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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Jun 2, 2022 • 21min
Can Open Streets Stay Forever?
Open Streets is officially Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this year! Ali asks Urban Affairs Director Jessica Thesing what it would take to make Main St. pedestrian-only forever. Later, we get takes from Main St. locals on the program.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Jun 1, 2022 • 21min
There is No Salt Lake Without Pride
Eva Lopez, LGBTQ liaison for the SLC Mayor’s Office, joins Ali to talk about the evolution of Salt Lake pride. Later, Ali mentions this reporting.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.
May 31, 2022 • 22min
The Unraveling of MomTok, An Explainer
Meg Walter, editor-in-chief of The Beehive, breaks down Utah’s MomTok scandal.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.
May 27, 2022 • 15min
Ruff Haven is Punk Rock
Ruff Haven is a local organization that takes care of people’s pets while they are experiencing crisis. This could mean housing insecurity, rehab or hospitalization, or seeking temporary refuge in a place where you can’t take them with you. The goal is to ensure that on the other side of crisis, people can be reunited with their dog, cat, or other support creature. City Cast is sponsoring a punk rock show to support this fine organization.Today, Ali connects with Dr. Rennie Putnam, one of Ruff Haven’s veterinarians, to talk about our loneliness epidemic and the role of crisis companions.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.
May 26, 2022 • 27min
The Media the Morning After
Lead Producer Nick Steffens and Producer Diane Maggipinto have been reporting on mass shootings in this country for a decade. When will it lead to action?Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
May 25, 2022 • 22min
BIPOC Recreationists‘ Stories at Liberty Park
It’s summer movie season! Ashley Cleveland, who heads up Salt Lake’s Outdoor Afro chapter, and Russell Roots, Community Outreach Manager at the Utah Film Center join Ali to talk about the Wild and Scenic Fest at Liberty Park, and anti-racism in outdoor spaces.Email Ali your debate questions at ali.vallarta@citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads atcitycast.fm/advertise.
May 24, 2022 • 17min
Salt Lake Needs Our Blood
Ali donates blood. And it was easy! And it didn't hurt!Blood donations are down across our state, especially this time of year. Ali chats with Mike Findlay of ARUP Laboratories about the current blood shortage. Later, she connects with Ahmer Afroz, executive director of the Utah Aids Foundation, to discuss why gay and bi men still can't donate.City Cast Salt Lake is more than a podcast. We have a daily newsletter, too. Sign up for it here!
May 23, 2022 • 20min
Will We Ever Buy Wine in the Grocery Store?
The DABC (Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) wrote a strategic plan! Fox 13 Reporter Ben Winslow joins Ali to break it down. Read Ben’s pipeline reporting 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.
May 20, 2022 • 28min
Raised Rent, Zoning Changes, and Leaving Salt Lake
Local news enthusiast Shireen Ghorbani joins Ali to talk about this week’s various housing and development proposals. Later, Ali talks with Elizabeth Totterer who wrote this letter in the Salt Lake Tribune. Call or text the City Cast Salt Lake hotline any time 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 atcitycast.fm/advertise.
May 19, 2022 • 16min
We used to luxuriate in the Great Salt Lake
The lost history of the Saltair! Ian Christensen is writing a book about the lost history of the Saltair Bathing Palace, where Salt Lakers used to cool off in the summer. Now, we jump the fence at our friends’ gated pool. Later, Ali mentions this reporting.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads atcitycast.fm/advertise.
