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What’s the Dill With Utah Accents? Aug 29, 2022

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From “oh my heck” to dropping our Ts, lots of Utahns have a special way of speaking. Lead producer Emily Means talks with theatre professor and dialect coach Stacey Jenson about the origins of the Utah accent and what defines it.

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Will This Construction Ever End? Aug 26, 2022

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Lead producer Emily Means joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Plus, thrifting! Vacations! And apply to host City Cast Boise here.

Call or text the City Cast hotline about your favorite thrifting spots or thrift finds at (801) 203-0137.

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Are Salt Lake Skaters Into the Vert Alert? Aug 25, 2022

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Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert is back in SLC. His goal: He wants vert skateboarding to debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But do Salt Lakers even want that? Ali hits up a couple of skate parks to find out. Later, she chats with a non-binary skater named Q about whether skate culture is meeting its promises in the first place.

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Did We Just Become Boba Best-teas? Aug 24, 2022

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Boba Tea — the delicious, surprisingly filling, Taiwanese tea with tapioca ‘bubbles’ — is a popular treat in Salt Lake. But where is the best boba? Ali and Maya Fraser, the @bohoeofficial, travel to Maya’s top spot for some afternoon sippin’.

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Back to School Without a Superintendent Aug 23, 2022

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School is about start in SLC — without a superintendent (or associate superintendent) to lead the district. Ali talks with KUTV reporter Chris Jones about the recent instability at the Salt Lake City School District.

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Less Than Half the Water for a Whole Peach Aug 22, 2022

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It's peach season, baby! But Utah's ongoing drought has us interrogating our fruit over how much precious water was used to grow it. On today's show, Host Ali Vallarta and Lead Producer Emily Means head north to talk with Thayne Tagge of Tagge's Famous Fruit and Vegetable Farm about saving water while growing the delicious produce we buy at the farmers market. Find details on the Farm Bureau’s market here.

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Who’s Gonna Pay For This Park? Aug 19, 2022

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Lead producer Emily Means joins Ali to round up this week’s news. Plus, we make a big announcement! Schedule giving blood at ARUP here. The movie tix are for Friday and Saturday donations.

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Pens, Notebooks, Votes! SLC Teachers Need It All Aug 18, 2022

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It’s almost time to head back to school, and teachers in our community need more than just pencils and notebooks before that first bell rings. Ali talks with John Arthur, a 6th grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary, about what educators and students really need to succeed this year.

Support John’s classroom or another community classroom on DonorsChoose or Clear the List, where there are 198 teacher wish lists from Utah.

The Utah Legislature is in interim session! If you’d like to send an email to members of the Education Committee, here is the link.

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Get In Losers, We’re Going Hiking Aug 17, 2022

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As Utahns, sometimes we just get the urge to walk up a frickin’ mountain. Luckily, there are lots of big hills in and around SLC, and that means there’s probably a local hike to suit almost anyone’s fancy. Ali talks with Olivia Juarez, public lands program director with GreenLatinos and outdoor rec enthusiast, about what makes a great hike.

See the proposed recreational fee changes here.

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Wait, What’s In My Lease? Aug 16, 2022

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Do you know what’s in your lease? We don’t blame you if you only skimmed it — there’s a lot of legalese muddying just what it is you agreed to as a renter. Today, we revisit a conversation between Ali and Marcus Degen, an attorney with the tenant advocacy organization People’s Legal Aid. Marcus helps us break down what exactly is in Utah’s boilerplate rental agreements. (Original air date: 03/24/2022)

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