City Cast Seattle

Jane C. Hu

Booking Overview

A daily local-news podcast focused on Seattle civic affairs, culture, labor, transportation, and city life, typically featuring host-led conversations with local journalists and contributors rather than a conventional open-ended interview format. Agencies could credibly pitch Seattle-based journalists, policy experts, civic leaders, labor specialists, and cultural figures with timely local expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests need a strong Seattle connection and immediate news relevance.

Metrics

Episodes: 229

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 3.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 395 subscribers

Instagram: 29.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

seattle@citycast.fm

siteadmin@citycast.fm

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Host

Jane C. Hu - Host of a weekday podcast covering Seattle news, civic affairs, culture, and city life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Seattle-area journalists and subject-matter experts with timely expertise in local policy, civic issues, labor, culture, or city life.

Required Achievements:

Published journalism, Relevant local subject-matter expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Marcus Harrison Green - A Lawsuit Seeking To Hold Big Oil Accountable For A Death During The 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome, And Labor Issues Raised By Male Instacart Shoppers.

Naomi Ishisaka - A Lawsuit Seeking To Hold Big Oil Accountable For A Death During The 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome, And Labor Issues Raised By Male Instacart Shoppers.

Recent Topics

Seattle, Civic Affairs, Politics, Transportation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

City Cast Seattle

Seattle Expands Civil Rights, a Dynamic Pricing Ban Has Safeway Making Threats, and Amtrak Trains Get a Glow-Up

September 22, 2026

City Council and Mayor Wilson have been busy: a landmark ordinance protecting polyamorous people and diverse family structures just passed unanimously, a new city budget drops today, and grocery stores are threatening to cancel loyalty programs over a potential dynamic pricing ban. Host Jane C. Hu sits down with guest Andy Engelson, founder of Cascadia Journal, and contributor Ryan Packer to break it all down. Plus, fall is here, and new Amtrak trains are coming, so Jane and our two self-desc...

Why Starting a Publishing House is Punk. Plus, E-Scooter Safety and Listener Mailbag

September 21, 2026

Today on the podcast, it’s all about books! Jane is joined by Diana Le, writer and publisher at Girl Noise Press, and Katie Lee Ellison, author and founder of Nonfiction for No Reason, to talk about starting your own local publishing house, the realities of the book industry right now, and what they are reading or looking forward to this fall. Katie’s profile of Diana and Girl Noise Press will be available in CHUM in October. Then, City Cast Seattle’s Head Honcho/Executive Producer Ashley Smi...

Is Seattle Overly Reliant on Big Tech Money? Plus, a Novel You’ll Finish in a Day

September 18, 2026

With all the headlines in the last few weeks, it’s hard to parse what is happening with AI – the bot swarms, the threats to humanity (?!) and the new report saying the city is overly dependent on tech money. Host Jane C. Hu talks with Todd Bishop, GeekWire's editor and co-founder, and Alex Halverson, tech reporter at The Seattle Times, to parse through the noise and understand what’s really going on. Then, Stesha Brandon, literature and humanities program manager at The Seattle Public Library...

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