist, a community leader. Someone who's in the room when things happen. The conversation has four parts: who they are before they're a title, the issue they're closest to right now, their read on what's happening in Utah, and a few lighter questions at the end. It's candid, it moves fast, and it doesn't sound like a press release. Marty's been the one in the room too — as a governor's spokesman, his job was to take complex policy and make it clear, make it compelling, and keep it on message. That's still the job. Back Channel. Off Script. On Record.

Publisher

Marty

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2026

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   AI Infrastructure, Why Delta Works, and Behind-the-Meter Power with Ray Conley

   Ray Conley, founder and CEO of Creekstone Energy, breaks down why the AI era is becoming a land rush for power, fiber, and the physical footprint needed to train frontier models. Conley explains why Delta is unusually advantaged, how Utah’s “golden spike” infrastructure history shaped modern fiber routes, and why “behind the meter” power generation is essential if AI infrastructure is going to scale without spiking local power bills. He also offers a clear explanation for why people suddenly ...

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Healthcare Complexity, Primary’s Growth, and “The Child First” with Dustin Lipson

   Dustin Lipson, president of Primary Children’s Hospital, explains why healthcare is so difficult to reform, and what it takes to run a children’s hospital built on deep community trust. He shares how Primary has climbed into the top tier of U.S. News and World Report rankings, why “the child first and always” is designed to be an operational standard, and how pediatric care must support families, not just patients. Lipson also outlines the tradeoffs that come with rapid growth, including expa...

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Rolled votes, DC realities, and sweater days with Rob Bishop

   Rob Bishop served nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and previously held the gavel as Speaker of the Utah House. After retiring from Congress, he returned to the Utah House of Representatives to serve his local district, bringing decades of legislative experience full circle. In this episode, he offers a clear look at how Congress operates behind closed doors, why standard textbooks fail to capture real legislative mechanics, and what has changed inside the Utah Capitol over the ...

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