City Cast Salt Lake

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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Episodes

'Home Work' loses its Gaines

Utah has been called the Fraud Capitol of the United States. We do fraud, Ponzi schemes, and influencing all very well, and the implications across our communities are enormous. Meg Walter, City Cast Contributor and editor-in-chief of The Beehive, joins Ali to talk about the Magnolia Network show 'Home Work' scam story. We can laugh our way through the absurdities, but at the end of the day, it’s not funny. There’s rarely a slow news day in Salt Lake, and we have a morning newsletter to make sur...

Jan 11, 2022•16 min

Punk's Not Dead, It's Hidden

The 1998 film SLC Punk showed a violent, repressed side to Salt Lake City’s 1980s punk scene. Photographer and author Landon Hale says today’s punk scene is all about community, inclusivity, and more than music. Hale captures Salt Lake’s punk culture in his new book Punk’s Not Dead, It’s Hidden. Click here to learn more about Hale's book and the Salt Lake punk scene. Want to keep your ears ringing with news about Salt Lake's music and arts scene? Sign up for our daily newsletter. We’re also on T...

Jan 06, 2022•11 min

Days of ’47 (Negotiations)

Tons of snow last week brought Salt Lake’s snowpack up to 108%, and our resorts were slammed with holiday traffic. Ali Vallarta catches up with Lee Moriarty and Patrick Murphy – Business Managers from the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association. Their union is in its 47th bargaining session with Vail Resorts, and they told Ali they don’t want to strike, they just want a living wage. Want to be the first to know how the negotiations go? Sign up for our daily newsletter, if you haven’t alrea...

Jan 04, 2022•13 min

Utah, The Rose Bowl, and the Number 22

The University of Utah football team has dealt with tragedy this past year. Star running back Ty Jordan died of a gunshot wound last Christmas and his high school friend and Utah teammate, Aaron Lowe, was killed at a house party in Salt Lake this year. On New Years Day, the University of Utah football team will make its first-ever Rose Bowl appearance. We spoke to reporter Michelle Bodkin of Ute Zone to discuss the game and how this historic season will be defined by more than wins and losses. F...

Dec 23, 2021•9 min

A Quick Guide to Last Minute Local Gifts

If you’re a last-minute gift shopper, we’re here for you. The City Cast Salt Lake team hit the streets in search of local gifts for under $20. Host Ali Vallarta, newsletter writer Madeline McGill, and lead producer Nick Steffens share their favorite finds. We visited these shops: The King’s English, Millcreek Gardens, Hatch Family Chocolates, Jack Mormon Coffee, and Clever Octopus. What’s your favorite local SLC shop? Share it with us, and we’ll share it with all of you in our morning newsletter...

Dec 21, 2021•11 min

Utah’s “Dirty” Drink Gets National Attention

It’s as quintessentially Utah as fry sauce: Soda shops on seemingly every corner selling “dirty” beverages - or basic soda with any number of flavor combos added. The New York Times recently reported that this sugary secret is out, and dirty soda shops are expanding across the country. City Cast Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta chats with Meg Walter - City Cast Contributor, editor of The Beehive, and host of Hive Mind podcast - about the beverage’s place in Utah culture. Got a dirty drink combo you w...

Dec 16, 2021•11 min

Downtown Salt Lake and the “New Normal”

After a year and a half of staying home, curfews, and other precautions, downtown Salt Lake City seems vibrant to City Cast Host Ali Vallarta. She asks Jacob Hall of Alibi Bar and Place and Surya Bastakati of Himalayan Kitchen if things are going as well for downtown business owners as it may seem to customers. Want more Salt Lake news? Make sure to subscribe to our morning newsletter. Oh…and we’re also on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 2021•12 min

Introducing: City Cast Salt Lake

Join host Ali Vallarta for a conversation on the issues that matter most to SLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 2021•2 min

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