900th Episode Extravaganza: Listener Comments, Questions, and Hot Takes
We’re celebrating 900 episodes, and we want to celebrate you! Since we began the City Cast Denver podcast and companion Hey Denver newsletter back in 2021, we have relied on you, our brilliant and hilarious listeners and readers, to share story ideas, hot takes, and questions that make us think. So to mark the big milestone, host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are digging deep in the inbox to share your questions and comments on everything from dating in Denver and scooter struggles to the hottest (and coldest) takes on firefighting and local ice cream purveyors. Here’s to 900 more!
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Paul recommends this article for further reading on the firefighter question: “As Wildfires Burn, Are U.S. Cities Spending Too Much on Their Fire Departments?”
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