{"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":"Big Tomato Conspiracy, Theater Bag Essentials, and Must-Dos for May","slug":"big-tomato-conspiracy-theater-bag-essentials-and-must-dos-for-may","published_at":"2026-04-30T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/big-tomato-conspiracy-theater-bag-essentials-and-must-dos-for-may","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1968671668.mp3?updated=1777499921","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1968671668.mp3?updated=1777499921","summary":"We kick off May in the Twin Cities with a curated guide to the month's best activities, including theater recommendations, Cinco de Mayo, and Art-A-Whirl. Sean, Anna and Tane dive into Minnesota Statehood Day traditions and social media controversy over gardening. Then, they open up an overflowing mailbag with listener feedback on everything from Boundary Waters mining to transit dreams, plus ice cream recommendations and Mother's Day planning tips. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: May in the Twin Cities (City Cast) The Wizard of Oz (Children’s Theater) Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (Guthrie Theatre) Minnesota State Capitol's Unique Electrolier (Minnesota Senate Media Services) Mayday Parade Cinco De Mayo on the West Side (West Side Fiestas) Art-A-Whirl Event Website (Art-A-Whirl) Save the BWCA Learn more about the sponsors of this April 30th episode: TaskRabbit Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Minnesota Opera Xcel Energy Minneapolis Institute of Art 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":"We kick off May in the Twin Cities with a curated guide to the month's best activities, including theater recommendations, Cinco de Mayo, and Art-A-Whirl.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/big-tomato-conspiracy-theater-bag-essentials-and-must-dos-for-may/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/big-tomato-conspiracy-theater-bag-essentials-and-must-dos-for-may.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}