
RacketCast
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<p>Bi-weekly podcast from Racket, the Twin Cities news/arts/culture publication. Featuring hyper-local recaps, reviews, interviews, debates, hot takes, and more from the crew behind your favorite reader-funded, worker-owned media org.</p><br><p>Want to advertise on RacketCast? Email us at advertise@racketmn.com.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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9/13/2024
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Recent Episodes

June 12, 2026
The Art of Airfare Feat. Thrifty Traveler's Kyle Potter & Gunnar Olson
Host of RacketCast interviews Thrifty Traveler's Kyle Potter and Gunnar Olson to reveal insider secrets for smarter summer travel planning.

May 29, 2026
Fighting Google's Data Center Feat. Pine Island Residents Aubree Derksen & Nicole Mills
Pine Island residents Aubree Derksen and Nicole Mills discuss their fight against Google's data center, sharing insights on community resistance and legal victories in this interview.

May 15, 2026
Girl Gone HOW Wild? Feat. Author/Comic/Actor Courtney Kocak
<p>Right after high school Courtney Kocak left sleepy Jackson, Minnesota, to chase her dreams in Hollywood. Did everything go as planned? Sure didn't! And in her brand-new memoir, Girl Gone Wild, Kocak weaves together a series of essays that address "ambition, delusion, drugs, sex, and misogyny," plus selling merch on the extremely shady Girls Gone Wild porno bus.</p><br><p>You can catch Kocak in conversation with author Kelly Foster Lundquist and <a href="https://racketmn.com/author/deborah-copperud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racket contributor</a> Deborah Copperud this Friday at St. Paul's Acorn Bookshop (details <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-minnesota-to-hollywood-courtney-kocak-girl-gone-wild-with-minnesota-tickets-1988661687641?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>). Or on May 19 at Troubadour Wine Bar with <a href="https://racketmn.com/racketcast-ep-40-avoiding-death-getting-weirder-writing-memoirs-feat-mary-lucia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">past RacketCast guest</a> Mary Lucia author Angela Pelster (deets <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wine-words-book-reading-with-courtney-kocak-mary-lucia-angela-pelster-tickets-1988663012604?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>).</p><br><p>But before quite literally any of that, Em and Jay go through a speed round of What I Learned in Racket. Here's what they learned...</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://racketmn.com/a-new-yorkers-top-5-pizzas-by-the-slice-in-the-twin-cities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A New Yorker’s Top 5 Pizzas by the Slice in the Twin Cities</a></li><li><a href="https://racketmn.com/viral-posts-no-ai-meet-the-graphic-designer-wunderkind-behind-the-timberwolves-lynx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Viral Posts, No AI: Meet the Graphic Designer Wunderkind Behind the Timberwolves, Lynx</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>---</p><br><p>This episode of RacketCast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.tpt.org/wild-west-bank-sound/?utm_source=The+Racket+&utm_medium=digital+ads&utm_campaign=The+Wild+West+Bank+Sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wild West Bank Sound: A Funky Flashback of Musical Memories</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Subscribe</strong> to RacketCast wherever you get your podcasts—Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, etc. • Wanna <a href="https://racketmn.com/advertise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>advertise</strong></a> on RacketCast? Email us at <a href="mailto:advertise@racketmn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">advertise@racketmn.com</a>. • Have a food/drink, event, or show recommendation? How about a civic hot take? General or specific question? <strong>Call 619-RACKTIP</strong> (619-722-5847) with your first name + city + 3-min.-maximum voicemail, and we might play it on a future episode. • Special thanks to local band <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4GDMgNwab1ODFfJyM5EfMq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Van Stee</strong></a> for supplying our podcast music!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
54 total episodes available with 2 transcripts
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- What is RacketCast?
<p>Bi-weekly podcast from Racket, the Twin Cities news/arts/culture publication. Featuring hyper-local recaps, reviews, interviews, debates, hot takes, and more from the crew behind your favorite reader-funded, worker-owned media org.</p><br><p>Want to advertise on RacketCast? Email us at advertise@racketmn.com.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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This podcast is available on 7 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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