City Cast Las Vegas
City Cast Las Vegas is an an award-winning daily podcast and newsletter created by and for locals (and locals-at-heart) that’ll challenge the easy narratives about our city … and, okay, maybe confirm a few of them, too.
Join us every weekday morning for the messy, delightful, complicated conversations that Las Vegans are having: You’ll hear us ask hard questions about where we’ll get our water when Lake Mead runs out, and how we’ll keep housing affordable. We’ll argue over our favorite Chinatown bars, and share insider tips on the best tacos in town. City Cast Las Vegas will show you how loving a city means celebrating it and also holding it accountable, while having some fun along the way—because Las Vegans know how to have a good time. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at lasvegas.citycast.fm.
Named Best Podcast by The Las Vegas Weekly 2025
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Major Takeaways from the Nevada Primary Election
We sit down with Michelle Rindels of the NV Indy to talk about the Primary results and what to look forward to this fall.
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Juneteenth 365 Days a Year
How We Can Celebrate the Black Community All Year Long
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Who Speaks for the Trees in LV?
As parts of Vegas turn into urban heat islands, trees might hold the answer.
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Cheers to Restaurant Week!
How Threesquare fights hunger with every prix fixe meal you buy during Restaurant Week
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Vegas had the Nation’s Worst Formula Shortage —...
The nationwide formula shortage hit Las Vegas hard. UNLV Public Health Professor Gabriela Buccini, who studies maternal health and infant nutrition, chats with lead producer Sonja Cho Swanson about what’s missing in the formula shortage conversation today.
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Why Our Host Vogue Robinson Toughs Out the Summ...
Welcome our new co-host Vogue Robinson to City Cast Las Vegas with a Vegas-y Q&A between her and Dayvid!
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Why So Much is at Stake in This Year’s NV Secre...
Steve Sebelius explains how crucial the Secretary of State is to our elections, and why so many candidates are election denialists.
21 min
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Guest Episode: Introducing Cheftimony + The Las...
Cheftimony host and Las Vegas aficionado Graham MacLennan shares excerpts from some of his favorite Las Vegas foodie interviews
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ProPublica’s Stunning COVID Testing Exposé and ...
Today, Dayvid talks with Anjeanette Damon, the journalist who wrote the stunning ProPublica piece on a COVID testing company's wildly inaccurate PCR tests, about what this investigation tells us about Nevada’s pandemic response, our faith in public health officials, and the potential political fallout from the revelations.
23 min
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Can A Million Dollar Diner Help Historic Huntri...
Two downtown Las Vegas residents have won the Great Las Vegas Coffee Shop Giveaway—a sign that new times are ahead for an old, beloved neighborhood.
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When Legal Marijuana Isn't Legal: The ACLU Batt...
The ACLUNV says a loophole in state policy means people can still get arrested for possession.
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Restorative Justice in Schools is Under Fire—Sh...
Lead producer Sonja Cho Swanson sits down with CCSD Police Captain Ken Young, who’s been with the District for 30 years, to talk about school safety and the culture shift required within the police force to get kids off the track to juvie and on track to graduation.
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Guns, Clowns, and Zeal: Las Vegas’ Newest Immer...
Audience members mingle with film noir clowns in Artistic Director Troy Heard's latest production
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Clark County Desperately Needs Foster Families—...
So far this year, over 460 babies have entered Clark County foster care system. To help us understand this surge, we talk with Kim Foster, a local writer and foster advocate who has both fostered and adopted children in Clark County.
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What the SCOTUS Opinion Could Mean for Abortion...
With strict abortion bans looming, residents of Utah, Idaho and Arizona may turn to Nevada
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Why AAPI History Month is More Than Dumplings a...
May is AAPI History month, but there's a lot more to the story than celebrating culture.
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Guest Episode: Introducing IndyMatters + All Ab...
IndyMatters host Joey Lovato explores Nevada's state symbols—who knew there were so many?
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Native Community Leader Fawn Douglas Opens New ...
Artist and activist Fawn Douglas gives City Cast Las Vegas producer an inside look at the Nuwu Art Gallery and Community Center.
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Clark County Has 67 Days to Resolve Its Airbnb ...
Clark County has until July 1st to regulate short-term rentals. City Cast Las Vegas host and neighborhood activist Dayvid Figler sits down with producer Sonja Cho Swanson to deliver an epic rant on the issue.
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Of Water Woes and Bathtub Rings—And Why Las Veg...
Las Vegas may be leading the pack when it comes to conservation, but our region's water crisis still needs attention. Join us to talk about the state of our water with environment reporter Daniel Rothberg.
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The Oakland A’s Might Come to Vegas—Does Our “G...
We weigh the economic pros and cons with UNLV Professor Bill Robinson
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Traffic Fatalities and the Road to Safer Streets
Our roads are deadly—and getting more so. What can we do about it?
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Vegas and Chicago Battle for the DNC. Who Shoul...
In this City Cast crossover episode, Dayvid is joined by Chicago host Jacoby Cochran to debate on which city should host the DNC...and if either even wants it!
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Why Las Vegas is Turning Purple for K-pop Stars...
Borahae Las Vegas! Join us for this explainer episode on everything you need to know about BTS's Las Vegas takeover and why you should care
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Is Allergy Season in Las Vegas Getting Worse?!
What climate change, city planning and our famous windy weather have to do with it.
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