{"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":"Is Amazon Delivering Your Non-Amazon Packages? Plus, Fire Trucks Can’t Fit in Queen Anne","slug":"is-amazon-delivering-your-non-amazon-packages-plus-fire-trucks-can-t-fit-in-queen-anne","published_at":"2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/is-amazon-delivering-your-non-amazon-packages-plus-fire-trucks-can-t-fit-in-queen-anne","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9693510967.mp3?updated=1778285246","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9693510967.mp3?updated=1778285246","summary":"Today on the show, Jane is joined by Seattle Times’ tech reporter Alex Halverson and contributor Ryan Packer to discuss the news that Amazon wants to become a shipping giant like DHL and FedEx, and they also get into the severance being offered by Microsoft to some of its long-time employees. Next, Ryan talks about reporting people being hit by cars and how he recently became a part of his own reporting. Finally, they talk about the news that reduced parking in Queen Anne to allow for the passage of emergency vehicles has some residents up in arms. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 11th episode: Travel Dundee SIFF 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 on the show, Jane is joined by Seattle Times’ tech reporter Alex Halverson and contributor Ryan Packer to discuss the news that Amazon wants to beco…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1933,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/is-amazon-delivering-your-non-amazon-packages-plus-fire-trucks-can-t-fit-in-queen-anne/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/is-amazon-delivering-your-non-amazon-packages-plus-fire-trucks-can-t-fit-in-queen-anne.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}