{"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":"South Side Birthing Center, 75th Street Welcomes Visitors, and Chicago’s ‘81 Club’","slug":"south-side-birthing-center-75th-street-welcomes-visitors-and-chicago-s-81-club","published_at":"2026-04-10T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/south-side-birthing-center-75th-street-welcomes-visitors-and-chicago-s-81-club","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697","url":"https://chicago.citycast.fm/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9767042399.mp3?updated=1775763418","summary":"Just in time for Black Doula Day, the kick off to Black Maternal Health Week, the Chicago South Side Birthing Center broke ground this week in South Chicago. The new maternal and reproductive health care center is expected to assist in over 220 births annually once it opens in late 2027. Block Club Chicago’s Atavia Reed and Francia Garcia Hernandez are here with the latest details. Plus, the state’s attorney office won’t drop a murder charge in a case advocates say is self-defense, Chicago wants more students at the library, and Spend in the Black brings thousands to 75th street. 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 April 10 episode: Enjoy Illinois Window Nation Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE","meta_description":"Just in time for Black Doula Day, the kick off to Black Maternal Health Week, the Chicago South Side Birthing Center broke ground this week in South Chica…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1947,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/south-side-birthing-center-75th-street-welcomes-visitors-and-chicago-s-81-club/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/south-side-birthing-center-75th-street-welcomes-visitors-and-chicago-s-81-club.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}