City Cast Salt Lake

Utahns could save more water by eating less cheese and beef — but will we? Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means break down the story and response by Gov. Spencer Cox. Plus, Ali quizzes Emily on how Utah ranks in women’s equality, and there’s one less queer bar in Salt Lake.  Resources and references: A simple change could save the West from drought. You probably won’t like it. [Salt Lake Tribune]  Gov. Spencer Cox’s response to eating less beef and cheese [X] Ballerina Farm is bringing an agritourism hub to Kamas, Utah [Utah Business] The college enrollment gender gap. What’s it like in Utah? [KSL Radio]   LDS women should join me in skipping church on Sunday [Salt Lake Tribune] HK Brewing Collective’s Womens Sports Trivia Night, March 21   Utah Jazz player John Collins gets dunked on [Bleacher Report] Sun Trapp Surrenders License [QSaltLake] Consider becoming a founding 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 our daily morning newsletter. You can 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 Workspace Harmons Grocery

If Utahns thought they’d seen the last of Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow after her 2023 ski trial in Park City, they were wrong … kinda. “Gwyn” is back and center stage at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre for the U.S. premiere of “Gwyneth Goes Skiing,” a satirical play based on Paltrow’s ski-slope collision with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson and the courtroom showdown that followed. Joseph Martin and Linus Karp, writers and stars of the production, join host Ali Vallarta to share their favorite jokes-as-couplets and ask Salt Lakers for help returning to the scene of the crime.Resources and references: Tickets to “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, May 16-26, 2024. ICYMI: A tidy recap of the infamous trial. Gwyneth v. the Optometrist, Delicious Food News, and Construction Corner [City Cast Salt Lake] Consider becoming a founding 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 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 Workspace Harmons Grocery

More than 25% of Utah adults have a disability. So why didn’t the Legislature pass two bills that could have made life better for them? Advocate and former journalist Shelby Hintze joins host Ali Vallarta to explain how Utah’s cultural approach to disability limits our local economies.Resources and references: Why Utah’s Discrimination Against Disabled People Matters for Everyone [Prism] Getting Arrested for More Accessible Transit [City Cast Salt Lake] Consider becoming 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 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 Workspace Harmons Grocery

The Utah Legislature set aside $25 million for a new, 600+ bed shelter. The big question is: Where will it go? Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means talk about the future of the state’s homeless shelter system. Plus, the Utah Transit Authority TRAX system is getting an upgrade, and Ali and Emily share their picks of the week.Resources and references: What's next for Utah's evolving homeless shelter system? [Utah News Dispatch] Volunteer or donate to the Second & Second Coalition Provide feedback on the TechLink Study TRAX Alternatives An Introduction to Public Transit in Salt Lake and Beyond [Hey Salt Lake] Things You Didn’t Know Your Library Card Could Do [City Cast Salt Lake] Salt Lake Urban Play Initiative Consider becoming a founding 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 our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLCLooking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Mattress Warehouse Harmons Grocery

As Salt Lake City School District considers a hypothetical $600 million bond to rebuild Highland and West High Schools, the Glendale and Poplar Grove neighborhoods would like SLC taxpayers to consider making it a $900 million bond. Host Ali Vallarta asks longtime Glendale advocate and former SLC School District employee Jenny Mayer-Glenn why Glendale needs a high school and what lengths parents will go to to build one.Resources and references: Read the letter Glendale parents, students, and community members sent to the SLC School District in 2020. Four Schools To Close, Legislative Guide, and 24 Hours to Shovel [City Cast Salt Lake] Consider becoming a founding 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 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: Mattress Warehouse Utah Harmons Grocery

Data show Utah’s housing crisis is — wait for it — still bad, especially for millennials. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means dig into the numbers and explore a new tool for renters and what Salt Lake City is doing about Airbnbs. Plus, in honor of the new state flag going up, featuring Utah’s ubiquitous beehive, Ali quizzes Emily on other state symbols.Resources and references: Tickets to Lauren Graham’s Book Tour, April 10 at the Union Event Center Salt Lake City’s new Consumer Protection Portal Local Solutions to Utah’s Culture War Laws [City Cast Salt Lake] It’s Officially Cheaper To Rent Than Buy. Now What? [City Cast Salt Lake] Do You Know Utah’s State Symbols? [City Cast Salt Lake] Get the official not official Skiing Dino Shirt Oscar Party SLC Consider becoming a founding 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 our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @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: Harmons Grocery Mattress Warehouse Utah

The crescent moon was spotted on Sunday night, and thousands of Muslims across Salt Lake are now celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, which includes fasting from dawn to dusk. Nora Abu-Dan of the Emerald Project joins host Ali Vallarta to create a guide to being a good neighbor, manager, or co-worker over the next 28 days. This episode first aired on April 4, 2022.Resources and references:Tickets for Unity Iftar on Friday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m.Consider becoming a founding 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 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: Harmons Grocery Mattress Warehouse Utah

Salt Lakers often hear from local officials that all roads lead to the Utah Legislature — and that’s largely true. But there are creative ways that local government can flex its muscles against unpopular ideas from Capitol Hill. Former Salt Lake County Council member Shireen Ghorbani joins host Ali Vallarta to offer a post-Legislature pep talk and break down what cities and counties could do to push back against three “culture war” issues: banning abortion, policies that target transgender people, and rolling back diversity programs.Resources and references:  What Lawmakers Did About SLC Stadiums, Great Salt Lake, and Calendars [City Cast Salt Lake] What Lawmakers Did About Air Quality, Liquor, and Housing [City Cast Salt Lake] ACLU of Utah’s explainer on the new bathroom law targeting trans people Consider becoming a founding 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 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: Harmons Grocery Mattress Warehouse Utah

It’s back to (local) business for the City Cast team. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means comb through what happened in Salt Lake City this week, including the SLC Council’s new public comment policy and construction in Sugar House. Plus, they share their picks of the week and learn a new word.Resources and references: Housing is Coming. Where Will State Street’s Beloved Restaurants Go? [City Cast Salt Lake] Apply for a small business construction mitigation grant. Everything free you can get on your birthday. This cute video of a funicular. Consider becoming a founding 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 our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @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: Salt Lake Community College Deadpan Sandwich

Salt Lake City Public Lands has released three different design concepts to reimagine the Jordan River corridor, which flows straight into the shrinking Great Salt Lake. Park Ranger Owen Carroll joins host Ali Vallarta to mythbust nasty rumors about SLC’s “Emerald Ribbon” before you vote on your favorite. Take the online survey, or attend an open house on Wednesday, March 13 from 4-8 p.m. at Sorenson Unity Center or Thursday, March 14 from 4-8 p.m. at Mestizo Coffee.Consider becoming a founding 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 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: Salt Lake Community College  Deadpan Sandwich