City Cast Denver

Join Host Bree Davies and the City Cast Denver crew every weekday morning as we celebrate, explore, and challenge an ever-changing Denver. It’s the daily news podcast for all Denverites — whether you’ve been here for six months or six generations. We’ll break down the news you need (and want) to know with journalists and culture makers; activists and artists; neighbors and ne’er-do-wells — and John Elway, if he ever returns our calls. Learn more and subscribe to our morning newsletter at citycast.fm/denver.

*Named Westword's Best Podcast of 2021, 2023

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Superlatives Week: Most Likely To Get Your Toe ...
The City Cast Denver team is taking some time off until the new year but we didn’t want to leave you hanging.
16 min
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The Casa Bonita Saga, Part 3: Change Nothing, I...
All week, we’ve been revisiting the biggest Denver story of the year — Casa Bonita’s bankruptcy and eventual sale to South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
22 min
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The Casa Bonita Saga, Part 2: Welcome to South ...
The biggest Denver story of the year was undoubtedly Casa Bonita, and the watchword for this second chapter of the story is “uncertainty.”
22 min
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The Casa Bonita Saga, Part 1: Andrew Novick in ...
City Cast Denver will return with new episodes on January 3.
21 min
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#ListenLocal: From the Margins to the Center
30 min
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Denver Wins and Fails of 2021
It’s been a year, Denver.
31 min
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Nurses are Overworked and Underpaid. How Can We...
Burnout is hitting nurses hard as we barrel toward the pandemic’s second anniversary.
17 min
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Why Exactly Does DIA Need Another $1.1 Billion?
18 min
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Reclaiming Education at the American Indian Aca...
For a long time, schools have been used to erase Indigenous identities.
15 min
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BONUS: Remembering Demaryius Thomas
53 min
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How Denver Became A Beacon of Christmas Joy
19 min
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EXTRA: Coal at Sunset: A Colorado Town in Trans...
33 min
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Union Station Woes, And That Terrible Denver Ga...
21 min
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iZCALLi Invites You To Celebrate La Posada With...
Also, what is La Posada?
17 min
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BONUS: Left Hand Left Out
33 min
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Valentes Corleons: Nightclub Kingpin? Mobster? ...
18 min
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Tay Anderson Opens Up About His Controversial Year
Controversy, Lawsuits, Walkouts, and Redemption: Tay Anderson’s Year
18 min
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Stranahan’s Snowflake: A Whiskey Worth Waiting For
15 min
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Will This Family-Owned Pizza Joint Survive Anot...
The Pandemic Is Still Making Life Hell For Family-Owned Restaurants
14 min
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Did Denver’s Last Lesbian Bar Weaponize Its Sta...
There's only one lesbian bar left in Denver, and now it's getting sued.
18 min
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Finding a Recovery Community through Coffee
16 min
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Step Inside Camp Christmas, Lonnie Hanzon’s Gli...
We may have yet to see snow on the ground, but artist Lonnie Hanzon has successfully captured the feeling of Christmas in his annual immersive installation, Camp Christmas.
14 min
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Tattered Cover’s Books of The Year
14 min
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Den-Mex (Uncensored)
21 min
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A Popular News Anchor Became Disabled. Then 9Ne...
After suffering a stroke in 2019, Kristen Aguirre was let go from her dream job at 9News.
16 min