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.

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976
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
977
Rethinking Drug Use Treatment on Overdose Aware...
The Harm Reduction Action Center isn’t a rehab, it’s a community.
16 min
978
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
979
City Cast Denver Live at UMS!
A recording of our event at the Underground Music Showcase
56 min
980
The One Where We Ate All the Burgers
This episode was first published on 6.4.21
23 min
981
Queer Cinema, UMS, and Lowriders
How To Have The Best Weekend Ever
19 min
982
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
983
Who Owns the Jerry Martinez Family Memorial Park?
Could a Community Park Be Priced Out of Its Own Neighborhood?
18 min
984
Can the Mercury Cafe Stay Weird? Danny Newman T...
Some people call it The Merc'
16 min
985
Let’s Play Guess that COVID Restriction! Plus M...
With the delta variant spreading like wildfire, it feels like we’re headed for another long, lonely winter.
20 min
986
Watching the Fall of Kabul From Denver
After 20 years and $83 billion, the U.S. war in Afghanistan is finally ending.
10 min
987
What if Denverites — Not Developers — Could Bui...
Building an Affordable Future in Denver with ADUs
14 min
988
A Denver DIY Icon Lives On at Meow Wolf
Colin Ward was a leading figure in Denver’s DIY community before he died by suicide in 2018.
17 min
989
Who Gets to Fight Wildfires?
Fewer than 10 graduates of this elite wildfire fighting squad have jobs fighting fires
13 min
990
Talking Meow Wolf and ‘Alice’ w/ Wheelchair Spo...
Welcome to Friday, that time of the week where we look back on what’s been happening in Denver.
30 min
991
A Clear-Eyed Look Through The Smog
*cough cough*
14 min
992
Wildfire Grief Takes Center Stage
'Wild Fire' brings real life experiences with climate change to the stage
14 min
993
Can DougCo Schools’ Equity Problem Be Fixed?
When the Douglas County School District announced a new equity policy earlier this year, many parents in the predominantly white, affluent district cried foul.
14 min
994
Reclaiming Denver’s Lost Chinatown
Don't forget it, Denver. It's Chinatown.
16 min
995
Bloops
Blip blop bloop
1 min
996
50 New Historic Places, Staff Recs, and Canoosh!
TGICCDF (Thank God It’s City Cast Denver Friday) which means it’s time to look back on the news of the week.
30 min
997
Learning to Live With Poor Air Quality
What exactly is so bad about our air, what we as individuals can do about it, and what we should be worried about.
15 min
998
Is Denver Still Funny?
The Grawlix takes over City Cast Denver!
19 min
999
Will the Denver Music Scene Be OK?
How have local musicians fared throughout the pandemic?
16 min
1000
Spotlight on La Alma Lincoln Park's Chicano Com...
Recorded on location at La Alma Rec Center
15 min