City Cast, the trailblazing local media venture, is launching in the Twin Cities, further expanding its nationwide network of daily local podcasts, email newsletters, and social media channels. The City Cast Twin Cities podcast, hosted by local radio legend Sean McPherson, debuts on Oct. 29.
The City Cast Twin Cities podcast will be your new companion as you walk around Lake Nokomis, ride the light rail home from work, or get stuck in traffic on 94. Posted every weekday at 6 a.m., the podcast will feel like eavesdropping on a smart, friendly chat between friends at Cafetto – no Minnesota Nice here, just informed and meaningful real talk, where all are welcome.
From top right: Sean McPherson (Host), Anna Weggel (Executive Producer), Tiffany Bui and Adam Sage (Creative Producers), James Napoli (Audience Development Manager)
The Twin Cities team includes Host Sean McPherson, Executive Producer Anna Weggel, Creative Producers Tiffany Bui and Adam Sage, and Audience Development Manager James Napoli. Each episode they'll be joined by one of seven contributors: Tane Danger, Denzel Belin, PaviElle French, Hans Buetow, Em Cassel, Sam Choo and Winter Keefer.
City Cast Twin Cities contributors from top right: Tane Danger, Denzel Belin, PaviElle French, Hans Buetow, Em Cassel, Sam Choo and Winter Keefer.
And the podcast is just one piece of City Cast Twin Cities. Sean and the team will also celebrate the city on Instagram with daily news updates, memes, and tips on the best donuts and worst intersections in town. City Cast’s daily email newsletter will soon be your essential guide to living better in the Twin Cities, with the headlines you need, the best event calendar around, and extremely unusual real estate listings. You can subscribe to the podcast, newsletter, and social channels – and learn more about the folks behind them – at twincities.citycast.fm.
Listen to the trailer now, and catch us in your podcast feeds on Oct. 29.
About City Cast
City Cast is a trailblazer in local media. A national network of daily local podcasts, newsletters, and social media, City Cast launched in 2021 in Chicago and Denver and has since expanded to 13 cities across the U.S. City Cast is launching two new cities in October 2025, the Twin Cities and Seattle.
In every market, City Cast drives the local conversation with a passionate, informative daily local podcast, an incredibly useful daily email newsletter, and lively social media channels. City Cast has more than 500,000 email subscribers and 200,000 regular listeners across the network, and has won award after award for its podcasts. AdWeek named City Cast and founder and CEO David Plotz their Podcast Innovators of the Year for their groundbreaking efforts in local podcasting.
City Cast was cofounded by CEO David Plotz, the longtime host of the Slate Political Gabfest, former Editor in Chief of Slate, and CEO of Atlas Obscura, and Chief Creative Officer Andi McDaniel, the former Chief Content Officer at WAMU who resides in the Twin Cities and once led digital strategy and innovation at Twin Cities PBS. City Cast is owned by Graham Holdings, the publicly traded conglomerate based in Arlington, Va.
Contact: Executive Producer Anna Weggel, anna.weggel@citycast.fm.
