{"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":"St. Paul's Right to Repair Fight, Minneapolis Eyes Drones, and a $2 Burger You Need to Know About","slug":"st-paul-s-right-to-repair-fight-minneapolis-eyes-drones-and-a-2-burger-you-need-to-know-about","published_at":"2026-07-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/st-paul-s-right-to-repair-fight-minneapolis-eyes-drones-and-a-2-burger-you-need-to-know-about","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6846055997.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6846055997.mp3","summary":"A St. Paul ballot initiative wants to give renters the power to fix what their landlords won't, so we talked to Cole Hanson, political coordinator for the Safe Homes Saint Paul campaign, to break down how the right-to-repair measure would actually work, who's signing the petitions, and whether a $500 cap is enough to make a real difference. Then, Clint Combs of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder joins to unpack why Minneapolis is considering a drone first-responder pilot program, why activists are raising alarms about the company behind it, the lack of cost transparency, and the fact that it's being tested exclusively on the Northside. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Cole Hanson: St. Paul, give renters the tools to fix what’s broken (Pioneer Press) Minneapolis Considers Drone Pilot Program for North Minneapolis, Activists Push Back (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder) Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Learn more about the sponsors of this July 6th episode: BidFTA Online Auctions Paddle & Portage The Cedar Cultural Center 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":"A St. Paul ballot initiative wants to give renters the power to fix what their landlords won't, so we talked to Cole Hanson, political coordinator for the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/st-paul-s-right-to-repair-fight-minneapolis-eyes-drones-and-a-2-burger-you-need-to-know-about/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/st-paul-s-right-to-repair-fight-minneapolis-eyes-drones-and-a-2-burger-you-need-to-know-about.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}