{"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":"What's Actually Free at the Free Library of Philadelphia? {Sponsored}","slug":"what-s-actually-free-at-the-free-library-of-philadelphia-sponsored","published_at":"2026-04-21T14:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519/what-s-actually-free-at-the-free-library-of-philadelphia-sponsored","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-philly-5648519","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC7157316011.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC7157316011.mp3","summary":"As Philadelphians feel the squeeze of rising costs, the Free Library of Philadelphia is offering something that's always been free, and it's a lot more than books. In this sponsored bonus episode, Trenae talks with Kelly Richards, President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, about how the library serves as the city's \"people's university.\" From computers and job certification prep to professional headshots, language learning, and even borrowing musical instruments, Kelly walks through the resources available at no cost to every Philadelphian. They also get into rare historical collections, a live beehive, expanded branch hours, and what's coming up this summer, including Philly 250, Summer Quest, and a Franklin Institute partnership on the science of soccer. Thank you for listening to this special bonus Sponsored Episode by The Free Library of Philadelphia. To learn about this episode sponsor visit freelibrary.org","meta_description":"As Philadelphians feel the squeeze of rising costs, the Free Library of Philadelphia is offering something that's always been free, and it's a lot more th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-philly-5648519/episodes/what-s-actually-free-at-the-free-library-of-philadelphia-sponsored/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/what-s-actually-free-at-the-free-library-of-philadelphia-sponsored.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}