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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Denver City Council vs. Bubble Gum Vape Juice
There’s been a battle brewing over kids and vaping for the past few years — and now Denver is mired in the haze.
14 min
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Why Denver Should NOT Pay For A New National We...
The National Western Stock Show has been a big deal in Denver for decades, drawing farmers, ranchers, equestrians and rodeo enthusiasts to the city.
17 min
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Why Denver Should Pay For a New National Wester...
Come back tomorrow for the other side!
15 min
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BONUS: The DAM’s “Marie Antoinette Moment”?
18 min
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#ListenLocal: How Art is Born
61 min
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Election-Palooza 2021
It’s an off-year election, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an important one.
42 min
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What’s So Scary About A Bunch of Adults Living ...
There’s a measure on Denver ballots this year that was many, many years in the making.
16 min
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What is Dark Money? And How is it Impacting Our...
17 min
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The Revolutionary Music of Los Mocochetes
The music you hear every day on City Cast Denver wasn’t made for a podcast — it’s the work of Denver Chicano band Los Mocochetes.
17 min
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Why A Big Brother Tech Giant Moved to Denver
Peter Thiel set Palantir on a Collision Course with Colorado
17 min
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Colorado’s ‘Rich Mosaic of Dining’, Plus Denver...
Welcome back to Fridays at City Cast Denver where the crew chats about the news of the week and shares their perspectives.
31 min
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Identity, Resistance and Resilience at the Museo
15 min
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28 Years of Roasting Chiles with the Morales Fa...
Smell Chiles Roasting? It’s Gotta Be Fall in Denver.
14 min
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Is Denver Repeating the Past By Sweeping this I...
Indigenous Community Members to the Mayor: Stop Sweeping Our People Away
17 min
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EXTRA: Get 'More Smarter' on Redistricting
87 min
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A Newspaper’s Worst Nightmare, Mountain Town Fa...
It’s Friday, which means the City Cast Denver team chats about some of the craziest news items from the week.
33 min
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Are Colorado’s Sex Offender Laws Really Keeping...
There are 20,000 people on Colorado’s sex offender registry, including many whose offenses date back to when they were under 18 and many others whose offenses were as minor as peeing in public.
16 min
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BONUS: Is Casa Bonita More Fun than Meow Wolf? ...
10 min
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Why Casa Bonita is Textbook Fun (and Why Matt a...
It’s official: Trey Parker and Matt Stone have purchased Casa Bonita. So, now what?
17 min
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Is Tay Anderson Owed An Apology?
And if so, from whom?
17 min
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Are Denver's New Hotel Shelters Any Better Than...
It was a pandemic emergency housing project, but it could become permanent
15 min
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Where is The "Real Creativity" in Denver? Plus,...
It’s the City Cast Denver Friday chat with Producer Paul Karolyi, Newsletter Writer Peyton Garcia, and Host Bree Davies.
33 min
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Titwrench: 13 Years of Musical Revolution
Thirteen years ago, a group of friends and strangers got together and decided to start a music festival in Denver.
14 min
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A Serious Breakfast Burrito Throwdown
You’ve called, you’ve written us, and now we bring you the hotly anticipated Breakfast Burrito Throwdown.
23 min
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Why Our Sidewalks are Broken, Crumbling, and Mi...
Denver’s sidewalks are in a sorry state, and that’s if you’re lucky enough to live in a neighborhood that has them.
10 min