KSL Brightside

Diamond Digestion Theft, Beta Moms & the Case for More Recess

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan and Alex kick things off with their three things, including an update on the Canvas hack, 30-minute Amazon deliveries and a man who swallowed st...

Diet Coke Parties, Balding, and Live Concerts in the Movie Theatre? 

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A shortage of aluminum caused by the Strait of Hormuz closure is making Diet Coke hard to find across Asia — and in India, people are responding...

Parking Fights, Passport Crackdowns & Everything In Between

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan and Alex discuss a recent update from Utah health officials on Utahns exposed to hantavirus. Plus, a debate making waves in Florida over parking...

Afterparty: Tornado Kitten Rescue, Viral Downfalls & Weekend Wallet Mysteries

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan and Alex kick things off with another update on Hantavirus, with the help of an AI‑generated Hantavirus rap about symptoms, followed by the he...

Movies that Stink, Costco Chicken Tenders and UFO’s

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

KSL Brightside serves up a full buffet of the bizarre and the brilliant. Val Cameron of the KSL Movie Show, stops by to break down the movies that sti...

Afterparty: Mother’s Day, Weird Cars and TMI

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We start with a conversation on bad gifts to give for Mother’s Day, jump to a car that gets more miles per gallon than your brain can process, p...

Spirit Airlines for Sale (Apparently), Paid Parking in Ogden & Bear Attacks - Oh My!

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From Ogden’s new paid‑parking plan and Provo’s smart conservation move near Slate Canyon to Salt Lake City’s heated debate over a ...

New E-Bike Regulations, Kamikaze Dolphins and Space Junk!  

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

  Ethan and Alex tackle the wave of new Utah laws taking effect today—from roundabout rules to the kratom ban and new e‑bike helmet requ...

Afterparty: First World Problems, Flavored Vapes, and No More Kratom!  

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

  Ethan and Alex kick things off by unpacking Jeff Bezos’ decision to sell his mega‑yacht, then jump into the return of fruit‑flavored...

Sprinkler shaming, Cinco de Mayo, and school cell phone bans don't work?

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan and Alex kick off the radio show with a quick hit of Utah’s biggest conversations of the day: from the state’s favorite license plat...

KSL Brightside Afterparty: Rodent Droppings, No Filming on Flights and Teacher Emo Emails 

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A study claiming school cell‑phone bans don’t change attendance or test scores — while the real issue may be the nonstop digital drama h...

Welcome to KSL Brightside: Can Parents Teach Driver’s Ed?

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan and Alex kick off KSL Brightside with a proper welcome‑back—who they are, where they’ve been, and why they’re here. From the...

Ethan & Alex Are Back! Let's talk Star Wars, Sky Babies & Social Signals

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan and Alex are back from the Nightside Project with the new KSL Brightside. It’s May the 4th, so Michael brings the Star Wars props, before ...

Disney Recap, Winter Games and ZENHEADLINES

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry recap Ethan's trip to Disney where he rates the Genie Plus line waiting system that has replaced the fast pass and A...

Ethan Goes to Disney, How Australia Lost the War against the Emu

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry jump on together for a quick episode before Ethan heads to Disneyland where he forces his children to pay their own way.&...

Packs of Coyotes, a Meatloaf and Loving Thy Neighbor (kinda)

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry get together for their weekly session of news bytes, stupid rants, and Tom Cruise shenanigans.  Alex compares Elon M...

Hey! Alex and Ethan are back.... What have they been up to?

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard defy all odds and are back to posting episodes once a week for the Nightside Project on the KSL Podcast Network because t...

Tammy and Chad Daybell Murder Charges and 90's Fashion

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry have now lived to watch the waist height of pants go down. all the way up, all the way down and all the way bac...

Ethan Millard gets a New Car, Brags

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry come together for their weekly dressing down of one another on the Nightside Project Podcast as Ethan reveals h...

Ethan goes to the San Diego Zoo

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry catch up after Ethan took some time to go to California where he had an interesting experience with the bathrooms at the ...

Tales of Mother Day

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry start off the program with tales of Mother's Day 2021 when Ethan made the bold move of just leaving his wife home for the...

Simulated cruises?

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry are back for another episode of the Nightside Project. The topic of cruising comes up again on this show and one of the m...

Chicken Sandwich Challenge; Sports Radio Madlib Adlib

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard have some fun with Ethan explaining how he is doing a chicken sandwich with his kids and guessing what restaurant they co...

Guy's going through mid-life crisis because they don't feel important

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discussed turning 40 years old and that birthday is one that a lot of people have their eyes on. Alex said he usually doe...

Could a four-day work week make its way to America?

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry get together on the Nightside Project today to discuss the 4-day work week that is being tested in Europe as an alternati...

Can your work force you to get the vaccine before a return to the office?

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry are back in the saddle as the guys discuss if businesses or airlines will require people to have the vaccine to get back ...

How to talk to your kids about dating

13 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss some of the latest headlines across their little world including a group rescued from a deserted island...

Vacationing at Disney World during COVID-19 is quite unique

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are back for another episode and this time it is all about Alex's vacation to Florida where he and his family went to Dis...

Only one protestor should up at New York state capitol

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are back after a bit of the break and bring you some new Nightside Project episodes. There was the threat of protests at ...

Would you try baked pineapple... with cheese?

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are back after a bit of the break and bring you some new Nightside Project episodes. In this return episode, the two disc...

Introducing new Christmas traditions; What is a pocket sax?

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry start to get into the Christmas Spirit as Ethan rolls out a couple of new traditions that he's trying out on his family i...

Mysterious Utah monolith might have an explanation about its removal

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry usher in December with a statement made today from the group of people claiming responsibility for removing the Utah Mono...

Get ready for new TSA guidelines when traveling this holiday season

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about the TSA's new Thanksgiving guidelines to traveling with your favorite foods across the country.  If you'r...

NIghtside Gets in The (early) Holiday Mood

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard get together after the most recent birth of Alex's new baby to talk about how nice it was not to have to be working in th...

Timeout! Saved by the Bell is back

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard share their feelings on the new Saved By The Bell reboot that NBC's streaming service Peacock is rolling out this winter....

Is Tom Cruise really an American hero?

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

 Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about Ethan's recent travels, taking kids to football games during COVID and Tom Cruise as an American hero an...

Giant meals on a plane? We might have a solution

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan is in California and has had some interesting flights and some suggestions on what we can do about the passengers who find it necessary to bring...

Its Official, Tom Cruise is Heading to Space, How Much does President Trump Really Weigh?

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry begin by discussing the difficulties of at-home learning to begin this school year..  COVID-19 may set back this gen...

Flying during COVID-19 is a surreal experience

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss traveling on a plan during COVID-19 pandemic. Ethan was on a short flight to St. George and he detailed the exper...

How to increase your chance of being involved in a shark attack?

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are back for another podcast episode. The two discuss the first-world problem about high-speed internet, but the main top...

Everyone now has a tree blowing down story

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard react to the huge wind storm that rocked the Wasatch front with damage, school closures, and power outages. With these st...

Even in Utah people give you side looks if you have a lot of kids

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are back in podcast form. The two discuss how Alex is welcoming his sixth kid in a few months and he talked about how eve...

July 31, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry take you through the lighter side of the news. The show wraps up its limited run as we achieved our goal of lowering cov...

Will you speed up Netflix?

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss a weird piece of tech news from Netflix which is allowing the shows to be slowed down or sped up. Is this somethi...

Live until 130 years old?

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss a golfer who clearly said and positively that they will live until 130 years old.See our website for privacy info...

We really want to do normal stuff again

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss what they will do once COVID-19 is in the rearview mirror.See our website for privacy information.

COVID-19 numbers are down, you are welcome, Utah!

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry were brought back to slow the spread of COVDI-19 and it has been achieved and this is why this show is our last broadcast...

Was this wedding invitation in good or bad taste?

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard go over a wedding invitation that has some restricts and request for this in-person wedding being taken place during Covi...

Target lady who threw a fit is claiming an illness

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss how a lady who had a breakdown at a Target is now claiming she has mental issues. Should people forgive her?See o...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is 73!!

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex KIrry and Ethan Millard go through some headlines and the big one that is shocking to everyone is that Arnold Schwarzenegger is 73 years old.See ...

More Vegas talks, Americans are still barred from European Union

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard continue talking about taking a work trip to Las Vegas just because. Also, the European Union has extended its ban of Ame...

July 30, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take you through the day in the lighter side of news. Back to school checklist is a bit weird this year. Steve is back w...

Las Vegas wants you to travel to its city and work remotely

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss how the city of Las Vegas wants to lure in people who are working remotely to come to their town and work and "pl...

Tech giants are rolling in the dough during COVID-19

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss how the biggest of the biggest tech companies are making so much money with people stuck at home.See our website ...

Back to school supply list is a bit different

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard go through the back-to-school checklist which looks a whole lot different during the COVID-19 pandemic.See our website fo...

We found the worst babysitting gig

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard go over some headlines with the main one being the worst baby sitting job offer ever.See our website for privacy informat...

Dr. Matt Wooley answers your questions

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry are joined by Dr. Matt Wooley to answer the questions people want answered regarding mental health during COVID-19.See ou...

Exchange coins for free food?

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry find out Chic-Fil-A and Taco Bell that really want your coins and to entice people to do that these restaurants would giv...

July 29, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry take you through the lighter side of news. How has quarantine impacted your personality. News for the one percenter. Dr....

Is the lockdown changing your personality?

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry get into some quarantine news and how being stuck at home is changing people's personality during these times.See our web...

July 28, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take you through the lighter side of news. Buffets are open in Utah! High school sports are going forward in Utah Man ci...

Child Care crisis that could be a problem for a generation

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss a serious topic with how child care could be an issue with how employment is changing during COVID.See our websit...

Halloween events are canceled at Disney World

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex KIrry and Ethan Millard take you through a vacation club.  Airline travel may not be at pre-pandemic levels until 2024 Disney and Universal...

Man circling the globe had no clue about COVID-19

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take you through some headlines. The big one is a man who spent about nine months sailing around the world. He had not te...

High school sports will look different in Utah

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry talk about high school sports in Utah. Right now they are going forward but they will look very, very different from conc...

Buffets are back! Are you going?

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss the re-opening of buffets in Utah. There will be some strict rules to keep them as sanitary as possible at these ...

Should in-person schooling be pushed back?

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss returning to school. There is a push to get in-person learning but teachers want to postpone that and do remote l...

Would you allow your boss to record your computer at home?

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard open the show discussing bosses "spying" on their employees who are working at home as a way to monitor those who are rem...

Dumb quiz: What type of food are you?

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry have some fun with a dumb quiz that will predict what type of food they are.See our website for privacy information.

Google to keep employees home through July 2021

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss how Google is extending keeping its employees at home. The tech giant will keep people home through the summer of...

Maybe universal basic income has legs

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take texts from listeners about what they will spend their stimulus check on. Also, the first stimulus and possibly the n...

What would you spend on your next stimulus check?

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry have some fun about the potential of a new stimulus check sent out to the American people. The two go over KSL's Classifi...

Will you buy season tickets for the Utah Jazz, skiing right now?

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry talk about how companies are trying to proceed as normal by offering up season passes for the winter time. They do put in...

July 27, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry take you through the lighter side of the news. Is COVID-19 making us better drivers? Google to work remotely through Jul...

Has the pandemic made us more courteous drivers?

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss an article that suggests that people are becoming much better drivers. Is that true?See our website for privacy i...

July 23, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry take you through the day in the lighter side of news. The state of Utah really wants you to know how to go outdoors. Cov...

Chad Daybell was wrong about the end of the world

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Scott Mitchell go through some headlines and one of those was Chad Daybell's prediction that the world was ending was wrong. Plus, he p...

Covid confessions

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard listen to some covid confessions which are hilarious. See our website for privacy information.

How can we not ruin Mars once we get there?

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry discuss some space news and how we can make Mars a better place when people land on the planet in comparison to other col...

Tom Cruises new movie will not be on a streaming platform

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry get into some coronavirus confessions from callers and some are very embarassing. Also, they discuss how the new Tom Crui...

July 22, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take you through the lighter side of news. Where can and can't shoot off fireworks. National hot dog day. Englanders mak...

Gotta Go Utah

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss a new website put out by the state of Utah. It is GottaGoUtah.org and it is exactly what you think it is. How to ...

July 21, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry take you through the day in lighter news. How to go to the beach? An incident outside the studio. Amazon has robot deliv...

July 20, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take you through the lighter side of news. NASA has a contest to build a space toilet. What road trip foods should you a...

July 17, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry go through the lighter side of news. First World Problems! Nightside is sticking around for a bit longer. Taco Bell is g...

Lady not wearing a mask wants share of employee she berated

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard go through some First World Problems. The big one is the lady in San Diego who would not wear a mask in at Starbucks and ...

COVID FAQ's are back

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry go through a few of the most important COVID-19 questions people are asking. How will love scenes be handled with the pa...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's cancer is back

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard go through some of the headlines. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's cancer has returned. Entertainment and information?!?! Princess ...

Kanye West is still not officially out of running for President

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard open the show with some hodgepodge. Ethan got in a car wreck, Alex hypes of his mask wearing in his new Davis County home...

Taco Bell is removing favorite items from menu

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about how Taco Bell is removing some very popular menu items, at least according to Alex and he is not happy.See our...

Mask Monday is coming

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss how more and more national brands requiring patrons to wear masks. The biggest one that could be the most difficu...

Nightside is sticking around for a bit longer

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry make the announcement that the show is staying around for a few more weeks. This segment they discuss how Las Vegas' re-o...

Are we tipping too much?

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about tipping which can be a thorny subject and varies a lot across each industry. Ethan tells a story where he was ...

Blue checkmarks were hacked

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Scott Mitchell go into the hacking scheme in which verified accounts were targeted with some bitcoin scheme that netted just over six f...

Utah County getting the national spotlight it doesn't want

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are talking about how a meeting with Utah County commissioners got out of hand as a group of anti-mask people tightly cro...

When do sports mascots go from honoring to offensive?

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard are joined once again by Adrienne Andrews from Weber State to discuss issues on race. This topic goes toward sports masco...

Changing the names of sports mascots

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about sports franchises name changes with the latest from a national perspective being from the Washington Redskins ...

Companies, not government have been stepping up during COVID-19

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about how the Salt Lake City schools are getting an adjustment to the Orange color system which previously would not...

July 16, 2020 -- FULL SHOW

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard take you through the lighter side of news, usually. Are you tipping too much? When do mascots go from honoring a group o...

College athletics are seen as greedy

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry talk about an editorial from Ralph Nader who is calling out college athletics. He thinks that since most colleges are not...