

City Cast Las Vegas
City Cast
City Cast Las Vegas is a daily podcast and newsletter created by and for locals (and locals-at-heart) that’ll challenge the easy narratives about our city … and, okay, maybe confirm a few of them, too. Las Vegas is a city of reinvention, bursting at the seams as it welcomes newcomers into its various incarnations as a service-worker union town, a military town, a college town, and, most recently, a sports town.There’s a four-mile street testifying to our entrepreneurial genius, not far from pockets of staggering inequality. Great wealth runs through our city, but how much of that actually stays in Vegas? We’re independent in spirit, but also ruled by orange traffic cones. Our 2.5 million residents anchor an ever-changing city of 42 million visitors.Join us every morning for the messy, delightful, complicated conversations that Las Vegans are having: You’ll hear us ask hard questions about where we’ll get our water when Lake Mead runs out, and how we’ll keep housing affordable. We’ll argue over our favorite Chinatown bars, and share insider tips on the best tacos in town. City Cast Las Vegas will show you how loving a city means celebrating it and also holding it accountable, while having some fun along the way—because Las Vegans know how to have a good time.
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Mar 26, 2025 • 19min
A Hater’s Guide to Nature
Who would give a one-star review to Mother Nature? A lot of people, it turns out. Today, we’re bringing back a collection of the funniest one-star reviews of natural wonders around Las Vegas. Executive producer Sonja Cho Swanson reads the reviews and quizzes our hosts, Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman, on which Mojave Desert icons got flamed online.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 26th episode:Tedx Las VegasWant 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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 25, 2025 • 24min
Why Las Vegas Transit Is Better Than You Think
Las Vegans love to complain about our “lack” of public transit. But with recent reports of violence on buses, the conversation has intensified. So, what does the agency running our public transportation system of buses, bike shares, and more have to say about these concerns? We are revisiting a conversation co-host Dayvid Filger had with MJ Maynard, CEO of Southern Nevada’s Regional Transportation Commission (RTC). Maynard talks about how they address safety, sets the record straight about how much they actually do, and discusses the challenges of operating in our car-centric city.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 25th episode:Tedx Las VegasWant 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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 24, 2025 • 19min
The Wildest Headlines (So Far) of 2025
If you thought we’d get a quiet start to the year, well, you’d be wrong: The headlines have come in fast and furious. So today, executive producer Sonja Cho Swanson quizzes our two hosts, Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman, on quotes from the wildest stories of the year so far.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 24th episode:Tedx Las VegasWant 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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 21, 2025 • 33min
Was the Tesla Fire 'Domestic Terrorism'? Plus, Grad Students Unionize and Snow in Vegas
With all the world’s events happening fast and furious, you may be wondering “what am I missing at home?” That’s where we come in with our Friday news roundup of the biggest stories to hit our hometown this week. We discuss the local and federal response to five Teslas set on fire with Molotov cocktails, UNLV graduate students testifying to the legislature about union representation, and snow in Las Vegas this month! Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman are joined by Nevada Current journalist Michael MJ Lyle.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 the sponsors of this March 21st episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCASTTedx Las VegasLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 20, 2025 • 20min
Free Birthday Stuff in Las Vegas
City Cast Las Vegas is turning three next week! If you’ve also got a birthday coming up in the next year (and we’re pretty sure all of you do), then you’ll want to bookmark this episode — co-host Dayvid Figler and Hey Las Vegas newsletter editor Rob Kachelriess are giving you the rundown of the best free stuff you can get for your birthday in Las Vegas. And in true Vegas fashion, it’s not just donuts and coffees, we’ve also got free Bingo, free shots, and yes, free limos to the strip club.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 20th episode:Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCASTTedx Las VegasWant 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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 19, 2025 • 25min
Where to Find Free Parking in Las Vegas
Is there any belief more entrenched, more sacred, in Las Vegas than our right to free parking? (No, there is not.) But over the last few years, the slow creep of paid parking has invaded our casinos, garages, and business districts — and we’re not happy about it. What’s going on? Today, co-host Dayvid Figler and Hey Las Vegas newsletter editor Rob Kachelriess sit down with writer Brent Holmles to mourn the loss of free parking, discuss why it’s changing, and share a few of our best free parking spots that haven’t been metered — yet.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 19th episode:Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCASTTedx Las VegasWant 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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 18, 2025 • 28min
The Most Viral Moments in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is no stranger to the spotlight, but what about all those times we’ve gone truly viral, with millions of eyes on our city — for better and for worse? Today, co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman sit down with Kip Kelly, chief experience officer at the Beverly Theater (and noted internet commentator) to talk about the best (and worst) times Las Vegas has gone viral, from Evel Knievel to the Sphere climber, and what it says about our city.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 18th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCASTTEDx Las VegasWant 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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 17, 2025 • 24min
Our Toxic Las Vegas Traits
We drive everywhere. We get mad when bars close. We keep the AC on 24/7. For all the amazing things people do in Vegas, there is an equal and opposite amount of toxic traits that drive us crazy about this city, and really, about ourselves! In this episode, Hosts Sarah Loman and Dayvid Figler are joined by artist Justin Favela to talk about our own toxic traits – even the ones we’ll defend. 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 the sponsors of this March 17th episode:Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCASTTedx Las VegasLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 14, 2025 • 33min
How the A’s Are Finally Repping Vegas, State Jobs for Fired Federal Workers, and the New Vanderpump Hotel
Will they, won’t they … Wherever they land, the Athletics are finally repping Las Vegas — at a cost. Our city’s marketing arm, the LVCVA, will pay the baseball team $8 million in exchange for a Las Vegas patch on the players’ jerseys. But with a Sacramento patch on their other arm, where do their allegiances really lie? Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman chat with writer Kim Foster about our city’s increasingly expensive courting of the A’s, a new proposal to hire fired federal workers in Nevada state jobs, and what reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump’s new hotel tells us about who’s spending money in Vegas.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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Mar 13, 2025 • 21min
The Best Sandwiches in Las Vegas
Anyone can make a pretty decent sandwich — but a truly great sandwich? That’s a little harder to find. Luckily, co-host Sarah Lohman has writer and man about town Brent Holmes here to guide us through the best sandwiches in Las Vegas, from banh mis to cubanos and more.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.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.