{"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/3b63513f9a9a4b7989db4b905df7f1bf.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":988,"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":"2026-06-17T22:20:30.422746+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992"},"episode":{"title":"Feds Face Trump NDAs, DC's World Cup Watch Parties, and Scripps Spelling Bee Dreams","slug":"feds-face-trump-ndas-dc-s-world-cup-watch-parties-and-scripps-spelling-bee-dreams","published_at":"2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992/feds-face-trump-ndas-dc-s-world-cup-watch-parties-and-scripps-spelling-bee-dreams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6033939271.mp3?updated=1780026239","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6033939271.mp3?updated=1780026239","summary":"We’re talking about NDAs for feds, we’re talking about the World Cup in DC (even if it’s not in DC), and we’re talking about the Spelling Bee, which is in fact in DC. And in a members-only fourth segment we’re going to talk about the new look of Freedom Plaza. DC has some thoughts. 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 May 29th episode: ⁠Arena Stage⁠ ⁠Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC⁠ ⁠Petworth PorchFest⁠ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info⁠ HERE⁠.","meta_description":"We’re talking about NDAs for feds, we’re talking about the World Cup in DC (even if it’s not in DC), and we’re talking about the Spelling Bee, which is in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1984,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-dc-5592992/episodes/feds-face-trump-ndas-dc-s-world-cup-watch-parties-and-scripps-spelling-bee-dreams/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/feds-face-trump-ndas-dc-s-world-cup-watch-parties-and-scripps-spelling-bee-dreams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}