{"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":"Seriously, More Parking Meter Drama? Plus, More Mayoral Candidates","slug":"seriously-more-parking-meter-drama-plus-more-mayoral-candidates","published_at":"2026-06-29T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/seriously-more-parking-meter-drama-plus-more-mayoral-candidates","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5237643537.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5237643537.mp3","summary":"Chicago’s infamous parking meters are up for sale. In a City Council committee meeting last week, alders got more insight into the mayor’s earlier bid to buy them back. We also heard from representatives of the prospective buyers. Host Jacoby Cochran is breaking down the contentious meeting with contributors Leigh Giangreco and Al Scorch. Plus, another day, another candidate for mayor, and y’all have got some corrections and recommendations for me. Good News: Big Cheese Poetry Slam; Big Kids Show 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 June 29 episode: Writer's Theatre Water Lantern Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE","meta_description":"Chicago’s infamous parking meters are up for sale. In a City Council committee meeting last week, alders got more insight into the mayor’s earlier bid to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2344,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/seriously-more-parking-meter-drama-plus-more-mayoral-candidates/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/seriously-more-parking-meter-drama-plus-more-mayoral-candidates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}