{"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":"Don’t Fall For These Scams! Plus, St. Paul's (Un)banned Influencer","slug":"don-t-fall-for-these-scams-plus-st-paul-s-un-banned-influencer","published_at":"2026-05-04T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/don-t-fall-for-these-scams-plus-st-paul-s-un-banned-influencer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC7682020062.mp3?updated=1777667813","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC7682020062.mp3?updated=1777667813","summary":"Take heed as we dig into the world of scams with contributors sharing their own tales of getting duped, from garage door schemes to fake e-vites to the classic \"car got towed\" con. Then Axios reporter Kyle Stokes breaks down the messy saga of TikTok star Josh Liljenquist, who was banned from St. Paul parks for allegedly exploiting homeless encampment residents for content, only to have the ban reversed six days later. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: St. Paul parks ban TikTok star who gives to homeless people (Axios) St. Paul lifts park ban on TikToker Josh Liljenquist (Axios) Learn more about the sponsors of this May 4th episode: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 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":"Take heed as we dig into the world of scams with contributors sharing their own tales of getting duped, from garage door schemes to fake e-vites to the cl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2328,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/don-t-fall-for-these-scams-plus-st-paul-s-un-banned-influencer/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/don-t-fall-for-these-scams-plus-st-paul-s-un-banned-influencer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}