City Cast Salt Lake
City Cast
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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May 9, 2022 • 23min
Talking Abortion Rights with Idaho and Nevada
Western states like Utah, Idaho and Arizona face looming abortion bans that might have their cities turning to Nevada, where abortion rights are far more protected — they've been codified in state law since 1990. Ali gathers with City Cast hosts from Boise and Las Vegas, Frankie Barnhill and Dayvid Figler, to discuss what this means across state lines, and for the upcoming elections.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
May 6, 2022 • 22min
Sundance Menus, Cautious Feminism, and the Sistine Chapel
Palak Jayswal, Culture Reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, joins Ali to round out the week’s news. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Call or text the City Cast Salt Lake hotline any time at (801) 203-0137.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
May 5, 2022 • 19min
Filling Salt Caverns With Hydrogen Like its Normal
Last week Utah got news it will receive a half a billion dollars from the federal government to generate hydrogen in the west desert and pump it into underground salt caverns. To which we said…’what?’ Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune environmental reporter, is here to explain why it’s exciting. Later, Ali mentions Restoring Ancestral Winds.Looking for more City Cast Salt Lake? Sign up for our daily newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
May 4, 2022 • 18min
An Abortion Provider on "Relief and Respect”
Ali visits with one of Utah’s few abortion providers, obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. David Turok, about the Supreme Court memo foreshadowing the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the likely enactment of Utah’s dormant abortion ban.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
May 3, 2022 • 22min
You Can Still Get an Abortion in Utah
At 9pm Monday night, Politico reported that the Supreme Court has taken a preliminary vote to overturn the right to an abortion. Community health advocate Shireen Ghorbani and VP for External Affairs at Planned Parenthood of Utah, Annabel Sheinberg join to process what this means for Utahns.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
May 2, 2022 • 20min
Still ‘The Greatest Snow on Earth?’
Reflecting on this year’s snow and ski season with the man behind @wasatchsnow, meteorologist and skier Evan Thayer.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Apr 29, 2022 • 28min
Asthma, Charter Schools, and Student Loan Forgiveness
Local news enthusiast and disability advocate Shelby Hintze joins Ali to round up the week’s news from Asthma to jaZZ via listener calls.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Call or text the City Cast Salt Lake hotline any time at (801) 203-0137.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads atcitycast.fm/advertise.
Apr 28, 2022 • 18min
TV Guide to ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
You can now stream the first two episodes of Under the Banner of Heaven on Hulu. The 7-episode drama is a brand new adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s book by the same name – which tells the story of one of Utah’s most infamous and horrific crimes.The story coming to life again on a national scale has created a lot of hype in Utah – for better or for worse. So Ali called up Dr. Cristina Rosetti to ask her what we should all keep in mind as we tune in to this show. Did you know City Cast Salt Lake is more than a podcast? Sign up for our daily newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Apr 27, 2022 • 19min
Do Utah Neighms Get Too Much Grief?
Meg Walter, Editor-in-Chief of the Beehive, argues that maybe instead of mocking Utah’s name culture, we should credit moms for being imaginative. Read Meg’s piece on Utah baby names in the Deseret News. Later, Ali mentions this reporting.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
Apr 26, 2022 • 19min
Can We All Help Make the City Budget?
Cities across the valley are in budget season, and Natalie Pinkney, Vice Chair of the South Salt Lake City Council, is on a mission to make budget conversations more engaging for residents. South Salt Lake residents can sign-up for FlashVote here, and everyone can download the 2022 MuralFest map here. Wanna host a mural? Email npinkney@sslc.com.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
