{"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":"Vegas Hands Over the Monorail to Elon Musk. Plus, the Reality of Rent Prices and Red Rock Gets More Accessible","slug":"vegas-hands-over-the-monorail-to-elon-musk-plus-the-reality-of-rent-prices-and-red-rock-gets-more-accessible","published_at":"2026-05-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/vegas-hands-over-the-monorail-to-elon-musk-plus-the-reality-of-rent-prices-and-red-rock-gets-more-accessible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8123868482.mp3?updated=1777653378","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8123868482.mp3?updated=1777653378","summary":"A big shakeup is coming to the Strip as plans emerge to transform the struggling Las Vegas Monorail into part of Elon Musk’s Loop system. Host Jesse Merrick is joined by Spotlight Poetry founder Elle Hope and creative producer Jacob Solis to ask a simple question: why turn a train into a road? They also dig into why falling rent prices aren’t easing the burden for many residents and whether walking trails are reaching the neighborhoods that need them most. Plus, a members-only bonus segment imagines the themed resorts Vegas is still missing. Learn more about the sponsors of this Friday, May 1st episode: TEDxLasVegas Become a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm during our spring membership campaign for an exclusive Las Vegas Oxford pennant! 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, Hey Las Vegas. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.","meta_description":"A big shakeup is coming to the Strip as plans emerge to transform the struggling Las Vegas Monorail into part of Elon Musk’s Loop system. Host Jesse Merri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1858,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/episodes/vegas-hands-over-the-monorail-to-elon-musk-plus-the-reality-of-rent-prices-and-red-rock-gets-more-accessible/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/vegas-hands-over-the-monorail-to-elon-musk-plus-the-reality-of-rent-prices-and-red-rock-gets-more-accessible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}