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

Daily News
News Commentary
Society & Culture
726
A Very Haunted Tour of Boise
Boise’s full of ghosts, or at least great ghost stories!
17 min
727
City Council Gatekeeping, an Anti-Drag Bill, an...
27 min
728
Boise’s Standing Ovation Problem
18 min
729
There’s No Place Like WinCo
19 min
730
Where Are All Our Starter Homes?
14 min
731
Who Has the Better Fans, Broncos or Vandals?
17 min
732
Home Prices, Standing Up to Hate, and OMG This ...
26 min
733
Meet Your Neighbor, Author Anthony Doerr
21 min
734
Inside Boise’s Fashion Identity Crisis
16 min
735
Voting 101 in Boise
There's a lot at stake in this election: voters will choose our next governor and attorney general among other statewide spots, and local legislative and county seats are also up for grabs.
17 min
736
Unfiltered with Boise’s Political TikTok Star
We’re getting real with Boise’s political TikTok star "SocialistlyAwkward."
15 min
737
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
738
Why October Is the Best Month in Boise
19 min
739
The Missing Voices in Boise Newsrooms
Voces Internship of Idaho is carving out a path for the next generation of reporters.
17 min
740
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
741
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
742
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
743
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
744
Long Live Boise Dance Punk!
A conversation with Boise musician Ivy Merrell.
19 min
745
Finding Post-Roe Hope With A Gen Z Activist
We hear from a young reproductive rights activist.
11 min
746
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
747
How Protected Are the Sawtooths?
We learn how the Sawtooth National Recreation Area came to be 50 years ago.
15 min
748
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
749
Will the New Vall-eBikes Stick Around?
Boise has a new pedal assisted bike share program.
16 min
750
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