Utah Ladies Let's Chat
A podcast for women who love Utah, love this country… and know things are getting weird. Hosted by Angie and Leslie—two curious, bold, and slightly sarcastic women raised in conservative spaces—Utah Ladies Let’s Chat is a space for real conversations about current events, political culture, faith, gender, power, and everything we were taught not to talk about at dinner. We’re not here to argue. We’re here to ask questions. We believe in truth, critical thinking, and changing our minds when we learn something new. Sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable, always honest—this is a podcast for women who want to be informed, empowered, and just a little bit louder.
Episodes
Immigration can feel complicated, confusing, and sometimes downright overwhelming—but it’s really about people and their stories. In this episode, Angie and Leslie sit down with Kristen, a corporate lawyer by day and an immigration attorney who works with refugees, to break down the jargon, myths, and real-life processes behind coming to the United States.
We cover everything from refugees and asylum seekers, to work visas...
In this episode of Utah Ladies Let’s Chat, Leslie and Angie dive into the topic everyone loves to avoid: taxes. But stay with us—because understanding how taxes work isn’t just for accountants and politicians. It’s for anyone who’s ever looked at their paycheck and asked, “Wait, where did my money go?”
We break down how the U.S. tax system actually works (spoiler: it’s not as scary as it sounds), clear up common myths about tax brac...
In this episode, Angie and Leslie break down what’s really inside Trump’s new “One Big Beautiful Bill”—and how it mirrors the radical agenda of Project 2025. From Medicaid cuts to work requirements to tax breaks for billionaires, we connect the dots between economic policy and the everyday realities of women in Utah.
We explain:
- What GDP, deficits, and the debt ceiling actually mean
- Why Reagan’s legacy isn’t as “fiscally responsib...
What do pap smears, birth control, the Comstock Act, and Project 2025 have in common? More than you’d think—and it’s not just politics, it’s power.
In this episode, Angie and Leslie take you on a fast-paced, emotional, and honest journey through over 100 years of women’s healthcare in the U.S. We cover:
✅ The major milestones in reproductive and preventive health
✅ How Roe v. Wade was about more than just abortion—it was about p...
In this episode, we take a small dive into the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025—a detailed policy roadmap that could reshape American government under a future conservative administration. At first glance, it talks about things like family values and individual freedom. But what does that really mean?
In this episode, Leslie and Angie dive into the murky waters of oligarchy—what it is, how it shows up in history, and why it still shapes our lives today. From ancient Greece to modern-day America, we explore how power concentrated in the hands of a few affects everyone—but especially women and the working class.
Spoiler: It’s not about pie, it’s about power. And no, sprinkles didn’t make it into our utopia.
In this episode, Angie and Leslie unpack what fascism actually is—according to philosopher Jason Stanley’s book How Fascism Works. We focus on one of its core tactics: the “us vs. them” strategy, and why it’s so effective (and dangerous). Then we walk through the ten traits of fascist politics—stuff like propaganda, anti-intellectualism, law and order rhetoric, and sexual anxiety—and connect them to what we’re seeing in American po...
Welcome to the very first episode of Utah Ladies Let’s Chat! In this debut conversation, Angie and Leslie open up about why they started this podcast, their personal journeys growing up in conservative spaces, and what it means to question long-held beliefs. They will also go over being bias and why women especially need to be critical thinkers.
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