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2021/12/10
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2026/10/14
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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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Tim Ballard Strikes at LDS Church, Spooky Things To Do, New Restaurants
2026/10/14
Anti-trafficking activist Tim Ballard is back with a vengeance… against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Host Ali Vallarta and audience development manager Angie Treasure talk about his fall from grace and how we got here. Plus, spooky ideas for the back half of October in Salt Lake, and in our members-only segment: local food news.
Resources and references:
• Anti-trafficking activist Tim Ballard says LDS Church ‘excommunicated’ him to hide child abuse in the faith [Salt Lake Tribune]
• The Sugar House Halloween house [Instagram]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
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• Utah Museum of Fine Arts
• SLC Public Library
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2026/10/14
Introducing What Every Woman (and Man Who Knows Her) Needs to Know About Menopause from The Oprah Podcast.
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Millions of women continue to suffer in silence or confusion without the guidance or resources they need to feel prepared for perimenopause, menopause and post menopause. Oprah talks with Pilar Guzmán, Editorial Director of Oprah Daily, to discuss The Book of Menopause: Real Talk, Real Science, Real Strategies for Your Next Chapter - the new book from the editors of Oprah Daily. Drawing on insights from leading doctors, psychologists and women’s health experts, the book offers practical guidance to help demystify menopause. It offers help understanding how the body is changing, strategies for navigating symptoms and new perspectives to offer information and empowerment for what's next. Oprah and Pilar share their own personal experiences and explore why menopause is still surrounded in misinformation and shame. Joining them are board-certified OB/GYN and menopause practitioner, Dr. Mary Claire Haver and renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Director of the Women's Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Welcome Editorial Director of Oprah Daily: Pilar Guzmán
00:02:55 - Oprah’s experience with menopause
00:04:30 - Why is there still stuff we don’t know about menopause
00:06:35 - How to take away the shame of menopause
00:08:37 - Welcome Dr. Mary Claire Haver
00:10:30 - What happened with the Women’s Health Intiative?
00:14:40 - GLP-1’s and Hormone Therapy are game-changers for Menopause
00:20:00 - Welcome Dr. Lisa Mosconi
00:22:48 - Brain fog in menopause
00:26:20 - Puberty, pregnancy, and menopause
00:29:40 - Alzheimer’s disease in women
00:37:55 - What all women should ask their doctor
00:40:25 - Menopause in relationships
00:45:00 - The biggest surprise in menopause research
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Changing Utah’s Constitution, Great Salt Lake Decisions, Breakfast Tacos
2026/10/13
Ballots are being mailed today, which means you’ll soon be voting on amendments A and B, both of which aim to change Utah’s constitution. Host Ali Vallarta and City Cast Salt Lake contributors Kate Grotezinger and Chandler Rosenberg break down what they do. Plus, an update on the effort to save our shrinking Great Salt Lake, and local shoutouts.
Resources and references:
2 amendments, 1 fight: What’s on Utah’s ballot this November [Deseret News]
Great Salt Lake, surrounding wetlands to receive 3.26 billion gallons of water from Willard Bay release [FOX 13]
Great Salt Lake dust: A problem Utah can’t afford to fix or ignore [Deseret News]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today to claim your dad hat and support our work! It's the best way to help make sure we're around for years to come.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts
SLC Public Library System
Cozy Earth
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‘Your City Could Be Better’: A St. Paul Cell Phone Ban Teens Might Actually Like — Presented By City Cast Salt Lake
2026/10/11
Another Salt Lake City school year has begun — how are cell phones being handled? In Minnesota, one high school is demonstrating that a strict no-phone school day can work, and they’ve got the (mostly) positive feedback to show for it. City Cast Twin Cities host Sean McPherson joins David to talk about how St. Paul Central High School is succeeding at enforcing a phone-free school environment, the surprising ways that some students approach it, and how these kinds of bans can even affect adults like Sean.
Listeners, it’s that time again! Send us the dilemmas you’re facing living in a city, and we might debate them on our upcoming call-in show. Email us or submit using this Google Form.
Mentioned on the show:
Kids using public radio comment sections as ad hoc communication
Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!
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Death Penalty Moratorium? 1-Star Fall Foliage Reviews, Cheap Ski Program.
2026/10/09
Local prisoner advocates are calling for a moratorium on the death penalty after a botched execution in Tennessee and a man was released from Utah's own death row. Host Ali Vallarta, executive producer Emily Means, and City Cast Salt Lake Cassie Bingham discuss what it would take for lawmakers to take capital punishment off the books. Plus, on a much lighter note, we play a fall game and share picks for your weekend.
Resources and references:
After botched execution, inmate advocate urges moratorium in Utah [KUTV]
Apply for Ski Utah's Discover Winter program.
Take Ryan Smith’s survey on local businesses for the downtown sports and entertainment district.
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today to claim your dad hat and support our work! It's the best way to help make sure we're around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
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University of Utah
Red Butte Garden
Avenues Street Fair
7 More Banned Books, New Bagel Shops, Cozy Places To Read
2026/10/08
It’s Banned Books Week, and Utah just added seven more novels to its growing list. Host Ali Vallarta and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Molly Miloscia ask Bookish co-founder Amanda Warren what’s behind the outrage and whether reading is becoming performative. Plus, is Salt Lake behind on the bagel food trend?
Resources and references:
Utah just banned 7 new books — at once — from all public schools in the state. Here’s what the novels are about. [Salt Lake Tribune]
What’s Good Sex Ed in Utah? [City Cast Salt Lake]
How to make – and keep – friends as a grownup, according to science [CNN]
Get tickets to Salt Lake Book Festival’s Prologue
Utah is about to enter its bagel era [Axios Salt Lake City]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today to claim your dad hat and support our work! It's the best way to help make sure we're around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137
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University of Utah Department of Art & Art History
Red Butte Garden
Salt Lake’s Haunted History, No More Westside Pool, Apps for Local Problems
2026/10/07
Do you know Salt Lake’s haunted history? Host Ali Vallarta, City Cast Salt Lake contributor Andy Larsen, and local folklore enthusiast Kyle Treasure dive into our city’s scariest stories. Plus, Glendale Regional Park’s pool gets canned, and in our members-only segment: We dream up apps for solving our niche Salt Lake problems.
Resources and references:
Salt Lake City’s mayor promised a new west-side pool. Then the city pulled it from the plans. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today to claim your dad hat and support our work! It's the best way to help make sure we're around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
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Red Butte Garden
What's on Your Ballot, LDS Gambling Warning, Utah Sports Are Good Now?
2026/10/06
Ballots are about to hit Utah mailboxes, but which races and issues should Salt Lakers be watching? Executive producer Emily Means and audience development manager Angie Treasure break down the congressional and county council races, a $128 million parks bond, and constitutional amendments. Plus, KSL Sports radio host Ben Anderson joins to talk about whether the Utah Jazz and Mammoth can actually win this season, and local shoutouts.
Resources and references:
Utah’s big sports season [City Cast Salt Lake]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137
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University of Utah-College of Fine Arts
Cozy Earth - use code COZYSALTLAKE for up to 20% off
Red Butte Garden
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SLC’s Viral Scammer, Data Center on Public Lands, Cheap Lunch Recs
2026/10/05
Salt Lake City has an alleged scammer on the loose. Executive producer Emily Means talks with City Cast Salt Lake contributors Chandler Rosenberg and Cassie Bingham about why this story has the internet in a chokehold. Plus, a nuclear-powered data center on public lands and cheap lunch deals.
Resources and references:
People speak out on encounters with viral “SLC Scammer Guy” [ABC 4]
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah [NPR]
Nuclear is Coming to Utah. What Questions Still Need Answers? [City Cast Salt Lake]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
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Red Butte Garden
‘Your City Could Be Better’: This Basketball Court Is Saving Residents From Floods — Presented By City Cast Salt Lake
2026/10/04
When Salt Lake City looks for inspiration for the future, does it look to the Netherlands? That’s what designers and officials in New York City did in order to integrate flood mitigation into public housing. Inspired by places like Rotterdam, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) collaborated with other groups to give Queens a state-of-the-art, climate-resilient amenity — in this case, a basketball court. David talks with Katy Burgio from NYCHA and Runit Chhaya of Grain Collective, one of the involved design firms, about the larger infrastructure the court is a part of and how it’s setting up NYC for climate resilience.
Mentioned on the show:
Water Square and its creative facilitators: https://www.dezeen.com/2025/11/25/grain-collective-basketball-courts-flood-prevention/
Rotterdam’s own “water square”: https://landezine.com/water-square-benthemplein-by-de-urbanisten/
Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!
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SLC Halloween Costumes, Rowland Hall’s Future, $3.33 Beers
2026/10/02
Need a Halloween costume? Executive producer Emily Means, Keep It Local newsletter editor Shelby Hintze, and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Molly Miloscia have some very Utah ideas. Plus, what will become of the old Rowland Hall campus on 9th and 9th, and picks of the week.
Resources and references:
Utah’s oldest school is selling its 9th & 9th campus. Will the historic building remain? [Salt Lake Tribune]
Spooky season starts at these local shops [Keep It Local]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
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Avenues Street Fair
University of Utah-College of Fine Arts
Stewardship Utah
Salt Lake Sewciety
Trevor Lee Resigns in Disgrace, Cybercab Sightings, Romanticizing Downtown SLC
2026/10/01
The state lawmaker everyone loves to hate has resigned after he was charged with fraud. Executive producer Emily Means talks with City Cast Salt Lake contributors Cassie Bingham and Andy Larsen about GOP Rep. Trevor Lee’s greatest hits. Plus, cybercabs have landed in Utah, and in our members-only segment: Do Salt Lakers underestimate our downtown?
Resources and references:
State Representative Trevor Lee resigns from office after being charged with multiple felonies [ABC4]
Before Rep. Trevor Lee, these lawbreaker Utah lawmakers resigned after being charged with crimes [Salt Lake Tribune]
Tesla’s self-driving Cybercab spotted in Park City [Town Lift]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
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Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:
Avenues Street Fair
University of Utah-College of Fine Arts
Stewardship Utah
Salt Lake Sewciety
Your Guide to October 2026 in Salt Lake
2026/09/30
Hello, scary season! October is here, and we’ve planned your month accordingly. Executive producer Emily Means, producer Ivana Martinez, and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Scott Wessman bring you a guide to make the most of it, from diving into a corn pit to shopping Salt Lake’s freakiest decor. Plus, don’t miss our episode explaining why Utah goes so hard for Halloween.
For even more tips on how to make the most of October in Salt Lake, check out our daily newsletter.
City Cast Salt Lake is made possible by our awesome sponsors: Avenues Street Fair, University of Utah - College of Fine Arts, Stewardship Utah, Salt Lake Sewciety, and Rocky Mountain Power.
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A Battle for Alpine Loop, Delta Center Revamp, New Avalanche Pup
2026/09/29
Who wins in the battle for the Alpine Loop, cyclists or cars? Executive producer Emily Means, audience development manager Angie Treasure, and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Jack Stauss talk about the fight over who gets the road and gatekeeping leaf peeping spots. Plus, the Delta Center got a makeover, and local shoutouts.
Resources and references:
Road Respect is a Two Way Street [Utah Department of Public Safety]
Ryan Smith says SEG will ‘be aggressive’ in pursuing MLB expansion [KSL]
Check out the Land We Share Summit on Friday, Oct. 2.
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
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If you enjoyed this interview with Bianca Velasquez from Rocky Mountain Power, learn more here.
Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:
Avenues Street Fair
University of Utah-College of Fine Arts
Stewardship Utah
Salt Lake Sewciety
Cozy Earth - use code COZYSALTLAKE for up to 20% off
Housing Debate Heats Up, Reimagined Parking Lots, the 'Burbs Aren't Bad
2026/09/28
Salt Lake City’s new housing proposal has people up in arms, but why? Executive producer Emily Means and newsletter editor Terina Ria are joined by former City Council Member Darin Mano to explain. Plus, unpaving paradise to get rid of a parking lot, and why the ‘burbs are so great.
Resources and references:
Salt Lake City's contentious housing options proposal receives key endorsement [KSL]
A mini-city, green space or something else? Here’s what you said that huge SLC parking lot should be. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.
Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.
Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137
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Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:
Avenues Street Fair
University of Utah-College of Fine Arts
Stewardship Utah
Salt Lake Sewciety
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dmatamales 2025/09/17
Hard-hitting and smart while being pleasant and entertaining
This podcast gives a great overview of the current issues facing Salt Lake City, as well as all of the events and happenings of the week. I’m not usua...
Rdood 2025/06/25
Local flavor
Love having a local news source in podcast form. Wish they didn’t also push other random podcasts on the feed.
Noahlips 2025/06/03
Informative and helpful
Great show, taught me a lot of great resources about my new city. Love the restaurant, bar, and shopping recommendations in particular. Accessible hos...
Alijah Simon 2025/05/22
Far-left nonsense
They’ve got some good local commentary when it happens to be a non-political issue, but for the most part they are pushing the extremist religion of l...
wka940 2025/05/03
So pleasant, careful with the pushiness though
I like this podcast. Ali does a great job and it’s fun to hear her chat with Emily. That being said, I understand you need members, but four separate ...
lpslimjim 2025/04/01
Mostly excellent.
Love the hosts, love how invested they are in SLC, and love the range of topics. The theme song gets a bit grating. Otherwise excellent.
City cast 2024/08/15
Outstanding
Great local reporting, thank you!
Joseph Taggart 2024/06/12
Fantastically, hyper local!
This is an amazing resource for local events, businesses, communities, and individuals who prefer to shop locally and patron locally owned establishme...
Eric006sjdhc 2024/02/29
SLC Gem!
We are lucky to have City Cast in our lives.
Blink Blink Babe 2024/01/19
Great SLC info
I love that they’re not from Utah-and have an interest in the success of Salt Lake. A whole new perspective and the future of Utah. As I say “they” I ...
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