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 newsletter at denver.citycast.fm..

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1101
Nurses are Overworked and Underpaid. How Can We...
Burnout is hitting nurses hard as we barrel toward the pandemic’s second anniversary.
17 min
1102
Why Exactly Does DIA Need Another $1.1 Billion?
18 min
1103
Reclaiming Education at the American Indian Aca...
For a long time, schools have been used to erase Indigenous identities.
15 min
1104
BONUS: Remembering Demaryius Thomas
53 min
1105
How Denver Became A Beacon of Christmas Joy
19 min
1106
EXTRA: Coal at Sunset: A Colorado Town in Trans...
33 min
1107
Union Station Woes, And That Terrible Denver Ga...
21 min
1108
iZCALLi Invites You To Celebrate La Posada With...
Also, what is La Posada?
17 min
1109
BONUS: Left Hand Left Out
33 min
1110
Valentes Corleons: Nightclub Kingpin? Mobster? ...
18 min
1111
Tay Anderson Opens Up About His Controversial Year
Controversy, Lawsuits, Walkouts, and Redemption: Tay Anderson’s Year
18 min
1112
Stranahan’s Snowflake: A Whiskey Worth Waiting For
15 min
1113
Will This Family-Owned Pizza Joint Survive Anot...
The Pandemic Is Still Making Life Hell For Family-Owned Restaurants
14 min
1114
Did Denver’s Last Lesbian Bar Weaponize Its Sta...
There's only one lesbian bar left in Denver, and now it's getting sued.
18 min
1115
Finding a Recovery Community through Coffee
16 min
1116
Step Inside Camp Christmas, Lonnie Hanzon’s Gli...
We may have yet to see snow on the ground, but artist Lonnie Hanzon has successfully captured the feeling of Christmas in his annual immersive installation, Camp Christmas.
14 min
1117
Tattered Cover’s Books of The Year
14 min
1118
Den-Mex (Uncensored)
21 min
1119
A Popular News Anchor Became Disabled. Then 9Ne...
After suffering a stroke in 2019, Kristen Aguirre was let go from her dream job at 9News.
16 min
1120
Casa Bonita’s Food Needs Help. Chef Dana Rodrig...
Say hello to Casa Bonita 2.0
16 min
1121
Could The Words "Gourmet" and “Casa Bonita" Rea...
These days, it seems like the Casa Bonita news faucet never turns off.
25 min
1122
BookBar Buys The Bookies
14 min
1123
Is It Really That Hard to Build Affordable Hous...
One developer says "no"
17 min
1124
Denver on Shrooms: It's Been a Trip!
Way back in the spring of 2019, Denver became the first American city in the country to decriminalize psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, with 50.56% of voters in favor.
14 min
1125
Thunderbird Man's Legacy Now Includes a Library
15 min