{"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":"Legislature Might Pass Zero Bills. Plus, the Best Sports Ticket in Town","slug":"legislature-might-pass-zero-bills-plus-the-best-sports-ticket-in-town","published_at":"2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/legislature-might-pass-zero-bills-plus-the-best-sports-ticket-in-town","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1020592268.mp3?updated=1778540042","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1020592268.mp3?updated=1778540042","summary":"The Minnesota Legislature has six days left to get anything done before the May 17th deadline, but with no budget requirement this session, lawmakers might not pass anything significant at all. Host Sean McPherson talks with former DFL state senator Jeff Hayden and Republican lobbyist Brian McDaniel about what's passed, what's still possible, and how leadership is managing the session with a lame-duck governor and a speaker running for governor. Plus, Sean shares why Lynx games are the best sports ticket in the Twin Cities this summer. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Five things to watch heading into the Minnesota Legislature’s final week (Star Tribune) MN Lynx schedule Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Learn more about the sponsors of this May 12th episode: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Northeast Tea House 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":"The Minnesota Legislature has six days left to get anything done before the May 17th deadline, but with no budget requirement this session, lawmakers migh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2311,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/legislature-might-pass-zero-bills-plus-the-best-sports-ticket-in-town/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/legislature-might-pass-zero-bills-plus-the-best-sports-ticket-in-town.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}