{"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 Seattle the Quiet Engine of the U.S. War Effort? Plus, Library Levy Amendments","slug":"is-seattle-the-quiet-engine-of-the-u-s-war-effort-plus-library-levy-amendments","published_at":"2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/is-seattle-the-quiet-engine-of-the-u-s-war-effort-plus-library-levy-amendments","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3501239310.mp3?updated=1775782218","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3501239310.mp3?updated=1775782218","summary":"Today on the show, Jane is joined by contributor (and Elvish speaker) Marcus Harrison Green and creative producer (and Orc) Liam Billingham to discuss what the actual cost of the $470 million library levy will be for homeowners. Then they talk about the GeekWire piece about Anduril, the defense company that is quietly building drone ships on the ship canal, and its eccentric owner, Palmer Luckey, who seems to love Lord of the Rings. Finally, they give their recs for their weekend and say ‘farewell and be well.’ But that’s not all! If you’re a City Cast Seattle Neighbor, you get a nifty bonus segment today where Sam, Liam, and Jane talk about that 747 parked between two buildings in South Lake Union and how it might be a movie star. Learn more about the sponsors of this April 10th episode: Washington State Spring Fair Town Hall Seattle 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 contributor (and Elvish speaker) Marcus Harrison Green and creative producer (and Orc) Liam Billingham to discuss wha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1951,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/is-seattle-the-quiet-engine-of-the-u-s-war-effort-plus-library-levy-amendments/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-seattle-the-quiet-engine-of-the-u-s-war-effort-plus-library-levy-amendments.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}