City Cast Madison

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling recap the news that the former Madison College downtown campus is one step closer to becoming new housing and we talk about the latest ruling over poop from big dairy farms. Plus, it’s Groundhog’s Day! Hopefully Jimmy’s in a better mood this year. Mentioned on the show:Madison Council approves rezoning former MATC downtown campus site for 11-story hotel [Channel 3000]Wisconsin judge affirms regulators can force factory farms to get preemptive pollution permits [Associated Press]Dane County’s Dairy Air [Madison Minutes]Sun Prairie's 76th Annual Groundhog Prognostication [Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce]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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you in need of a treat this winter? Look no further than Madison’s own pop-up paczki sale. Laurel Burleson of the Ugly Apple Cafe grew up eating these delicious custard and jam-filled Polish pastries for Mardi Gras and now she’s making them for us in Madison. Executive Producer Molly Stentz catches up with Laurel to learn more about the history of the paczki and how to find them in Madison. Order paczki now through Mardi Gras, February 13th.Or find them at Pasture and Plenty on February 17th or Femmestival on February 18th 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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winter fans rejoice! We get one extra day in February this year. For everyone else who might be looking for a little, ahem, inspiration this time of year, fear not. Host Bianca Martin and Madison Minutes newsletter editor Hayley Sperling have you covered on the coolest things going on in Madison this February. Galentine’s and Valentine’s Events:Thrifty Market at CommunicationHearts and Crafts at Wayward Tattoos Galentine Day at Thistle + Elm Palentine’s Bash at Lucille’s Madison Makers Winter Market and Pub CrawlFangirl Fantasy: Taylor Swift Vs, Olivia Rodrigo at the Majestic TheaterTaylor Swift Trivia at the Merchant Mardi Gras Ideas:Madison Carnaval at the Majestic TheaterFat Tuesday w/ Mama Digdown’s Brass Band and Panchromatic Steel at High Noon Saloon Winter Escapes:Orchid Escape at the Olbrich Botanical GardensOrchid Quest, hosted by the Orchid Growers GuildWanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We’re also on Instagram! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friends at Tone Madison listen to a LOT of music. And every year, they round up the year in local music and give you DOZENS of their favorite picks, the tracks that stuck with them, knocked them over, haunted them, and downright impressed. Bianca Martin talks to Tone Madison Music Editor Steve Spoerl about some of the best that you might have missed. Mentioned on the show:Tone Madison’s Favorite Songs of 2023. And there’s more! And even moreWanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We’re also on Instagram! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madison will soon not only have pro soccer and volleyball teams for women, we’re getting a fast-pitch collegiate softball team now, too.Samantha Rubin is blazing a path as the general manager of Madison’s men’s baseball team, the Madison Mallards, and she’s been tapped to lead their new women’s softball team. The team needs a name, by the way… and they’re taking ideas through Feb. 1.Bianca Martin caught up with Samantha to learn what’s on deck. 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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Executive producer Molly Stentz and newsletter editor Hayley Sperling are joined by Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians to talk about the locals who’ve been nominated for James Beard awards and the two women vying to be Dane County Executive. Plus, there were Nazis on the UW-Whitewater campus this week. Mentioned on the show:🍫 Locals win big food awardsJames Beard honors Mint Mark, CocoVaa and Pasture & Plenty [Cap Times]The 2024 James Beard Awards Semifinalists [James Beard Foundation]👩‍💼 Dane County Executive raceJoe Parisi backs Melissa Agard's bid for Dane County executive [Wisconsin State Journal]Meet The Guy Who's Been Running Dane County for a Decade [City Cast Madison]Dane County Executive candidates [Dane County Clerk]👎 NazisNeo-Nazis on campus [UW-W Royal Purple]UW-Whitewater condemns antisemitic incident on campus [Wisconsin State Journal]Neo-Nazis marched in Madison on Saturday. Here’s what happened — and what didn’t. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]Neo-Nazi group waving swastika flags disrupts Pride event in Watertown [WISN]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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you resolve that 2024 would be the year you took better care of yourself? Are you hoping to eat better and cook more homemade meals? Maybe you’re in a cooking rut and want to learn something new, from making your own pasta or soup broth to using more herbs.Cap Times Food Editor Lindsay Christians is here to help. Bianca Martin and Lindsay discuss the dizzying array of options in Madison. Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers.Cooking classes mentioned on the show:  Madison College’s cooking classes for community members  Madison Public Library’s Cooking with Chef Lily classes for kids Willy Street Coop classes  Orange Tree Imports classes  DelecTable classes  Sur La Table at Hilldale classes  Cooking with the Cap Times Individual classes happening soon: Four Winds Farm in Fitchburg class on Super Bowl appetizers  Wildwood Institute class at Olbrich Gardens about native herbs  Meat People butchery classes  Classes with dinner: Pasture and Plenty  Deliciouser  Baking classes: Far Breton Bakery’s Pastry Chef Workshop  The Baked Lab’s classes on Puff Pastry, Choux Pastry, Macarons + Fruit Tarts  Madison Public Library’s Puff Pastry from Scratch  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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like many local teens, Estella Hasrick attends Middleton High School and likes to ski. But unlike just about anyone, Estella is currently in South Korea competing in the Winter Youth Olympics. She’s one of only four teens competing for Team USA in the ski jump competition. Bianca Martin caught up with Estella to learn what it takes to fly through the air. 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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Dee Star’s not creating his own podcast, he’s teaching teens locked up at the Dane County Juvenile Detention Center how to do the same. Dee’s own podcast, OuttaDeeBox, helps inmates and their families find jobs, housing, counseling and inspiration to change their lives.Bianca Martin catches up with Dee to learn what drives him.Learn more:Read about Dee Star’s podcasting class through the Madison Public Library.Listen to Dee on the OuttaDeeBox podcast. Learn more about the Big Brothers Big Sisters campaign, It Takes Little to Be Big.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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madison is one step closer to the long-awaited Amtrak train that would connect the city to Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The city’s transportation department has decided on eight potential sites where a new Madison Amtrak station could be located. Host Bianca Martin sits down with transportation planner Liz Callin to get an update on the efforts and how Madisonians can give feedback on the proposed train station sites. The city is holding two upcoming public feedback meetings for the passenger rail station study:—Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Madison Municipal Building, room 215 —Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. online. You can register here.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! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices