{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Twin Cities","slug":"city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","podcast_index_feed_id":7539282,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CC7003452906","website_url":"https://twincities.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/308d746e-a3ab-11f0-a04a-97d3c92185f4/image/9b2ebe576ab440a4c86510692cc8ece7.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":161,"summary":"Join Sean McPherson and the City Cast Twin Cities team every weekday morning as we bring you the day's conversations about life in the Twin Cities. With our cast of journalists, activists, experts and residents, we celebrate our wins with beaming pride, critique our shortcomings with the attention of a seed art judge and mutter “that’s interesting” for anything in between. Alongside our daily newsletter, we put the spotlight on the news and culture of the Twin Cities from every perspective we can find – including yours. It’s like a potluck where everyone’s invited and no one brings grape salad. So whether you've been here long enough to remember the Halloween blizzard of 1991, or you just bought your first winter coat, bring your dish over and let's talk. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at ⁠twincities.citycast.fm⁠.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:49.495199+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282"},"episode":{"title":"$6M in Rent Relief. Plus, Beer Buyers and Music Archivers","slug":"6m-in-rent-relief-plus-beer-buyers-and-music-archivers","published_at":"2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/6m-in-rent-relief-plus-beer-buyers-and-music-archivers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6081400569.mp3?updated=1776117650","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6081400569.mp3?updated=1776117650","summary":"Who picks the beer at your local liquor store? Racket did a story focusing on the local superstar tastemakers and what they’re looking for. Talk about a cool job. Minneapolis is finally making rental assistance available to residents, we’ll tell you what you need to know. Plus, the Minnesota Music Archive Project is on a mission to preserve all of our music, not just the biggies. Executive Director Mitch Thompson shares why he’s excited to keep local legacy alive in the age of algorithms. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Become a City Cast Neighbor! Meet the Guys Who Decide What Beers Appear at Your Local Liquor Store (Racket) Latino-led nonprofit CLUES is ready to be part of the solution to post-Metro Surge housing crisis (MinnPost) Minneapolis set to launch $6 million in post-surge rental assistance (Sahan Journal) St. Paul will open two-day window to apply for emergency rental assistance (Sahan Journal) Emergency Rent Assistance Program (St. Paul) Learn more about the sponsors of this April 14th episode: Minneapolis Institute of Art Berlin Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastTwinCities on Instagram, or email us at twincities@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 612-217-0637. For more Twin Cities news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, City Cast Twin Cities. Looking to advertise on City Cast Twin Cities? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.","meta_description":"Who picks the beer at your local liquor store? Racket did a story focusing on the local superstar tastemakers and what they’re looking for. Talk about a c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/6m-in-rent-relief-plus-beer-buyers-and-music-archivers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/6m-in-rent-relief-plus-beer-buyers-and-music-archivers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}