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February 14, 2026

'Your City Could Be Better’: How the Twin Cities Organized. Plus, What Counts As ‘Cold’?

City Cast Twin Cities

'Your City Could Be Better’: How the Twin Cities Organized. Plus, What Counts As ‘Cold’?

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In this inaugural episode of “Your City Could Be Better,” City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast Twin Cities podcast host Sean McPherson about the local collective action efforts that cropped up throughout Operation Metro Surge. Immigration agents are expected to withdraw from the Twin cities over the next week.  Sean shares stories of how his community self-organized, why these networks have been so successful, and what other cities can take away from Minnesotans’ response to Operation Metro Surge. Plus, we have a D.C. vs. Twin Cities face-off on local cultural norms.

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