{"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":1118,"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":"2026-09-21T14:17:32.704364+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773"},"episode":{"title":"Dolly Parton's Literary Legacy, a Vegas Apartment Shortage, and Good News Friday","slug":"dolly-parton-s-literary-legacy-a-vegas-apartment-shortage-and-good-news-friday","published_at":"2026-08-28T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/dolly-parton-s-literary-legacy-a-vegas-apartment-shortage-and-good-news-friday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773","url":"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2174020176.mp3","summary":"Nevada's low literacy rates among the valley's youth are always a hot-button issue as it relates to our education system as a whole, and while we were looking back at Dolly Parton's legacy, we found an interesting connection she has to helping Las Vegas kids get a jump on reading, which got us thinking about what else can be done to improve our education system in a meaningful way. It turns out our housing shortage is worse than many realize, after a new report said Vegas needs 5,000 new apartments every year to make a dent. We dig into whether or not that's reasonable and how we can make housing more affordable for locals. Plus, we've got another installment of Good News Friday. And in our members-only bonus segment, we break down the latest parking update for the Arts District and explain why paid parking might not be so bad after all. Host Jesse Merrick dives into it all with Spotlight Poetry founder Elle Hope and \"Keep It Local\" writer Melinda Sheckells. Learn more about the sponsors of this Friday, August 28th episode: Neon Museum 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.","meta_description":"Nevada's low literacy rates among the valley's youth are always a hot-button issue as it relates to our education system as a whole, and while we were loo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1919,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/episodes/dolly-parton-s-literary-legacy-a-vegas-apartment-shortage-and-good-news-friday/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/dolly-parton-s-literary-legacy-a-vegas-apartment-shortage-and-good-news-friday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}