{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Philly","slug":"city-cast-philly-5648519","podcast_index_feed_id":5648519,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastphilly","website_url":"https://philly.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/548acad0-133d-11ed-8fed-0728e6be85b1/image/c5aee8b33645aa1f90bbc15e6d136154.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1003,"summary":"City Cast Philly is the daily news podcast about the city you love (and maybe sometimes hate?) and the Philadelphians who are working hard every day to make this place better. Each weekday morning, host Trenae Nuri will chat with people all across Philly’s diverse neighborhoods about issues that matter to you. Whether that’s how do I get the bus to actually stop or how is this city going to keep our kids safe and educated? City Cast Philly is here for it all. It’s that energetic, informative conversation you might overhear at your neighborhood coffee shop. But with City Cast Philly, you’re always welcome to join in. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at philly.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T14:24:52.767111+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519"},"episode":{"title":"Can a Free July 4 Concert Keep You in Philly? Plus, Pension Loophole & SEPTA Housing","slug":"can-a-free-july-4-concert-keep-you-in-philly-plus-pension-loophole-septa-housing","published_at":"2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519/can-a-free-july-4-concert-keep-you-in-philly-plus-pension-loophole-septa-housing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9433050455.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9433050455.mp3","summary":"Are you sticking around for the semiquincentennial celebrations this weekend? Host Trenae Nuri, senior producer Abby Fritz, and Fae Ehsan, a board member of the urbanist group 5th Square Advocacy, make a list of pros and cons to help you decide. Plus, they discuss the couple in City Hall taking advantage of a retirement incentive — without retiring — and the neighborhoods that could get more housing near public transit. Our Tuesday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: Fourth of July travel: Best and worst times to travel in Philly region This Philly City Hall power couple stands to reap up to $750K by briefly retiring — then continuing to work for the city Philly has a new law to boost development around transit. Which neighborhoods will benefit? The Other Way Mayor Parker is Stepping Up for Transit Our newsletter has Philly news & events in your inbox every weekday morning. Call or text us: 215-259-8170 Instagram: @citycastphilly Support our show and get great perks as a City Cast Philly Neighbor: membership.citycast.fm Advertise on the podcast or in the newsletter: citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Four Seasons Philadelphia Brooklyn Bowl Philly Philadelphia Union Arbor","meta_description":"Are you sticking around for the semiquincentennial celebrations this weekend? Host Trenae Nuri, senior producer Abby Fritz, and Fae Ehsan, a board member…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2448,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-philly-5648519/episodes/can-a-free-july-4-concert-keep-you-in-philly-plus-pension-loophole-septa-housing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519/can-a-free-july-4-concert-keep-you-in-philly-plus-pension-loophole-septa-housing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}