{"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":"John Cook House Saved. Plus, Rondo Time Travels Through Roblox","slug":"john-cook-house-saved-plus-rondo-time-travels-through-roblox","published_at":"2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/john-cook-house-saved-plus-rondo-time-travels-through-roblox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9458987483.mp3?updated=1779489536","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9458987483.mp3?updated=1779489536","summary":"We explore the vibrant pulse of the Twin Cities as Memorial Day kicks off our outdoor season. Contributor PaviElle French and Sean share their picks for the week's best events, from Books & Bars at Urban Growler to the meaningful \"Flowers Now\" celebration at Cedar Cultural Center honoring Black arts elders. Then we dive into the \"Rondo-verse,\" an innovative Roblox game that lets players walk through both historic and modern Rondo. Finally, we welcome Recovery Bike Shop's Seth Stattmiller and Elizabeth Richardson to discuss their community effort to save the 137-year-old John Cook House from demolition. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Rondo in Roblox pairs St. Paul time-travel with modern verve (MinnPost) Historic home to change hands (My Northeaster) Cook House (City of Minneapolis) Dilapidated 137-year-old Minneapolis house saved from wrecking ball (Star Tribune) Help Us Save the John Cook House (Recovery Bike Shop) Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Learn more about the sponsors of this May 26th episode: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Project for Pride in Living 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":"We explore the vibrant pulse of the Twin Cities as Memorial Day kicks off our outdoor season. Contributor PaviElle French and Sean share their picks for t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2359,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/john-cook-house-saved-plus-rondo-time-travels-through-roblox/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/john-cook-house-saved-plus-rondo-time-travels-through-roblox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}