City Cast Salt Lake

Let’s get municipal. The Salt Lake City Council was busy this week, taking hours of public comment on oodles of issues. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to break down the week’s news, including permanently closing SLC’s Main Street to cars and ranked choice voting in this year’s municipal election.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.

Salt Lakers love a good commuter rail ride as much as the next transit nerd (see you on FrontRunner!). But our neighbors in Boise are frickin’ stoked about the idea of a possible Amtrak route from the Big Potato to the Big Salty. City Cast Boise lead producer Frankie Barnhill and host Emma Arnold join Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta to talk about why Boiseans are so pumped to ride the rails to SLC — and whether Salt Lakers return the feeling.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 just 45 days, Utah lawmakers passed nearly 600 bills. It’s a lot to take in. Fortunately, FOX 13 Capitol Hill reporter Ben Winslow was paying attention for us. Ben joins host Ali Vallarta to break down what legislators did about the issues Salt Lakers care about most — from housing and homelessness to the proposed gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon.Also: What the Legislature did about the Great Salt Lake, liquor, and health care.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.

Utah lawmakers passed nearly 600 bills in just 45 days. Whew! It’s a lot to take in. Luckily, FOX 13 Capitol Hill reporter Ben Winslow was paying attention for us. Ben joins host Ali Vallarta to break down what legislators did about the issues Salt Lakers care about most — from the Great Salt Lake to liquor laws.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.

We could all use a stiff drink now and then — bartenders especially. It’s a tough gig, with difficult customers, low wages, and bad tippers. Salt Lake mixologist Alexi Fisher joins host Ali Vallarta to explain what it’s like on the other side of the bar and break down when and how to tip service workers.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.

Happy Meteorological Spring, everyone! The days are (hopefully, maybe) getting warmer. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about the week’s stories, including funding to study burying Salt Lake City’s trains, Gov. Spencer Cox’s move to clear the air, and a confusing vote by the Salt Lake County Council.Learn about burying the rails through the Rio Grande Plan.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 the freezing cold start to an election year, so this year we made a point of getting Salt Lake City’s candidates for mayor Rocky Anderson and Michael Valentine on the record about one of our most urgent issues: homelessness.Today, in the final installment of our three-interview series, host Ali Vallarta talks with current SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall about her record on this issue, including her position on sanctioned camping. A little housekeeping: These were not debates — each conversation focuses on the candidates’ own record and proposals. None of our guests heard the others’ interviews prior to recording theirs. And as always, we edited the conversations for length and clarity.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 the freezing cold start to an election year, so we wanted to get Salt Lake City’s candidates for mayor on the record about one of the city’s most urgent issues: homelessness.In the second of three interviews, host Ali Vallarta talks with former SLC Mayor and current mayoral candidate Rocky Anderson about his record on this issue, stretching all the way back to the 2002 Olympics. A little housekeeping: Yesterday, candidate Michael Valentine gave his take on homelessness, and finally, current Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall shares her perspective on Thursday’s episode. These are not debates — each conversation focuses on the candidates’ own record and proposals. None of our guests heard the others’ interviews prior to recording theirs. And as always, we edited the conversations for length and clarity.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 the freezing cold start to an election year, so we wanted to get Salt Lake City’s candidates for mayor on the record about one of the city’s most urgent issues: homelessness.In the first of three interviews, host Ali Vallarta talks with mayoral candidate Michael Valentine about how his experience with homelessness influences his policy proposals. A little housekeeping: Tomorrow, candidate Rocky Anderson gives his take on the issue, and finally, current Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall shares her perspective on Thursday’s episode. These are not debates — each conversation focuses on the candidates’ own record and proposals. None of our guests heard the others’ interviews prior to recording theirs. And as always, we edited the conversations for length and clarity.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.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall recently announced plans to fund a new approach to affordable housing. The program would put money back into renters’ hands to help them buy a home in the future. Perpetual Housing Fund Co-Director Ashley Atkinson joins host Ali Vallarta to explain how this fits into solving Salt Lake’s housing puzzle.   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.