Podcast Episodes

Was Zhifan Dong’s Death Preventable?

Reporting from Courtney Tanner at the Salt Lake Tribune shows how the University of Utah mishandled the case of student Zhifan Dong, who was killed b…

3 years, 10 months ago

A Brief History of Air Quality in Salt Lake

The history of air quality in Salt Lake, as told by Logan Mitchell, an atmospheric scientist and analyst with Utah Clean Energy. Later, Ali mentions …

3 years, 10 months ago

Unsheltered Salt Lakers Try to Beat the Heat

It’s been a record hot summer in this valley, so what does that mean for our unsheltered neighbors? Lead Producer Emily Means chatted with Ron, who i…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Unsafe U, Gentrification, and Cutthroat Trout

City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Find details on the Best Friends Adoption event here.

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3 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City

This weekend might mark your first Pioneer Day in Utah, or your 30th. It’s a holiday that commemorates the arrival of Brigham Young and members of th…

3 years, 10 months ago

Mapping Salt Lake’s Many Stories

Utah writer Paisley Rekdal joins the program, after recently wrapping a long stint as Utah Poet Laureate, to talk about her Mapping Salt Lake project…

3 years, 10 months ago

Utah Has Its Own Stanley Cup

What has a straw, a handle, and a matte pastel finish? Why, it’s the Stanley Adventure Quencher 40oz cup, of course. If you don’t know what we’re tal…

3 years, 10 months ago

Clever Octopus Staff Filed for a Union Vote

No store is too small to unionize! Clever Octopus store associate Samantha White and her former colleague Logan Rusho join Ali to share their experie…

3 years, 10 months ago

An Injunction, the School Board, and Free Transit

City Cast Salt Lake’s new lead producer, Emily Means, joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Later, Newsletter Editor Terina Ria joins to say hi and…

3 years, 10 months ago

How Do We Maintain Hard Fought Rights in a Post Roe World?

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the end of Roe v, Wade meant a number of other landmark cases should be revisited as well. Among them: Obe…

3 years, 10 months ago