{"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":"Falling Loons, Food Deserts, and What New ICE Footage Actually Shows","slug":"falling-loons-food-deserts-and-what-new-ice-footage-actually-shows","published_at":"2026-04-08T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/falling-loons-food-deserts-and-what-new-ice-footage-actually-shows","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2713820882.mp3?updated=1775595901","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2713820882.mp3?updated=1775595901","summary":"What should you do if you see a loon falling from the sky? You’ll know after listening to this episode, and we’ll explain why Minnesota's state bird sometimes drops from the sky. Plus, the city of Minneapolis quietly released video footage from the night an ICE agent shot a man in North Minneapolis back in January, and it tells a very different story than what the Department of Homeland Security put out. Later, freelance journalist Anya Armentrout joins to talk about her recent story with the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder about why Minnesota ranks seventh worst in the country for grocery store access, which Twin Cities neighborhoods are hit hardest, and the local organizations getting creative to bring food to people who need it most. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Minnesota Loon Rescue: 855-552-1500 Icy air sends loons falling from the sky | MPR News (MPR News) Loons fall from the sky in Wisconsin; late April cold snap to blame (MPR News) Food Deserts Twin Cities Grocery Access Solutions (Spokesman-Recorder) New footage of nonfatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis contradicts agency’s self-defense claims (Star Tribune) Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account (The New York Times) Learn more about the sponsors of this April 8th episode: Taskrabbit 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":"What should you do if you see a loon falling from the sky? You’ll know after listening to this episode, and we’ll explain why Minnesota's state bird somet…","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/falling-loons-food-deserts-and-what-new-ice-footage-actually-shows/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/falling-loons-food-deserts-and-what-new-ice-footage-actually-shows.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}