City Cast Salt Lake

NBA All-Star weekend has come and gone, and outside of the events, visitors saw a pretty quiet picture of the capital city. But if you look closely, you’ll find that there’s more to Salt Lake than its manicured streets. SLC poet RJ Walker explains why the magic of the city lies below the surface.This episode first aired Feb. 28, 2022.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 2023 Legislative Session has dropped some controversial bills in front of Utahns — and a slough of recent voting bills are no exception. Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Gehrke tells host Ali Vallarta why he’s calling these bills “anti-democratic” and why the people who always win would want to make it harder to vote.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’re heading into a three-day weekend, but the Utah Legislature isn’t slowing down. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to break down the newly released abortion bill and an effort to disband Salt Lake County’s Unified Police Department. Plus, Ali gives an update on her dual missions to go car free and have one drink at every bar in Salt Lake County.Ali’s “Every Bar in SLCo” tracker!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.

NBA All-Star weekend is finally here, and billionaire Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith are selling a very particular vision of Utah to the hundred thousand fans visiting Salt Lake City. Host Ali Vallarta asks Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat reporter Andy Larsen if he thinks anyone will buy it. Plus, Andy gives some tips on enjoying the All Stars for under $50.Get your tickets to the NBA Celebrity Game.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.

Have you ever stared down a vacant building in downtown Salt Lake City and thought, “Why isn’t this housing?” Host Ali Vallarta is obsessed with a few particular structures that would make great apartments or shelters, and she asks SLC Planning Director Nick Norris what it would take to make it happen.Take note of this map of NBA All Star Weekend road closures.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.

Raise your hand if you’ve been the victim of a truly awkward date. On this Valentine’s Day, we stand in solidarity with our Salt Lake neighbors who have survived family reunions, monster hunters and people who look nothing like their dating app profile. Doug Fabrizio, host of KUER’s RadioWest, joins Ali Vallarta to relive the cringe of your most memorably strange dates. Sick of dating apps? University of Utah gender researcher Lisa Diamond shares her tips for making a connection.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 Brigham Young Virginity Club Instagram page claims to be a “Utah-based club dedicated to preserving and promoting Virginity on college campuses.” And they’re very clear that they have “no affiliation with Brigham Young University.”But is it satire? Host Ali Vallarta and two former BYU students, Cassie Bingham and Shelby Hintze, talk about if the page is a productive way of discussing purity culture and whether everyone is in on the joke.This episode first aired Aug. 8, 2022.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 big headline hit the streets of Salt Lake City this week: “Plan seeks to keep homeless off Salt Lake streets during NBA All-Star Weekend.” Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to unpack that story, plus some news about the Great Salt Lake.Volunteer for Project Homeless Connect on March 24. 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.

Lawmakers made passing bills that impact young transgender people an early priority this legislative session. Adults spoke out on both sides of the debate around health care and gender identity. But what are kids thinking? Oliver Sharp, a 17-year-old trans person, shares his story with host Ali Vallarta.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 few weeks ago we published a neighborhood guide to Sugar House in our newsletter, and the feedback sparked a debate. Were those shops and restaurants really in Sugar House? Building Salt Lake editor Taylor Anderson joins host Ali Vallarta to explain why neighborhood boundaries matter so much and why you should care. Listen to our episode explaining the proposed I-15 expansion.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.