City Cast Boise
City Cast Boise is the award-winning daily news podcast that connects us to the city we love. With a companion newsletter, Hey Boise, it’s the place where curiosity and passion for Boise meet.
Every weekday morning, our host Lindsay Van Allen will introduce you to your neighbors — from newcomers to born-and-raised Boiseans. It’s like eavesdropping on a great conversation overheard at your favorite downtown coffee shop, except in this case you’re invited to join in. With a clear-eyed vision of the challenges and triumphs of our rapidly changing Boise, the podcast will make you feel more connected to this city we share. Learn more and subscribe to Hey Boise, at boise.citycast.fm.
Named Best Podcast in Boise Weekly’s Best of Boise 2025
1st place for “Best Interview” at Idaho Press Club 2024 Awards
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Unfiltered with Boise’s Political TikTok Star
We’re getting real with Boise’s political TikTok star "SocialistlyAwkward."
15 min
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Are Our Teachers OK?
Public school teachers in the Treasure Valley are going through it right now— there’s a lot on their plates.
17 min
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Why October Is the Best Month in Boise
19 min
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The Missing Voices in Boise Newsrooms
Voces Internship of Idaho is carving out a path for the next generation of reporters.
17 min
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Bike Bars: Obnoxious or Entertaining?
You know bike bars, they’re those loud spectacles cruising downtown, usually playing top hits while people in matching T-shirts woo their way from bar to bar.
16 min
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Flipside Fest is Treefort’s Kid Sister
There's a new festival from Duck Club Entertainment that's truly made for us locals.
14 min
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Lose Your Lawn, Save Our Water!
We may call ourselves The City of Trees, but let’s face it, we live in a desert! Isn’t it time to start landscaping like it?
15 min
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Student Wins Seat on Boise School Board
We talk about the results of our recent school board election, and how far-right groups continue to target school boards and libraries in the Treasure Valley.
16 min
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Long Live Boise Dance Punk!
A conversation with Boise musician Ivy Merrell.
19 min
710
Finding Post-Roe Hope With A Gen Z Activist
We hear from a young reproductive rights activist.
11 min
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It’s Time You Met Boise’s River Robin Hood
Rocky Detwiler has made it his business to find items claimed by the snags and twists of the Boise River, and does his best to return them to their owners using Facebook.
19 min
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How Protected Are the Sawtooths?
We learn how the Sawtooth National Recreation Area came to be 50 years ago.
15 min
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Fry Sauce Wars: Boise vs. SLC
Fry sauce is a mayo and ketchup based sauce that comes in a variety of flavors. But where did fry sauce originate and why are we so obsessed with it?
18 min
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Will the New Vall-eBikes Stick Around?
Boise has a new pedal assisted bike share program.
16 min
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Try the Best Vegan Food in Boise
In a town that loves meat and potatoes, we know finding plant-based options can be tough.
14 min
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Is Our Housing Market Finally Cooling?
Boise’s home prices have been called the most expensive, fastest growing, and most overvalued, but that's starting to shift.
11 min
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Boise’s Soul Food Festival Comes Home
A beloved festival celebrating Black culture and Black-owned businesses in Boise returns to Julia Davis Park.
17 min
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How To Avoid Burnout and Care for Your Community
We talk with a local activist about how to stay focused and not burnout when the world's on fire.
24 min
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Painting an Inclusive Boise
Unique and colorful murals help create a sense of place, turning everyday buildings into eye-catching attractions. And we can’t get enough – we want more!
19 min
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Abortion Bans Have Their Day in Court
Idaho’s abortion bans are having their day in court, with Planned Parenthood challenging two laws — a trigger ban passed in 2020, and a Texas-style ban passed in 2022.
15 min
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Made in the Shade: 100K More Trees in Boise?
We know Boise is nicknamed the City of Trees. But how deep do those roots go? Today we learn about the city’s goal to get 100,000 urban trees planted by 2030. It’s part of their overall climate plan.
21 min
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Heat, Homelessness, and Climate Change
Most of us can retreat to our air conditioned homes and shady backyards to cool down. But for our unhoused neighbors, escaping the heat is a daily struggle that can have deadly outcomes.
18 min
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Our Fave Boise River Floating Hacks
One of the things on everyone’s summer bucket list is floating the Boise River, so how do you float a wild river with city style?
20 min
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The Gun Control Elephant in the Room
For the first time in almost 30 years, Congress has done something to try to address gun violence and mass shootings. But our guest today has a wake-up call when it comes to the legislation that passed earlier this summer.
23 min
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5 Festivals to Finish Out Your Summer
We’re starting to turn the corner to the second half of summer (wild!) but there’s still so much more on our community events calendar. When it comes to festivals, Marissa Lovell with the From Boise newsletter has the download on what to check out before the season wraps up.
19 min