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City Cast Salt Lake City Cast
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4.9 • 219 Ratings
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City Cast Salt Lake is Salt Lake City’s daily news podcast. Host Ali Vallarta and a bevy of smart and entertaining locals will bring you conversations about the issues that matter most to SLC. Some days City Cast will make you proud; other days it’ll make you angry. It will celebrate Salt Lake’s triumphs, (try to) solve its mysteries, and explore its history. City Cast will help you feel more connected to the Wasatch Front – whether you’ve lived here for 6 months or 6 generations.
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A Guide To Fall in the Shadow of Utah’s National Parks
Fall is a great time of year to head to Southern Utah and visit our “Mighty Five” national parks. But did you know you can experience the beauty and wonder of the parks without ever stepping foot inside one? In part one of our Fall Getaway Guide, host Ali Vallarta joins lead producer Emily Means to share her recommendations for taking in this season’s glory in the shadow of the national parks, without the fees, crowds, and chaos.
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Utah’s ‘Critical Vulnerabilities,’ Leo’s Lake Love, and a Cocktail Contest
Get ready to open up, Utah, because we’re digging into the state’s most “critical vulnerabilities” as laid out in a new legislative audit. Plus, despite our wet winter and spring, the Great Salt Lake is still in trouble — though it has a new, very famous ally. Lead producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta for a therapy session to break down all of our most pressing crises as well as sharing their picks of the week.
Bike Main Street with Sweet Streets Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m.
Drink and vote in Salt Lake Magazine’s annual cocktail contest!
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How To Be a Good Concert Goer
The final installment of this season’s Salt Lake Twilight Concert Series hits Gallivan Plaza Friday. Andrea Racine, head of artist relations at S&S and the voice of our theme music, joins host Ali Vallarta to lay down some ground rules for how to be a good concert goer.
Get tickets to Rina Sawayama.
This episode originally aired May 11, 2023.
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The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Hoberman Arch
Salt Lake City recently resurrected a long-forgotten relic of the 2002 Winter Olympics: the Hoberman Arch. The 30,000-pound art installation has a new home near Salt Lake City International Airport — but it’s lived rent-free in host Ali Vallarta’s mind for years. Now that SLC has officially been blessed as the U.S. bid city for the 2030 or 2034 Games, Ali tells lead producer Emily Means the story of the Hoberman Arch.
Read journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s take on the 2002 Olympics.
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How Much Utah ‘Sharenting’ Is Too Much?
Former “8 Passengers” vlogger and Utah mom-fluencer Ruby Franke has been charged with aggravated child abuse. How did this story evolve, and what are the lessons to be learned? Deseret News features writer Meg Walter joins host Ali Vallarta to get candid about the money making business of “sharenting” online and how she grapples with posting about her family.
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What We Know About SLC’s First Sanctioned Camp
Salt Lake City is about to get its first ever sanctioned homeless camp, at 300 S. and 600 W. And if you’re thinking that’s very near the site of the former Road Home shelter, so are we. Lead producer Emily Means got the details from the city and state and tells host Ali Vallarta what we know about this big neighborhood project.
Sign up for future volunteer opportunities around the sanctioned camp, like making welcome packets for new residents.
Have more questions? The city put together an FAQ page on the sanctioned camp program.
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Customer Reviews
Must listen for salt lakers!
I listen to the pod every morning. Great local news and analysis. The best place I know for local politics and discussion of local issues.
Learning to love SLC
I moved to Salt Lake rather reluctantly two years ago. Listening to City Cast Salt Lake has opened my eyes to the great things SLC has to offer as well as helping me understand local social and political issues. I absolutely love City Cast and I’m learning to love SLC!
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