Topic: How to Really Run a City

Will Civility Save Us?
On the latest episode, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed track the rise of American acrimony — and its remedy — with author and expert Diane Kalen-Sukra
By 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
The Key To An Economy That Works? Workers
How to Really Run a City with Devin Cotten, founder and CEO, Universal Basic Employment and Opportunity Initiative
By Larry Platt, Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed
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
By J.P. Romney
To The Americans who are “Politically Homeless”

How to Really Run a City — What If a Bullet Cost $5,000?
In the latest episode of our podcast, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed explore an idea New Jersey legislator Bonnie Watson Coleman and comedian Chris Rock have in common