{"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":905,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519"},"episode":{"title":"Caretakers of Philly's Vacant Lots Unionize to Fight Development","slug":"caretakers-of-philly-s-vacant-lots-unionize-to-fight-development","published_at":"2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519/caretakers-of-philly-s-vacant-lots-unionize-to-fight-development","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1362431629.mp3?updated=1776724726","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1362431629.mp3?updated=1776724726","summary":"Philadelphians are spending their own time and resources to maintain vacant and neglected land in their neighborhoods. These vacant lots can become community gathering spaces, such as gardens and playgrounds, thanks to the stewardship of these neighbors. Then the owners of the lots can take them back when they want to build. Host Trenae Nuri speaks with Ryan Gittler-Muñiz, land security organizer for Iglesias Garden and organizer of the Philadelphia Land Stewards Union, about the new union and how it's pushing for people who live around vacant land to have a say in what happens to it. 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: City Fitness Women Against Abuse Free Library of Philadelphia","meta_description":"Philadelphians are spending their own time and resources to maintain vacant and neglected land in their neighborhoods. These vacant lots can become commun…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-philly-5648519/episodes/caretakers-of-philly-s-vacant-lots-unionize-to-fight-development/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/caretakers-of-philly-s-vacant-lots-unionize-to-fight-development.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}