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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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
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Hindsight is 2002 (Olympics)
We’re talking about Salt Lake’s favorite brag: the 2002 Winter Olympics.
15 min
1078
A Little Less Sunshine at the Capitol
Legislators passed a resolution to limit press access at the capitol.
10 min
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Salt Lake’s Own Magical Mystery Tour
Mysticism and magic are integral pieces of Salt Lake’s history – though often overlooked.
11 min
1080
The Perfect Salt Lake Date
The City Cast Salt Lake team share our perfect Salt Lake date nights + read your love letters.
16 min
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Insecure Vote Utah
The Secure Vote Utah ballot initiative is a frightening new cause that would erase vote-by-mail in Utah.
10 min
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The Gerda That Remains
Gerda Saunders has spent the last decade documenting her early-onset dementia.
16 min
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Who is Listening to the Great Salt Lake?
What action state officials are taking to save the Great Salt Lake?
12 min
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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
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Land Acknowledgements with Len Necefer
Dr. Len Necefer reflects on the emerging tradition of land acknowledgements
12 min
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Free Menstrual Products, Period.
One in four Utah teens can’t afford period products.
13 min
1087
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
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Salt Lake’s Teachers Get an A+
Salt Lake’s teachers are giving more than they’re getting right now.
16 min
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What Goes Up Must Come Down(town)
Downtown Salt Lake is in a massive construction boom, which is complicated.
12 min
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75 Reps + 29 Senators = 45 Days
Buckle up. The Utah Legislature is in session.
22 min
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The Great Salt Lake Needs Our Help
Historically low water levels may lead to larger problems.
13 min
1092
'Home Work' loses its Gaines
Magnolia Network show “Home Work” is another example of fraud in Utah.
16 min
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Punk's Not Dead, It's Hidden
Photographer and author Landon Hale explores the modern SLC Punk scene is his new book.
11 min
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Days of ’47 (Negotiations)
Park City Ski Patrollers enter contract negotiations with Vail Resorts...for the 47th time.
13 min
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Utah, The Rose Bowl, and the Number 22
The University of Utah football team is Rose Bowl bound.
9 min
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A Quick Guide to Last Minute Local Gifts
The City Cast Salt Lake team hit the streets in search of local gifts for under $20.
11 min
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Utah’s “Dirty” Drink Gets National Attention
Soda shops are as quintessentially Utah as fry sauce.
11 min
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Downtown Salt Lake and the “New Normal”
How are downtown Salt Lake businesses really doing?
12 min
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Join the Salt Lake Conversation
Join host Ali Vallarta for a conversation on the issues that matter most to SLC.
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