# No Phones in School, Lake Monona Stinks, and Food Delivery Bots Roll Away

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Podcast: [City Cast Madison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148)
Published: 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://madison.citycast.fm/
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## Resource

This week, the Madison School Board approved a district-wide cell phone policy. Under the new rules, phones are banned all day for grades K–8 and only allowed at lunch for high schoolers. Host Bianca Martin breaks down that news with executive producer Hayley Sperling and producer Jade Iseri-Ramos. Plus, allergy season is bad, blue-green algae is blooming, and women athletes are making Madison proud. For our neighbors-only segment, newsletter editor Rob Thomas jumps on the mic to react to the end of food delivery robots on UW-Madison’s campus.Mentioned on the show:Rob Thomas’s story on Starship food-delivery robots [Cap Times]👋 Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We’re also on Instagram! 📧 You can get more Madison news delivered right to your inbox by subscribing to the City Cast Madison morning newsletter. 🏠 Get more from City Cast Madison when you become a City Cast Madison Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events, and more. Join the City Cast Madison Neighbors program! Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 26th episode: Society of St. Vincent de Paul Oak Bank - Do you have questions for Oak Bank? Submit them HERE.

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