How to Really Run a City

“The Key Word in ‘Progressive’ is Progress”

Milwaukee’s Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson, one of the youngest mayors in the nation, on the art of giving voters something to vote for

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run A City

Are You Ready for Freddie?

Transit evangelist Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell talks with our hosts former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter about forcing the issues that matter

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run A City

Unpacking a Mayor’s Superpower

Former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, an urban policy prof at Harvard, talks with former Mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philly about how grassroots decision-making can shape a city

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run a City

The Sweet Smell of $1 Million For Cities

Lafayette, LA, Mayor Monique Blanco Boulet and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Aparna Ramanan talk with our hosts about innovation, civic prize money and cleaning up a city’s stinking sewers

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run a City

Breaking Through Media Tribalism

Pundit and activist Michael Smerconish joins Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt, along with former Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed, to talk about the current state of media and the importance of people connecting with people IRL

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run a City

The Cities Doing Transportation Right

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run a City

Mayors Confronting ICE — and Ice

In a special episode of our podcast, former Mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia delve into the recent twin crises facing city leaders across the country

By J.P. Romney
Overheard at Fitler

The Laverne & Shirley of the 250th

Visit Philly's Angela Val and Philadelphia Visitor Center's Kathryn Ott Lovell talk celebrating democracy with Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

By J.P. Romney
How to Really Run a City

The Mayor Dude with the Skater Attitude

Former mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia welcome Allentown’s punk rock leader Matthew Tuerk to the latest episode of the podcast

By J.P. Romney
How To Really Run A City

“Spare Me Your Bullsh*t”

Maryland’s Martin O’Malley talks with former mayors Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and Kasim Reed of Atlanta about the only form of governance that matters. (Hint: It’s where sh*t gets done.)

By J.P. Romney