{"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":"'Unionbusting' at a Punk Merch Warehouse, and the Aquatennial's Ugly History","slug":"unionbusting-at-a-punk-merch-warehouse-and-the-aquatennial-s-ugly-history","published_at":"2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/unionbusting-at-a-punk-merch-warehouse-and-the-aquatennial-s-ugly-history","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6983694710.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6983694710.mp3","summary":"Workers at the Northeast Minneapolis Kings Road Merch warehouse have provided merch for some of the biggest names in punk music. But after they voted to unionize, parent company Sony Music announced plans to close their warehouse for good. Tim Lunning, a representative from the Kings Road Merch Union, joins the podcast to talk about why he believes Sony's actions amount to unionbusting, and how the workers are fighting back. Later, legendary musician and producer Gary Hines joins the conversation to talk about why he made the decision to pull his Black drum corp, the Sabathanites, out of the Aquatennial parade in the 1960's – and why he eventually returned to the festival in 2010. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: minneapolis punks voted to unionize a merch warehouse. sony music plans to shut it down. (see/saw) Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (PBS) Sabathanites return to Aquatennial (Insight News) Sabathanites Drum Corps (MNopedia) Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Learn more about the sponsors of this July 13th episode: The Cedar Cultural Center Studio J-Bo Twin Cities PBS Minnehaha Falls Art Fair 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":"Workers at the Northeast Minneapolis Kings Road Merch warehouse have provided merch for some of the biggest names in punk music. But after they voted to u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1789,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/unionbusting-at-a-punk-merch-warehouse-and-the-aquatennial-s-ugly-history/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/unionbusting-at-a-punk-merch-warehouse-and-the-aquatennial-s-ugly-history.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}