City Cast Madison

By City Cast

Join the City Cast Madison team 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 peo... more

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December 04, 2023 What’s Up With All The Ketamine Clinics?
Have you noticed the ketamine clinics popping up around the city? While ketamine has been used as an anesthetic in the medical field for decades, its use as a treatment for depression, PTSD, and chronic pain has been gaining popularity in recent years. So what exactly is a trip like to one of Madison’s clinics? Host Bianca Martin is joined by Brian Czapko, co-founder of Forward Ketamine, to chat about how ketamine therapy works and what the future of this industry and treatment could look like.
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December 01, 2023 Libraries Under Scrutiny, Elk Love & That Alarming Email From UW’s President
The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz discuss where the UW System might be headed, after the president mentioned cutting back liberal arts programs on some campuses in an email. Plus, state lawmakers are calling for libraries to contact parents about the books kids borrow, and an elk visits McFarland in search of… love?
Mentioned on the show:
🎓 Exclusive: Facing budget shortfalls, UW System president privately suggested chancellors ‘shift away’ from liberal arts programs at low-income campuses [Daily Cardinal]
💬 Rothman’s response to the above Daily Cardinal article [X, formerly Twitter]
📚 GOP bills would make librarians tell parents everything kids check out [Cap Times]
🦌 Looking for love, lost elk causes a stir in southern Wisconsin [Wisconsin State Journal]
🍻 And… does Mickey’s Tavern count as a dive bar or not? Let us know your dive bar hot takes (and be sure to listen to our episode on dive bars if you missed it on Thursday!)
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November 30, 2023An Ode to Madison’s Best Dive Bars
In light of the news about the historic Silver Dollar Tavern closing soon, the City Cast Madison team is rounding up the best dive bars in Madison. Executive producer Molly Stentz, producer Dylan Brogan, and newsletter editor Hayley Sperling talk about what exactly makes a dive bar a dive bar, the future of dive bars in Madison, and of course, dish on their favorite spots.
🍺 Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers.
Dive bars (and other spots) mentioned in this episode:
Silver Dollar Tavern
The Plaza Tavern
Woody & Anne’s
The Caribou Tavern
Le Tigre Lounge
Slices Bar & Grill
Wando’s
Dive Inn
Jade Monkey
Chiefs Tavern
Buck’s Pizza
North of the Bayou
Landmark Bar and Grill
The Paradise Lounge
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22min
November 29, 2023Your Guide to Madison in December
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Madison is BUSY this December. From holiday markets to The Nutcracker, the City Cast Madison team has you covered with events you can’t miss this month.
Our picks:
🎁 Find local gifts
New Glarus Christkindli Market - December 1 - 3
Eastside Winter Market - December 9 - 10
🍸 Relax downtown
Miracle on King Street - Through December 30
The Nutcracker at The Madison Ballet - December 15 - 24
🧠 Feed your head
“Shaping Minds, Unveiling Truths” with Dr. Jason Stanley - December 14th

🌲 Get outdoors!
Winter Recreation at Devil’s Lake State Park

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24min
November 28, 2023 Who’s Cyber Attacking Madison Businesses?
Kwik Trip recently confirmed it experienced a cybersecurity incident that impacted its internal communication, production facilities, and customer loyalty program. And it’s not the only business in town that’s been hit in the last couple months. So what can businesses do to guard against ransomware and other types of cybersecurity breaches? And how do these attacks affect customers? Producer Dylan Brogan chats with Dave Schroeder, director of research at the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, about the recent uptick in local attacks.
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November 27, 2023 Your Guide to Madison Experiences & Gifts for Kids This Season
Now that the holiday season is in full swing, maybe you’re looking for festive things to do with the kiddos in your life? Local dad Aaron Seligman with his website, Macaroni KID Madison, has you covered. From the best ice skating in town to giving the gift of experiences, host Bianca Martin rounds up the options with Aaron.
Aaron’s full experience gift guide here for MacaroniKID!
A list of local nonprofits and causes you could support for Giving Tuesday.
More info on the Re-Entry Service Fair on Nov. 28.
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22min
November 22, 2023 How Paying College Athletes is Changing UW Sports
We’re in a brave new world of college sports. One of the biggest revolutions in college sports came when the NCAA allowed college student athletes to get paid. Where previously some athletes might have received scholarships to play, now they can also get branding deals worth millions. Some UW students have reportedly signed contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But how does it all work? What does it mean for the students, the teams and the university? How is it changing UW sports?
Here to answer these questions and more is Jim Polzin, sports columnist at the Wisconsin State Journal. Producer Dylan Brogan caught up with him in November.
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November 21, 2023 Why Madison’s Turkeys Are Thriving
Madison is a good place to be a wild turkey. But while there’s no shortage of turkeys strutting the streets of Madison these days, this wasn’t always the case. Wild turkeys were nearly hunted to extinction in Wisconsin in the late 19th century. In the 1970s, a concerted effort by conservationists brought them back.
Bianca Martin asks UW-Madison Wildlife Ecology Professor David Drake why turkeys are thriving in Madison today.
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November 20, 2023 Why Dane County Needs a New Election Center
Facing threats from election deniers, potential Russian operatives and flooding, Dane County officials are looking to beef up local election safeguards. They’re buying the former Ale Asylum brewery by the airport and retrofitting it to house the county’s election infrastructure. Producer Dylan Brogan sat down with Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell to learn what keeps him up at night.
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22min
November 17, 2023 Starbucks Strike, Wedding Barn Woes and UW Engineering School Fight
The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz talk about why Starbucks went on strike this week, the fight between wedding barns and the state’s liquor lobby, and the push to expand the UW-Madison Engineering School.
Mentioned on the show:
🚩 Madison Starbucks workers plan to walk out for company’s Red Cup Day [Isthmus]
☕ Looking for local coffee? Try these Madison Minutes picks. [Madison Minutes]
💍 Wisconsin Legislature passes liquor law overhauls opposed by private wedding venues [AP]
⚙️ Wisconsin businesses need more engineers. GOP is holding up UW-Madison project that would help address shortage [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
🎧 We’re Hiring! Help us produce this podcast. Learn more.
Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email [email protected]. We’re also on Instagram!
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FAQs about City Cast Madison:

How many episodes does City Cast Madison have?

The podcast currently has 1,000 episodes available.