{"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":"Lonnie Bunch’s Retirement, Trayon White’s Jury, And 25 Years Since 9/11","slug":"lonnie-bunch-s-retirement-trayon-white-s-jury-and-25-years-since-9-11","published_at":"2026-09-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992/lonnie-bunch-s-retirement-trayon-white-s-jury-and-25-years-since-9-11","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3751431601.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3751431601.mp3","summary":"This week marks 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks: We talk about how that day changed the District. We also talk about Lonnie Bunch’s retirement, what Trump’s war on the Smithsonian means for D.C., and we preview Councilmember Trayon White’s bribery trial as jury selection kicks off today.Plus, in a members-only fourth segment, we take a look at D.C.’s ongoing efforts to fight the rat problem, from special trash cans to birth control and poison. We’re joined by our City Cast D.C. colleagues Marc Fisher and Emma Uber. 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 September 11th episode: ⁠District Bridges⁠ ⁠DC Department of Behavioral Health⁠ ⁠Mosaic Theater Company⁠ ⁠Washington National Opera⁠ ⁠The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University⁠ ⁠Signature Theatre⁠ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.","meta_description":"This week marks 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks: We talk about how that day changed the District. We also talk about Lonnie Bunch’s re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-dc-5592992/episodes/lonnie-bunch-s-retirement-trayon-white-s-jury-and-25-years-since-9-11/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/lonnie-bunch-s-retirement-trayon-white-s-jury-and-25-years-since-9-11.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}