City Cast Salt Lake

Writer and professor Emma Kemp has been investigating spiritual medium Marie Ogden and her 1930’s Utah commune Home of Truth for almost a decade. Her research has brought her to the Home of Truth property near Monticello in San Juan County, where Emma is currently living and finishing up a forthcoming book about Marie Ogden. She shares with Ali the goings-on at Home of Truth, back in the 30’s and...

Whether or not you ski or snowboard, you’ve probably heard the horror stories or seen the photos. The traffic getting up to Alta or Snowbird is a nightmare. And the Utah Department of Transportation, or UDOT, has committed to doing something about it. But what? Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newslet...

Medical Director of Utah Naloxone, Dr. Jennifer Plumb, explains exactly how to identify and reverse an opioid overdose by administering Naloxone. And, where Salt Lakers can get a Naloxone kit to keep on them. Later Ali refers to this settlement. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads atcityca...

The massive whale sculpture at 9th and 9th is drawing some surprise, many questions, and even some ire. KUER’s Benjamin Bombard joins Ali to break down the whale’s tale and we share reactions from visitors and business owners on the roundabout. Later, Ali references the this event. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options fo...

Olivia Juarez, latinx community organizer at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and disability advocate Shelby Hintze join Ali to round up the local news they can’t let go of this week. Namely, the U.N. Climate Report, a West High School student walk-out, and the start of rattlesnake season. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out...

A few months ago in Buffalo, New York, the first Starbucks employees in the US voted to unionize their store. Now, that movement has made its way to Utah, where the first Starbucks employees in our state have just filed for a union vote at the Cottonwood Heights location. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast...

This week, the Salt Lake Acting Company opens the Utah premiere of Passing Strange, a Tony-award-winning musical with an all-Black cast about one artist’s journey of self discovery around the world. The show is rarely produced, and it’s never been produced in Utah - even though it was workshopped here. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Che...

Ahead of a critical vote from the Salt Lake County Council this afternoon, Salt Lake Tribune environmental reporter Brian Maffly is getting us all up to speed on the Parley’s Canyon Mine project. Later, Ali mentions these photos from @wasatchsnow. 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 cit...

The crescent moon was spotted on Friday night which means that thousands of Muslims across Salt Lake are now celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Nora Abu Dan of the Emerald Project joins Ali to create a guide to being a good neighbor when Utah Muslims are fasting from dawn to dusk. Later, Ali references these resources for parents and teachers from the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Subscribe...

The Salt Lake Tribune’s Utah Eats Reporter, Stefene Russell joins producer Nick Steffens and Ali to discuss Utah’s changing food landscape and what establishments we are sad to see departing and excited to welcome. 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.

Ali digs into housing insecurity in Salt Lake with Chris Foote, an organizer with Wasatch Tenants United, and Jakey Siolo, case management coordinator at PIK2AR. Later, Ali breaks down this rent assistance program. 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.

Season 3 of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake is currently filming right in our backyard. Ali and her friend Eddie Taveras recap some of what went down in Season 2 and what we can learn from this franchise. Later, Ali mentions this directory from the Utah Film Commission. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast a...

Craig Gordon, a forecaster at the Utah Avalanche Center, joins to discuss the unusually high temps and what they mean for avalanche danger. Later, Ali mentions this reporting from KUER. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads atcitycast.fm/advertise.

Ali talks with Judge Memorial High School Student Body President Kurt McLaughlin about the passage of H.B. 11, a bill that bans young transgender women from playing on the school sports team that aligns with their gender.  Later, Ali references this reporting from the Salt Lake Tribune and the Trauma Resiliency Collaborative of Utah’s guide to local resources.

Happy National Introvert’s Week! Maybe you celebrated by quietly processing some things! Ali is joined by Salt Laker Katie Boué and Newsletter Editor Madeline McGill to redefine what it means to be an Introvert and create an Introvert’s guide to Salt Lake.

A close reading of Utah rental agreements with Marcus Degen, an attorney with the evictions nonprofit People’s Legal Aid. Later, Ali mentions this statement from the Governor. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. 

Brandon Dew, the president of the Central Utah Federation of Labor, talks to Ali about the landscape of labor unions in Salt Lake right now. Later, Ali mentions this reporting from the Salt Lake Tribune. Subscribe to our daily newsletter here.

Recreational birder and Newsletter Editor Madeline McGill joins Ali to create a beginners guide to Spring birdwatching in Salt Lake City. Later, Ali mentions the Tracy Aviary Lights Out Salt Lake program and Birds and Brews event.

Ali talks with KUER reporter Emily Means what effect newly passed legislation will have on our housing crisis. Later, Ali references this forecast from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

It’s the 2-year anniversary of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Salt Lake City on March 18, 2020. Ali revisits that moment, and its aftershock, with producer Nick Steffens and community activist Ashley Finley.

Utah captured and released its first ever Wolverine last week! Which means hopefully soon we will find out what a wolverine is up to in Utah. Mark Hadley, the Northern Outreach Manager with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, answers all our questions. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter here. 

City Cast Salt Lake Newsletter writer Madeline McGill connects with Moudi Hob, a writer, lover, and community organizer. They discuss the power of community in being vulnerable as a writer. Speaking of writers, sign up for our daily newsletter, written by Madeline!

1 in 4 Utahns has a criminal record of some kind, The fallout from that can mean lack of access to housing, employment opportunities and more - all things that make moving forward difficult.  Today, Ali talks with Noella Sudbury of Clean Slate Utah about a new law that will automatically clear eligible criminal records for thousands of Utahns.  Here's the webinar mentioned in the show.

Artists David Rios Ferrera and Denae Shanidiin ask us to contemplate those we’ve lost and those we miss in a new exhibit that merges science fiction and spiritual traditions called Transcending Time and Space. Later, Ali mentions this study and Restoring Ancestral Winds. Sign up for our daily newsletter.

It’s Friday, which means we’re looking back on the week with fun and thoughtful Salt Lakers. This week, Ali is joined by City Cast Salt Lake contributors Shireen Ghorbani and Shelby Hintze. Don't look back. Look forward. Sign up for our daily newsletter here.