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.

*Named Westword's Best Podcast of 2021, 2023

Daily News
News Commentary
News
1126
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.
13 min
1127
Reimagining Police and Public Safety
Improving Public Safety Means More Than Just Reforming The Police
15 min
1128
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.
17 min
1129
Aurora’s Mayor Defends His Camping Ban Proposal
Denver’s urban camping ban has been controversial to say the least.
16 min
1130
Why Can't This Denver Couple Build an ADU for T...
This is beyond Kafkaesque, even for something as bureaucratic as zoning
18 min
1131
What's at Stake in the DPS Superintendent Search
And what does Education Reform have to do with it?
16 min
1132
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
1133
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
1134
The Distinctly Black Story of Colorado Barbecue
When it comes to barbecue, Colorado tends to get left out of the national conversation.
14 min
1135
The Other Side of a Famous Park Hill Gang Story
‘The Holly’ Aims to Correct the Record on Denver’s Gang Violence
18 min
1136
Celebrating Denver’s Unique Japanese American H...
Because Japanese American History is Denver History
14 min
1137
Landmark, Eyesore or Both: Should the Denver7 B...
Denver City Council is deciding the fate of the Denver7 building on Speer tonight.
11 min
1138
She Says Amazon Fired Her For Speaking Out. Now...
A Local Amazon Warehouse Worker Stands Up To Corporate Power
17 min
1139
Punch Bowl Social’s Wild Pandemic Ride
How Many More Rounds Are Left for Punch Bowl Social?
12 min
1140
The Mystery of the Missing Low Riders
None of my friends know the low rider
13 min
1141
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
1142
Can ‘Safe Outdoor Spaces’ Be A Permanent Part O...
One Park Hill Church Answers the ‘SOS’ Call
15 min
1143
What A ‘Safe Outdoor Space’ Means to One of Our...
There are more than 4,000 people experiencing homelessness in Denver
12 min
1144
Which Elitch’s is Your Elitch’s?
Elitch Gardens: a theme park or a nostalgia factory?
19 min
1145
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.
15 min
1146
A Cartoonist Takes On Old vs. New Denver in 'Qu...
Even if we don’t always like it, a city’s got to change.
14 min
1147
Renters Are Denverites, Too (Plus, a Return to ...
In a city that’s been grappling with affordable housing issues for years, Denver landlords seem to hold all the power.
15 min
1148
#ListenLocal: The COnnect with Graffiti
Here at City Cast Denver, we love podcasts.
41 min
1149
Immersive Art: Cool Installations or Cash Grabs?
From Van Gogh to Star Wars to dinosaurs, Denver has been inundated with these “immersive” experiences.
17 min
1150
The Urgent Push to Preserve Chicano Murals
Chicano history runs deep in Denver’s Westside, particularly in its collection of murals.
14 min