{"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":"'The Cruelty of Nice Folks' in Minneapolis, Minnehaha Art Fair Tips, and Remembering Harry Singh","slug":"the-cruelty-of-nice-folks-in-minneapolis-minnehaha-art-fair-tips-and-remembering-harry-singh","published_at":"2026-07-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/the-cruelty-of-nice-folks-in-minneapolis-minnehaha-art-fair-tips-and-remembering-harry-singh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9651644596.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9651644596.mp3","summary":"Harry Singh brought previously unheard of levels of spice to Minnesota when he opened his Caribbean restaurant in Minneapolis over 40 years ago, and he was a pillar in the community until passing away peacefully in his home last Friday. On today's episode, Sean and contributor Tane Danger reflect on their experiences with Harry and his food. They also interview Justin Ellis, author of \"The Cruelty of Nice Folks\", about Minneapolis' complicated history and how we tend to fall short of effecting real progressive change in the long run. Later, events manager Nichole Showalter joins the conversation to talk about the upcoming Minnehaha Falls Art Fair, which runs from July 17 through 19. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Twin Cities Caribbean food 'trailblazer' Harry Singh dies at 81 (MPR News) The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America (Harper Collins Publishers) Minnehaha Falls Art Fair (Homespun Events)  Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Learn more about the sponsors of this July 9th episode: ⁠⁠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":"Harry Singh brought previously unheard of levels of spice to Minnesota when he opened his Caribbean restaurant in Minneapolis over 40 years ago, and he wa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2345,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/the-cruelty-of-nice-folks-in-minneapolis-minnehaha-art-fair-tips-and-remembering-harry-singh/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/the-cruelty-of-nice-folks-in-minneapolis-minnehaha-art-fair-tips-and-remembering-harry-singh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}