{"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":"Can Seattle Build a Sustainable Film Industry? Plus, Port Townsend Touches Grass","slug":"can-seattle-build-a-sustainable-film-industry-plus-port-townsend-touches-grass","published_at":"2026-05-07T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/can-seattle-build-a-sustainable-film-industry-plus-port-townsend-touches-grass","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5864090553.mp3?updated=1778113598","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5864090553.mp3?updated=1778113598","summary":"Today, Jane is joined by Contributor Chase Hutchinson and Filmmaker/Seattle Film Commissioner Champ Ensminger to talk about the new commercial initiative being put forward by the Office of Economic Development (read Margo Vansynghel’s piece here) and what it could mean for the future of film production in Seattle. Then, Liam Billingham joins Jane and his brother from another mother to discuss the news that the Port of Port Townsend is quitting social media, and what that means about how we get our info now. Finally, we cut to the Chase and talk Taco Bell Funerals, SIFF, and Zines. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 7th episode: Travel Dundee SIFF King Harvest FRS Clipper 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, Jane is joined by Contributor Chase Hutchinson and Filmmaker/Seattle Film Commissioner Champ Ensminger to talk about the new commercial initiative…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2094,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/can-seattle-build-a-sustainable-film-industry-plus-port-townsend-touches-grass/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/can-seattle-build-a-sustainable-film-industry-plus-port-townsend-touches-grass.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}