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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Responding to 911 Calls With Sweatpants and Sna...
What Happens When Cops Are Replaced With Social Workers?
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A Theatrical Stroll Through Littleton Nature & ...
The local theater community is slowly emerging from its pandemic-induced hibernation, and they’ve got some wild new ideas to share.
18 min
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Why DPD Won’t Be At Pride This Year
Banning Cops From Pride Is More Symbolic Than Literal
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He’s Big, He’s Slow, and He Might Be the Nugget...
Plus, How to Make Friends in Denver
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At 50, Tattered Cover Turns a Page
Denver’s best known bookseller is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and it’s come a long way from that very first shop in Cherry Creek.
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Reimagining Police and Public Safety
Improving Public Safety Means More Than Just Reforming The Police
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Preserving Family History Is More Important Tha...
If the past year has left us with anything good, it’s a feeling of righteous urgency to make the most of the time we have with our loved ones.
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Aurora’s Mayor Defends His Camping Ban Proposal
Denver’s urban camping ban has been controversial to say the least.
16 min
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Why Can't This Denver Couple Build an ADU for T...
This is beyond Kafkaesque, even for something as bureaucratic as zoning
18 min
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What's at Stake in the DPS Superintendent Search
And what does Education Reform have to do with it?
16 min
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Park Hill Golf Course (Part Two): The Developer...
Basically no one wants to keep a golf course on those 155 acres of open space in Northeast Park Hill, but that poses a big question: What do we want?
17 min
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WTF is Happening With the Park Hill Golf Course...
155 acres of valuable real estate in the heart of the city is up for grabs
15 min
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The Distinctly Black Story of Colorado Barbecue
When it comes to barbecue, Colorado tends to get left out of the national conversation.
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The Other Side of a Famous Park Hill Gang Story
‘The Holly’ Aims to Correct the Record on Denver’s Gang Violence
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Celebrating Denver’s Unique Japanese American H...
Because Japanese American History is Denver History
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Landmark, Eyesore or Both: Should the Denver7 B...
Denver City Council is deciding the fate of the Denver7 building on Speer tonight.
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She Says Amazon Fired Her For Speaking Out. Now...
A Local Amazon Warehouse Worker Stands Up To Corporate Power
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Punch Bowl Social’s Wild Pandemic Ride
How Many More Rounds Are Left for Punch Bowl Social?
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The Mystery of the Missing Low Riders
None of my friends know the low rider
13 min
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When a Foster Child Turns 18
More than a third of foster children in Colorado will end up homeless by the time they are 21.
14 min
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Can ‘Safe Outdoor Spaces’ Be A Permanent Part O...
One Park Hill Church Answers the ‘SOS’ Call
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What A ‘Safe Outdoor Space’ Means to One of Our...
There are more than 4,000 people experiencing homelessness in Denver
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Which Elitch’s is Your Elitch’s?
Elitch Gardens: a theme park or a nostalgia factory?
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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.
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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.
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