{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Madison","slug":"city-cast-madison-5852148","podcast_index_feed_id":5852148,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastmadison","website_url":"https://madison.citycast.fm","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b92b01d0-5a00-11ed-a981-d3488513eddd/image/27e17cfe51539e23fc76ea243d3f5573.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":857,"summary":"Join the City Cast Madison team every weekday morning for can’t-miss conversations about what’s happening in Madison, with a dose of local news to keep you up to speed. Host Bianca Martin collects people wherever she goes, like an endless conga line. She peers into our city’s soul with a journalist’s skepticism and an optimist’s heart. Whether you’re an OG Madisonian or a newcomer, all neighbors are welcome here. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter, at madison.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148"},"episode":{"title":"Center for Black Excellence and Culture Opens, Plus Park Street & Gov's Race Updates","slug":"center-for-black-excellence-and-culture-opens-plus-park-street-gov-s-race-updates","published_at":"2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148/center-for-black-excellence-and-culture-opens-plus-park-street-gov-s-race-updates","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8443981810.mp3?updated=1778192813","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8443981810.mp3?updated=1778192813","summary":"On Wednesday, the long-awaited Center for Black Excellence and Culture opened to the public. The 37,000-square-foot building on West Badger Road is designed to be a multipurpose space that will host live events, youth and elder programming, health programming, and more. Host Bianca Martin was there, and she tells executive producer Hayley Sperling and newsletter editor Rob Thomas all about it. Plus, we react to the news of brewery owner Kirk Bangstad joining the governor’s race, and the latest in addressing safety on Park Street. And exclusively for our Neighbors, we give our takes on a proposed downtown curfew for youth. Mentioned on the show: FBI interviews Kirk Bangstad [WPR]Hundreds of drivers cited on Park Street [CapTimes] Sneak Peak in the Center for Black Excellence and Culture [CapTimes] 👋 Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We’re also on Instagram! 📧 You can get more Madison news delivered right to your inbox by subscribing to the City Cast Madison morning newsletter. 🏠 Get more from City Cast Madison when you become a City Cast Madison Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events, and more. Join the City Cast Madison Neighbors program! Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 8th episode: Oak Bank - Do you have questions for Oak Bank? Submit them HERE.","meta_description":"On Wednesday, the long-awaited Center for Black Excellence and Culture opened to the public. The 37,000-square-foot building on West Badger Road is design…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2003,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-madison-5852148/episodes/center-for-black-excellence-and-culture-opens-plus-park-street-gov-s-race-updates/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148/center-for-black-excellence-and-culture-opens-plus-park-street-gov-s-race-updates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}