{"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":"Does Sound Transit Have Enough Money? Plus, What Data Centers Will Do to Our Electricity Bills","slug":"does-sound-transit-have-enough-money-plus-what-data-centers-will-do-to-our-electricity-bills","published_at":"2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/does-sound-transit-have-enough-money-plus-what-data-centers-will-do-to-our-electricity-bills","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6814988811.mp3?updated=1776127964","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6814988811.mp3?updated=1776127964","summary":"Today on the show, Jane is joined by public information officer for Sound Transit (and king of Numtots) Henry Bendon and contributor Hannah Krieg to chat about the next steps for Sound Transit 3 and when we can expect light rail in West Seattle and Ballard. Then they discuss the news that 5 new data centers have been proposed for Seattle and what that could do to our electricity costs. Finally, they talk about good news and how it turns out that parking on the wrong side of the street is illegal. Please take Sound Transit’s survey here to help them solve their long-term financial challenges. Learn more about the sponsors of this April 14th episode: Washington State Spring Fair Town Hall Seattle 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 show, Jane is joined by public information officer for Sound Transit (and king of Numtots) Henry Bendon and contributor Hannah Krieg to chat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1986,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/does-sound-transit-have-enough-money-plus-what-data-centers-will-do-to-our-electricity-bills/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/does-sound-transit-have-enough-money-plus-what-data-centers-will-do-to-our-electricity-bills.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}