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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.

Episode Date
Mayor Her Harassment Allegations, Musk Sues MN for AI Porn, and a New Mpls Video Store
Jul 31, 2026
The 12-Year Fight for an Urban Farm. Plus, Free Music at the State Fair
Jul 30, 2026
Who Gets a Permit To Pollute? Plus, 10 Years of Frogtown Radio and Adrian Younge's Favorite TC Records
Jul 29, 2026
George Floyd Square Fist Travels to WI, Party in Rondo, Burned-Down Wells Fargo Transformed
Jul 28, 2026
The Ugly Truth About Encampment Sweeps, West 7th Hipsterification, and Claddagh Coffee at 15
Jul 27, 2026
BWCA Wildfires Update, Bauhaus Returns, and Racoon Wars
Jul 24, 2026
How An Adult Store Raised $1 Million in Mutual Aid
Jul 23, 2026
Are We Safe From Explosive Diarrhea? Plus, Japanese-Peruvian Cuisine
Jul 22, 2026
What Makes Mpls One of the 'Fittest' Cities? Plus, Discover Lake Street Food on Foot
Jul 21, 2026
Flock Tracked This Journalist for Days. Plus, MN's High-Stakes Primary Season, and Free Fishing Lessons
Jul 20, 2026
Hennepin County Attorney Voter Guide, DIY Air Filters, and Retro Boats on Lake Harriet
Jul 17, 2026
Minneapolis Failed Heritage Park Residents. Plus, Eating Sea Salt at Home and Top 5 Beaches
Jul 16, 2026
Whatever Happened to Lizzo? Plus, Feds Release ICE Shooting Evidence, and You All Have a Lot to Say
Jul 15, 2026
How Did the Feds Get Private DMs? Plus, Bike Lane Fight Gets Heated
Jul 14, 2026
'Unionbusting' at a Punk Merch Warehouse, and the Aquatennial's Ugly History
Jul 13, 2026
Top 5 Vintage Shops, Grocery Rave, and Video Stores Are So Back
Jul 10, 2026
'The Cruelty of Nice Folks' in Minneapolis, Minnehaha Art Fair Tips, and Remembering Harry Singh
Jul 09, 2026
Secret Companies Want More Data Centers. Plus, Yacht Club’s Sibling and Close Races
Jul 08, 2026
Don't Sleep On Duluth's Art Scene. Plus, Gaelynn Lea On Her New Memoir
Jul 07, 2026
St. Paul's Right to Repair Fight, Minneapolis Eyes Drones, and a $2 Burger You Need to Know About
Jul 06, 2026
'Your City Could Be Better': Sean Hosts The Ultimate USA Trivia Battle. How Much Do You Know?
Jul 03, 2026
Predatory Housing Scheme, Sean Sherman Decolonizes Food, and Civic Improv
Jul 02, 2026
Keep It Sexy On the River. Plus, Picnic Pro Tips and TC Rookie Mistakes
Jul 01, 2026
Heat Dome Survival Tips, Insider’s Guide to NE, and a Backyard Concert Series
Jun 30, 2026
Can Small Businesses Save Uptown? Plus, Why All-Ages Venues Matter
Jun 29, 2026
Northeast's Brewery Boom Is Fading. Plus, the Future of the Northeast Neighborhoods
Jun 26, 2026
Addiction Treatments in Peril. Plus, Remembering the Summer of ‘76
Jun 25, 2026
Downtown Developers Want Data Centers. Plus, Glassblowing Classes and Riverfront Upgrades
Jun 24, 2026
Where to Get Falafel at 3 a.m. Plus, Off-Leash Dog Parks and Berry Picking
Jun 23, 2026
ICE Is Still Here. Plus, Why Do So Many People Hate the State Flag?
Jun 22, 2026
Biking With the Mpls City Council President. Plus, Free Coffee and Best Buffets
Jun 18, 2026
Feds Use Signal Chats Against Protesters, Porchfest Needs Your Porch, and Free First Ave Tix from the Library
Jun 17, 2026
We Have the Best U.S. Sports Bar. Plus, a Year Without Melissa Hortman, and Immigrant Detentions
Jun 16, 2026
Juneteenth on the Southside, Free Music Festivals, and Har Mar No More
Jun 15, 2026
You Could Get Paid to Take Notes. Plus, R.I.P. 56 Brewing’s Patio 
Jun 12, 2026
Ex-Cardamom Workers Allege Retaliation. Plus, Queer Folk Music and MN Tops Another List
Jun 11, 2026
Is the U of M Slogan Really That Bad? Plus, GR3G Wants to Get Vulnerable
Jun 10, 2026
Best Breakfast Spots and Double Features in the Twin Cities
Jun 09, 2026
Let’s Leash Our Dogs at Minnehaha Park. Plus, Lynx on Top 
Jun 08, 2026
Star Tribune Layoffs, Prince's Secret Cookie, and Indie Music Venues
Jun 05, 2026
Should You Care About Conventions? Plus, Gully Boys and a MN Book Award Author
Jun 04, 2026
To Bike Lane or Not To Bike Lane? Plus, Must-Try Hot Dogs and Summer Pies
Jun 03, 2026
Nonprofit Fraud, Sober Thursdays, and Taco Bell 50k
Jun 02, 2026
ICE's Search Warrant Blunder, Pride Pro Tips, and Reconnecting with MN Food
Jun 01, 2026
Can Activists Finally Close the HERC? Also, Celebrating “Discarded” Women
May 29, 2026
Mpls Police Chief's Epic Downfall. Plus, Sing Purple Rain With 1,000 Strangers
May 28, 2026
Remembering George Floyd, Six Years Later. Plus, Prediction Market Ban
May 27, 2026
John Cook House Saved. Plus, Rondo Time Travels Through Roblox
May 26, 2026
In Defense of TJ’s Parking Lots, Beagles Find Forever Homes, and Netflix’s George Floyd Controversy
May 22, 2026
Who Wins Summer in the USA? Twin Cities Makes Its Case
May 21, 2026
School for Teen Moms Faces Cuts. Plus, ICE Agent Charged and the Art of Clowning
May 20, 2026
Transplant's Guide to the Twin Cities and How Data Centers Could Affect Us
May 19, 2026
Deeply Affordable Housing in Midway. Plus, 28 Years of Free Jazz
May 18, 2026
Off-Camera with St. Paul's Unbanned Influencer Josh Liljenquist
May 15, 2026
Final Push for Gun Violence Bill. Plus, Patio Season is Here
May 14, 2026
Twin Cities Bang-Bangs and TC Gemini's New Season
May 13, 2026
Legislature Might Pass Zero Bills. Plus, the Best Sports Ticket in Town
May 12, 2026
Art-A-Whirl Tips, Mosquito Outlook, and Big Trouble in Little Canada
May 11, 2026
Planning the Perfect Mother's Day. Plus, the State of Mpls and a Horny Turkey
May 08, 2026
MPS’s $21M Accounting Mistake. Plus, the Future of MN Weed
May 07, 2026
Minneapolis is Opening its Doors. Plus, a Northeast Café Fighting Back
May 06, 2026
Are the Twin Cities #1 for Women’s Sports? Plus, What To Buy Right Now at the Farmers Market
May 05, 2026
Don’t Fall For These Scams! Plus, St. Paul's (Un)banned Influencer
May 04, 2026
May Day Strike, Grooming Felony Bill Passes, HCMC Gets $150M
May 01, 2026
Big Tomato Conspiracy, Theater Bag Essentials, and Must-Dos for May
Apr 30, 2026
Rising Xcel Bills, Street Band Fest, and How Would Klobuchar Govern?
Apr 29, 2026
Trash Debate On Fire, Springboard's Next Chapter, and Medicine Meets Art
Apr 28, 2026
Shiny New Lynx Roster. Plus, Celebrating Cinco De Mayo
Apr 27, 2026
No, You Can't Bet On Your Own Election. Plus, Peace Prize for the Black Hart
Apr 24, 2026
The BWCA Mining Ban Is Gone. Now What? Plus, Twin Cities' Cover Band Moment
Apr 23, 2026
These Lawyers Are Still Fighting ICE. Plus, Studbudz Break Up and MN Compass
Apr 22, 2026
Can the State Save HCMC? Also, Pick Up Trash With Us!
Apr 21, 2026
Why did Mpls Ban Bathhouses? Plus, Stoner Xmas
Apr 20, 2026
Will Michelin Help Mpls Restaurants? Plus, 'Intergenerational Healing' through Theater
Apr 17, 2026
Why Are MSP Flights so Expensive? Plus, D&D Turns 52
Apr 16, 2026
This Fish Could Tank an Economy. Plus, Hollywood Beavers
Apr 15, 2026
$6M in Rent Relief. Plus, Beer Buyers and Music Archivers
Apr 14, 2026
Newcomer's Guide to the Twin Cities. Plus, WTF are Data Centers?
Apr 13, 2026
Will MPD Chief Get Another Term? Plus, Rondo Resilience
Apr 10, 2026
'Minnesota's Batman,' HCMC In Trouble, and New Music from jeremy messersmith
Apr 09, 2026
 Falling Loons, Food Deserts, and What New ICE Footage Actually Shows
Apr 08, 2026
Remembering an Iconic MPLS ‘Guncle.’ Plus, George Floyd Square Construction
Apr 07, 2026
The ‘Dirtbag’ Lawyer Helping Immigrants. Plus, St. Paul Art Crawl
Apr 06, 2026
'Your City Could Be Better': Denver’s Bet on a Women’s Soccer Stadium — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities
Apr 05, 2026
The State of Sex Work in the TC. Plus, Best Breakfast Spots
Apr 03, 2026
“Surveillance Pricing” on Groceries? Plus, Your April Guide
Apr 02, 2026
Bob Dylan's (Possibly AI) Patreon. Plus, How Well Do You Know Local Headlines?
Apr 01, 2026
“Free the Nukes”? Plus, An Open Letter to Kristi Noem
Mar 31, 2026
César Chávez Day Repealed. Plus, Minneapolis City Council's 'United Front' Is Over
Mar 30, 2026
Your City Could Be Better': How Austin is Succeeding at Affordable Housing — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities
Mar 29, 2026
Could I-94 Be Better? Plus, “Extra Special Grandmother Energy”
Mar 27, 2026
CVS Is Gone. What's Next? Plus, Our Boss Got Scammed
Mar 26, 2026
How We Became A Trans Refuge State. Plus, the MPS “Doom Loop”
Mar 25, 2026
U of M's Terrible New Slogan, Bones in Lake Superior, and Rebellion Through Poetry
Mar 24, 2026
What’s Right in Public Safety? Plus, Stand With Minnesota
Mar 23, 2026
'Your City Could Be Better': Could a Nevada Brothel Help Redefine Labor Standards Nationwide? — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities
Mar 22, 2026
Urban Farm Breakthrough, Spotlighting Black Creatives, and a Spring "Treat Walk"
Mar 20, 2026
How Secure Are Our Elections? Plus, Fake St. Paul Band (Fake) Dies
Mar 19, 2026
Could City Plowing Be Better? Plus, Top 5 Chicken Wings
Mar 18, 2026
Is Uptown Really Dead? Plus, Where to Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day
Mar 17, 2026
Nekima Levy Armstrong Is Still Boycotting Target
Mar 16, 2026
 ‘Your City Could Be Better’: DC’s Plan To Hold Federal Agents Accountable — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities
Mar 15, 2026
“This Job Sucks” Attorney Runs for Office. Plus, Getting Dumped in Minneapolis and Best Pies
Mar 13, 2026
Did ICE Really "Find" 145,000 Kids? Plus, How First Ave Got Huge and Bussin' Irish Stew
Mar 12, 2026
Minneapolis Loves OnlyFans. Plus, Eagle Watching and Hold Music
Mar 11, 2026
30+ Suburbs Join Forces for ICE Relief, and Small Things To Love About the Twin Cities
Mar 10, 2026
Local Beaver Expert Helps Pixar. Plus, Political Ice Breakers and What to Do This Week
Mar 09, 2026
'Your City Could Be Better': What the Twin Cities Needs To Know About Utah's Controversial 'Homeless Campus' Plan
Mar 08, 2026
MN's Half-Baked Legal Weed Plan. Plus, 'Resist and Unsubscribe', and Twin Cities Wins
Mar 06, 2026
'Loon Pandemonium' and a Concert for Folks Sheltering in Place
Mar 05, 2026
Stories of Mutual Aid, Mining Near the BWCA, Arena Renovations
Mar 04, 2026
Our Biggest Hospital Might Close. Plus, Best Fish Frys in the Twin Cities
Mar 03, 2026
Obi Original Wants You to Dance. Plus, Book Bedazzling and Polar Plunge 5k
Mar 02, 2026
'Your City Could Be Better': What the Twin Cities Needs To Know About Pittsburgh's Plan To Fix Downtown
Mar 01, 2026
Downtown St. Paul Gets an Aldi, Feds Target MN Medicaid, and Snowplow Names
Feb 27, 2026
Frey at State of the Swamp, Writers Assemble, and a Special Dinner
Feb 26, 2026
Shelter Forgives Attackers, and Legalizing Foraging
Feb 25, 2026
Biggest Rent Strike in 100 Years? Plus, Mutual Aid and Weekend Getaways
Feb 24, 2026
Catching Stories, Honoring Black History. Plus, Whipple Open Mic and Skyway 5k
Feb 23, 2026
‘Your City Could Be Better’: What the Twin Cities Needs To Know about Madison's Data Centers Fight
Feb 22, 2026
What's Happening at the Capitol? Plus, Fight Over Alex Pretti Evidence, and Twin Cities Wins
Feb 20, 2026
What It Takes to Sue ICE. Plus, Cash Mobs!
Feb 19, 2026
Living Here On Purpose. Plus, Chief Rondo on ICE
Feb 18, 2026
Giving Twin Cities restaurants some love
Feb 17, 2026
'Your City Could Be Better’: How the Twin Cities Organized. Plus, What Counts As ‘Cold’?
Feb 14, 2026
The End of Operation Metro Surge? Plus, Best/Worst Twin Cities Dates
Feb 13, 2026
A Spicy Legal Meatball and Why Singing Is Anti-Fascist
Feb 12, 2026
Mixtape for Mutual Aid, Indefinite Detentions, and The Power of Gay Bars
Feb 11, 2026
Anti-ICE Blockades, Witness Speaks On ICE Shooting, and Bowling for Love on V-Day
Feb 10, 2026
A Principal on the Front Lines, Plus S’mores, Snowshoes and Music
Feb 09, 2026
The Bargain for ICE Leaving, Schools Sue DHS, Neighbors Save Dog
Feb 06, 2026
Do 700 Less Feds Change Anything? Plus, Young Actors Connect With History
Feb 05, 2026
St. Paul's Kaohly Her Is Not the Quieter Mayor
Feb 04, 2026
ICE in Court, Super Bowl Takeout Picks, and Bruce Visits First Ave
Feb 03, 2026
Tish Jones Writes for This Moment. Plus, Events to Still Enjoy Living Here
Feb 02, 2026
Nur-D On 'Brutal' ICE Detention, Tom Homan Isn’t as Nice as His Suits, and a New Opera
Jan 30, 2026
Potholes and Plowing, Local Protest Songs, and Don't Mess with Rep. Omar
Jan 29, 2026
Bye Bovino, ICE Court Battles, and Corporate Inaction
Jan 28, 2026
Restaurant Turned Field Hospital, Toilet Paper Reviews and James Beard Predictions
Jan 27, 2026
Minnesota Mourns Again, the Symbolism of Whistles, and Culture in a Time of Crisis
Jan 26, 2026
A Day of Strike and Protest in the Twin Cities
Jan 24, 2026
“ICE Out” Day, Church Protesters Arrested, and Be Nice to Snowplows
Jan 23, 2026
Ethics of Protesting in a Church, and Independent Journalists Worth Following
Jan 22, 2026
White House Turns ICE Arrests Into Content and St. Paul Pauses Towing
Jan 21, 2026
Ride-Along With ICE Observers, General Strike Friday, Music as Resistance
Jan 20, 2026
What the Insurrection Act Could Mean for Minnesota
Jan 16, 2026
Leaked ICE Documents, U.S. Attorney Resignations, and Minnesota's 'Black, Bold & Brilliant'
Jan 15, 2026
Trash Burnin’ Machine, MN Sues to Stop ICE, and Where to Decompress
Jan 14, 2026
MN Investigating ICE Shooting, SNAP at Risk (Again), and How To Be a Good Neighbor
Jan 13, 2026
Are Kids Safe From ICE at School? Plus, Dreaming Big for Central Ave
Jan 12, 2026
What Can MN Do About ICE? (with Sen. Doron Clark)
Jan 09, 2026
What We Saw at the ICE Shooting in South MPLS
Jan 08, 2026
Hope Walz Unleashed, Top 5 Chicken Wings, New Album Alert
Jan 07, 2026
Who Will Replace Walz? Plus, Frey Getting a Pet Parrot and Other 2026 Predictions
Jan 06, 2026
What U.S. Cities Will Be Talking About in 2026 (Including the Twin Cities)
Jan 05, 2026
Your Guide to January in the Twin Cities, and Winter Advice from a Minnesotan in Antarctica
Jan 02, 2026
We Watched Minneapolis Doomsday Documentaries So You Don't Have To
Dec 30, 2025
Sorry Twin Cities, You're Being Tracked Everywhere You Go
Dec 29, 2025
Local Gift Guide, Twin Cities Wrapped, and What’s Open on the 25th
Dec 23, 2025
Finding Humor in Dark Times with Lizz Winstead
Dec 22, 2025
MN’s Pagan Roots, Toe-Tapping Opera, Twin Cities Wins
Dec 19, 2025
MN's Top 50 Restaurants, Hating On Holiday Bars, and Helping Hungry Minnesotans
Dec 18, 2025
How Bad is Dating Here? Plus, AI Shopping Chatbots
Dec 17, 2025
African Food Across the Twin Cities, In Defense of Como Zoo, and the Future of George Floyd Square
Dec 16, 2025
Top 5 Local Holiday Songs, Plus Weed Cookies, Moose Balls and Pheasant Egg Rolls
Dec 15, 2025
Trump Sues MPS, MnDOT Won't Name a Snowplow "Abolish ICE," and The Kids Might Be Alright
Dec 12, 2025
Restoring St. Anthony Falls, Winter Fashion, and Pooping Downtown
Dec 11, 2025
ICE Acting Without Warrants, SPPD Accountability, and How To Help Your Neighbors
Dec 10, 2025
Top 5 Movie Theaters, Funeral Home Cocktails, Is Your House Racist?
Dec 09, 2025
How Questionable Claims Led Trump to Attack Somali Minnesotans 
Dec 08, 2025
St. Paul Locks in Budget, 30 Years of Splendid Table, and Honeycrisp Gets a Sequel
Dec 05, 2025
Trump Targets Somali Minnesotans, and the Neo-Nazi AI Cartoon About a Local Lawyer
Dec 04, 2025
We Gotta Kill These Fish. Also, Free Shoveling in Whittier and World AIDS Day
Dec 03, 2025
Top Holiday Markets, 31 Years of Grinch, and Public Radio’s Problem
Dec 02, 2025
Your December Guide and John Munson on Music, Recovery, and Gratitude
Dec 01, 2025
The Must-Buy Gift From Every City Cast City (Including the Twin Cities!)
Nov 26, 2025
Thanksgiving Meal Deals, and How To Set Boundaries at the Table
Nov 25, 2025
Mary Lucia Is Harder to Relate To (And We Love It)
Nov 24, 2025
Would You Take a Robotaxi? Plus, a 'Spicy Medical Meatball,' and TC Wins
Nov 21, 2025
ICE’s New Strategy, Raid in St. Paul, and Give To The Max Day
Nov 20, 2025
'No Contract, No Food' at MSP, Preparing For Winter, and Minnesota-Made Audio Dramas
Nov 19, 2025
Top 5 Movie Theaters, Cocktails in a Funeral Home, and Roof Depot Deadline
Nov 18, 2025
We Watched Minneapolis Doomsday Documentaries so You Don’t Have To
Nov 17, 2025
Oh No, My Weed Drinks! Plus, Assault Weapons Ban and Sesame Latte Joy
Nov 14, 2025
Good News for 2025 Babies and MN’s ‘Golden Age’ of Film
Nov 13, 2025
Beefing with Big Meat, Shutdown Shutting Down, and “Primary Trust” Review
Nov 12, 2025
Teacher Strike Averted, Your House Might Be Racist, and Target's New Forced Smiling Policy
Nov 11, 2025
Sorry Twin Cities, You’re Being Tracked Everywhere You Go
Nov 10, 2025
“Purple Rain” Review, Chi Chi’s 2.0 and Twin Cities Wins
Nov 07, 2025
Election Results, Doctor Strike and Where To Trip in the Twin Cities
Nov 05, 2025
Voting Vibes, Veto-Loving Frey and Big Milk
Nov 05, 2025
How To Vote, Where To Donate Food, and Drones Fighting Forest Fires
Nov 04, 2025
Your Last Minute Election Guide, and More Reasons To Leave the Couch
Nov 03, 2025
Wave of Layoffs, Where To Trick-or-Treat, and Saying Goodbye to Jack Jackman
Oct 31, 2025
We Need More Homes, Restaurants Inside Restaurants, and Rattiest City Ranking
Oct 30, 2025
Uptown Back From the Dead, ICE Updates, and 'Thirsty' Colleges
Oct 29, 2025
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Oct 14, 2025