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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Did We Really Need to Close Civic Center Park?
Who is the “People’s Park” really for?
14 min
702
Breakfast at the New Zaidy's with David Sirota
Zaidy’s is back!
15 min
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A Better Way To Feed Denver’s Hungry
Turning the food bank model upside down
18 min
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Breaking Down the Tay Anderson Investigation
Back in March, Black Lives Matter 5280 issued a statement on behalf of a woman who said that Denver Public Schools Board Member Tay Anderson had sexually assaulted her.
16 min
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Concert Vaccination Protocols, Palm Scanning an...
What’s it even like to go to a concert right now?
28 min
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From Denver Catholic School to the E! Network: ...
Let’s laugh like there’s no pandemic
17 min
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A Dead Accountant, 33 Zombie Businesses, and $2...
How much fraud could a fraudster fraud if a fraudster could fraud fraud? Fraud!
17 min
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What Happens When a County Breaks Up With Its H...
It was one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the Denver metro area — the 1965 South Platte River floods — that initially led Douglas County to join the Tri-County Health Department in 1966.
14 min
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How One Brewery Is Promoting Vaccines to Denver...
For breweries in Colorado, September is typically a month of fests.
12 min
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#ListenLocal: Escaping Denver
Berry is back!
26 min
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Civic Center Park Woes, Stackable Homes, and Sl...
Earlier this week, the city of Denver shut down Civic Center Park, closing off the public space for at least two months.
32 min
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With Evictions Looming, These Activists Have a ...
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium two weeks ago, approximately 12,000 Denverites woke up to the increasingly imminent threat of losing their home.
15 min
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Uncovering Denver's Complicated Legacy of Force...
In the late ‘60s, Denver Public Schools began busing children across the city in an effort to desegregate our schools.
17 min
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What is ShotSpotter? Why Is It So Expensive? Wh...
Police departments across the country have fallen in love with an obscure technology company called ShotSpotter, including right here in Denver.
14 min
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The Elijah McClain Case, Beta Nightclub Drama a...
This week, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that the Aurora police officers and paramedics involved in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death will face 32 criminal charges.
31 min
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The Broncos’ Quarterback Dilemma
What’s going on with the Broncos?
14 min
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Fact or Fiction: Colorado’s 300 Days of Sunshine
You’ve heard it before and probably uttered the words yourself: “Colorado has 300 days of sunshine.”
14 min
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Rethinking Drug Use Treatment on Overdose Aware...
The Harm Reduction Action Center isn’t a rehab, it’s a community.
16 min
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Author Peter Heller on His New COVID-Thriller, ...
Denver author Peter Heller joins City Cast Denver Newsletter Writer Peyton Garcia for a conversation about his latest thriller, “The Guide.”
15 min
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City Cast Denver Live at UMS!
A recording of our event at the Underground Music Showcase
56 min
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The One Where We Ate All the Burgers
This episode was first published on 6.4.21
23 min
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Queer Cinema, UMS, and Lowriders
How To Have The Best Weekend Ever
19 min
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Yet Another Plan To Fix Our Housing Crisis
Way back in 2005, then Mayor John Hickenlooper put forth an ambitious, 10-year plan to address Denver’s crisis of houselessness.
13 min
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Who Owns the Jerry Martinez Family Memorial Park?
Could a Community Park Be Priced Out of Its Own Neighborhood?
18 min
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Can the Mercury Cafe Stay Weird? Danny Newman T...
Some people call it The Merc'
16 min