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The Mayor Dude with the Skater Attitude
Season 1 Episode 49
On this episode, our hosts, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt, invite onto…
6 months ago
"Spare Me Your Bullsh*t"
Season 1 Episode 48
As mayor of Baltimore and then governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley used transparency and statistics to drive his city and state forward into the In…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Leading a City … With Jokes
Season 1 Episode 47
This special episode was recorded live at The Philadelphia Citizen's eighth annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival presented by Comcast NBCUniversal. …
8 months ago
A Job, A Hospital, A Park — All Within 15 Minutes
Season 1 Episode 46
"I don't care if you live in urban America or rural America, everyone wants the same thing," Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb said on the latest episode o…
9 months ago
A Political Asshole No More
Season 1 Episode 45
On this episode of How To Really Run A City, innovation in cities takes a backseat to a more pressing question: How do we find our way back to recogn…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Detroit Is Back, Baby!
Season 1 Episode 44
When Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan took office in 2013, his city had just filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Today, business is…
10 months, 1 week ago
One City's Answer to Tribalism
Season 1 Episode 43
When Denver, Colorado Mayor Mike Johnston isn't sparring with congressional Republicans over immigration (and being threatened with jail time), he's …
1 year ago
Reformers are the Future of Cities
Season 1 Episode 42
"Just keep doing the next right thing, even though it's hard."
This mantra has become a political north star for Scranton mayor and recurring How To …
1 year ago
Can AI Make Cities More Effective?
Season 1 Episode 41
The AI revolution is upon us, and it will certainly have an impact on local governance.
"Let's have an open conversation about its use," says this we…
1 year, 1 month ago
The City Set to Be the Next Green Tech Hub in America
Season 1 Episode 40
While Washington implodes and other cities resist, Riverside, CA Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson is moving ahead with an ambitious tech agenda — and battl…
1 year, 1 month ago