City Cast Salt Lake
City Cast Salt Lake is SLC’s daily news podcast. Join host Ali Vallarta and a bevy of smart and entertaining locals for conversations about the issues that matter most. City Cast Salt Lake will celebrate the city’s triumphs, explore its history, (try to) solve its mysteries, and it’ll help you feel more connected to the Wasatch Front – whether you’ve lived here for six months or six generations. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at saltlake.citycast.fm.
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Was Zhifan Dong’s Death Preventable?
The similarities between this murder and another on campus three years ago, and two-time missteps by the University of Utah.
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A Brief History of Air Quality in Salt Lake
When did Utah start monitoring air quality?
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Unsheltered Salt Lakers Try to Beat the Heat
Is Word Out About Cooling Centers?
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The Unsafe U, Gentrification, and Cutthroat Trout
City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news.
20 min
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Anti-Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City
Pioneer Day is Utah’s Columbus Day
17 min
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Mapping Salt Lake’s Many Stories
Paisley Rekdal recently concluded a long stint as Utah Poet Laureate. She'll talk about Mapping Salt Lake, a project that needs you.
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Utah Has Its Own Stanley Cup
The Adventure Quencher is Coming For Your Yeti
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Clever Octopus Staff Filed for a Union Vote
No store is too small to unionize!
14 min
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An Injunction, the School Board, and Free Transit
City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Later, Newsletter Editor Terina Ria joins to say hi and share weekend events!
25 min
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How Do We Maintain Hard-Fought Rights in a Post...
The end of Roe means a number of other landmark cases could be revisited.
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A Hidden Gem at the SLC Public Library
The Salt Lake City Public Library has a very early edition of “Birds of America” by John James Audubon, a marvel hidden in plain sight on the 4th floor.
19 min
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Should We Get Vaccinated for Monkeypox?
What do we need to know about Monkeypox?
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The Summer of Pedal Assist
Is Salt Lake Ready for E-Bikes?
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Cottonwood Heights, the Great Salt Lake, and th...
City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news.
22 min
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Jordan River Beavers are Misunderstood
Ali strolls the Jordan River with Frances Ngo, Conservation Outreach Biologist at Tracy Aviary, in search of beaver activity.
17 min
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Saving Water with City Cast Las Vegas
How is Vegas crushing water conservation?
13 min
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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
25 min
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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