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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EXTRA: Get 'More Smarter' on Redistricting
87 min
1027
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
1028
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
1029
BONUS: Is Casa Bonita More Fun than Meow Wolf? ...
10 min
1030
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
1031
Is Tay Anderson Owed An Apology?
And if so, from whom?
17 min
1032
Are Denver's New Hotel Shelters Any Better Than...
It was a pandemic emergency housing project, but it could become permanent
15 min
1033
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
1034
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
1035
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
1036
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
1037
Legal Weed Delivery Exists in Denver... Sort Of
Is THC delivery DOA?
16 min
1038
Digging Into the Tay Anderson Investigation, Sa...
Producer Paul Karolyi and Host Bree Davies discuss the ongoing Tay Anderson school board saga.
27 min
1039
Did We Really Need to Close Civic Center Park?
Who is the “People’s Park” really for?
14 min
1040
Breakfast at the New Zaidy's with David Sirota
Zaidy’s is back!
15 min
1041
A Better Way To Feed Denver’s Hungry
Turning the food bank model upside down
18 min
1042
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
1043
Concert Vaccination Protocols, Palm Scanning an...
What’s it even like to go to a concert right now?
28 min
1044
From Denver Catholic School to the E! Network: ...
Let’s laugh like there’s no pandemic
17 min
1045
A Dead Accountant, 33 Zombie Businesses, and $2...
How much fraud could a fraudster fraud if a fraudster could fraud fraud? Fraud!
17 min
1046
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
1047
How One Brewery Is Promoting Vaccines to Denver...
For breweries in Colorado, September is typically a month of fests.
12 min
1048
#ListenLocal: Escaping Denver
Berry is back!
26 min
1049
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
1050
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