{"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":"Will MPD Chief Get Another Term? Plus, Rondo Resilience","slug":"will-mpd-chief-get-another-term-plus-rondo-resilience","published_at":"2026-04-10T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/will-mpd-chief-get-another-term-plus-rondo-resilience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3500374673.mp3?updated=1775774309","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3500374673.mp3?updated=1775774309","summary":"The long-vacant Sears near the state Capitol has a new owner, and hopefully soon, a new life. The Rondo Community Land Trust is promising to replace it with a mixed-use space. Listen on to hear how the org is putting land back into community hands. Plus, although Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara was lauded as a changemaker at the start of his term, it’s not clear he’ll get a second. What can he do to survive 22 open misconduct complaints and being $20 million over budget? Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Rondo land trust purchases long-empty St. Paul Sears building (MPR News) How St. Paul Became Home to Minnesota’s First Commercial Community Land Trust (Next City) Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara’s future in the job in doubt (Star Tribune) Learn more about the sponsors of this April 10th episode: Taskrabbit 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":"The long-vacant Sears near the state Capitol has a new owner, and hopefully soon, a new life. The Rondo Community Land Trust is promising to replace it wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-twin-cities-7539282/episodes/will-mpd-chief-get-another-term-plus-rondo-resilience/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/will-mpd-chief-get-another-term-plus-rondo-resilience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}