City Cast DC

City Cast is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed. Washingtonians are gritty, proud, and resilient — necessary qualities for a community facing issues that range from an affordability crisis to the fight for statehood to the movement for racial justice… and useful qualities for a region full of whip-smart people, dynamic culture, and constant change. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it. Every weekday morning, our hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd will engage people from all over the eight wards in conversation about DC’s crises and its beauty, both literal and figurative. It’ll have the feel of eavesdropping on an energetic and informative coffee shop chat, except that with City Cast DC, consider this your official invitation to listen in.
Love Citycast!
Feb 28
They do a great job at covering local news and stories and mixing in events that are happening. Love the pod and the newsletter!
Great local coverage
Mar 16
I’m a pretty new listener but have really enjoyed breakdowns of hyper-local issues (like the impact of congress’ budget cuts to dc residents specifically). However they push so many other podcasts into my feed that I’ve considered unsubscribing… a one off highlight of another pod is fine but the *same* other podcasts show up constantly, which is very annoying.
Hyperlocal News You Can Use
Feb 26
City Cast DC is such a great resource to stay up to date with what’s going on in the region. It’s refreshing and informative.
Great local insight and news
Feb 20
Really love this podcast and mostly get the dc local vibe feel. Great show to listen if you live here
Always a Fun Listen
10/21/2024
Recently found this podcast & have been really enjoying the wide range of topics pertinent to DC residents!
Love the Podcast Overall
Feb 12
I was looking so long for a podcast that would just keep me up to date on the goings on in DC. I love this city, but I know so little about local news because I don’t watch TV and all my other news podcasts are national. This podcast is great and hyper focused, though I could use less conversation about bars. I understand bars are important for those who drink, but alcohol consumption is going down. Can we find other places to socialize? So if I like this podcast so much, why the 2 stars? All the OTHER podcasts that get shoveled into my feed! It’s bad enough that I have to listen to ads, but now I’m subjected to a few hours’ worth of extra stuff I really don’t want to listen to. It might even be worth paying them for a subscription if it will stop those extra downloads.
Citycast is the best
03/11/2024
Citycast has made me feel so much more connected to DC. It’s an easy way to get up on the most important and interesting issues facing the city. I recommend the newsletter, too.
Wrong view on amplified noise
09/29/2024
City Cast DC inexplicably takes a hostile approach against residents, withers, and other tax payers suffering from excessively amplified noise.
Upper-Middle Class Transplant Radio
03/26/2024
Looking for lukewarm takes from upper middle class 40 year old executives regurgitated through their hip local mouthpiec- er, “reporters”? Want hard hitting conversation on mundane social issues that don’t really effect you because you have real problems? This is the show for you!
The show should stick to promoting events
02/26/2024
The show’s coverage of crime and the crime epidemic has been a strange combination of superficial yet concerned. It’s largely amounted to reporting about how crime makes people feel rather than spending the time to carefully understand what is going on and what can be done about it. I think the show is really in touch with DC yuppies’ senses of adventure and city romanticism, but should leave the politics reporting to more qualified and better resourced outlets.
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- CreatorCity Cast
- Years Active2022 - 2025
- Episodes665
- RatingClean
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