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.
951
Ground Rules for a More Inclusive Climbing Gym
How can we make Salt Lake’s climbing gyms more inclusive spaces.
15 min
952
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
953
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
954
Music is a Cure for the Pandemic Blues
Folk singer Alicia Stockman on her new album and getting back on the road.
16 min
955
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
956
Quiet Streets, 3rd Space, and Salt Lake Below
SLC poet RJ Walker contrasts Salt Lake’s manicured streets with Salt Lake below.
13 min
957
COVID Testing, Clean Air Bills, and the DABC
We’re looking back on the week with fun and thoughtful Salt Lakers.
18 min
958
Let Teachers Teach
Under mounting scrutiny, how are Salt Lake’s teachers supposed to celebrate Black History Month?
13 min
959
The Elephant in the Room
It’s a uniquely Utah phenomenon: Democrats switching their affiliation to vote in Republican primary elections
15 min
960
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
961
Anti-trans Bills, Education Bills, and the Hous...
We’re breaking down the stories we can’t let go of this week.
16 min
962
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
963
Hindsight is 2002 (Olympics)
We’re talking about Salt Lake’s favorite brag: the 2002 Winter Olympics.
15 min
964
A Little Less Sunshine at the Capitol
Legislators passed a resolution to limit press access at the capitol.
10 min
965
Salt Lake’s Own Magical Mystery Tour
Mysticism and magic are integral pieces of Salt Lake’s history – though often overlooked.
11 min
966
The Perfect Salt Lake Date
The City Cast Salt Lake team share our perfect Salt Lake date nights + read your love letters.
16 min
967
Insecure Vote Utah
The Secure Vote Utah ballot initiative is a frightening new cause that would erase vote-by-mail in Utah.
10 min
968
The Gerda That Remains
Gerda Saunders has spent the last decade documenting her early-onset dementia.
16 min
969
Who is Listening to the Great Salt Lake?
What action state officials are taking to save the Great Salt Lake?
12 min
970
Ski Joring : The Perfect Utah Sport
Ali went out to the High Star Ranch in Kamas for the 5th Annual Ski Joring Utah competition
10 min
971
Land Acknowledgements with Len Necefer
Dr. Len Necefer reflects on the emerging tradition of land acknowledgements
12 min
972
Free Menstrual Products, Period.
One in four Utah teens can’t afford period products.
13 min
973
The State of Pot in Utah
Salt Lake public defenders Grant Miller and Darnell Crandall weigh-in about the state of pot in Utah, legally speaking.
17 min
974
Salt Lake’s Teachers Get an A+
Salt Lake’s teachers are giving more than they’re getting right now.
16 min
975
What Goes Up Must Come Down(town)
Downtown Salt Lake is in a massive construction boom, which is complicated.
12 min