{"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":"Preschools at Risk, Storm Roster Shakeups, and What To Do This Weekend","slug":"preschools-at-risk-storm-roster-shakeups-and-what-to-do-this-weekend","published_at":"2026-04-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/preschools-at-risk-storm-roster-shakeups-and-what-to-do-this-weekend","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6910445409.mp3?updated=1776392874","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6910445409.mp3?updated=1776392874","summary":"Today on the show, Jane’s learning about threats to Seattle’s co-op preschool system from parent educator and developmental psychologist Dr. Jharman Lightner. Will our leaders intervene in time to save the program? Plus, sports journalist Maggie Mertens from The Forecast and contributor Marcus Harrison Green break down some big changes to the Storm’s roster. And Jane has some ideas for how to spend your weekend. And if you’re a City Cast Seattle Neighbor, you get to enjoy a bonus segment from the team about some controversial changes coming to Golden Gardens this summer. Join our membership program today to get this exclusive bonus conversation! Become a member: membership.citycast.fm/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. 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’s learning about threats to Seattle’s co-op preschool system from parent educator and developmental psychologist Dr. Jharman Light…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1907,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/preschools-at-risk-storm-roster-shakeups-and-what-to-do-this-weekend/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/preschools-at-risk-storm-roster-shakeups-and-what-to-do-this-weekend.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}