City Cast Salt Lake

School’s out for the summer, which means parents have to weave a tapestry of summer entertainment to fill kids’ days. So, where to start? In Part 2 of our City Cast Summer Entertainment Guide, dad about town and City Weekly contributor Bryant Heath tells host Ali Vallarta his favorite places for family-friendly fun on the cheap. Plus, Bryant shares tips for leveraging camps to keep up with the ever-changing interests of an elementary-schooler. Review the Utah State Board of Education’s Core Standards and then take the survey. 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.

Do wildfire smoke, vehicle emissions, and other nasty air in the valley sneak into our homes? Host Ali Vallarta asks Dr. Kerry Kelly, an air quality investigator at the University of Utah, how we can protect our very bedrooms from smog — and whether our house plants are pulling their weight!This episode first aired Aug. 4, 2022.A few of Dr. Kelly’s recommendations: How to make a DIY box air filter; PurpleAir Quality Sensors (a Salt Lake company!); and Tellus Air Quality Sensors from the U.Listen to our 2023 wildfire season preview. 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.

Last fall, Salt Lake City invested $6 million to help develop 400 units of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. So far, only 94 have opened with a project called The Point at Fairpark, a converted motel run by Switchpoint Community Resource Center. Switchpoint executive director Carol Hollowell joins host Ali Vallarta to make the case for charging ahead with this type of resource over emergency shelters. 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.

It’s summer travel season, and the SLC International Airport is expanding (welcome, Vessel Kitchen!). Host Ali Vallarta and lead producer Emily Means rate the airport experience. Plus, they share some good news re: flood warnings and their picks of the week.Learn more about The Christian School art installation on State Street.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.

Few people parade as hard as Shireen Ghorbani, so buckle in for her mascot origin story! In part one of our City Cast Summer Entertainment Guide, the former county council member and general enthusiast tells host Ali Vallarta the best parade routes in the Wasatch. Plus, the do’s and don’ts of throwing candy, and the perfect song for making an entrance.Learn more about Salt Lake City’s ambitions for a Green Loop.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.

According to the Visit Salt Lake website, there is “tons of super gay stuff going on” in our city. But how queer is Salt Lake, really? Salt Lake Tribune reporter Paighten Harkins tells host Ali Vallarta whether the data matches the vibes — and what the governor’s gear shift on the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Utahns means for our city.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.

When was the last time you had a corn dog? From gas station parking lots to elegant food truck variations, corn dog enthusiast Sam Martinez tells host Ali Vallarta why summer’s simplest, most underrated pleasure is his new obsession. And, of course, where to find the fluffiest renditions across this valley. 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.

Great Salt Lake National Park. It has a nice ring to it, right? That’s what ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox is suggesting as an intervention to the ongoing crisis at the lake. Cox makes the case to host Ali Vallarta that it’s possible for everyone — tribal leaders, brine shrimp farmers, and even Republican lawmakers — to be represented in what could be Utah’s sixth national park. We’re doing a survey to learn more about our listeners, so we can make City Cast Salt Lake an even better, more useful podcast for you. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it’s only 5 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.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.

Two elected officials representing Salt Lake announced their resignations this week. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to explain what happens next for the soon-to-be-vacant Salt Lake City Council and Congressional District 2 seats. Plus, Happy Pride! Hey Salt Lake newsletter editor Terina Ria shares her picks for any flavor of LGBTQ+ joy you want to celebrate.Learn more about Salt Lake City’s BallparkNEXT competition. State Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, on his bill requiring porn sites to verify users’ age.KUER’s Martha Harris’ story about expressing gender and sexuality through Dungeons & Dragons.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.

Rose Park Elementary hosted its final bike bus of the school year, where dozens of students and chaperones wheeled or walked to school together in a critical mass. Host Ali Vallarta tagged along as a guest chaperone and talked to bike bus originator Trina Perez about why it’s important to get students — and parents — out of the school drop-off line.We’re doing a survey to learn more about our listeners, so we can make City Cast Salt Lake an even better, more useful podcast for you. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it’s only 5 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.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.