{"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":"Feds Use Signal Chats Against Protesters, Porchfest Needs Your Porch, and Free First Ave Tix from the Library","slug":"feds-use-signal-chats-against-protesters-porchfest-needs-your-porch-and-free-first-ave-tix-from-the-library","published_at":"2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/feds-use-signal-chats-against-protesters-porchfest-needs-your-porch-and-free-first-ave-tix-from-the-library","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3429154352.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3429154352.mp3","summary":"Federal prosecutors announce charges against people connected to anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis, and the indictment may have implications far beyond the defendants. We dig into what happened at the DOJ press conference, what's in the indictment, and what community members are already doing to respond. Plus, Lisa Martelly joins to make the case for signing up your porch for Uptown Porchfest, and Hennepin County Library Director Scott Duimstra and St. Paul Public Library Deputy Director Rebecca Ryan reveal just how much you can do with a library card – from state park passes to live music to a vinyl listening room. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Live: Federal prosecutors to announce charges against anti-ICE demonstrators (Star Tribune) Read the federal indictment National Lawyer's Guild Minnesota Hotline: 612-444-2654 First Defense Hotline: 612-200-0844 Can You Be Arrested for Posting ICE Locations Online? (CTM Legal Group) Uptown Porchfest Kingfield Porchfest smART Pass (available to all Twin Cities metro area library card holders) Become a City Cast Twin Cities NeighborOur Week-Long Residency at Pilllar Forum Learn more about the sponsors of this June 17th episode: Make Music Madison 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":"Federal prosecutors announce charges against people connected to anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis, and the indictment may have implications far beyo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2516,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/feds-use-signal-chats-against-protesters-porchfest-needs-your-porch-and-free-first-ave-tix-from-the-library/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/feds-use-signal-chats-against-protesters-porchfest-needs-your-porch-and-free-first-ave-tix-from-the-library.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}