{"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/3442a071c6e0181b9d7ef6a1dbd75f33.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":950,"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":"2026-09-16T16:22:42.257349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148"},"episode":{"title":"‘Your City Could Be Better’: How Nashville Is Beating Flock — Presented By City Cast Madison","slug":"your-city-could-be-better-how-nashville-is-beating-flock-presented-by-city-cast-madison","published_at":"2026-09-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148/your-city-could-be-better-how-nashville-is-beating-flock-presented-by-city-cast-madison","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-madison-5852148","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9444052284.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9444052284.mp3","summary":"Do you know what kind of surveillance technology is being used in Madison? In Nashville, the city government has blocked numerous measures to install and use it. From license plate readers to drone cameras, the technology is routinely rejected by the Metro Council and mayor, and locals are somewhat split on if that’s for the better. City Cast Nashville host Rachel Iacovone joins “Your City Could Be Better” to walk through all the measures that the Nashville government has reviewed and rejected, why people have reason to fear the tech, and what the city may lose by saying no to surveillance. Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!  We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.","meta_description":"Do you know what kind of surveillance technology is being used in Madison? In Nashville, the city government has blocked numerous measures to install and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-madison-5852148/episodes/your-city-could-be-better-how-nashville-is-beating-flock-presented-by-city-cast-madison/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/your-city-could-be-better-how-nashville-is-beating-flock-presented-by-city-cast-madison.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}