Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFair Drama: Stolen Posters, Failed Handshake Stunt, and a Doxxed Crop Artist
The 2026 Minnesota State Fair is over, and boy did it have some drama this year! Host Sean McPherson and contributor Tane Danger dig into the most dr…
4 weeks ago
What Would You Do as Mayor? Plus, Winter Coping Strategies
Today, we tackle winter coping mechanisms and ask a rotating cast of contributors: what would you actually do with one day of unchecked mayoral power…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Where Did Pig’s Eye Residents Go? Plus, The Fair Documentary
It’s been about a month since the City of St. Paul closed the Pig’s Eye encampment on Fish Hatchery Road. A new encampment formed on Shepard Road, an…
1 month ago
Cowboy-Hat Feds at the State Fair. Plus, Southside Back in the Day and Cheese Ooze
With the State Fair in full swing, concerns about gang violence have brought a record number of officers to the fairgrounds, and some unexpected fede…
1 month ago
The Adult Store on the Front Lines
Today we’re revisiting an episode wherein a South Minneapolis sex store used their virality and social media reach to fundraise hundreds of thousands…
1 month ago
Best/Worst Foods at the Fair, ‘Revenge’ in Anoka, Oktoberfests
The City Cast team tried foods new and old at the State Fair this week. We defend some eye-brow raisers and muse that you can indeed bring your own w…
1 month ago
Reclaiming Sexist Songs at the Parkway. Plus, Hear Our Version of Tiny Desk
DoRe #MeToo started six years ago, featuring femme performers reclaiming sexist rock songs to fundraise for abortion access. The show returns at the …
1 month, 1 week ago
Meta's $214 Million Minnesota Settlement, St. Paul's Phone-Free Schools, and Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Fair
A massive Meta settlement is sending $214 million to Minnesota. What does that mean for how kids actually experience social media? St. Paul Central P…
1 month, 1 week ago
Where to Poop at the Fair. Plus, 50 Years of Storytelling
Church bells toll at 8:26 a.m. today in remembrance of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church one year ago. Sean talks about the fear and …
1 month, 1 week ago
Two Target Dramas, One Big Mining Ban, and Minneapolis' Lead Pipe Scramble
A racist Halloween costume lands Target in hot water AGAIN and this time teachers are calling for a full boycott. Today we dig into what the apology …
1 month, 1 week ago