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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Jul 15, 2022 • 26min
An Injunction, the School Board, and Free Transit
City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Later, Newsletter Editor Terina Ria joins to say hi and share weekend events!Call or text the City Cast hotline anytime at (801) 203-0137. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 14, 2022 • 17min
How Do We Maintain Hard-Fought Rights in a Post Roe World?
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the end of Roe v, Wade meant a number of other landmark cases should be revisited as well. Among them: Obergefell v. Hodges, which determined the right to same-sex marriage. Ali had a chance to talk about how we maintain hard-fought rights with Senator Derek Kitchen and Jim Obergefell, both of whom were plaintiffs in cases that enshrined the right to marry.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 13, 2022 • 20min
A Hidden Gem at the SLC Public Library
Did you know the Salt Lake City Public Library has a very early edition of “Birds of America” by John James Audubon? It’s a marvel hidden in plain sight on the 4th floor. Apply for a Jordan River Mini-Grant here.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 12, 2022 • 15min
Should We Get Vaccinated for Monkeypox?
The Salt Lake Health Department is administering Monkeypox vaccines within the community. What do we need to know about this virus and how should we be proceeding? Dr. Angela Dunn, the director of the Salt Lake County Health Department explains. Later, Ali wants you to know that as of Monday’s judicial ruling, you can still get a legal and safe abortion in Utah.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 11, 2022 • 15min
The Summer of Pedal Assist
The new Rad Power Bikes store in Salt Lake anticipated selling 4 e-bikes on Opening Day. Instead, they sold 54. Are Salt Lake streets ready for all these e-bikes? Building Salt Lake Editor and Sweet Streets co-founder, Taylor Anderson, joins Ali to explore.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 8, 2022 • 24min
Cottonwood Heights, the Great Salt Lake, and the Parley’s Pit
City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news.Call or text the City Cast hotline anytime at (801) 203-0137. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 7, 2022 • 18min
Jordan River Beavers are Misunderstood
Ali strolls the Jordan River with Frances Ngo, Conservation Outreach Biologist at Tracy Aviary, in search of beaver activity. The Aviary launched a community study to determine how beavers impact bird habitats.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 6, 2022 • 13min
Saving Water with City Cast Las Vegas
John Oliver told us that Las Vegas is crushing it at water conservation. How are they doing it? And what can Salt Lake learn? City Cast Las Vegas Lead Producer Sonja Swanson joins Ali to share ideas. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 5, 2022 • 18min
How is SLC Hookup Culture Changing, Post-Roe?
How is the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Utah’s pending abortion ban impacting Salt Lake nightlife, if at all? Is it going to change hookup culture?Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jul 1, 2022 • 30min
Emissions, Airbnbs, and the Utah Supreme Court
A two parter: Ali chats with HEAL Utah’s Executive Director Lexi Tuddenham about how the new EPA ruling will impact Utahns. Later, disability advocate Shelby Hintze joins Ali to round up the news you might have missed this week.Call or text the City Cast hotline anytime at (801) 203-0137. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
