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 6 months or 6 generations. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at saltlake.citycast.fm.

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901
How the UT Leg Responded to our Housing Crisis
Did the Leg. do enough to address our housing crisis?
18 min
902
2 Year Quake-aversary
It’s the 2-year anniversary of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake.
21 min
903
We’ve Got Answers on the Wolverine!
What was a wolverine up to in Utah?
15 min
904
Writers supporting Writers: Navigating SLC’s Cr...
Writing, vulnerability, and the importance of creative community
13 min
905
Clean Slate Utah
A new law could clear the criminal records of thousands of Utahns.
10 min
906
Sci Fi Meets Spiritual Traditions at UMFA
Contemplating those we’ve lost through art
15 min
907
Mental Health, Climate Anxiety, and Rent
It's Friday, so we're looking back at the week that was.
21 min
908
Democratizing Poetry in SLC (and everywhere)
Poetry should be accessible to everyone.
18 min
909
Coming Soon: Saborrrr!
Food traditions. Careful casting. And the film Saborrr!
17 min
910
Supporting Salt Lake’s Trans Community
Lessons from the passage and subsequent veto of a bill that would a ban on transgender kids participation in sports.
15 min
911
Ground Rules for a More Inclusive Climbing Gym
How can we make Salt Lake’s climbing gyms more inclusive spaces.
15 min
912
20 is Plenty, Drivers Licenses, and Education B...
It’s Friday, which means we’re looking back on the week with fun and thoughtful Salt Lakers.
24 min
913
A Land Back Project on the Bear River
In 2018, the Shoshone Nation bought land back, and it’s now a site of restorative healing.
18 min
914
Music is a Cure for the Pandemic Blues
Folk singer Alicia Stockman on her new album and getting back on the road.
16 min
915
What We Learned From Free Fare Feb
It’s the end of Free Fare February, but it doesn’t have to be the end of your frontrunner weekends.
13 min
916
Quiet Streets, 3rd Space, and Salt Lake Below
SLC poet RJ Walker contrasts Salt Lake’s manicured streets with Salt Lake below.
13 min
917
COVID Testing, Clean Air Bills, and the DABC
We’re looking back on the week with fun and thoughtful Salt Lakers.
18 min
918
Let Teachers Teach
Under mounting scrutiny, how are Salt Lake’s teachers supposed to celebrate Black History Month?
13 min
919
The Elephant in the Room
It’s a uniquely Utah phenomenon: Democrats switching their affiliation to vote in Republican primary elections
15 min
920
Salt Lake’s Secret Garden
Salt Lake art critic, curator, and lawyer Scotti Hill joins to discuss the bizarre beauty of Gilgal Sculpture Garden.
14 min
921
Anti-trans Bills, Education Bills, and the Hous...
We’re breaking down the stories we can’t let go of this week.
16 min
922
Should Salt Lake host the 2030 Olympics? (feat....
Is Salt Lake's bid for the Olympics a good thing, and why did Denver reject them?
17 min
923
Hindsight is 2002 (Olympics)
We’re talking about Salt Lake’s favorite brag: the 2002 Winter Olympics.
15 min
924
A Little Less Sunshine at the Capitol
Legislators passed a resolution to limit press access at the capitol.
10 min
925
Salt Lake’s Own Magical Mystery Tour
Mysticism and magic are integral pieces of Salt Lake’s history – though often overlooked.
11 min