{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Pittsburgh","slug":"city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991","podcast_index_feed_id":4712991,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastpittsburgh","website_url":"https://pittsburgh.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/08ca3b06-5df5-11ec-bca0-7b688233f2b7/image/7edb638a5263471e7b224efa1ff18b6b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1112,"summary":"Join Megan Harris and the City Cast Pittsburgh team every weekday morning for a fast-paced daily news podcast that will get you talking and make you question what’s going on here in Western Pennsylvania. City Cast Pittsburgh is a smart new way to connect with neighbors in the Steel City you know and love. Add us to your feeds and subscribe to our daily newsletter, at pittsburgh.citycast.fm.today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:53.031972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991"},"episode":{"title":"Meatball Mergers, PennDOT Hellscapes & Emmy Noms for ‘The Pitt’","slug":"meatball-mergers-penndot-hellscapes-emmy-noms-for-the-pitt","published_at":"2026-07-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991/meatball-mergers-penndot-hellscapes-emmy-noms-for-the-pitt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3823281617.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3823281617.mp3","summary":"Part of the Parkway East is closing tonight so PennDot can explode the old Commercial Street Bridge and slide a new one in its place. Traffic will be a nightmare and \"demons shall walk the earth,\" but at least we can watch it on a live stream! Host Megan Harris, executive producer Mallory Falk, and contributor and City Paper managing editor Colin Williams explain how, exactly, you move a giant bridge, share what snacks we'd bring to a demolition viewing party, and warn you about even more road closures up I-79. Then Colin gets his soapbox moment about why more Western PA municipalities should consider consolidating. Finally, we dig into the controversy over a Pride display at the Monroeville Public Library and celebrate 'The Pitt' getting more Emmy noms than any other show this season. And in today's members-only bonus segment, we're sending off our incredible senior newsletter editor, Francesca Dabecco.  Notes and references from today’s show: PODCAST: Your City Could Be Better [YouTube] PODCAST: Why Pittsburgh is Giving Rent Discounts Downtown. Plus, Why Local Sports Matter [Apple Podcasts] Here's how PennDOT is going to move the new Commercial Street Bridge into place on the Parkway East [KDKA] PennDOT to livestream Parkway East bridge demolition and replacement [TribLive] Interstate 79 Wexford Interchange Phase Change and Restrictions Thursday Night in Allegheny County [PennDOT] Mars Borough leaders approve merger ordinance with Adams Township [KDKA] So much fragmentation [Public Source] Boldly going to the Duquesne Club and Rivers Club, where few but rich white men had once gone before [City Paper] Monroeville turns out in force to spar over library’s Pride display removal [City Paper] Henry L. Hillman Foundation becomes latest nonprofit to donate to Pittsbur…","meta_description":"Part of the Parkway East is closing tonight so PennDot can explode the old Commercial Street Bridge and slide a new one in its place. Traffic will be a ni…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991/episodes/meatball-mergers-penndot-hellscapes-emmy-noms-for-the-pitt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991/meatball-mergers-penndot-hellscapes-emmy-noms-for-the-pitt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}