{"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":"No, You Can't Bet On Your Own Election. Plus, Peace Prize for the Black Hart","slug":"no-you-can-t-bet-on-your-own-election-plus-peace-prize-for-the-black-hart","published_at":"2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/no-you-can-t-bet-on-your-own-election-plus-peace-prize-for-the-black-hart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8913144561.mp3?updated=1776982608","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8913144561.mp3?updated=1776982608","summary":"It's Friday, so we're celebrating some Twin Cities Wins with vocalist and contributor PaviElle French. We also chat with Wes Burdine, owner of the Black Hart of St. Paul, about a peace prize he was recently awarded by a German soccer club and how he saw the Midway neighborhood stand together during Operation Metro Surge. We also have a bonus segment exclusively for our City Cast Neighbors about our favorite bookstores in the Twin Cities, as this Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. If you're not already a part of our membership program, you can sign up now for bonus content like this and ad-free listening on all of our episodes. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Cornbread’s 99th B-Day Party CONTINUES 4/25 at Hook and Ladder Post Modern Times Update New restaurant selected for Minneapolis space soon-to-be vacated by Owamni (Bring Me The News) Minnesota congressional candidate caught betting on outcome of his election (Star Tribune) Learn more about the sponsors of this April 24th episode: 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":"It's Friday, so we're celebrating some Twin Cities Wins with vocalist and contributor PaviElle French. We also chat with Wes Burdine, owner of the Black H…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1929,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/no-you-can-t-bet-on-your-own-election-plus-peace-prize-for-the-black-hart/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/no-you-can-t-bet-on-your-own-election-plus-peace-prize-for-the-black-hart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}