{"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":"How Much Is a Concert Ticket in Seattle? Plus, Route 8 Gets a Makeover","slug":"how-much-is-a-concert-ticket-in-seattle-plus-route-8-gets-a-makeover","published_at":"2026-04-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/how-much-is-a-concert-ticket-in-seattle-plus-route-8-gets-a-makeover","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://seattle.citycast.fm/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2029395256.mp3?updated=1776989365","summary":"Today on the podcast Ashley is joined by regular contributor Ryan Packer and first-time guest KEXP DJ and co-founder of Timber! Outdoor Music Festival Kevin Sur to talk about the recent monopoly ruling against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the dominance Ticketmaster has over the local music scene, the state of music festivals, and what makes Timber! so unique. Next, Ryan discusses changes coming to bus route 8 that may help shed it of its nickname, “L8”. They also answer a transit related question from Hannah S. Finally, the trio discuss what made them happy this week and their plans for the weekend. There’s a lot going on! Learn more about the sponsors of this April 24th episode: Town Hall Seattle King Harvest Travel Dundee Seattle Restaurant Week 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 Ashley is joined by regular contributor Ryan Packer and first-time guest KEXP DJ and co-founder of Timber! Outdoor Music Festival Kev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1675,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/how-much-is-a-concert-ticket-in-seattle-plus-route-8-gets-a-makeover/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/how-much-is-a-concert-ticket-in-seattle-plus-route-8-gets-a-makeover.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}