Best City Quick Connect Podcasts (2025)

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/16/25 32:50

7d ago32:50

32:50

Casey Fields and Jake Broom discuss the state’s newly passed liquor liability reform bill, H3430, which addresses one of the Municipal Association’s Advocacy Initiatives for this legislative session. The new law changes how liability for damages are assigned to bars and restaurants selling alcohol. It also establishes new requirements for alcohol s…

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Do Mitochondria Talk to Each Other? A New Look at the Cell’s Powerhouse 27:04

2d ago27:04

27:04

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell—but new research suggests they might be far more complex. Columbia University’s Martin Picard joins Scientific American’s Rachel Feltman to explore how these tiny organelles could be communicating and what that might mean for everything from metabolism to mental health. Check out Martin Picard’s …

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How to Make Gold, Flamingo Food Tornado, and Kosmos-482 Lands 8:09

4d ago8:09

8:09

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos-482 lands, though no one is certain where. Physicists turn lead into gold. Overdose deaths are down, in part thanks to the availability of naloxone. Flamingos make underwater food tornadoes. Chimps use leaves as a multi-tool. Recommended reading: A New, Deadly Era of Space Junk Is Dawning, and No One Is Ready https://ww…

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Could Freezing Arctic Sea Ice Combat Climate Change? 25:29

7d ago25:29

25:29

The year-round sea ice in the Arctic is melting and has shrunk by nearly 40 percent over the past four decades. Geoengineering companies such as Real Ice are betting big on refreezing it. That may sound ridiculous, impractical or risky—but proponents say we have to try. The U.K. government seems to agree, investing millions into experimental approa…

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How a West Texas Outbreak Threatens Measles Elimination Status 10:00

9d ago10:00

10:00

Measles was technically “eliminated” in the U.S. in 2000 thanks to high measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates. While prior outbreaks have made headlines, a slew of cases in West Texas is more than just newsworthy—it could cause the U.S. to lose elimination status. Associate health and medicine editor Lauren Young explains what eliminat…

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Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft 8:17

11d ago8:17

8:17

A 1970s Soviet spacecraft is hurtling down from space—and no one knows where it will land. All 28 of the most populous cities in the U.S. are slowly sinking. Investments and overconsumption make the wealthiest 10 percent of the global population responsible for two thirds of climate-change-related warming. Recommended reading: Cuttlefish May Commun…

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This Podcast Was Recorded Inside a Particle Collider 18:11

14d ago18:11

18:11

We’re taking a field trip to the U.S.’s only particle collider, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), housed at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Staff scientist Alex Jentsch takes listeners through some basic terminology and interconnected technologies that help Brookhaven researchers probe questions about our unseen universe. The RHIC is wind…

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/9/25 29:26

14d ago29:26

29:26

As the regular session ends, Casey Fields and Jake Broom cover passage of a liquor liability bill and the state budget entering into conference committee. They also discuss bills that must now wait until 2026 for further action, including the zero-millage bill and income tax reform.By Municipal Association of SC

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Rejecting Toxic Fitness Culture with Casey Johnston 17:56

16d ago17:56

17:56

Casey Johnston is not your typical health and fitness influencer. She joins host Rachel Feltman to discuss how finding joy in strength training changed her relationship to fitness, food and body image. Johnston’s new book, A Physical Education, reflects on engaging with exercise in a balanced way. Recommended reading: You can get Johnston’s book A …

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Jupiter’s Cyclones, Amazon’s Satellites and T. rex Collagen 9:01

18d ago9:01

9:01

The congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment grinds to a halt. Amazon launches its first round of Internet satellites. The European Space Agency launches a satellite to measure the biomass of Earth’s trees. New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft offer insights into Jupiter and Io. Claims of Tyrannosaurus rex leather are, predictably, misl…

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/2/25 31:13

21d ago31:13

31:13

With three legislative days left in the regular session, Casey Fields and Jake Broom discuss passage of the military tax increment financing bill, and the advancement of both the zero-millage bill and the boat tax reduction bill.By Municipal Association of SC

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The Fungi Facing Extinction and the Conservationists Working Hard to Protect Them 12:07

21d ago12:07

12:07

Conservationists are ringing the alarm about the fungi facing extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List features vulnerable pandas and endangered tortoises, but it also highlights more than 400 fungi species that are under threat. Gregory Mueller, chief scientist emeritus at the Chicago Botanic Garden and coordi…

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Griefbots Offer AI Connections with Deceased Loved Ones 16:18

23d ago16:18

16:18

Griefbots, artificial intelligence chatbots that mimic deceased loved ones, are increasingly in popularity. Researcher Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińska reflects on what death, grief and immortality look like in the digital age. She shares insights from a project that she is leading as a AI2050 Early Career Fellow: Imaginaries of Immortality in the Age o…

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Scientific American in 1925: Solar Eclipses, Seances and Some Strange Inventions 9:26

25d ago9:26

9:26

We’re taking a break from our usual weekly news roundup to do a little time travel. In 1925 Scientific American covered a total solar eclipse that featured some surprising solar shadow play and a prediction about today’s eclipses. Plus, we review some long-gone sections of the magazine that tried to verify mediums and show off zany inventions! Reco…

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From the Dome to Your Home 4/25/25 38:28

28d ago38:28

38:28

With the legislative session soon coming to a close, Casey Fields and Jake Broom discuss the Senate version of the state budget, with a proviso that would increase municipalities’ payments for the housing of juveniles in SC Department of Juvenile Justice detention facilities. They also cover the short-term rental bill stalling in subcommittee.…

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How to Become an Urban Naturalist 25:05

28d ago25:05

25:05

Wild NYC author Ryan Mandelbaum takes host Rachel Feltman through New York City’s Prospect Park to find urban wildlife. They explore the city’s many birds, surprising salamanders and unexpected urban oases. Plus, they discuss what the rules of engagement with wildlife are and how you can find wildlife in your own urban or suburban environment. Reco…

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City Quick Connect Podcast from the Municipal Association of South Carolina

Municipal Association of SC

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Sun Chasin' Success

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/16/25 32:50

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Do Mitochondria Talk to Each Other? A New Look at the Cell’s Powerhouse 27:04

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How to Make Gold, Flamingo Food Tornado, and Kosmos-482 Lands 8:09

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Could Freezing Arctic Sea Ice Combat Climate Change? 25:29

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How a West Texas Outbreak Threatens Measles Elimination Status 10:00

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Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft 8:17

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This Podcast Was Recorded Inside a Particle Collider 18:11

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/9/25 29:26

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Rejecting Toxic Fitness Culture with Casey Johnston 17:56

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Jupiter’s Cyclones, Amazon’s Satellites and T. rex Collagen 9:01

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/2/25 31:13

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The Fungi Facing Extinction and the Conservationists Working Hard to Protect Them 12:07

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Griefbots Offer AI Connections with Deceased Loved Ones 16:18

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Scientific American in 1925: Solar Eclipses, Seances and Some Strange Inventions 9:26

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From the Dome to Your Home 4/25/25 38:28

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How to Become an Urban Naturalist 25:05

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