{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Chicago","slug":"city-cast-chicago-1425697","podcast_index_feed_id":1425697,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastchicago","website_url":"https://www.citycast.fm/chicago/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3d1280f6-8201-11eb-9ffc-1fbaa11f866e/image/22d679dc385758604a82cd0de90fd90f.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1317,"summary":"Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. Host Jacoby Cochran brings you timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; bus drivers and students; those who love and hate this place. City Cast Chicago is a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm. Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697"},"episode":{"title":"Are Chicago’s Scooters Safe? Plus, How Bad Will Mosquito Season Be?","slug":"are-chicago-s-scooters-safe-plus-how-bad-will-mosquito-season-be","published_at":"2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/are-chicago-s-scooters-safe-plus-how-bad-will-mosquito-season-be","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2554572373.mp3?updated=1778538359","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2554572373.mp3?updated=1778538359","summary":"Are more regulations coming to the city’s scooters and ebikes? Following several fatal accidents involving minors, lawmakers have proposed a bill to add age and road restrictions for the state’s growing number of motorbikes, e-bikes, and scooters. Plus, Chicago is ranked one of the worst cities for mosquitoes, and what would you copy from other cities? Good News: Save Our SNAP Block Party Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our daily newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 If you enjoyed today's interview with Director at Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, Scott Dahl, supporting Enjoy Illinois, learn more here. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 12 episode: Window Nation Visit Bloomington Randolph Street Market Griffin MSI Newberry Library Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE","meta_description":"Are more regulations coming to the city’s scooters and ebikes? Following several fatal accidents involving minors, lawmakers have proposed a bill to add a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2322,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/are-chicago-s-scooters-safe-plus-how-bad-will-mosquito-season-be/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/are-chicago-s-scooters-safe-plus-how-bad-will-mosquito-season-be.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}