{"id":28734,"date":"2020-03-27T04:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/?p=28734"},"modified":"2020-04-03T04:55:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T11:55:56","slug":"best-downtown-las-vegas-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/blog\/best-downtown-las-vegas-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Downtown Las Vegas Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you looking for something to pass the time? Something entertaining yet informational to fill your eardrums? We have you covered at the Plaza with one of the best podcasts Las Vegas has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover the Downtown podcast that will feed your craving for the inside scoop about gaming, the growing arts scene, and everything in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Downtown Las Vegas Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In January 2020, The Plaza Hotel and Casino present On the Corner of Main Street<\/a>, a podcast about everything downtown Las Vegas and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wanted to know the behind the scenes of some biggest events in the Valley or what makes the gaming industry tick? Get your fix with exclusive interviews and insight with gaming industry leaders and entertainers. You can get to know local officials and everything there is to uncover in one of the fastest-growing destinations in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a myriad of exclusive and entertaining perspectives, special guests Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel discusses topics range from gambling and events to new projects, but more often than not, where Vegas got her start and where it\u2019s going next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by locals and Vegas-insiders Lisa Melmed, Jonathan Jossel, Russell Aaron and Gary Vickery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Plaza Podcast Episodes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since starting in early 2020, the hotel and casino podcast has featured a variety of eccentric special guests, including former mayor Oscar Goodman, the namesake of the best steakhouse in Las Vegas<\/a> three years in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 1: It\u2019s changing, trust me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pilot episode for Plaza\u2019s podcast doesn\u2019t disappoint. Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel shares his journey in revitalizing the hotel and casino as well as meeting two important local figures shaping what Las Vegas Downtown is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo better place to be than downtown on the corner of the main street.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Episode 1 now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 2: A young guy making downtown better.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuing the conversation from last week, this episode talks about the steady growth of Downtown with the first special guest, Sam Cherry, developer and head of the City of Las Vegas Planning Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Episode 2 now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 3: Well done\u2026 Weldon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week we welcome godfather of bingo, Weldon Russell. Hosts Lisa, Jonathan, Russell, and Gary talk with the legend and Vietnam Veteran and Plaza\u2019s staple and popular entertainment, bingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Episode 3 now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 4: Oscar B. Goodman.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s not just the name on the steakhouse. Mayor and former lawyer for reputed mob members, Oscar B. Goodman joins the rest of the Plaza podcast crew and shares some never-heard-before stories about Sin City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Episode 4 now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscribe to On the Corner of Main Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t miss another episode and subscribe today. This Las Vegas podcast is available on iTunes<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are you looking for something to pass the time? Something entertaining yet informational to fill your eardrums? We have you covered at the Plaza with one of the best podcasts Las Vegas has to offer. 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