{"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/8d069d2a576be92e2d39f4f05bd1ddc4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1392,"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":"2026-09-16T16:21:10.399093+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697"},"episode":{"title":"Loop Restaurants Resurging, Chicago’s Climate Resilience, And Meet Us At Lit Fest","slug":"loop-restaurants-resurging-chicago-s-climate-resilience-and-meet-us-at-lit-fest","published_at":"2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/loop-restaurants-resurging-chicago-s-climate-resilience-and-meet-us-at-lit-fest","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1683105198.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1683105198.mp3","summary":"A 2026 study has ranked Chicago as the ‘World’s Most Climate Resilient’ major city. After a summer of torrential storms, tornado warnings, and wildfire smoke, we ask contributors Anna DeShawn and Leigh Giangreco how much they are buying that headline. Plus, after years of pandemic recovery efforts, Loop restaurants seem to be bouncing back, and we’ve got even more recommendations for this weekend’s Printer’s Row Lit Fest.  Check out the podcast on YouTube 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 Learn more about the sponsors of this Sept. 9 episode: Steppenwolf Theatre Broadway in Chicago - Dirty Dancing CAC Walking Tours DCASE AFSP Illinois Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE ","meta_description":"A 2026 study has ranked Chicago as the ‘World’s Most Climate Resilient’ major city. After a summer of torrential storms, tornado warnings, and wildfire sm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2268,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/loop-restaurants-resurging-chicago-s-climate-resilience-and-meet-us-at-lit-fest/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/loop-restaurants-resurging-chicago-s-climate-resilience-and-meet-us-at-lit-fest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}