City Cast Salt Lake

The Salt Lake City Council was busy this week with all sorts of land-use proposals. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to try to make sense of the municipal stuff. Plus, will we ever get more buses up the Cottonwood Canyons? And if you’re worried about flooding, Ali shares some action items to ease your anxiety.Listen to our episode on ADUs.Browse proposed changes to height requirements downtown.Adopt a storm drain.Check Salt Lake County’s floodplain map.Empanada Fest, Baby Animal Celebration, and the Bunny Hop!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 been fun to watch this winter’s snowfall break state records — most recently the all-timer at Alta Ski Area. But you know what they say about too much of a good thing? Meteorologist and forecaster Evan Thayer tells host Ali Vallarta why he is of two minds on all this snow and whether we could see another winter like this in our lifetimes.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.

Host Ali Vallarta and lead producer Emily Means want to figure out if the interactive online robot, Chat GPT, is coming for their jobs. So, they decided to spend some time picking its “brain” about Salt Lake. Can it write a killer haiku about the proposed inland port? Not exactly. Can it analyze the experience of being a Salt Laker? Maybe.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.

In a world full of acronyms, Building Salt Lake editor Taylor Anderson is here to convince you to care about this one: ADUs aka accessory dwelling units. As the City Council takes up this heated debate, Taylor tells host Ali Vallarta how tweaks to Salt Lake City’s ADU ordinance could boost our housing supply — and maybe even bring back the “starter home?”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.

Driving down I-15 there are dozens of billboards advertising medical spa procedures for botox, face filler, and body sculpting. These med spas are Utahns' best kept secret, but why are we so obsessed with them? Deseret News features writer Meg Walter joins host Ali Vallarta to get real about this cultural phenomenon. 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.

Academy Award winner and lifestyle influencer Gwyneth Paltrow is in Park City for what’s been dubbed “the trial of the century.” The spectacle has host Ali Vallarta and lead producer Emily Means wondering — for the first time in their lives — what the rules of skiing even are. They tackle that, downtown development updates, and spring sports during this week’s news roundup.Our conversation with Utah Falconz president and player Lacy Mile. 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.

Athletes and enthusiasts have submitted a bold proposal for Salt Lake’s soon-to-be-vacant Smith’s Ballpark: build the first women’s sports complex in the nation. In a state that consistently ranks the worst for women’s equality, that’s a big deal! Utah Falconz football team president and defensive player Lacy Mile talks with host Ali Vallarta about what having a home field to play at could mean for her team and the trajectory of women’s sports.Salt Lake’s women athletes are totally crushing it.Get tickets to the Utah Falconz season opener against San Diego Rebellion on Saturday, April 1.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.

The Salt Lake City Council recently approved the plan for a brand spankin’ new regional park in Glendale. It’s the site of the defunct Raging Waters Water Park and will have a ton of amenities. So, how hyped is the neighborhood? Salt Lake Tribune west side reporter Alixel Cabrera joins host Ali Vallarta to explain the potential impact of something called green gentrification.Get details on the Folsom Trail Mural Competition, which closes this Friday, March 31.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.

A handful of Utah banks — including two in Salt Lake — have been put on a national watchlist for predatory lending practices. That has us worried! University of Utah law professor Chris Peterson, who specializes in consumer protection, joins host Ali Vallarta to break-down how Utah started exporting triple-digit interest rates — and whether it’s an indictment of FinTech.Read Christie Porter’s piece in Salt Lake Magazine about the potential impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s demise in Utah.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.

This winter is one for the books. Utah’s snowpack broke a 40-year record, and we’re seeing increasing preparations around the valley in case of flooding. That, plus the third anniversary of the pandemic and Magna earthquake have us wanting to stock up on canned goods and put together a 72-hour kit. Emily Cottam, a Taylorsville prepper and mother of two, joins host Ali Vallarta to share her tips.Get sandbags at one of these “Stop and Fill” locations around the valley.Sign up for the Great Utah Shakeout.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.