The Ogden Way
The Ogden Way
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Welcome to The Ogden Way, the podcast hosted by Ogden City Mayor Ben Nadolski. Join us as we explore the grit, resilience, and unity that define Ogden. Each episode dives into the city’s core values, transformative initiatives, and the incredible people driving its success. Through engaging conversations with community members, Mayor Nadolski shares his vision for a thriving, empowered Ogden. Together, we’re building a future where everyone can reach their greatest potential. This is The Ogden Way—building Ogden’s future, together.
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The podcast dives into themes of resilience, service, community engagement, and personal growth, featuring episodes like Service, Sacrifice, and Community with Jennie Taylor that explores loss and community strength, as well as conservation and community topics with Sarah Kapel at the Ogden Nature Center. The focus areas include personal journeys, community-building initiatives, and significant local histories.
Welcome to The Ogden Way, the podcast hosted by Ogden City Mayor Ben Nadolski. Join us as we explore the grit, resilience, and unity that define Ogden. Each episode dives into the city’s core values, transformative initiatives, and the incredible people driving its success. Through engaging conversations with community members, Mayor Nadolski shares his vision for a thriving, empowered Ogden. Together, we’re building a future where everyone can reach their greatest potential. This is The Ogden Way—building Ogden’s future, together.
In this episode of The Ogden Way Podcast, Mayor Ben Nadolski sits down with Ogden City Arts Director Lorie Buckley to explore how art shapes not just spaces, but entire communities. From managing public art installations andcitywide grants to navigating the balance between creativity and bureaucracy, Lorie shares what it really takes to bring meaningful art into the public realm.
The conversation dives into the powerful role arts and culture play in economic development, tourism, and community identity, highlighting how even small investments can create lasting, city-wide impact. They also unpack the challenges artists face in growing cities, the importance of protectingcreative spaces, and how Ogden is working to maintain its authentic, grassroots arts scene.
More than anything, this episode is a reminder that art isn’t just something you look at, it’s something you experience, something that connects people, and something that helps build stronger, more vibrant communities. From public murals to local festivals, Ogden’s creative energy is driven by its people, and it’s what makes the city truly one of a kind.
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