It’s Friday, and the City Cast team Madison is here to round up the news of the week. Host Bianca Martin chats with newsletter editor Rob Thomas and executive producer Hayley Sperling about changes at Goodman Pool, construction delays for the Madison Public Market, and tasty deals for Restaurant Week. Plus, Coldplay is coming to town this weekend, bringing street closures and $600 resale tickets.

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We talk a lot about farm to table on the podcast, but today we’re flipping the script and talking about table to farm. From household scraps to restaurant kitchen waste, Elliott Gilfillan knows a thing or two about turning discarded food into garden gold. Gilfillan, founder of Brainplate Grows, chats with host Bianca Martin about the positive impact composting can have on our planet and community.  

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Did you know the UW Geology Museum is home to fossils from the oldest known dinosaur in the northern hemisphere? The two bone fragments belong to a creature called Ahvaytum bahndooiveche that lived 230 million years ago and were discovered in Wyoming in 2013 by a UW-Madison team led by Dr. Dave Lovelace. Host Bianca Martin chats with Lovelace about Ahvaytum, other Northern Hemisphere dinosaurs, and the collaboration with the  Northern Arapaho Tipo and Eastern Shoshone Tipo Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.

The UW Geology Museum at 1215 W. Dayton St. is free and open to the public.

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Every ⁠⁠conversation⁠⁠ Madisonians have this summer seems to eventually turn to mosquitos. Are they really that bad this year? TL:DR – they are! To find out why, City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin talked to ⁠⁠Lyric Bartholomay⁠⁠, co-director of the ⁠⁠Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease⁠⁠. They dig into this season’s swarms, long-term trends with mosquitos, the threat of disease, and safety precautions you can take.

⁠⁠Find the Repellent that is Right for you⁠⁠ [EPA]

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If you rent or own a house in the Madison area, your home may have a discriminatory racial covenant in its deed. Dane County officials have identified around 4,000 properties with deeds that have outdated language prohibiting people from certain races and ethnic backgrounds from buying or freely occupying the property. To better understand this issue, host Bianca Martin talks to producer Jade Iseri-Ramos about her recent experience amending her own home’s deed and denouncing its racial covenant. Then Bianca speaks to the executive director of the Dane County Historical Society, Rick Bernstein, about the history of this racist housing practice and to Dane County Executive Melissa Agard about how residents can take action.

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Hey, ho, let’s go! It’s Friday, which means the City Cast Madison team is rounding up the news of the week. First of all, producer Jade Iseri-Ramos digs into a scathing report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission about the Madison City Clerk’s office. Then, newsletter editor Rob Thomas crunches the numbers on the UW-Madison’s budget and new tuition increase. Finally, host Bianca Martin celebrates an artist and an architect who in their own ways make Madison a beautiful place. 

Mentioned on the show:

Missing Madison ballots “unconscionable” and a “profound failure,” Wisconsin Elections Commission finds [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Wisconsin has a new budget. Here’s what UW-Madison will receive. [Daily Cardinal]

“Mother and Child” statue unveiled on Madison’s east side [WKOW]

Darbo Sculpture Unveiling [City of Madison]

Sculptor Austen Brantley’s “Mother and Child” statue in-process photos 

Look back on architect Kenton Peters’ most famous projects [WSJ]

Muse at Art Fair on the Square 
Your Guide to July [City Cast Madison]

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What do you think of when you think of a supper club? Brandy Old Fashioned? Friday fish fry? French onion soup? A dining room full of Wisconsinites? Yeah, us too. Our friends over at Madison Magazine have the definitive list on what distinguishes a true supper club from an ordinary restaurant.

Earlier this year, host Bianca Martin spoke with Madison Magazine Editor-in-Chief Andrea Behling about the local spots who fit the bill.

This episode originally aired on March 13th, 2025.

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There are 285,000 people who live in Madison. Some of us have lived here our whole lives or have spent decades here, but lots of us are new to town. We want to know at what point does someone become a Madisonian. Host Bianca Martin chats with executive producer Hayley Sperling and lifelong Madison resident Ali Muldrow about what they think are critical Madisonian criteria.  

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How much do you know about Madison’s alt-rock history? Did you know bands like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins recorded some of their early, influential tracks at a small indie studio on the Isthmus? This Wednesday, Atwood Music Hall will screen the award-winning documentary “The Smart Studios Story: The Midwest Link to the History of American Rock And Roll” that tells the tale. Host Bianca Martin spoke to the film’s director, local musician Wendy Schneider about how Smart Studios impacted the music industry and Madison..

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court dropped a historic decision right before Independence Day. The court in a 4-3 split struck down the 1849 abortion ban. They also dismissed Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s lawsuit challenging the ban’s constitutionality. Host Bianca Martin chats with a local legal expert and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin strategic consultant Nicole Safar to better understand the court's ruling and potential impacts.

Listen to this interview with Planned Parenthood Wisconsin CEO Tanya Atkinson and Madison South Health Center manager Tenisha Garner for more on the future of the organization.
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