Episodes

  • Full-ish Reservoirs, 3 SLC Tax Increases, and a Brighton Hero

    Full-ish Reservoirs, 3 SLC Tax Increases, and a Brighton Hero
    May 21 2024
    Utah’s water forecast is looking pretty damn good as we head into summer. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means take a look at the Great Salt Lake, our reservoirs, and when you should really be watering your lawn. Plus, the Salt Lake City Council considers a handful of tax increases, and Ali and Emily share local shoutouts. Resources and references: Utah water forecast appears good headed into summer [Great Salt Lake Collaborative] Participate in the Great Salt Lake elevation challenge Weekly lawn watering guide from Utah Division of Water Resources Utah Water Savers landscape incentive program Salt Lake City proposed tax increases Subscribe to the town of Brighton newsletter We’re doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey — it’s only seven minutes long, and you’ll be doing us a big favor! Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card and City Cast Salt Lake swag. Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Is the Honeybee a Utah Villain?

    Is the Honeybee a Utah Villain?
    May 20 2024
    National headlines proclaim we saved the bees. That’s great news for us in the Beehive State, but we might have saved the wrong one. Bee researcher Jesse Margolies joins host Ali Vallarta to mythbust which bees need saving and share ways Salt Lakers can support local pollinators. Resources and references: Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees? [Washington Post] Utah Pollinator Habitat Program Gardening for Native Bees in Utah and Beyond [Utah State University] iNaturalist App for Bee Conservancy Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • GOP Bathroom Wars, Rating SLC's Quality of Life, and Drive-in Movies

    GOP Bathroom Wars, Rating SLC's Quality of Life, and Drive-in Movies
    May 17 2024
    Utah Auditor John Dougall is picking a fight with the legislature after they made him the state’s new bathroom monitor. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means break down the political implications and bathroom design ideas stemming from this ongoing showdown. Plus, Salt Lakers give their quality of life a C-minus, free bike workshops, and a cheap date idea. Resources and references: State Auditor John Dougall’s bathroom video Why Are We So Obsessed With Bathrooms [City Cast Salt Lake] Glendale Library drop-in bike workshop Redwood Drive-in Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Can a MILF Save Utah’s Reputation?

    Can a MILF Save Utah’s Reputation?
    May 16 2024
    Salt Lake can claim another reality TV star now that season two of TLC’s “MILF Manor” has dropped. Businesswoman and certified hot mom Barby Garcia talks to host Ali Vallarta about busting Utah stereotypes and where she absolutely would not take her costars in SLC. Resources and references: Bethenny Frankel’s reality TV union is easier said than done [Vox] Utahns’ Quiet Obsession With Med Spas [City Cast Salt Lake] Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Who Gets To Exist in SLC Parks?

    Who Gets To Exist in SLC Parks?
    May 15 2024
    The U.S Supreme Court is poised to make a big decision around cities’ policing of homelessness in public spaces. University of Utah parks and recreation professor Jeff Rose joins host Ali Vallarta to break down how this court case could impact access to Salt Lake’s parks and have a chilling effect on our First Amendment rights. Resources and references: Salt Lake City Homeless Services Dashboard How Salt Lake Criminalizes Homelessness? [City Cast Salt Lake] Raising Sales Tax, Juicy Texts, and More Sanctioned Camping? [City Cast Salt Lake] Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Utah’s Big Debt, DEI Office Chaos, and Neighborhood Free Stuff

    Utah’s Big Debt, DEI Office Chaos, and Neighborhood Free Stuff
    May 14 2024
    The University of Utah will shutter its Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to comply with a new state law. Producer Ivana Martinez joins host Ali Vallarta to break down what’s at stake for employees. Plus, Utah families are $2.8 million in debt for school lunches. And, we shout out some bagel news in Holladay and a neighborhood resource for free stuff. Resources and references: University of Utah EDI Director Breaks Culture of Silence To Advocate For Students [SLUG Magazine] Utah families plagued by $2.8 million in school meal debt, data shows [FOX 13] SLC Community Fridges Utah Food Bank volunteer needs Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Embodied Patience Living Traditions Ogden Music Festival ICO Fort Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Raising Sales Tax, Juicy Texts, and More Sanctioned Camping?

    Raising Sales Tax, Juicy Texts, and More Sanctioned Camping?
    May 13 2024
    The Salt Lake City Council is weighing everything from raising sales tax to razing city blocks; Big, controversial decisions that could change the look and feel of our city for decades. Council Chair Victoria Petro tells host Ali Vallarta how she’s making choices on our behalf with “cautious skepticism” — from the mayor’s $475 million budget proposal to the future of downtown. Resources and references: How to participate in the May 21 Capital City Revitalization Zone hearing. Weigh in on the SLC budget via online comment, by calling 801-535-7654, or attending a public hearing on May 21 or June 4 at 7 p.m. Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Embodied Patience Living Traditions Ogden Music Festival ICO Fort Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • From City Cast Denver: Introducing ‘Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose’

    From City Cast Denver: Introducing ‘Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose’
    May 11 2024
    Hey there! We are excited to share the trailer for a new special limited series from our friends and colleagues at City Cast Denver. If you’re a fan of what we do at City Cast, you’ll want to check it out: You’ve probably heard a story about Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. Like, how she got kicked out of a production of “Beetlejuice” for vaping and groping her date. Or, that time she heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address. Throughout it all, she keeps winning elections and amassing followers, so it’s hard not to watch her meteoric rise and wonder: What does it mean for the future of American Politics? Host Bree Davies and Executive Producer Paul Karolyi have been covering Boebert’s wildest moments on City Cast Denver for years. And with only a month until her make-or-break primary on June 25, they’re talking to former friends and rivals, supporters and detractors, real people throughout Colorado who have been affected by her work in Congress, and hopefully Lauren herself. It’s a new limited series from City Cast, because no matter how you feel about her, you have to admit, it feels like Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose. Subscribe to Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose wherever you get your podcasts. Our first episode drops on May 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins