{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Portland","slug":"city-cast-portland-5822554","podcast_index_feed_id":5822554,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastportland","website_url":"https://portland.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bc44a83a-3444-11ed-8131-b3b843d0d8cc/image/1c6f253f9eff8100435d93459e8c4fcd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":954,"summary":"City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at portland.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T22:17:17.860580+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554"},"episode":{"title":"'Your City Could Be Better': How Las Vegas Saves More Water Than Any Other City — Presented By City Cast Portland","slug":"your-city-could-be-better-how-las-vegas-saves-more-water-than-any-other-city-presented-by-city-cast-portland","published_at":"2026-06-07T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/your-city-could-be-better-how-las-vegas-saves-more-water-than-any-other-city-presented-by-city-cast-portland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC4603062536.mp3?updated=1780676139","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC4603062536.mp3?updated=1780676139","summary":"Portland recycles some of its water, but not as much as Las Vegas, where the water there stays in the city. How else could a desert city possibly have enough water for its year-round tourists, a metro area population of over 2 million, and all those pools? The process just might be grosser than you think. With innovative recycling, strict lawn rules, and infrastructure to monitor it all, Vegas has become a global leader in water reuse. City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast Las Vegas podcast host Jesse Merrick to learn how the city makes do with what it has and how its practices could save other cities’ water supplies. Plus, are any Las Vegans actually going to the casinos? Mentioned on the show: \"Reality Check - There are Big Fines If You Don’t Change Your Watering Clock\" (Southern Nevada Water Authority) \"Federal Regulators Cut Lake Mead Water. Can Vegas Handle It?\" (City Cast Las Vegas) 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":"Portland recycles some of its water, but not as much as Las Vegas, where the water there stays in the city. How else could a desert city possibly have eno…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1830,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-portland-5822554/episodes/your-city-could-be-better-how-las-vegas-saves-more-water-than-any-other-city-presented-by-city-cast-portland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/your-city-could-be-better-how-las-vegas-saves-more-water-than-any-other-city-presented-by-city-cast-portland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}