{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Salt Lake","slug":"city-cast-salt-lake-4560798","podcast_index_feed_id":4560798,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastsaltlake","website_url":"https://saltlake.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f87178ea-56cf-11ec-b7bb-37fb3289f361/image/afce44a86e6de1a692798e09f15421f3.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1119,"summary":"City Cast Salt Lake is SLC’s daily news podcast. Join host Ali Vallarta and a bevy of smart and entertaining locals for conversations about the issues that matter most. City Cast Salt Lake will celebrate the city’s triumphs, explore its history, (try to) solve its mysteries, and it’ll help you feel more connected to the Wasatch Front – whether you’ve lived here for six months or six generations. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at saltlake.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T18:17:05.160632+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798"},"episode":{"title":"Unraveling an SLC Tree Mystery","slug":"unraveling-an-slc-tree-mystery","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/unraveling-an-slc-tree-mystery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/b99326/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6312764001.mp3?updated=1778015660","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/b99326/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6312764001.mp3?updated=1778015660","summary":"Fifteen mature trees were recently cut down at Trolley Square, but there’s more to the story. Host Ali Vallarta talks with Trolley Square owner Taymour Semnani and Salt Lake City Urban Forester Tony Gliot about the decision and if more trees are in danger of being lost. Find your perfect park using the City Cast Salt Lake parks map. Get more from City Cast Salt Lake when you become a City Cast Salt Lake Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Utah Museum of Fine Arts Red Butte Garden Salt Lake City Arts Council Harmons Tracy Aviary Rocky Mountain Power","meta_description":"Fifteen mature trees were recently cut down at Trolley Square, but there’s more to the story. Host Ali Vallarta talks with Trolley Square owner Taymour Se…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1844,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/episodes/unraveling-an-slc-tree-mystery/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/unraveling-an-slc-tree-mystery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}