{"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/44036b218edb0518c55e867aa3b74fa8.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1190,"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":"2026-09-11T16:17:15.056426+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798"},"episode":{"title":"‘Your City Could Be Better’: Why Is Pittsburgh’s Airport the Gold Standard? — Presented By City Cast Salt Lake","slug":"your-city-could-be-better-why-is-pittsburgh-s-airport-the-gold-standard-presented-by-city-cast-salt-lake","published_at":"2026-08-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/your-city-could-be-better-why-is-pittsburgh-s-airport-the-gold-standard-presented-by-city-cast-salt-lake","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/CC2708912304.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/b99326/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2708912304.mp3","summary":"The Salt Lake City airport definitely has a lot going for it, but what it doesn’t have is its own electrical grid, like Pittsburgh’s does. For the past few years, Pittsburgh International Airport has been generating on-site electricity, more than it needs even at peak operation, to fortify itself against the kind of power outages that hit airports (unsettlingly often) across the world. City Cast Pittsburgh host Megan Harris brings David into the little-known world of airport energy independence, showing how a one-time investment can bring the kind of peace of mind that both travelers and operators hope for every day. 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":"The Salt Lake City airport definitely has a lot going for it, but what it doesn’t have is its own electrical grid, like Pittsburgh’s does. For the past fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1727,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/episodes/your-city-could-be-better-why-is-pittsburgh-s-airport-the-gold-standard-presented-by-city-cast-salt-lake/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/your-city-could-be-better-why-is-pittsburgh-s-airport-the-gold-standard-presented-by-city-cast-salt-lake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}