Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Your City Could Be Better’: How Philly Is Reducing Violence With Parks — Presented By City Cast Las Vegas
Would Las Vegas be better with fewer vacant, blighted lots? In Philly, the answer is overwhelmingly yes, with significant drops in crime and depressi…
11 hours ago
A Space Academy in Nevada? Plus, Free Outdoor Gyms, and Good News Friday
President Trump signed an executive order to establish a U.S. Space Force Academy, which got us thinking: would Nevada be a good fit? The Las Vegas C…
2 days, 11 hours ago
Do Political Endorsements Actually Sway Your Vote? Plus, Vegas Goes on Sale
The Retail Association of Nevada just flipped its endorsement from Gov. Joe Lombardo to Democratic challenger Aaron Ford, but do endorsements actuall…
3 days, 11 hours ago
Nuclear Testing Returns to Nevada, Las Vegas Eyes Sloan for Growth, and Where to Relax with a Drink
The Nevada National Security Site is now a testing ground for microreactors, which got us wondering if Nevada is ready for another atomic age. The Ne…
4 days, 11 hours ago
Las Vegas Tourism Takes a Hit, Our Broken Eviction System, and a New Farmers Market
The LVCVA says Las Vegas is feeling the effects of the K-shaped economy, so we dig into whether catering to wealthy visitors is a sustainable long-te…
5 days, 11 hours ago
Is Vegas Entertainment in Trouble?
Mad Apple and Awakening announced permanent closures recently, spurring questions about what the future of entertainment in Vegas looks like. So we c…
6 days, 11 hours ago
‘Your City Could Be Better’: How Las Vegas Is Handling Record-Breaking Heat
It was another brutal summer in Las Vegas, but local government took recent record-breaking temps as a serious threat and is already rolling out prot…
1 week ago
Split Over the Arts District's Future, a Move to Ban Flock Cameras, and Why the Raiders Are Different Now
The Arts District BID proposal is dividing the neighborhood it's supposed to help, so executive producer Layla Muhammad breaks down why some business…
1 week, 2 days ago
Is Henderson Reinventing Itself? Plus, Omakase in a Shopping Mall, and Why Vegas Loves the Aces
The former Fiesta Henderson site is getting a second life as a 35-acre sports and entertainment complex, and Keep It Local writer Melinda Sheckells j…
1 week, 3 days ago
Nevada's Election Fight, Data Centers on Tribal Land, and How to Be a Better VGK Fan
The Trump administration has subpoenaed the Nevada Secretary of State's office seven times in three months over voter records, so Nevada Current depu…
1 week, 4 days ago