{"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":188,"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":"2026-07-20T16:20:54.536495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282"},"episode":{"title":"Ex-Cardamom Workers Allege Retaliation. Plus, Queer Folk Music and MN Tops Another List","slug":"ex-cardamom-workers-allege-retaliation-plus-queer-folk-music-and-mn-tops-another-list","published_at":"2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/ex-cardamom-workers-allege-retaliation-plus-queer-folk-music-and-mn-tops-another-list","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5308930309.mp3?updated=1781125233","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5308930309.mp3?updated=1781125233","summary":"Minnesota was recently named the #1 state in the country for quality of life by the State of the Nation Project, but we came up short in some specific categories. Former employees at Cardamom, the recently-shuttered restaurant inside the Walker Art Center, have filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that DDP Restaurant Group retaliated against them for organizing efforts. Sean is joined by contributor Tane Danger to break down these stories, and local musician Emmy Woods joins the conversation later to talk about an upcoming queer country music concert at the Turf Club. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Minnesota ranked best in country for quality of life (Star Tribune) Minnesota full State of the States Report (State of the Nation) Former employees of Walker Art Center restaurant file labor complaint (Star Tribune) Country Queers Make Do (Turf Club) Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Learn more about the sponsors of this June 11th episode: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Vida y Deportes North Canna - get 30% of your first purchase at northcanna.com 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":"Minnesota was recently named the #1 state in the country for quality of life by the State of the Nation Project, but we came up short in some specific cat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1833,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/ex-cardamom-workers-allege-retaliation-plus-queer-folk-music-and-mn-tops-another-list/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/ex-cardamom-workers-allege-retaliation-plus-queer-folk-music-and-mn-tops-another-list.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}