{"podcast":{"title":"MTM Vegas - Fun, Interesting & Absurd Sides of Vegas!","slug":"mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793","podcast_index_feed_id":4143793,"rss_url":"https://mtmvegas.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://milestomemories.com/vegas-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/5/7/0/f570da63d1ea10c55f2e77a3093c12a1/Copy_of_Copy_of_MtM_Vegas_intro_Expirmental_2_3.jpg","author":"Miles to Memories","episode_count":413,"summary":"The show about Las Vegas from the people who love Las Vegas! Shawn and Mark cover the fun, interesting and absurd sides of Las Vegas while keeping you up to date on all of the latest news and happenings. Shawn is a 30 year local and Mark brings the tourist perspective, having visited Las Vegas 2-3 times per year for his entire adult life. Our MtM Vegas news show is released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays and you can also watch it along with all of the visuals on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/milestomemories Enjoy!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T18:18:11.471133+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793"},"episode":{"title":"Vegas Shows Are Mostly Empty, UFC Hotel, Robot Driver Pricing & Flamingo's Best Idea in Years!","slug":"vegas-shows-are-mostly-empty-ufc-hotel-robot-driver-pricing-flamingo-s-best-idea-in-years","published_at":"2026-08-18T18:27:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793/vegas-shows-are-mostly-empty-ufc-hotel-robot-driver-pricing-flamingo-s-best-idea-in-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793","url":"https://mtmvegas.libsyn.com/vegas-shows-are-mostly-empty-ufc-hotel-robot-driver-pricing-flamingos-best-idea-in-years","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mtmvegas/MTM_Vegas_Aug_18_26_audio.mp3?dest-id=2909189","summary":"Get a $230 gift card after your first payment of $500 with Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ A Review-Journal article about Mad Apple closing dropped a number that explains a lot: MGM production shows have gone from about 65 percent capacity a decade ago to roughly 30 percent today. Bally's also told the wider world this week that it is having trouble paying its loans, which makes their whole Chicago standoff look a little different in hindsight. The Treasure Island giveaway ended early and it did not end well, with people cut from the line on the last night after being told they would be taken care of. Plus the OYO listings came down, the Hooters website is somehow still live, Palms is putting faces 55 stories up, and the Flamingo is finally doing the one thing we have been asking for. Let us know in the comments if you are excited for the tiki bar. Episode Guide: 0:00 They Took Down the TI Wrap 0:32 How the TI Giveaway Ended 3:19 The OYO Listings Come Down 4:20 The Hooters Website Is Still Up 5:16 A UFC Hotel? 5:49 Bally's Can't Pay Its Loans 7:19 Palms' 55 Stories of Fame 7:47 A New Non-Smoking Casino at Palms 9:39 The HOV Lane Fight 11:19 Zoox vs Uber vs Lyft pricing 13:35 Circus Circus Gets a Real Food Hall 16:11 Mad Apple Closes: Shows at 30% Capacity 19:31 A Tiki Bar Is Coming to the Flamingo 22:33 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community. 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🛍️ Merch 🌐 milestomemories.com TI wrap - https://x.com/VitalVegas/status/2088722444345610447?s=20 Ti stories - https://x.com/antitardUSA/status/2088282425080025376?s=20 https://x.com/rekt0rama/status/2088012473593184264?s=46 Hooters Vegas website - https://www.hooterscasinohotels.com/i…","meta_description":"Get a $230 gift card after your first payment of $500 with Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ A Review-Journal article about Mad Ap…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1399,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793/episodes/vegas-shows-are-mostly-empty-ufc-hotel-robot-driver-pricing-flamingo-s-best-idea-in-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793/vegas-shows-are-mostly-empty-ufc-hotel-robot-driver-pricing-flamingo-s-best-idea-in-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}