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 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 our newsletter 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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Society & Culture
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What Non-Boiseans Want To Know About Boise
16 min
702
Idaho’s Only Alt-Weekly Keeps On Printing
12 min
703
A Boise Cold Case Turns 40
12 min
704
BPD Lawsuits, A New Investigation, And December...
20 min
705
Is Garden City the New Downtown?
16 min
706
Boise's Best Holiday Traditions
Get in the holiday spirit, we are talking about the best light displays, the cheeriest trees, and why we'd rather be in bed than at the Potato Drop.
15 min
707
'Cabaret' Is Bringing Pre-War Berlin to Boise
Buffie Main with Alley Repertory Theater tells us about their upcoming production of "Cabaret."
14 min
708
Boise's Most Popular Airbnb? A Potato!
9 min
709
Are We In for Another ‘Snowmageddon’?
KTVB's Jim Duthie joins us to talk about folklore winter weather predictions.
12 min
710
Your Guide To Shopping Local For the Holidays
16 min
711
How To Get Cozy in Boise
20 min
712
What We Know (And Don’t Know) About the Moscow ...
17 min
713
We Settle The Boy-SEE vs. Boy-ZEE Debate
14 min
714
How to (Properly) Enjoy Boise's Hot Springs
23 min
715
Helping Our Unhoused Neighbors in the Cold
12 min
716
What It’s Like To Be the Dr. Fauci of Idaho
15 min
717
What Our State Election Results Mean for Boise,...
How did far-right candidates do down ballot? And were the Democrats able to make headway anywhere? We’ll get into it.
19 min
718
Boise’s Fave Barista Is a Mule
14 min
719
Your Guide to Election Results — So Far
Emma Arnold and lead producer Frankie Barnhill are here to update you on the most important local and state election results.
13 min
720
This Human Rights Org Finally Gets a Permanent ...
The Wassmuth Center recently dedicated the new Phillip E. Batt Building in honor of the former Republican governor,
14 min
721
We Love Caldwell and So Should You!
Audio Producer Evelyn Avitia shares her favorite Caldwell eats, hangs, and why racism and classism are behind Boisean’s tendency to look down their nose at this unique and fun sister city.
15 min
722
Local Elections, A Rascal Cat, and Why This Pol...
We're talking local races to watch with The Idaho 97's Project's Emily Walton.
17 min
723
Meet the Siblings Feeding Our Boise Neighbors
The wonderful folks at Boise Kitchen Collective join us to talk mutual aid and feeding our unhoused neighbors.
16 min
724
Boise’s Best Coffee Shops
Get the drip on which Boise coffee shops we think are tops, and where we wouldn’t go even at our most caffeine deprived.
16 min
725
How Boise’s Lisa Sánchez Celebrates Día De Los ...
Lisa Sánchez tells us her plans this year to honor the gentleness and grace of her grandfather and helps us understand the difference between appropriation and participation.
13 min