

City Cast Salt Lake
City Cast
City Cast Salt Lake is SLC’s daily news podcast. Join host Ali Vallarta and a bevy of smart and entertaining locals for conversations about the issues that matter most. City Cast Salt Lake will celebrate the city’s triumphs, explore its history, (try to) solve its mysteries, and it’ll help you feel more connected to the Wasatch Front – whether you’ve lived here for six months or six generations. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at saltlake.citycast.fm.
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Dec 27, 2022 • 21min
Swipe Left on Your Dating App Burnout
Cuffing season is in full motion, and in the wise words of Olivia Rodrigo: “It’s brutal out here.” It’s been 10 years since the launch of online dating apps, and the people are over it. Host Ali Vallarta talks to gender and sexuality researcher Lisa Diamond about how to combat dating app burnout. This episode first aired on Sept. 19, 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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 22, 2022 • 23min
Shelter, Shipwrecks and Holiday Joy!
Before you sled home for the holidays, lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about the shipwreck at the Great Salt Lake, the latest update on homelessness and some inspo for your movie-watching enjoyment. Volunteer at the Overnight Movie Night.Sign-up for the Great Salt Lake shipwreck stroll on Jan. 1, 2023.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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 21, 2022 • 18min
Utah Football's Magic Number
The Utes are going to the Rose Bowl (again)! Can they win this time? KSL University of Utah Athletics beat reporter Michelle Bodkin tells host Ali Vallarta how this team’s heartbreaking story keeps making for unusual — and emotional — football. Plus, will U of U athletes ever get on the state’s payroll?Buy tickets to Utah PAC-12 women’s basketball.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.

Dec 20, 2022 • 16min
Why Everybody’s Sick This Season
We all hate flu season. But there’s a lot of other stuff going around right now, too. So, host Ali Vallarta wants to know which virus is worrying Dr. Angela Dunn, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, most during the holidays: Covid-19, the flu, or RSV?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.

Dec 19, 2022 • 24min
Naughty or Nice With the Queen of SLC
Santa, #takenote. TikTok’s own Queen of SLC, Kendall Rodriguez, joins host Ali Vallarta to count down who was good and who is getting coal this year in Salt Lake. Plus, were you recently laid off? Check out this brand new job board for Utahns. 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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 16, 2022 • 24min
East Side Emissions, West Side Pollution, and Celebrity Basketball
Cheers to a snowy weekend, baby! Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to round out this week’s news, including air quality on Salt Lake’s west side, vacant houses coming down in the Ballpark neighborhood, and some good news for the Great Salt Lake. Oh, and hanukkah sameach!Listen to our episode on U.S. Magnesium.Share your west side pollution story with KUER & The Salt Lake Tribune.Study The New York Times household emissions map. Buy up the remaining Celebrity All-Star Game tickets.Order four more at-home Covid-19 tests for your household.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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 15, 2022 • 21min
Booze News You Can Use
The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services aka the DABS aka our state alcohol regulator are out of bar licenses for 2022, leaving some business owners out of luck.When will the Utah Legislature start to get with the times on liquor laws? Fox 13 reporter Ben Winslow tells host Ali Vallarta why 2023 could be the year we start to see real policy changes.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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 14, 2022 • 23min
Predicting Salt Lake’s Future
Happy birthday, City Cast Salt Lake! For our first anniversary celebration, host Ali Vallarta and lead producer Emily Means throw down some hot predictions for the next year of city news –– from rooftop bars and this Jazz team, to our mayoral race and the future of the Great Salt Lake.Take the Guiding Our Growth 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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 13, 2022 • 18min
City Creek: A Mall With a Vision
Nothing says the holidays like the bustle at City Creek mall, where last-minute shoppers and casual mall walkers unite on the shopping center’s iconic sky bridge. But the story of City Creek and its place in our skyline goes deeper than American consumerism. As architectural designer CJ Hellige tells host Ali Vallarta, it’s about a vision for a beautiful and grand Salt Lake City — and the power and influence it took to look the part.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. 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 at citycast.fm/advertise.

Dec 12, 2022 • 20min
The Future of State Street’s Strange Sculpture Project
Oddly beautiful or beautifully odd? How do we best describe Ralphael Plescia’s Christian School on State Street? Salt Lake Tribune culture reporter Palak Jayswal joins host Ali Vallarta to chat about the future of this iconic Salt Lake sculpture project, now that its beloved founder has died and left the city without a clear direction.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. 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 at citycast.fm/advertise.


