# Dayvid Figler on Las Vegas

NYT calls him a “defense lawyer who doubles as one of Las Vegas’s most popular podcasters + cultural commentators.” Dayvid Figler was raised in the shadow of the Strip. Listen to Dayvid on the podcast City Cast Las Vegas.

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## [STILL LEARNING FROM LAS VEGAS](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/still-learning-from-las-vegas)

_2026-08-16 · Dayvid Figler_

In honor of the imminent return of the Neon Museum's "Duck Duck Shed" Conference, here's the keynote I delivered last year.

## [Why Las Vegas?](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/why-las-vegas)

_2026-07-27 · Dayvid Figler_

Buckle up. This is a rambling manifesto that may or may not be the "artist" statement behind that book I keep threatening to put out into the world.

## [TV ALERT: Nevada Week on PBS 6/25/26](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/tv-alert-nevada-week-on-pbs-62526)

_2026-07-10 · Dayvid Figler_

We have a competency crisis in Las Vegas. Well, yeah, but specifically with people charged with crimes who are struggling hard with mental health barriers to understanding what's even going on

## [Podcast Alert: City Cast LV 7/8/26](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/podcast-alert-city-cast-lv-7826)

_2026-07-10 · Dayvid Figler_

Oh, hey, more thoughts on protesting in Las Vegas

## [OP-ED ALERT: A Piece on Protests in Las Vegas (NV INDY)](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/op-ed-alert-a-piece-on-protests-in)

_2026-06-29 · Dayvid Figler_

I had a LOT to say about protests (or the lack thereof) in our city. Here's some of the 5000 words that didn't make the cut!

## [On the Occasion of Evel](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/on-the-occasion-of-evel)

_2026-06-27 · Dayvid Figler_

A giant super-niche "museum" dedicated to Evel Knievel opened in downtown Las Vegas this week. I was not invited to recite my Evel Knievel poem at the dedication.

## [The Las Vegas Golden Knights are Apparently Hated in Hockeydom at Large](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/the-las-vegas-golden-knights-are)

_2026-06-22 · Dayvid Figler_

Is part of that because people already don't think of Las Vegas as a legitimate city, and why should we care? Sorry, why we SHOULD care.

## [Podcast Alert:City Cast LV 6/12/26](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/podcast-alertcity-cast-lv-61226)

_2026-06-14 · Dayvid Figler_

Back for a discussion of the Nevada primary outcomes, leaked results, water street + the Boring Co. Loop.

## [EUREKA! FOR THE GENIUSES (OR CHASING WITH DAVE HICKEY)](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/eureka-for-the-geniuses-or-chasing)

_2026-05-29 · Dayvid Figler_

Cozying up to Las Vegas' most lauded thinker, and then he left.

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## [BOOK REVIEW 3: “Las Vegas is My Beat” by Ralph Pearl](https://oyvegas.substack.com/p/book-review-3-las-vegas-is-my-beat)

_2026-05-27 · Dayvid Figler_

The time-capsule memoir is filled with wonderment from a long forgotten Vegas celebrity gossip columnist who fancied himself a powerful voice of truth on the Strip. He wasn't. But what a ride!