{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Denver","slug":"city-cast-denver-1425698","podcast_index_feed_id":1425698,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastdenver","website_url":"https://www.citycast.fm/denver/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0e55780a-8200-11eb-8e25-7f5a016dd84e/image/6d73b27c38b43d13de168a77e6870dbc.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1447,"summary":"Join Host Bree Davies and the City Cast Denver crew every weekday morning as we celebrate, explore, and challenge an ever-changing Denver. It’s the daily news podcast for all Denverites — whether you’ve been here for six months or six generations. We’ll break down the news you need (and want) to know with journalists and culture makers; activists and artists; neighbors and ne’er-do-wells — and John Elway, if he ever returns our calls. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at denver.citycast.fm.. Named Westword's Best Podcast of 2021, 2023","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T16:23:08.707706+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-denver-1425698"},"episode":{"title":"‘Your City Could Be Better’: The Trick to Getting People To Volunteer — Presented By City Cast Denver","slug":"your-city-could-be-better-the-trick-to-getting-people-to-volunteer-presented-by-city-cast-denver","published_at":"2026-07-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-denver-1425698/your-city-could-be-better-the-trick-to-getting-people-to-volunteer-presented-by-city-cast-denver","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-denver-1425698","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/95d2a0/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8246631432.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/95d2a0/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8246631432.mp3","summary":"It’s not a given that every Denverite will chip in to help their community. In this episode, City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with writer Taylor Lahey about how functional incentives could be the missing link in traditional systems of donations and volunteering. Inspired by a waste exchange program in Curitiba, Brazil, Lahey is working to create circular systems that effectively incentivize donations and just as effectively get them into the hands of those who need them. When investment and morale are low, sometimes an unconventional approach is the right way to go. Want to hear your question on an upcoming episode of Your City Could Be Better? Submit your city dilemmas for our upcoming call-in show by using our Google Form: https://forms.gle/45X33jhGHf8BYDM5A  Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!  We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.","meta_description":"It’s not a given that every Denverite will chip in to help their community. In this episode, City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with writer Taylor Lahey abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1575,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-denver-1425698/episodes/your-city-could-be-better-the-trick-to-getting-people-to-volunteer-presented-by-city-cast-denver/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-denver-1425698/your-city-could-be-better-the-trick-to-getting-people-to-volunteer-presented-by-city-cast-denver.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}