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City Cast Madison City Cast
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Join us 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. Host Bianca Martin collects people wherever she goes, like an endless conga line. On City Cast Madison, she peers into our city’s soul with a journalist’s skepticism and an optimist’s heart.
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What’s Coming to Mint Mark 2.0
Mint Mark is moving! The cozy, beloved restaurant on Winnebago St. on Madison’s east side is closing May 4. They plan to re-open in a new, larger space in The Standard building on East Washington Ave. and First Street in mid-June.
Bianca Martin catches up with co-owner and chef Sean Pharr for a sneak peek of what to expect at their new space. Spoiler alert: Patio! Brunch! More room!
Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers.
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Your Guide to Madison in May
If you’re new around here, welcome! We’ve put together a starter pack for you, with episodes and articles to welcome you to the City Cast Madison community.
May means the return of plants, the start of the gardening season in Madison and farmers’ markets popping up all over town. We’re ready to smell the lilacs in bloom, celebrate the mothers in our lives and see thousands of students graduate.
For even more tips on how to make the most of May in Madison, check out our full list in Madison Minutes.
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Madison Public Library’s Next Chapter
Tana Elias has worked in almost every single branch of the Madison Public Library system. And after 30 years, she’s made it to the top. She’s set to take the helm as the new library director in just a few weeks. Among her goals? Get the other 58% of Madisonians a library card and help more kids learn to read.
Bianca Martin catches up with Tana to learn about her big plans for the future.
And did you miss this episode? Tana explains Five Things You Didn’t Know Your Library Card Could Do 🎧
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Madison Churches Are Selling. Here’s Why It Matters.
It’s no secret that Americans are becoming less religious. Reverend Mark Elsdon, executive director of the Pres House Presbyterian campus ministry, predicts that the Madison area could lose a third of all churches in the area. Many congregations are shrinking and re-evaluating whether they need their large buildings anymore. Madison’s pressed for housing, and more churches are considering selling or moving to make way.
Reverend Elsdon says this could mean a real loss of “third spaces” in Madison, free gathering places you can go outside of home and work. Bianca Martin catches up with the Reverend to talk about what this coming wave means for our city.
Reverend Elsdon’s book is Gone for Good: Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition.
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Drug Treatment Delayed, Madison Housing Swap and Big Changes on State Street
The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz recap the mysterious hold-up of state money for drug treatment and prevention programs. Plus, we discuss the creative proposal to build new affordable housing on East Wash in exchange for student housing on campus. And part of State Street’s going pedestrian-only starting May 8th. That’s why the flamingoes are everywhere. 🦩
Mentioned on the show:
💊Opioid treatment money stalled by anonymous Wisconsin legislator [Cap Times]
🏗️Porchlight, developer partner to build student and homeless housing [Wisconsin State Journal]
🦩Hundreds help paint State Street; Pedestrian Mall Experiment to launch May 8 [City of Madison]
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Which Restaurants Define Madison?
If you had to make a list of Madison’s essential restaurants, what would be on it? Which restaurants feel most iconic to the city? Which do you find yourself most recommending to visitors?
Cap Times Food Editor Lindsay Christians joins Molly Stentz to wax poetic about Madison’s classics. And check out Kyle Nabilcy’s list in Eater Chicago. Do you agree?
Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers.
Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We’re also on Instagram!
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Customer Reviews
Spectacular
Bianca blows my mind with her conversation skills💞 10/10
comment on your 4.10.24 story
madison does not respect nor care about saving unique old architecture. madison tore down the beautiful art deco ovens of brittany building that was on university ave for what? to build a franchise atlanta bread store which wasn’t open very long before going out of business.
Dylan
It’s nice to hear Dylan on the podcast again. He’s a great interviewer and good moderator of the roundup. And , like, doesn’t use, like, a lot of filler words. Ya know?
Tina