# Is Amazon Shredding Rare Books in Las Vegas? Plus, Fire Devastates the Arts District and What's Next for Cirque on the Strip

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Podcast: [City Cast Las Vegas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773)
Published: 2026-08-20T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A fire tore through two beloved Arts District businesses this week. We dig into what Raw Remedies and Analog Dope mean to the Arts District and how you can help them get back on their feet. Then, we get into the debate on AI regulation after an investigative report alleges that Amazon has been buying and destroying rare books at a facility in North Las Vegas for AI training data. Finally, Cirque du Soleil's "Mad Apple" is closing permanently at New York-New York on Sept. 5, so we look at what's next for Cirque on the Strip, plus we offer up our take on the best Cirque shows in town. Host Jesse Merrick breaks it all down with Nevada Current reporter MJ Lyle and artist Vogue Robinson. As mentioned in today’s episode, if you feel compelled to support Raw Remedies and/or Analog Dope in their efforts to recover from the fire you can do so at the links below:  Raw Remedies GoFundMe Online Bookshop for Analog Dope Cashapp: $analogdopellc Zelle: business@analogdope.com PayPal: business@analogdope.com Venmo: AnalogDope3000 If you enjoyed this interview with IS LUXURY's, Luxury Real Estate Advisor, Holly Erker learn more here. Learn more about the sponsors of this Thursday, August 20th episode: Touching Hearts Elect Alex Quagge Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

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