Britney Masciotti was born and raised in Payson, Utah but currently lives in Salt Lake City with her husband, baby boy, and their 2 dogs. She graduated from Utah Valley University with a degree in Aviation Management. In this episod...

Religion plays a huge role in shaping how people see the world — from everyday decisions to the way we vote, serve others, and understand morality. In this mini episode, we explore how different religions align politically and how those beliefs...

Paige Leavitt is a mom or two and an army wife to Matt, who I interviewed last week. She is an out and proud bisexual and loves music, her family, and learning. Paige currently works as a medical assistant (we LOVE to see a women in STEM)! If y...

Matthew Leavitt is a US Army Soldier and is currently deployed in the Middle East. Matt is also a husband and father of 2 beautiful girls.In this episode, I sit down with my friend Matt, who is currently serving in the U.S. Army. We talk...

Samuel Jacobs was born in Washington but moved to Utah when he was young. He is a state delegate, which I’m sure we’ll talk about more. Samuel also recently got married and currently attending BYU studying cybersecurity. In this epi...

In this special mini-episode of Common Threads, we take a step back from individual stories to look at the bigger picture—how the generation you grew up in can shape the way you see the world. From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, each generatio...

Colton Staheli was born and raised in Washington, Utah and now lives in Provo, Utah with his wife Malia, who we interviewed last week. Colton is a member of the LDS church and he served a 2 year mission in Santiago, Chile. He recently graduated...

Malia Villarreal Staheli is 28 years old and is from a town called Othello, which is an extremely small farming community in Eastern Washington. She is a beautiful mix of a bunch of different cultures and identifies as Latina-Polynesian. Malia ...

Mitchell Price grew up in St. George, UT and currently resides in Provo, UT with his wife, Emma. He graduated from SUU with a degree in Political Science. He works as a data content specialist at Ancestry, but is an aspiring environmental lawye...

Naomi Lin-Anderson is a half-Taiwanese/half-white Utahn who loves to dance, read, and paint. She’s also a church goer and elementary school teacher.Naomi has always had a heart for people—whether that’s her elementary school students, he...

Lawrence Mbaki grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and immigrated with his family to Cedar City, UT about 6 years ago. He currently attends Southern Utah University and is double majoring in Theater arts and music education. In this ...

Riley Allen is currently serving in the US Army and is married with one child and one on the way. Riley is also an active member of the LDS church.In this episode, I sit down with Riley Allen to talk about what it means to stay true to y...

Neesha Farmer was born and raised in St. George Utah and recently moved to northern Utah to further her career in optometry. She’s also an AMAZING nail technician in her free time, so if you live in the SLC area & are looking to get your na...

Lindsey is currently attending the University of Wyoming studying Agricultural Education and she lives in Laramie Wyoming. In this episode, Lindsey & I chat about her journey from sunny California to wide‑open Wyoming—and...

This episode explains "the why" behind this podcast and what I'm hoping listeners can gain from being open-minded and attempting to understand other people's lived experiences.

McKay is a freelance writer & producer, as well as full-time barista, living in Salt Lake City, UT. Mckay has lived all over the world and has so many incredible experiences to share with us, so I couldn’t be more excited to kick off this p...