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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Which Elitch’s is Your Elitch’s?
Elitch Gardens: a theme park or a nostalgia factory?
19 min
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Denver’s Coolest Pastor Wants to Hear Your Sham...
Nadia Bolz-Weber is on the show today to talk about the new season of her podcast, The Confessional.
15 min
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A Cartoonist Takes On Old vs. New Denver in 'Qu...
Even if we don’t always like it, a city’s got to change.
14 min
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Renters Are Denverites, Too (Plus, a Return to ...
In a city that’s been grappling with affordable housing issues for years, Denver landlords seem to hold all the power.
15 min
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#ListenLocal: The COnnect with Graffiti
Here at City Cast Denver, we love podcasts.
41 min
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Immersive Art: Cool Installations or Cash Grabs?
From Van Gogh to Star Wars to dinosaurs, Denver has been inundated with these “immersive” experiences.
17 min
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The Urgent Push to Preserve Chicano Murals
Chicano history runs deep in Denver’s Westside, particularly in its collection of murals.
14 min
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Denver Reacts to the Chauvin Verdict
Derek Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd.
16 min
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Obviously We’re Going To Talk About Weed Today
Happy 420, Denver
17 min
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Conservatives and the Vaccine Hesitancy Conundrum
Herd immunity will require at least 70% of a population to be vaccinated or carry antibodies, according to the CDC. So, what are we to do?
13 min
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A Cautiously Optimistic Return To Live Music
What is live music going to feel like?
15 min
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Inside the Fight to Save Casa Bonita
Get Eric Cartman on the phone, Casa Bonita needs help.
15 min
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Rep. Leslie Herod Wants More Police Accountability
As the world watches the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis and protests continue over this week’s police killing of Daunte Wright in another Minnesota town, Colorado lawmakers are building on the major police accountability reform they passed last year.
12 min
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All Aboard! From Pueblo to Cheyenne
After years — no, decades! — of dreaming, hoping and planning for a passenger rail line running all up and down the Front Range, it finally feels like it might happen.
12 min
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Living Denver Through Poetry
What better way to understand Denver’s many diverse neighborhoods than through poetry.
15 min
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No, Den-Mex Does Not Mean Chipotle. Listen Up.
But what exactly is Denver-style Mexican food?
16 min
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The Weed Biz Isn’t Green, It’s White. How Do We...
With Hashim Coates, Executive Director of Black, Brown, and Red Badged
12 min
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A Home Run for Denver Elections
Why thank you MLB, we think our election laws are great too.
12 min
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The Fight For Equity In Our News with Lori Liza...
When former 9News reporter Lori Lizarraga came to Denver, she knew it was going to be a challenge to gain the trust of sources in Black and Brown communities.
13 min
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Denver Sports are Back in Style
For the first time in a year, sports fans were welcomed back to Denver’s stadiums and arenas this weekend.
15 min
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Blowing the Whistle on Bad Air Quality
We knew Denver’s air quality was bad, but we didn’t know it was this bad.
13 min
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When Vaccine Eligibility Isn’t Enough
It's not just about who's in line, but can you even get in line?
15 min
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Sharing the Streets: Scooters and Equity
WIth Jill Locantore, Executive Director of Denver Streets Partnership
16 min
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A Toast to an Uncertain Future with Chef Frank ...
Happy 20th birthday Mizuna, here's a demolition contract.
17 min
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It Wasn't Supposed To Be This Way
We had a whole plan for how this week was supposed to go. But then a man with a gun shot and killed 10 people at a King Soopers in Boulder.
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