City Cast Salt Lake
City Cast Salt Lake is Salt Lake City’s daily news podcast. Host Ali Vallarta and a bevy of smart and entertaining locals will bring you conversations about the issues that matter most to SLC. Some days City Cast will make you proud; other days it’ll make you angry. It will celebrate Salt Lake’s triumphs, (try to) solve its mysteries, and explore its history. City Cast will help you feel more connected to the Wasatch Front – whether you’ve lived here for 6 months or 6 generations.
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How is SLC Hookup Culture Changing, Post-Roe?
Is the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Utah’s pending abortion ban impacting Salt Lake nightlife?
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Emissions, Airbnbs, and the Utah Supreme Court
In Two Parts: A federal ruling on air quality, and a weekly news roundup on items you may have missed
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A Birthworker on Pregnancy and Abortion Care
One woman's story of her abortion, unexpected and eye-opening, and how it saved her life
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Does Salt Lake Have Fashion?
How do you shop local for clothes?
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A Temporary Order Resumes Abortion Care in Utah
Let's make sense of Utah's abortion laws, because they're in flux right now.
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An Abortion Provider on ‘Relief and Respect’
Today, we revisit an important City Cast Salt Lake conversation.
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Jazz Rebrand, Ryan Smith’s Utah, and Title IX
It's a Friday sports roundup.
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Why Are There Letters in These Hills?
The mostly-western phenomenon of hillside letters, or monograms, often viewable from afar, is explained
18 min
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Princess Kennedy Wants to Apologize
Princess Kennedy is getting out of Salt Lake’s bar scene.
25 min
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Why Should We Care About Brine Shrimp?
Why are brine shrimp important to Salt Lakers?
25 min
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BONUS: Two Millennials Discuss Gen. Z Fashion
Fashion is a cycle.
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Abortion Funds, Heat, and Juneteenth
It's Friday, so we're rounding up the news of the week.
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Utah’s First Official Juneteenth
It's been a long path to recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday.
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Archie Archuleta Loved Building Bridges
The legacies of Archie and Lois Archuleta will help connect our city.
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What’s Up with Salt Lake’s Walnut Trees?
Walnut trees are being struck down by a weird disease called ‘thousand cankers disease.’
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A Salt Lake Scientist Sues DiscGenics for Discr...
We’ve all heard the rumors that tech is riddled with misogyny, but just how bad is it?
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Aaron James’ Verdict, Western Garden Center, an...
Aaron James’ Verdict, Western Garden Center, and Gov. Cox is Being Petty
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When Will We Know if it’s the Toxic Dust?
If you have anxiety about the situation at the Great Salt Lake, you are not alone.
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Your State Senate Candidates Debate Methodology
It's Debate Night in Senate District 9
19 min
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Historic Water Access on the Navajo Nation in Utah
17 min
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A Slice of Salt Lake’s Sweet Tooth
This one's for those of us with a sweet tooth.
19 min
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Justice for Zane James, SLCo Covid Risk, and Ug...
Local news enthusiast Shireen Ghorbani joins Ali to round-up the news you might have missed this week
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Can Open Streets Stay Forever?
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There is No Salt Lake Without Pride
Salt Lake's Pride has evolved
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The Unraveling of MomTok, An Explainer
A breakdown of the MomTok breakdown
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