President Trump’s deportation policies are hitting Salt Lake, just as residents report immigration enforcement sightings. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means discuss what local officials, like the SLC School District, have said they will and won’t do. Plus, the Utah Hockey Club keeps searching for a name, a neighborhood org gets the documentary treatment, and a $25 Star Wars date night.Resources and references: Local Solutions to Trump Policies [City Cast Salt Lake]  What to do if ICE is at your home or workplace [ACLU Utah] Utah Hockey Club facing trademark hurdles in finding permanent name [KSL.com]  The Best Things To Do in Ogden [Hey Salt Lake]  We’re doing a survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it’s only 7 minutes long. You’ll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card and City Cast City swag.Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Live Crude - Get $10 off your facial by mentioning this ad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival starts today, and if you don’t have tickets or tons of money to spend, we’ve got you. Former staffers Emily Samore and host Ali Vallarta share insider tips for accessing screenings, spotting celebs, and taking advantage of the fest as a local.Resources and references: Local Lens Beyond Film Films discussed: “Omaha," “The Wedding Banquet,” “The Dating Game," and “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” Plus, check out Hey Salt Lake newsletter editor Terina Ria’s 2025 film picks. Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freezing temps, inversion, and ski pass prices make it hard to get off the couch this winter. But there are lots of ways to move your body and lift your spirits while we wait for spring to arrive. Host Ali Vallarta and newsletter editor Terina Ria share a few ideas for beating the winter blues, from cheap class deals to local social clubs and indoor pickleball.Do the “Whale to Wales” 5K, and check out local runners’ tips for hitting the pavement.Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Utah’s sex education syllabus was given a D- grade by a national sexual health council. So, what does good sex ed look like? Ocean Candler, a Colorado-based sexual health expert, joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about ways to discuss sexual health at home or at school, from porn to pleasure and everything in between. Here are some resources for parents and adults:  Sex Positive Families  Amaze  Planned Parenthood National Sex Education Standards  The Porn Conversation Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Live Crude - Get $25 off your facial by mentioning this ad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall unveiled a 50-page public safety plan responding to the state’s threat of intervention. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means breakdown the highlights and their big takeaways. Plus, Crumbl deodorant, a clean slate opportunity, and National Popcorn Day. Resources and references: Read the mayor’s public safety plan and catch up on the letter that prompted it. Will Utahns stop changing their clocks twice a year? Legislature may explore the idea this session [Utah News Dispatch] Pre-register for Expungement Day at the Delta Center, Wednesday, Jan. 22, doors at 2 p.m. Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  ICO Live Crude - Get $25 off your facial by mentioning this ad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s host Ali Vallarta’s birthday! In the spirit of celebrating, executive producer Emily Means and Ali assembled a guide to the free stuff you can get around town on your birthday. Plus, creative ideas for affordable celebrations at all ages and stages.Enjoy Ali’s friend Renee’s spreadsheet of Salt Lake Birthday Freebies.This year we’re giving $1,500 worth of gift cards to one lucky winner for the chance to enjoy some of the best SLC eats in every month of 2025. Follow the steps on this Instagram post to enter to win a year’s worth of City Cast Salt Lake’s favorite restaurants.Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: ICO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Upper Avenues are well-known for their expensive views, but did you know they’re also hunting grounds? Perry Hall, chair of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Utah Chapter, joins host Ali Vallarta to tell us how hunters, hikers, and dogs can safely coexist in our city’s backyard.This episode originally aired on Jan. 3, 2024.Learn more about the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ hunting mentorship program and about the BHA’s Hunting for Sustainability course.This year we’re giving $1,500 worth of gift cards to one lucky winner for the chance to enjoy some of the best SLC eats in every month of 2025. Follow the steps on this Instagram post to enter to win a year’s worth of City Cast Salt Lake’s favorite restaurants.Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: ICO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Utah’s public lands lawsuit. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means make sense of the surprising decision and what’s next for the state’s fight against the feds. Plus, Salt Lake’s 2034 Olympics could be at risk, a pet volunteer opportunity, and goodbye to the state’s superintendent.Resources and references: SCOTUS won’t hear Utah’s public lands lawsuit [Salt Lake Tribune] U.S. funding dispute with world anti-doping agency boils over; Salt Lake Olympics at risk [Salt Lake Tribune]  Utah superintendent Sydnee Dickson to step down in June [Deseret News] This year we’re giving $1,500 worth of gift cards to one lucky winner for the chance to enjoy some of the best SLC eats in every month of 2025. Follow the steps on this Instagram post to enter to win a year’s worth of City Cast Salt Lake’s favorite restaurants.Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  ICO Live Crude - Get $25 off your facial by mentioning this ad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Utah lawmakers have continued to prop up coal in our state, but now Gov. Spencer Cox is eyeing another energy option: geothermal. So … what the heck is it? And can it cause earthquakes?? Dr. Joseph Moore, principal researcher at Utah FORGE, joins host Ali Vallarta to demystify this renewable resource.Resources and references: What's in Cox's $30.6B Budget? MLB District Deadline Nears, Holiday Transit Plans [City Cast Salt Lake]Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: ICO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Park City ski patrol strike is finally over, so what’s in their contract? Executive producer Emily Means and host Ali Vallarta discuss the union’s wins and Vail’s losses. Plus, a slew of immigration bills just dropped, hut-to-hut hiking, and an important public notice. Resources and references: Skiers file class action lawsuit against Vail Resorts over Park City strike [KPCW] New SLC garbage collection schedule starts Feb. 3, 2025 The Western Uinta Hut System This year we’re giving $1,500 worth of gift cards to one lucky winner for the chance to enjoy some of the best SLC eats in every month of 2025. Follow the steps on this Instagram post to enter to win a year’s worth of City Cast Salt Lake’s favorite restaurants.Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to Hey Salt Lake, our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  The Shop Central Wasatch Symposium Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Elizabeth Academy Live Crude - Get $25 off your facial by mentioning this ad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices