{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Seattle","slug":"city-cast-seattle-7559094","podcast_index_feed_id":7559094,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CC5731460515","website_url":"https://seattle.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/91f49c46-a3ab-11f0-841e-c36a6e0802bb/image/5e9519878c2f74cf6fd6d34be9c8ca8a.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":159,"summary":"Join Jane C. Hu and the City Cast Seattle team every weekday morning as we explore the most interesting stories about our city. It’s an informative daily podcast for all Seattleites, whether you're a local or new to town. We’ll keep you company while you’re walking the dog around Green Lake, riding the bus through SLU, or stuck in traffic on the West Seattle Bridge. City Cast is like eavesdropping on an illuminating conversation at your neighborhood coffee shop. But there’s no Seattle Freeze here; everyone’s welcome to join in. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at seattle.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T22:17:12.970496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094"},"episode":{"title":"Are You Prepared for The Big One? Plus, the State of Seattle Public Schools","slug":"are-you-prepared-for-the-big-one-plus-the-state-of-seattle-public-schools","published_at":"2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/are-you-prepared-for-the-big-one-plus-the-state-of-seattle-public-schools","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3983787919.mp3?updated=1779239873","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3983787919.mp3?updated=1779239873","summary":"Today on the podcast, Jane C. Hu is joined by Cindi Barker, one of the original founders of Seattle Emergency Hub, to discuss how Seattle communities can prepare for disasters. Then Seattle Times’ education reporter Claire Bryan joins to discuss how new SPS superintendent Ben Shuldiner is doing, his clear passion for education, and his goal to make Seattle Public Schools’ ‘the country’s single greatest urban school district.’ They also discuss learning how to read, screentime, and the ‘wild west’ of AI in schools. City Cast contributor (and parent) Brett Hamil joins with his own questions and one tip for the superintendent. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Travel Dundee King Harvest Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastSeattle on Instagram, or email us at seattle@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 206-880-3931. For more Seattle news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, City Cast Seattle. Support City Cast Seattle by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/seattle Looking to advertise on City Cast Seattle? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.","meta_description":"Today on the podcast, Jane C. Hu is joined by Cindi Barker, one of the original founders of Seattle Emergency Hub, to discuss how Seattle communities can…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2298,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/are-you-prepared-for-the-big-one-plus-the-state-of-seattle-public-schools/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/are-you-prepared-for-the-big-one-plus-the-state-of-seattle-public-schools.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}