The Newtah Flag w/ Erik Nystul
Exciting things are afoot in Utah! On this episode of Flagged For Content, Andrew had the chairman of the newly-created Flag Institute of Utah, Erik Nystul on this week for a behind-the-scenes look at what all it took to make this change happen. They also go through Utah's long history of state flags (spoiler: things don't change much!) and finish, as usual, with a flag quiz.
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Michael Green is a credentialed vexillologist and the founder of Flags For Good, an Indianapolis-based flag company dedicated to causes worth flying. He served as Technical Editor of The Complete Guide to Flags of the World, 4th Edition and has delivered multiple TEDx talks on flag design and symbolism. With flags encountered across 75+ countries, Michael brings both academic expertise and real-world perspective to everything he writes about flags.
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