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w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/1498d7ee98e5a27ebb2e4b3f629a956e7179d5a8-4928x3280.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/1498d7ee98e5a27ebb2e4b3f629a956e7179d5a8-4928x3280.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/1498d7ee98e5a27ebb2e4b3f629a956e7179d5a8-4928x3280.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/1498d7ee98e5a27ebb2e4b3f629a956e7179d5a8-4928x3280.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=800&q=75&w=1200 1200w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/1498d7ee98e5a27ebb2e4b3f629a956e7179d5a8-4928x3280.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">How the Luxor's Sky Beam Really Works</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">Why has the Luxor's famous light beam dimmed over time? We explain how it all works.</p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/3-questions/marla-letizia-growing-old-las-vegas"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">3 Questions With<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">March 10</span></span><img alt="Marla Letizia on Growing Old in Vegas image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/3d4ebdb1a9533a945d99d9cf0b4e61d67d25d85a-5760x3840.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/3d4ebdb1a9533a945d99d9cf0b4e61d67d25d85a-5760x3840.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/3d4ebdb1a9533a945d99d9cf0b4e61d67d25d85a-5760x3840.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/3d4ebdb1a9533a945d99d9cf0b4e61d67d25d85a-5760x3840.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=1200 1200w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/3d4ebdb1a9533a945d99d9cf0b4e61d67d25d85a-5760x3840.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">Marla Letizia on Growing Old in Vegas</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">Vegas is a great place for a lot of things. Is growing old one of them?</p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/food-drink/dw-bistro-and-restaurants-moving-on"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Food & Drink<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">March 6</span></span><img alt="The Legacy of DW Bistro and Other Restaurants Moving On image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/f11d2c15441438a3163d989dec0c25cc9761401b-6016x4016.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/f11d2c15441438a3163d989dec0c25cc9761401b-6016x4016.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/f11d2c15441438a3163d989dec0c25cc9761401b-6016x4016.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/f11d2c15441438a3163d989dec0c25cc9761401b-6016x4016.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=800&q=75&w=1200 1200w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/f11d2c15441438a3163d989dec0c25cc9761401b-6016x4016.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">The Legacy of DW Bistro and Other Restaurants Moving On</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">Las Vegas restaurants keep closing, but the owners and chefs behind them are moving forward with good food to share.</p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/history-archive/mint-400-las-vegas-race-dates-history"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Las Vegas History<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">March 5</span></span><img alt="The Mint 400 and Its Wild Las Vegas History image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8b165e41a30e203288bc8af44cd6765c2d490f45-1512x755.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8b165e41a30e203288bc8af44cd6765c2d490f45-1512x755.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8b165e41a30e203288bc8af44cd6765c2d490f45-1512x755.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8b165e41a30e203288bc8af44cd6765c2d490f45-1512x755.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=755&q=75&w=1133 1133w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8b165e41a30e203288bc8af44cd6765c2d490f45-1512x755.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">The Mint 400 and Its Wild Las Vegas History</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">The most notorious and grueling off-road race in the world has a long history in Las Vegas. </p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/food-drink/best-coffee-houses-las-vegas"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Food & Drink<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">March 4</span></span><img alt="What Your Choice of Vegas Coffee Shop Says About You image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/368f64d494468de848d9b056a421cde786666fb2-7477x4987.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/368f64d494468de848d9b056a421cde786666fb2-7477x4987.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/368f64d494468de848d9b056a421cde786666fb2-7477x4987.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/368f64d494468de848d9b056a421cde786666fb2-7477x4987.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=800&q=75&w=1200 1200w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/368f64d494468de848d9b056a421cde786666fb2-7477x4987.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">What Your Choice of Vegas Coffee Shop Says About You</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">There's a java joint for everyone and anyone in the Las Vegas Valley. </p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/explainers/how-home-ownership-can-be-affordable-in-las-vegas-nevada"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Las Vegas, Explained<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">March 3</span></span><img alt="How Home Ownership Can Be Affordable in Las Vegas image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/01230afd6c8948f4cd95c371334a62843fc290fe-2141x1401.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/01230afd6c8948f4cd95c371334a62843fc290fe-2141x1401.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/01230afd6c8948f4cd95c371334a62843fc290fe-2141x1401.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/01230afd6c8948f4cd95c371334a62843fc290fe-2141x1401.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=800&q=75&w=1200 1200w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/01230afd6c8948f4cd95c371334a62843fc290fe-2141x1401.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">How Home Ownership Can Be Affordable in Las Vegas</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">These are the programs that can help make home ownership affordable around Las Vegas, Nevada.</p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/best/things-to-do-in-las-vegas-march-2025"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Las Vegas' Best<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">February 27</span></span><img alt="What To Do In Las Vegas March 2025 image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/53f53374a6c55ca1db7cfbe4f46a1b24122d3996-1024x808.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/53f53374a6c55ca1db7cfbe4f46a1b24122d3996-1024x808.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/53f53374a6c55ca1db7cfbe4f46a1b24122d3996-1024x808.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/53f53374a6c55ca1db7cfbe4f46a1b24122d3996-1024x808.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=683&q=75&w=1024 1024w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/53f53374a6c55ca1db7cfbe4f46a1b24122d3996-1024x808.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">What To Do In Las Vegas March 2025</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">A guide to the best things to do in Las Vegas, Nevada this March.</p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/best/best-las-vegas-movies"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Las Vegas' Best<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">February 26</span></span><img alt="The Best Las Vegas Movies, According to City Cast Las Vegas image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/a1d4136a30522ab531655a0e66d459460c6e5027-1024x683.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/a1d4136a30522ab531655a0e66d459460c6e5027-1024x683.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/a1d4136a30522ab531655a0e66d459460c6e5027-1024x683.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=600&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/a1d4136a30522ab531655a0e66d459460c6e5027-1024x683.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=683&q=75&w=1024 1024w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/a1d4136a30522ab531655a0e66d459460c6e5027-1024x683.jpg?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">The Best Las Vegas Movies, According to City Cast Las Vegas</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">It’s Academy Awards season, so here are the best movies set or filmed in Las Vegas, according to the City Cast Las Vegas team.</p></div></a><a class="block mb-8 last:mb-0 sm:mb-0" href="/explainers/why-is-dropicana-taking-so-long-road-projects"><div class="w-full rounded-[3px]"><span class="flex justify-between items-center text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-primary mb-2">Las Vegas, Explained<span class="inline-block font-normal text-xs text-gray-dark ml-2">February 25</span></span><img alt="Why is Dropicana Taking So Long? Plus Other Road Projects Driving You Crazy image" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 300px) 300w, 600w, 900w, 1200w" class="block w-full rounded-[3px] undefined" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/2bd250721848a270e5ed535c3e5f7f037609c749-6123x4082.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=300 300w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/2bd250721848a270e5ed535c3e5f7f037609c749-6123x4082.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=600 600w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/2bd250721848a270e5ed535c3e5f7f037609c749-6123x4082.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=900 900w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/2bd250721848a270e5ed535c3e5f7f037609c749-6123x4082.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=1200 1200w" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/2bd250721848a270e5ed535c3e5f7f037609c749-6123x4082.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=600" width="600" height="400"/><h3 class="block w-full text-xl font-semibold leading-[1.15] mt-3">Why is Dropicana Taking So Long? Plus Other Road Projects Driving You Crazy</h3><p class="leading-tight text-sm font-open-sans mt-2">So much road work! When will it end?</p></div></a></div></div></div></div></main><footer class="w-full"><img alt="City Cast Las Vegas cityscape" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 500px) 250w, 500w, 750w, 1000w, 1500w" class="w-full" srcSet="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8551f00b7a177c373009f895e63517a6fb8ba0d7-1600x619.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=100&q=75&w=250 250w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8551f00b7a177c373009f895e63517a6fb8ba0d7-1600x619.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=200&q=75&w=500 500w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8551f00b7a177c373009f895e63517a6fb8ba0d7-1600x619.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=300&q=75&w=750 750w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/9zm36frz/staging/8551f00b7a177c373009f895e63517a6fb8ba0d7-1600x619.png?auto=format&crop=entropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=75&w=1000 1000w, 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Today, co-host Dayvid Figler and Hey Las Vegas newsletter editor Rob Kachelriess sit down with writer Brent Holmles to mourn the loss of free parking, discuss why it’s changing, and share a few of our best free parking spots that haven’t been metered — yet.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about the sponsors of this March 19th episode:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://get.babbel.com/eg_podcast_flags_ame_usa-en?bsc=podcast-citycast\u0026amp;btp=default\u0026amp;utm_campaign=podcast-citycast\u0026amp;utm_content=podcast..citycast..usa..oxfordroad\u0026amp;utm_medium=podcast\u0026amp;utm_source=citycast\u0026amp;utm_term=generic_v1\"\u003eBabbel\u003c/a\u003e - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.tedxlasvegas.org/tickets\"\u003eTedx Las Vegas\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant to get in touch? 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You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,\u003ca href=\"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-las-vegas-newsletter-nevada\"\u003e Hey Las Vegas.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about the sponsors of this March 17th episode:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://get.babbel.com/eg_podcast_flags_ame_usa-en?bsc=podcast-citycast\u0026amp;btp=default\u0026amp;utm_campaign=podcast-citycast\u0026amp;utm_content=podcast..citycast..usa..oxfordroad\u0026amp;utm_medium=podcast\u0026amp;utm_source=citycast\u0026amp;utm_term=generic_v1\"\u003eBabbel\u003c/a\u003e - Get up to 60% off at \u003ca href=\"http://babbel.com/CITYCAST\"\u003eBabbel.com/CITYCAST\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.tedxlasvegas.org/tickets\"\u003eTedx Las Vegas\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? 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But with a Sacramento patch on their other arm, where do their allegiances really lie? Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman chat with writer Kim Foster about our city’s increasingly expensive courting of the A’s, a new proposal to hire fired federal workers in Nevada state jobs, and what reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump’s new hotel tells us about who’s spending money in Vegas.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citycastvegas/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c/a\u003e, or email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:lasvegas@citycast.fm\"\u003elasvegas@citycast.fm\u003c/a\u003e. You can also call or text us at \u003ca href=\"tel:702-514-0719\"\u003e702-514-0719\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,\u003ca href=\"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-las-vegas-newsletter-nevada\"\u003e Hey Las Vegas.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at\u003ca href=\"https://citycast.fm/advertise/\"\u003e citycast.fm/advertise\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about your ad choices. Visit \u003ca href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\"\u003emegaphone.fm/adchoices\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","date":"2025-03-14","uid":"CC9710597262","imageFile":null,"topic":null,"audioFile":"https://static.megaphone.fm/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/episodes/2f022e9c-f522-11ef-88d4-8b23707996aa/stripped_159aa525302bce203b3400556c982326.mp3","_updatedAt":"2025-03-14T10:10:51Z","title":"How the A’s Are Finally Repping Vegas, State Jobs for Fired Federal Workers, and the New Vanderpump Hotel","duration":"1840.43","path":"/podcasts/how-the-as-are-finally-repping-vegas-state-jobs-for-fired-federal-workers-and-the-new-vanderpump-hotel","_createdAt":"2025-03-14T10:10:51Z","slug":"how-the-as-are-finally-repping-vegas-state-jobs-for-fired-federal-workers-and-the-new-vanderpump-hotel","_rev":"0d6MsZt9oKIBxAUs2nxMpU","_type":"podcast"},{"title":"The Best Sandwiches in Las Vegas","imageFile":null,"_id":"lasvegas.2f22f000-f522-11ef-88d4-7b35283a3026","duration":"1195.7","audioFile":"https://static.megaphone.fm/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/episodes/2f22f000-f522-11ef-88d4-7b35283a3026/stripped_213c5d1b7682e049398f8f0cc27e3a1c.mp3","_updatedAt":"2025-03-13T10:10:51Z","topic":null,"date":"2025-03-13","summary":"\u003cp\u003eAnyone can make a pretty decent sandwich — but a truly great sandwich? That’s a little harder to find. Luckily, co-host Sarah Lohman has writer and man about town Brent Holmes here to guide us through the best sandwiches in Las Vegas, from banh mis to cubanos and more.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citycastvegas/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c/a\u003e, or email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:lasvegas@citycast.fm\"\u003elasvegas@citycast.fm\u003c/a\u003e. You can also call or text us at \u003ca href=\"tel:702-514-0719\"\u003e702-514-0719\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,\u003ca href=\"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-las-vegas-newsletter-nevada\"\u003e Hey Las Vegas.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at\u003ca href=\"https://citycast.fm/advertise/\"\u003e citycast.fm/advertise\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about your ad choices. Visit \u003ca href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\"\u003emegaphone.fm/adchoices\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","_type":"podcast","path":"/podcasts/the-best-sandwiches-in-las-vegas","_rev":"ywswJJUxLstmcebkfFT3Le","uid":"CC4687370029","_createdAt":"2025-03-13T10:10:51Z","slug":"the-best-sandwiches-in-las-vegas","image":null},{"image":null,"_createdAt":"2025-03-12T10:10:32Z","_id":"lasvegas.2f449638-f522-11ef-88d4-53d903d75412","audioFile":"https://static.megaphone.fm/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/episodes/2f449638-f522-11ef-88d4-53d903d75412/stripped_30f059ebcd19d0353661078e27c32571.mp3","date":"2025-03-12","topic":null,"_updatedAt":"2025-03-12T10:10:32Z","_type":"podcast","imageFile":null,"slug":"is-las-vegas-actually-dangerous","uid":"CC8998735827","path":"/podcasts/is-las-vegas-actually-dangerous","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIs Las Vegas safe? Las Vegans are certainly concerned about public safety — and if you listen to local town halls, what voters are telling their elected officials, and our local media’s crime beat, you might begin to wonder, how much violent crime is really taking place here? Today, co-host Dayvid Figler sits down with Dr. Joshua Donnelly, professor of criminal justice at UNLV, to discuss what the stats actually tell us, and what shapes public perception of safety in our city.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMentioned in episode: \u003ca href=\"https://opendata-lvmpd.hub.arcgis.com/\"\u003eLVMPD’s Open Data Portal\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citycastvegas/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c/a\u003e, or email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:lasvegas@citycast.fm\"\u003elasvegas@citycast.fm\u003c/a\u003e. You can also call or text us at \u003ca href=\"tel:702-514-0719\"\u003e702-514-0719\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,\u003ca href=\"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-las-vegas-newsletter-nevada\"\u003e Hey Las Vegas.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at\u003ca href=\"https://citycast.fm/advertise/\"\u003e citycast.fm/advertise\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about your ad choices. Visit \u003ca href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\"\u003emegaphone.fm/adchoices\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","_rev":"uQSCPvEzWkcRQxLVsm1OoO","title":"Is Las Vegas Actually Dangerous?","duration":"1472.55"},{"_id":"lasvegas.2f63936c-f522-11ef-88d4-c72512020e62","audioFile":"https://static.megaphone.fm/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/episodes/2f63936c-f522-11ef-88d4-c72512020e62/stripped_08dec776083b3c42df7592ab4d5682ca.mp3","_updatedAt":"2025-03-11T10:10:32Z","summary":"\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, Las Vegas loved all things atomic: In the 1950’s, we were the nuclear testing capital of the country, and atomic “tourists” flocked to mushroom cloud vantage points, secret societies held viewing parties with celebrities like Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Miss Atomic Bomb famously posed for a photo wearing nothing but a tiny, poofy mushroom cloud. So when did that all start to change? How did protests, progress, and the controversy over Yucca Mountain change local attitudes about nuclear testing? Co-host Dayvid Figler sits down with Matt Malinowski, Director of Education at the \u003ca href=\"https://atomicmuseum.vegas/\"\u003eAtomic Museum\u003c/a\u003e, to find out.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citycastvegas/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c/a\u003e, or email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:lasvegas@citycast.fm\"\u003elasvegas@citycast.fm\u003c/a\u003e. You can also call or text us at \u003ca href=\"tel:702-514-0719\"\u003e702-514-0719\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter,\u003ca href=\"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-las-vegas-newsletter-nevada\"\u003e Hey Las Vegas.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at\u003ca href=\"https://citycast.fm/advertise/\"\u003e citycast.fm/advertise\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about your ad choices. Visit \u003ca href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\"\u003emegaphone.fm/adchoices\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","_createdAt":"2025-03-11T10:10:32Z","slug":"why-las-vegas-was-once-the-atomic-city","date":"2025-03-11","duration":"1199.75","title":"Why Las Vegas Was Once the Atomic City","_rev":"iG190W6PEa3wEoxBj6COX0","_type":"podcast","topic":null,"image":null,"path":"/podcasts/why-las-vegas-was-once-the-atomic-city","uid":"CC3980650308","imageFile":null},{"uid":"CC1579221025","_id":"lasvegas.2f829ac8-f522-11ef-88d4-6fb716c68a47","path":"/podcasts/would-a-lottery-help-or-hurt-nevada","slug":"would-a-lottery-help-or-hurt-nevada","date":"2025-03-10","audioFile":"https://static.megaphone.fm/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/episodes/2f829ac8-f522-11ef-88d4-6fb716c68a47/stripped_531ae513ddd896e12dba6a4b81483745.mp3","_type":"podcast","duration":"1474.69","image":null,"_createdAt":"2025-03-10T10:10:31Z","_updatedAt":"2025-03-10T10:10:31Z","title":"Would a Lottery Help or Hurt Nevada?","topic":null,"summary":"\u003cp\u003eNevada has been an outlier in allowing all kinds of legalized gambling — except for one: we've never had a lottery. This year, the Nevada legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that would allow Nevada to have a state lottery. Nevada Independent reporter Howard Stutz joins co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler to break down the proposal and how the lottery could affect our state, for better and for worse.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about the sponsors of this March 10th episode:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.unlv.edu/event/abt-studio-company?utm_source=cast\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=abt\"\u003eUNLV\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citycastvegas/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c/a\u003e, or email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:lasvegas@citycast.fm\"\u003elasvegas@citycast.fm\u003c/a\u003e. 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