The Vegas Tourist Podcast

Welcome to another podcast and this one will start a new direction for the long-running podcast. After hearing comments from the listeners over the years, every time I seem to have drifted off course, you said you liked the more focused podcats where we talk about Las Vegas and some of the highlights. As well, […]

This past weekend the little town that built a dam, that would be Boulder City, Nevada, held its 15th annual Dam Short Film Festival. That’s right. Boulder City, that tiny town 30 minutes outside of Las Vegas, has a film festival that also ranks as one of the top film festivals in the world! I know, […]

We are back for the new year!! Yes, A New Year and a New Podcast! My wife Debbie Anthony joins me as we talk about a few “Vegas” things before digging into our recent weekend away, out of town. That means we start with a quick roundup of #CES2019 and some of the cool if […]

Recently, I had an opportunity to take a small group of people on a special tour to the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim, Bryce Canyon, and finally Zion National Park. Here is my trip report from the North Rim. The other voice you hear on this podcast is my beautiful and wonderful wife, Miss […]

In this episode, I talk with Mike Nelson, the author of a book titled “We Are Going In” A book about the June 30, 1956, midair collision between a United DC 7 and a TWA Constellation over the Grand Canyon. Mike’s uncle was one of the victims of the Grand Canyon plane crash. A devastating […]

Welcome back to another Vegas Tourist Podcast. This one is a little different. I am flying solo but that’s because this one is all about a very unique program that they have at the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. The owners of the Palazzo and the Venetian resorts in Las Vegas and around the world. Back in March, […]

Welcome to Podcast #246 – Mark and Debbie return! We have had a busy couple of weeks and come to you with lots of good stuff. First, we talk about our Sundance Las Vegas City Lights Helicopter night flight over Las Vegas (awesome). Did we mention that on Easter Sunday, we hiked up a mountain […]

Just outside Las Vegas, towards the California border, just past the Seven Magic Mountains display is a little old mining town, rich in Las Vegas history. The main focus of the town and its tourism draw is its haunted saloon. The Pioneer Saloon. Noel Sheckles purchased the Pioneer Saloon in December of 2006, after beating out 6 […]

Welcome to the new year!! In our first Podcast of 2018, Mark and Debbie head out to Boulder City for the ribbon cutting for the newest attraction, Rail Explorers. Custom designed peddle bikes you ride on the tracks. In this case, its the historic Southern Nevada Railroad Museum in Boulder City you leave from. Peddle 4 miles […]

Welcome back to The Vegas Tourist Podcast. In today’s Podcast, Mark is joined by Minnesota friend and fellow blogger, Jason Hetland from The Rodeo Round-Up. This year has seen some changes to the Las Vegas events calendar and the moving of some dates for sporting events. The NASCAR Victory Lap was moved back a week., the Pro Bull Riders was […]

Welcome back to The Vegas Tourist Podcast episode 241. Mark and Debbie catch up on a few Vegas Tourist things, then get into their review of the new Marvel Avenger Stations Attraction at Treasure Island. Mark’s guest this week is Las Vegas Territory member Sheryl Capil, Marketing Manager for the Stan Lee inspired interactive adventure known […]

This podcast I sat down with Nick Nichols for an entire show! A brave soul He is. Nick owns Photo Tours Vegas and has lived here since the 1980’s. So he has a lot to say about Las Vegas as a former tourist as well as a small business owner who lives and works in […]

We were going to call this podcast episode “Wine, Brothels, and lunch in Pahrump”. But we had too much fun talking with Gretchen Loken who owns the winery. So this is it. Mark and Debbie talk about their trip to Pahrump and visiting the winery. Yes, the winery. But no trip to Pahrump could ever […]

We Are Back!! Mark and Debbie Anthony tackle some Vegas Tourist Tidbits then it’s on to the Las Vegas Territory interview with magician and comedian Adam London. Adam has been killing it down at the D Resort and Casino for almost 5 years now (that’s like 50 years in normal time!) His family-friendly afternoon show is […]

Welcome Back! Today’s podcast is about the Firelight Barn Dinner Thater in Henderson, Nevada. But first, Mark and Debbie get a few other things off the note pile Bing watching Breaking Bad Las Vegas is on track to pass last year’s 42 million tourists California woman’s $5 bet wins $1.6M jackpot at McCarran (link) Steve […]

The Vegas Tourist Podcast Episode #236. Did you know that Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Planning management is one of the hottest and fastest growing careers right now? So if you wanted to pursue this career, where else would you want to learn and experience it, other than Las Vegas?? Las Vegas is the epicenter for tourism […]

In This Podcast: Mark Anthony and Miss Debbie heads west for her birthday. We go in search of some western parts of Route 66, see her childhood memories and went to see Magic Mike Live Las Vegas show at the Hard Rock… For an overview of our trip, see Road Trippin’ Vegas to LA Route […]

This Week, Mark and Debbie talk about their adventures with Las Vegas ATV Tours. Taking a few hours to ride the Nellis Sand Dunes with some of the best ATV tour guides in the business and enjoying the scenery while getting a bit of a sun tan with the first days of the heat wave in […]

In this week’s Podcast, we head out to the west side of Las Vegas and talk with Las Vegas Territory member Taylor Barton about his family’s amusement center known as Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix. Yes, a family owned and family friendly amusement park that features race cars for almost all members of the family as […]

In this podcast, we go to the Las Vegas Territory April meeting to get an in-depth look at the international market and it’s importance to Las Vegas tourism. The speaker was Bruce Bommarito, Vice President International Marketing at Caesars Entertainment Corporation. A man who has first-hand knowledge and “boots on the ground” experience when talking about building […]