City Cast Las Vegas

There are only a few weeks left in the year, so we’re chatting about the biggest clashes and the juiciest beefs that defined Vegas in 2025. Co-host Sarah Lohman is joined by Patricia Haddad Bennett and co-host Dayvid Figler to get into all the drama, from noise ordinance battles to secret recordings. Learn more about the sponsors of this December 2nd episode: Opportunity Village Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

In this December guide, we’re sharing insider tips to bring extra cheer this holiday month — even for the Grinchiest Las Vegans. Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman are swapping ideas with artist Justin Favela for all the best things to see, do, and eat all month long. From hot takes on Mt. Charleston, to even hotter takes on seasonal drinks, and a starry tour of the night sky — we have your December on lock. Plus, how to rein in your holiday consumerism by thrifting. If Mt. Charleston is also a part of your Las Vegas holiday tradition, check out our guide to Lee Canyon. If you're new here, welcome! We’ve put together a ⁠starter pack for you⁠ with episodes and articles to welcome you to the City Cast Las Vegas community.  For even more tips on how to make the most of December in Las Vegas, check out ⁠Hey Las Vegas⁠’ take on what to do this month. Learn more about the sponsors of this December 1st episode: Opportunity Village Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Join City Cast Las Vegas co-host Sarah Lohman alongside fellow hosts from Austin, Chicago, DC, Denver, Madison, Nashville, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland, Salt Lake, Seattle, and the Twin Cities for a special episode that’ll help you knock out your holiday shopping early and support small businesses around the country. From a handlebar mount (and app!) that’ll turn your phone into a bike cam, to a mustard-of-the-month subscription box, our hosts are here to tell the stories of local businesses in their cities making cool stuff that you can order online right now.  Visit our website to find the full list of recommendations with links for holiday shopping! Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

The rain may have stopped, but that’s not keeping Nate Tannenbaum from schooling co-host Dayvid Figler on our desert weather patterns. The current traffic anchor at 8NewsNow and longtime TV weather reporter is here to answer your questions about everything from haboobs, to heat waves, and floods. Plus, how is climate change affecting his job?  Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

The seven-day special session at the Nevada Legislature wrapped with historic procedural chaos, surprise alliances, and a marquee film tax credit bill dying by a single vote. Nevada Independent Capital Bureau Chief Tabitha Mueller joins co-host Dayvid Figler to break down how Governor Lombardo’s ambitious agenda collided with Democratic resistance and unusual GOP crossovers, reshaping the political landscape heading into 2026. Winners, losers, and looming election-year repercussions all come into focus as the dust settles on an unprecedented special session. Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on ⁠Instagram⁠, or email us at ⁠lasvegas@citycast.fm⁠. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,⁠ Hey Las Vegas.⁠ Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at ⁠membership.citycast.fm⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at⁠ citycast.fm/advertise⁠.

Caesars was just fined $7.8 million by the Gaming Control Board for turning a blind to an illegal bookie laundering money at their property — for years. Why did it take so long? Plus, why the County renewed a gas tax and the curious case of the sole opposing vote, and with SantaCon on the horizon — is it time to put holiday festivities back on the other side of Thanksgiving where they belong? Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman, along with Nevada Current reporter Michael MJ Lyle, discuss. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 21st episode: Simply Eloped UNLV Performing Arts Center Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Long gone are the days when you could have dinner at 2 a.m., buy Girl Scout cookies at 3 a.m., and go grocery shopping at 4 a.m. Despite our reputation for all-hours fun, our days as a true 24/7 town are behind us. So as the winter nights get longer and we lean into our nocturnal habits, where can Las Vegans still find all-hours amenities and fun? To answer that question, we're bringing back a conversation co-host Dayvid Figler had with writer Brent Holmes and foodie Giselle D'souza about where to find the 24 hour version of Las Vegas. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 20th episode: ⁠Simply Eloped⁠ Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on ⁠Instagram⁠, or email us at ⁠lasvegas@citycast.fm⁠. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,⁠ Hey Las Vegas.⁠ Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at ⁠membership.citycast.fm⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at⁠ citycast.fm/advertise⁠.

Now that the shutdown is over (for now), what is our Congressional delegation in Washington getting done for Southern Nevadans — and as Democrats, what can they actually do? Today, Congresswoman Dina Titus sits down with co-host Dayvid Figler to discuss what happens to Nevadans' healthcare, whether the Epstein files are all political theater, and her callout to local leaders to actually have a public conversation about the Boring Company's environmental and worker safety citations. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 19th episode: Simply Eloped Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Last week, the seven Colorado Rivers basin states, including Nevada, blew through yet another federally-imposed deadline to basically figure our shit out and allocate our dwindling water supply. So what happens now? And does this stalemate mean that Las Vegas is going to run out of water? UNR professor Elizabeth Koebele, who studies the messy politics of the river, tells co-host Dayvid Figler why the states are in Mean Girls mode, and what we can expect going forward. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 18th episode: Simply Eloped Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

On Wednesday evening, Nevada lawmakers received an agenda and an official notice that the Special Session would start the very next morning. But now that the Spesh Sesh is up and running at a cost of $100k a day, we gotta ask: Did Nevada really need this? What are the governor's political motivations as he ramps up his reelection campaign? And what can our legislature learn from Texas? Co-host Dayvid Figler convenes a spirited conversation with both liberal and conservative perspectives: Jacob Solis from Battle Born Progress and Sam Mirejovsky from Sam & Ash Personal Injury Law. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 17th episode: Simply Eloped Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.