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City Cast Madison

Join the City Cast Madison team every weekday morning for can’t-miss conversations about what’s happening in Madison, with a dose of local news to keep you up to speed. On City Cast Madison, host Bianca Martin collects people wherever she goes, like an endless conga line. She peers into our city’s soul with a journalist’s skepticism and an optimist’s heart. Whether you’re an OG Madisonian or a newcomer, all neighbors are welcome here. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter, Madison

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20:59

New Election Center, Madison Halloween Costumes and...

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/27

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling discuss the plan to turn the old Ale Asylum brewery into a new elections center. Plus, we’ve got a few ideas for Madison-themed Halloween costumes. And Slate’s Political Gabfest was in town to for a live podcast taping with Governor Evers. Mentioned on the show: Dane County wants Ale Asylum building for new elections center [Wisconsin State Journal] How to Have a Madison Halloween [Madison

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21:30

Why Wisconsin Loves Supper Clubs

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/26

Supper clubs are a Wisconsin staple. Whether it’s the overflowing relish tray at Tornado Steakhouse or the American cheese-laden hash browns at Toby’s, supper clubs have always brought cozy vibes and enormous portions to the Madison culinary scene. But what makes a place a true supper club? And who gets to claim the title of best supper club in Madison? Molly Stentz speaks with Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians about the best of this distinctively Wisconsin dining tradition. 🍽️ Join us

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22:50

Rep. Pocan on What the Mess in Congress Means for Us

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/25

Congress ain’t working so well right now. The House of Representatives is without a speaker for the longest time in U.S. history. We’re weeks away from the government shutting down. All while the U.S. is playing a major role in the war in Gaza. And there’s still a war in Ukraine. Mark Pocan is the Madison area’s representative in Congress. Dylan Brogan caught up with him from his office in D.C. to learn what all these crises mean for us. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at

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20:20

Why Is Madison’s Budget So Tight?

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/24

The Madison area has seen strong economic growth this year. Construction cranes abound. Housing prices have soared. Unemployment is low. We’re the fastest growing part of the state. You might think we’d be sitting pretty when it comes to city services. But according to Madison Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke, things are tighter than you’d think. City expenses are going up faster than the city’s ability to raise money. The last of the federal COVID aid is helping plug some budget holes for 2024,

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22:43

Madison’s Most Haunted Places

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/23

Madison has its fair share of poltergeists, lingering spirits, and maybe even a few lake monsters. You just need to know where to look. Bianca Martin learns more about Madison’s scary side with Lisa Von Buskirk and Mike Huberty from Madison Ghost Walks. Mentioned on the show: 🎃 Downtown Madison Family Halloween — Wednesday, Oct. 25 👻 Warner Park Community Recreation Center Family Fun Night — Friday, Oct. 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:24

Madison Public Market Lives, UW Raises Stalled, and...

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/20

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling recap how the Madison Public Market may get built after all. We also discuss how raises for thousands of university employees are the latest cudgel in the fight between the state legislature and UW. Plus, sometimes you just need to cry in public. And if you’ve got a Madison-themed Halloween costume in the works, we need to hear about it! Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email

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21:40

How Madison Can Get Better School Lunches

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/19

According to UW-Madison professor Jennifer Gaddis, most kids don’t eat school lunch in Madison. She studies school lunch programs across the country, including ours. It’s a problem because kids need healthy food to grow and learn. But Madison schools don’t have the kitchens, staff or money to make fresh meals from scratch every day. And last year, complaints piled in about the food. How did school lunches get so bad? How do we make them better? Dylan Brogan sits down with Jennifer to learn what can

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24:02

Lawsuit Seeks to Toss Wisconsin School Choice Program

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/18

The first school choice program in Wisconsin was created more than thirty years ago - and it’s been fought over ever since. If you’d rather send your kid to a private school than your local public school, and you have a low income, the state will pay for it. It started out as an experimental pilot program and now pays for more than 50,000 private school students. A new lawsuit by Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad claims it’s unconstitutional because it’s depriving public schools of

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22:15

What Should Madison Do With Dangerous Dogs?

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/17

Madison journalist Bill Lueders learned first-hand what happens to dogs who attack. His dog Stella was attacked by a neighborhood pit bull left to roam. What followed was an investigation by the public health department that, months later, is still open. What Bill learned is that public health will investigate, but there are no easy answers. Meanwhile, the dog can attack again. Dylan Brogan gets the story from Bill Lueders. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or

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22:23

Why Madison’s Crisis Response Team Is Working

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/16

Madison started the CARES, or Community Alternative Response Emergency Services, program in 2021 after a wave of protests and a series of deaths. Paramedics and crisis workers now respond to non-violent 911 calls in Madison, rather than police officers. Two years and thousands of calls later, the program seems to be working. But it’s not staffed on nights and weekends and it’s only available within city limits. It could become 24/7 and serve the Madison suburbs under proposals before the Madison

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23:30

Madison School Enrollment Up, UW System Rebrands,...

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/13

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling talk about Madison schools gaining more kids this year, the UW system’s sudden rebrand, and how Madison residents are dealing with the war in the Middle East after a week of escalating conflict. Mentioned on the show: 🎒 Madison schools see surprise enrollment increase [Cap Times] 🏫 The University of Wisconsin System rebrands as the 'Universities of Wisconsin' [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] 💔

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19:13

The Restaurant Preserving Wisconsin’s Dairy Legacy

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/12

Seven Acre Dairy is many things - a cafe, a restaurant, a hotel, a butter plant. But if you talk to founder Nic Mink, it’s also a place for restoration. He renovated a shuttered old butter plant in Paoli, Wisconsin, a small community about twenty minutes from downtown Madison. It’s drawing neighbors near and far to enjoy locally-made butter, soft serve ice cream and a farm-to-table restaurant. It sits along the banks of the Sugar River, nestled among a savanna with oak trees older than the state

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23:05

Here’s Who’s Coming to the WI Book Festival This Year

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/11

More than 60 authors, from the nationally famous to the locally beloved (and sometimes both!), are speaking in Madison next week. It’s Madison’s largest celebration of books, and it’s free. This year, most events are in person and take place at the Madison Public Library, at UW Madison and at venues across the city. We speak with Jane Rotonda, the new book fest director, about why you should be there. 📚 The Wisconsin Book Festival runs from October 19 - 22. Get details about all events. See the

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20:07

There's a $2M Pipe Organ in Madison and You Should...

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/10

There’s a giant among us and it lives at the Overture Center for the Arts. It’s a 30-ton pipe organ. It cost more than two million dollars, contains more than 4,000 pipes and is used in performances ranging from Latin Jazz to Bach to collaborations with the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble. The man who knows it best is Greg Zelek, the principal organist for the Madison Symphony Orchestra. He’s the curator of the Overture Concert Organ, and he oversees all of the orchestra’s organ programming. If you caught

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20:30

Lawmakers Threaten to Impeach Elections Official and...

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/06

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. And this week’s theme is executive power. Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz reflect on Dane County Executive Joe Parisi’s legacy. After more than a dozen years at the helm of Wisconsin’s second largest county, he’s announced he’ll retire in May. And we examine the attempt to impeach the head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Meagan Wolfe. Read more: 🗳️ Dane County Executive Joe Parisi to retire next year, setting up a special election

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20:51

End of an Era for Iconic Willy St Bakery

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/05

Nature’s Bakery, an iconic Madison institution, has closed. The ovens went quiet, the brick building on Willy Street has been sold, the workers who owned the business have left. First opened in 1970, the bakery was known for its whole grain breads, handmade granola, natural ingredients and co-operative business model. The business weathered a half-century of change in Madison, but quietly shuttered in September. Tessa Echeverria was a worker-owner of the business for eight years and is now on its

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18:44

Why Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Focused on Heath Care

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/04

We’ve narrowly avoided a shutdown of the federal government, after Congress passed new funding through mid-November. Meanwhile, the legislating goes on. In DC, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin has been focused on health care. She’s been trying to fund the new national suicide hotline, attempting to get the federal government to collect data on sexual orientation, and pushing for help for childcare providers. We caught up with Senator Baldwin in late September. Read more: 988 Suicide &

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18:15

What Books Are Being Challenged in Dane County

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/03

Librarians are worried. The American Library Association has been compiling data about censorship in libraries for the past 20 years and says attempts to ban books are at an all time high. Dane County Library Service director Tracy Herold has seen it happen here. Today’s challenges look less like a demand for an outright ban from a single group, and more like anonymous social media chatter stirring up controversy about a library, its staff and its books. So this week, Dane County libraries are

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18:31

Madison's Guide to Legal Weed

City Cast Madison ·

2023/10/02

Illinois, Michigan, and recently Minnesota have all legalized recreational cannabis. Efforts to do so in Wisconsin have gone nowhere in the state Legislature. Even so, Madison is seeing an increasing number of stores selling CBD, Delta-8 THC, and other legal cannabinoids — some of which produce the same euphoric high as the recreational weed that’s illegal in our state. We spoke with Alan Robinson, cannabis activist and co-founder of Herbal Aspects, to help us understand this confusing state of

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13:30

Future of Affirmative Action at UW-Madison and Mister...

City Cast Madison ·

2023/09/29

City Cast Madison’s Dylan Brogan and Bianca Martin round up the news this week. UW-Madison says it’s continuing diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives but is letting a student group do the talking. And Madison names a new accessible playground after the late activist Jeff Erlanger. Also mentioned on the show: 📚 Panel Discussion: Intellectual Freedom in the Face of Censorship Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We’re also on

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