{"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":"Star Tribune Layoffs, Prince's Secret Cookie, and Indie Music Venues","slug":"star-tribune-layoffs-prince-s-secret-cookie-and-indie-music-venues","published_at":"2026-06-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/star-tribune-layoffs-prince-s-secret-cookie-and-indie-music-venues","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6976311649.mp3?updated=1780611795","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6976311649.mp3?updated=1780611795","summary":"The Minnesota Star Tribune announced that they would be laying off about 15% of their work force, or 65 people. After Racket published the leaked layoff memo from Star Tribune CEO Steve Grove, Sean is joined by Racket co-owners Em Cassel and Jay Boller to talk about what we know so far. Renowned Prince Historian Andrea Swensson also joins the show to share some facts you probably didn't know about the superstar as Sunday marks what would have been his 68th birthday, and local venue operators James Taylor and Josh Cragun talk about the challenges of running an independent music venue in the Twin Cities in the big '26. In a bonus segment only for City Cast Twin Cities Neighbors, the entire city cast staff joins to play a game of \"Hot Dish Hush,\" where they try to get each other to guess common Twin Cities landmarks without saying certain prohibited words. To get bonus segments like this, ad-free listening, and exclusive invites to members-only events, you can sign up to become a Neighbor today. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Read Star Tribune Publisher Steve Grove's Leaked Memo Announcing Dramatic Job Cuts, Updated 'Vision' (Racket) Minnesota Star Tribune cuts jobs and pursues nonprofit ownership structure (Star Tribune) Star Tribune planning job cuts, exploring new ownership model (MPR News) Mpls Police Chief's Epic Downfall. Plus, Sing Purple Rain With 1,000 Strangers (City Cast Twin Cities) Prince Singalong (Paisley Park) NIVA Conference June 7-10 Minneapolis The Cedar Cultural Center Gobo Tickets Learn more about the sponsors of this June 5th episode: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 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…","meta_description":"The Minnesota Star Tribune announced that they would be laying off about 15% of their work force, or 65 people. After Racket published the leaked layoff m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2389,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/star-tribune-layoffs-prince-s-secret-cookie-and-indie-music-venues/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/star-tribune-layoffs-prince-s-secret-cookie-and-indie-music-venues.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}