On this week's episode of the Beehive Podcast, we talk to independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin and his running mate Mindy Finn. While he’s only been a candidate for president of the United States since August, and his name is only on the ballot in 11 states, Evan McMullin has seen his popularity surge in Utah over the past couple of weeks after Donald Trump was caught on tape saying awful things on a bus with some guy named Billy Bush. Utah is one of the states where McMullin is on the ballot. Whether it’s because he was born in Provo, he’s Mormon, he went to BYU, or the Beehive State identifies with his brand of conservatism, McMullin has a very real shot at winning Utah’s six electoral votes. A recent Emerson College poll found McMullin with 31 percent, followed by Republican Donald Trump at 27 percent and Democrat Hillary Clinton at 24 percent. We had a chance to catch-up with Evan recently while he was sitting in the Beehive Studio in Provo and Clint Betts was sitting in a hotel room in Boise, Idaho about to watch BYU lose a football game despite being gifted five turnovers from their opponent. We talked about a wide variety of issues in this interview. Ladies and gentlemen, here’s our conversation with the next President and Vice President of Utah — Evan McMullin and Mindy Finn.

Evan McMullin & Mindy Finn

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines stories that bring a moderate amount of entertainment to listeners.&nbsp; In this episode, Chris and Meg reminisce over the Silicon Slopes Summer Bash and the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Gala. They discuss the latest VidAngel news, and then they discuss a bunch of Utah stuff that they probably have no business discussing but discuss anyway. They also give expert advice to our community's entrepreneurs. Then they read some tweets? It gets pretty weird at the end.

This Is The Place Podcast Episode 1

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from&nbsp;inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers. In episode 2, Chris and Meg discuss Jive Communications' expansion, the launch of Sumato Coffee, and VidAngel's take on their filtering news. Chris and Meg instruct tech people on how&nbsp;to talk to non-tech people, and gossip about Utah's weirdest headlines. Then they read more tweets, cause why not? &nbsp; &nbsp;

This Is The Place Podcast Episode 2

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers. In episode 2, Chris and Meg discuss InsideSales' Girls Code, the latest issue of the Silicon Slopes magazine, a reader's response to profanity in a Silicon Slopes story, and FREAKING GORDON HAYWARD. Chris and Meg instruct tech people on how to talk to non-tech people, and gossip about Utah’s weirdest headlines, which include soda and tattoos. Then they read more tweets.

This Is The Place Podcast Episode 3

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers. In episode 4, Chris and Meg discuss CloudCherry's move to SLC, the STEM Mentor Exchange Mobile App, and Meg's eventful first week as director of programs and marketing. Chris and Meg pitch a business to nobody, and of course, talk at length about Hayward's betrayal.&nbsp;Then they read more tweets. &nbsp;

This Is The Place Podcast Episode 4

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers. In episode 5, Chris and Meg discuss the infamous Forbes feature and the upcoming Startup Conversation featuring Carine Clark, Tom Clark, and Ben Capell.&nbsp;Chris and Meg then lament over tech's most overused term, and talk weird Utah news, which is extra weird this time. Then they read more tweets.

This Is The Place Podcast (Episode 5)

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers. In episode 6, Chris and Meg, put a special Pioneer Day flavor to the tech and local news of Utah. It's possible they'll get fired.

This Is The Place Podcast (Episode 6)

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