Voice: J.P. Romney

Cities Under Siege
A plane crashing on a neighborhood. Terrorists in New Orleans. Trump. In the latest episode, podcast hosts former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed talk with a disaster expert about how mayors must plan for and manage catastrophes
By J.P. Romney
Baby Qs and BBQs
In the latest episode of our podcast powered by Accelerator for America, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed talk about breaking down barriers with Kansas City’s Quinton “Mayor Q” Lucas
By J.P. Romney
What The World Needs Now Is … Laughter
On our closing podcast episode of 2024, we thought listeners could use a good laugh.
By J.P. Romney
Topple the Machine, Make Fairer the City
In an emotional post-election live podcast taping, former Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and former Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta talk with a New Yorker writer and the filmmaker of a documentary about Chicago’s first Black mayor
By J.P. Romney
“You Can’t Nice Your Way To Victory”
In a post-election special of our podcast, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed break down what the hell just happened — and where cities go from here
By J.P. Romney
And What Does a State Treasurer Do?
Pennsylvania’s elected CFO manages the sixth largest economy in the U.S — and a few other things. See who's on the ballot this election season. The next in our Your City (and Commonwealth) Defined series.
By J.P. Romney
A Master Class in Levelheaded Politics with Baltimore’s “DEI” Mayor
In the new episode of How to Really Run a City, former Mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia talk with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott
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What Even Is an Auditor General?
The state’s chief fiscal watchdog is on the ballot in November. Here’s why that matters, the next in our Your City (Commonwealth) Defined series
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How to Really … Run Against Donald Trump
In the latest episode of How To Really Run a City, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter talk with bestselling author and public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson, who has some advice for President Biden
By J.P. Romney
The City Budget
Mayor Parker kicked off budget season with her $6 billion budget proposal to City Council. Here’s what that means, and what happens now
By J.P. Romney