{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast DC","slug":"city-cast-dc-5592992","podcast_index_feed_id":5592992,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastdc","website_url":"https://dc.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e406f33c-e282-11ec-8cad-a7edae1b4b13/image/0ae8636759e046ff7dcfa65d44f24512.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1057,"summary":"City Cast DC is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed.. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it. Every weekday morning, our hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd will engage people from all over the eight wards in conversation about DC’s crises and its beauty, both literal and figurative. It’ll have the feel of eavesdropping on an energetic and informative coffee shop chat, except that with City Cast DC, consider this your official invitation to listen in. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at dc.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T14:24:45.980119+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992"},"episode":{"title":"Council Raids Reserves to Avoid Cuts, Logan Circle Gets No Bathrooms, and McDuffie's Boozy Brunch Victory Spot","slug":"council-raids-reserves-to-avoid-cuts-logan-circle-gets-no-bathrooms-and-mcduffie-s-boozy-brunch-victory-spot","published_at":"2026-06-12T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992/council-raids-reserves-to-avoid-cuts-logan-circle-gets-no-bathrooms-and-mcduffie-s-boozy-brunch-victory-spot","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6690289635.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6690289635.mp3","summary":"We’re talking about whether DC is in for a tax hike, we’re talking about what’s missing in some of the Trump administration’s park makeovers, and we’ll try to read the tea leaves about where DC candidates are planning their election night parties. Plus, in a members-only fourth segment, we’ll get into the proposal to bring a giant homeless shelter to the HUD building. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter City Cast DC. You can text us or leave a voicemail at: (202) 642-2654. You can also become a member, with ad-free listening, for as little as $10 a month. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 12th episode: Folger Shakespeare Library Mugsy Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.","meta_description":"We’re talking about whether DC is in for a tax hike, we’re talking about what’s missing in some of the Trump administration’s park makeovers, and we’ll tr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-dc-5592992/episodes/council-raids-reserves-to-avoid-cuts-logan-circle-gets-no-bathrooms-and-mcduffie-s-boozy-brunch-victory-spot/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992/council-raids-reserves-to-avoid-cuts-logan-circle-gets-no-bathrooms-and-mcduffie-s-boozy-brunch-victory-spot.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}