{"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":"Hennepin County Attorney Voter Guide, DIY Air Filters, and Retro Boats on Lake Harriet","slug":"hennepin-county-attorney-voter-guide-diy-air-filters-and-retro-boats-on-lake-harriet","published_at":"2026-07-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/hennepin-county-attorney-voter-guide-diy-air-filters-and-retro-boats-on-lake-harriet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC4606975285.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC4606975285.mp3","summary":"It's bad out there, folks. With wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota blanketing the Twin Cities at unprecedented levels, Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota's Climate Adaptation Partnership Seth Spencer is on the show today to give us all some advice on how to stay safe and healthy. Later the team runs down the candidates that you need to know about for the upcoming Hennepin County Attorney primary and celebrates some Twin Cities Wins from the week. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: ⁠Wildfire smoke concentration is now record-setting. Air quality alerts cover most of Minnesota.⁠ (Star Tribune) ⁠Hazardous air quality forecast for much of Minnesota Thursday⁠ (MPR News) ⁠Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday⁠ (NYT) ⁠Stay safe and healthy during bad air days with these DIY air purifiers⁠ (UMN Climate Adaptation Partnership) ⁠Meet Your Hennepin County Attorney⁠ (Sahan Journal) Quiz ⁠Frazier claims labor backing in wide-open Hennepin County Attorney race⁠ (insightnews.com) ⁠Political lawyer Matt Pelikan is third candidate to announce run for Hennepin County Attorney⁠ (Star Tribune) ⁠Twin Cities Retro Boats on Lake Harriet⁠ (KSTP) ⁠Rondo Days⁠ ⁠Recovery Bike Shop⁠ ⁠Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor⁠ Learn more about the sponsors of this July 17th episode: ⁠The Cedar Cultural Center⁠ ⁠Studio J-Bo⁠ ⁠Twin Cities PBS⁠ ⁠Minnehaha Falls Art Fair⁠ 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 news…","meta_description":"It's bad out there, folks. With wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota blanketing the Twin Cities at unprecedented levels, Extension Educator w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2366,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/hennepin-county-attorney-voter-guide-diy-air-filters-and-retro-boats-on-lake-harriet/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/hennepin-county-attorney-voter-guide-diy-air-filters-and-retro-boats-on-lake-harriet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}