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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951
Wait, What’s In My Lease?
Marcus Degen with People’s Legal Aid breaks down what's in Utah’s boilerplate rental agreements.
23 min
952
It’s Leo Szn at the City Library
Are You a Leo? Your Fave Book Villain Might Be, Too
13 min
953
Why Would Anyone Want to be Mayor?
Floating Fetuses, Cheap(er) Solar, and Celebrity Church
21 min
954
Is Craft Lake City Punk?
Craft Lake City founder Angela H. Brown talks about her love of SLC ahead of the 14th Annual DIY Festival.
11 min
955
The Best Breakfast Burrito, According to Locals
Have We Found The Best Breakfast Burrito?
17 min
956
Why Would the Jazz Trade Donovan Mitchell?
Maybe we'd all have a little more fun if we let go of the title talk.
15 min
957
BYU Virginity Club: Satire or Serious?
Two former BYU students discuss who the BYU Virginity Club Instagram page is for — and whether everyone is in on the joke.
20 min
958
Big Bucks for GSL, Shorter Strolls at the Airpo...
Lead producer Emily Means joins Ali to round up this week’s news.
22 min
959
Will House Plants Save You From Bad Air In SLC?
16 min
960
Monkeypox Pt. 2: SLCo Health Department Answers...
On vaccines, contagion, symptoms, and more, Nicholas Rupp from Salt Lake County Health Department shares the facts.
14 min
961
Monkeypox Pt. 1: A Personal Story
Salt Laker Addison Jenkins shares his personal story with monkeypox..
13 min
962
Why Is Gas So Expensive In Utah?
Utah ga$ prices are brutal right now.
15 min
963
Slowing Down, Judge Pohlman, and Mini Bottles
Lead producer Emily Means joins Ali to round up this week’s news.
17 min
964
Is Dog Pee Worse Than Deer Pee in the Watershed?
No Dogs in upper BCC and LCC, but why?
14 min
965
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.
15 min
966
A Brief History of Air Quality in Salt Lake
When did Utah start monitoring air quality?
17 min
967
Unsheltered Salt Lakers Try to Beat the Heat
Is Word Out About Cooling Centers?
16 min
968
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
969
Anti-Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City
Pioneer Day is Utah’s Columbus Day
17 min
970
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.
17 min
971
Utah Has Its Own Stanley Cup
The Adventure Quencher is Coming For Your Yeti
16 min
972
Clever Octopus Staff Filed for a Union Vote
No store is too small to unionize!
14 min
973
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
974
How Do We Maintain Hard-Fought Rights in a Post...
The end of Roe means a number of other landmark cases could be revisited.
16 min
975
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