{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Las Vegas","slug":"city-cast-las-vegas-5262773","podcast_index_feed_id":5262773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastlasvegas","website_url":"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/image/8e3f45862197b9114dc69aafeabe0851.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1024,"summary":"City Cast Las Vegas is an an award-winning daily podcast and newsletter created by and for locals (and locals-at-heart) that’ll challenge the easy narratives about our city … and, okay, maybe confirm a few of them, too. Join us every weekday morning for the messy, delightful, complicated conversations that Las Vegans are having: You’ll hear us ask hard questions about where we’ll get our water when Lake Mead runs out, and how we’ll keep housing affordable. We’ll argue over our favorite Chinatown bars, and share insider tips on the best tacos in town. City Cast Las Vegas will show you how loving a city means celebrating it and also holding it accountable, while having some fun along the way—because Las Vegans know how to have a good time. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at lasvegas.citycast.fm. Named Best Podcast by The Las Vegas Weekly 2025","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773"},"episode":{"title":"2025 Was an Awful Year for the Strip. Will 2026 Be Any Better?","slug":"2025-was-an-awful-year-for-the-strip-will-2026-be-any-better","published_at":"2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/2025-was-an-awful-year-for-the-strip-will-2026-be-any-better","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5726383410.mp3?updated=1778282060","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5726383410.mp3?updated=1778282060","summary":"Last year, the Las Vegas Strip had its worst tourism year since the pandemic, with a visitation falloff supercharged by steep declines in international tourism. Still, some of the Strip’s biggest casino operators have trumpeted strong numbers to start 2026. Could it be a sign the Strip has finally broken its slump – or an outlier in an economy filled with mixed signals? Host Jesse Merrick sits down with longtime casino gaming and tourism reporter Howard Stutz to break down why answering that question is more complicated than you might think. Learn more about the sponsors of this Monday, May 11th episode: The Neon Museum Zen Leaf Learn more about Istorya’s immersive dining experience at isangkusina.com. City Cast Las Vegas Neighbors can enter to win a seat at the table, so sign up now at membership.citycast.fm/lasvegas. 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. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.","meta_description":"Last year, the Las Vegas Strip had its worst tourism year since the pandemic, with a visitation falloff supercharged by steep declines in international to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1648,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/episodes/2025-was-an-awful-year-for-the-strip-will-2026-be-any-better/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/2025-was-an-awful-year-for-the-strip-will-2026-be-any-better.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}