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City Cast Chicago

City Cast Chicago

The daily local podcast that helps you feel more connected to Chicago.

City Cast

1,306 episodesEN

Show overview

City Cast Chicago has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 1,306 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 530 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 17 min and 30 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 101 episodes already out so far this year. Published by City Cast.

Episodes
1,306
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
23 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. Host Jacoby Cochran brings you timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; bus drivers and students; those who love and hate this place. City Cast Chicago is a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm. Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022

Churches Build Housing, Maxwell Street’s Loss, and It’s Patio Season!

May 14, 202636 min

The DNC in Chicago ... Again?! Plus, Best Late-Night Bites

May 13, 202635 min

Are Chicago’s Scooters Safe? Plus, How Bad Will Mosquito Season Be?

May 12, 202638 min

A Rare, All Good News Episode

May 11, 202637 min

Why Is Mayor Johnson In Springfield? Plus, Chicago's First Baby Eagles in a Century

May 8, 202642 min

What Chicago Kids Want Us to Know

May 7, 202633 min

Will Chicago Hospitals Resume Trans Youth Healthcare? Plus, What is the RIFL Act?

May 6, 202636 min

Immigrant Families Facing Evictions. Plus, CPS Manages May Day

May 5, 202635 min

Your Guide to May 2026 in Chicago

May 4, 202643 min

Why Are Thousands of Property Tax Bills Late ... Again? Are Illinois Farmers Having Buyer’s Remorse?

May 1, 202639 min

Warlord Restaurant Plummeting, the DMV's AI Battle, and Dream Chicago Biopics

Apr 30, 202636 min

Peacebook Executive Order, New Lesbian-Owned Bar, and Does Chicago Need Film Critics?

Apr 29, 202634 min

Are Chicago’s Bridges OK? Plus, Red Line Extension, and Long Lines for… Bagels?

Apr 28, 202633 min

FEMA Aid Delays, Ford City’s Limbo, and Time Travel Chicago

Apr 27, 202639 min

How Close Are Bears to New Stadium? Plus, Bulls Clean House

Apr 24, 202638 min

CTA Drops Unarmed Security Guards. Plus, Chi’s Booming Film Industry

Apr 23, 202638 min

Why Is the Cinco De Mayo Parade Canceled? Plus, What’s Next For Aloha Motel?

Apr 22, 202635 min

Chicago Floods Worsening, May Day Plan, and National Library Week

Apr 21, 202639 min

O'Hare Cuts Flights, Airline Super Merger, and Nightmare Chicago Blunt Rotation

Apr 20, 202638 min

Tipped Wage Veto, New Zoning Chair, and Back of the Yards Coffeehouse

Apr 17, 202637 min