{"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":978,"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":"2026-06-07T06:21:29.534675+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992"},"episode":{"title":"Pinto's 67-Page Hit Job, MAHA on the Mall, and Why DCPS Enrollment Tanked","slug":"pinto-s-67-page-hit-job-maha-on-the-mall-and-why-dcps-enrollment-tanked","published_at":"2026-04-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992/pinto-s-67-page-hit-job-maha-on-the-mall-and-why-dcps-enrollment-tanked","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-dc-5592992","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9834168360.mp3?updated=1776365077","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/412b92/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9834168360.mp3?updated=1776365077","summary":"We’re talking about OPPO-GATE, the baffling turn in the D.C. Congressional Delegate race, where candidate Brooke Pinto has inexplicably posted an entire dossier of dirt about her principal rival…. We’re looking at the plummeting numbers of new students entering DC Public Schools, and what that might say about where the city is headed… Also: There’s a state-fair-themed fair coming to the Mall as part of the America 250 celebrations. And in a member’s only fourth segment, some possibly hot takes about the state of our city. We’ll leave it to you to assess the hotness. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey 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 April 17th episode: Alliance Française Washington DC Window Nation St. Ann's Center for Children, Youth & Families KATSUMI Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE","meta_description":"We’re talking about OPPO-GATE, the baffling turn in the D.C. Congressional Delegate race, where candidate Brooke Pinto has inexplicably posted an entire d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2297,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-dc-5592992/episodes/pinto-s-67-page-hit-job-maha-on-the-mall-and-why-dcps-enrollment-tanked/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/pinto-s-67-page-hit-job-maha-on-the-mall-and-why-dcps-enrollment-tanked.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}