How to Really Run A City

“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

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Harold Washington’s Promise

Join former Mayors Nutter and Atlanta’s Kasim Reed with New Yorker writer, scholar and activist Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor for the screening of a story that speaks to the future of cities — and that inspired a young Barack Obama

By Larry Platt

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By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
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The Bobby Womack School of Good Governance

In part two of How To Really Run a City, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter hear more rhetorical gems from bestselling author and public intellectual Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, including Dyson’s soulful election theories

By Lauren McCutcheon
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Leadership In A Time of Protest

On the latest episode of How To Really Run A City, former mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed catch up with Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. NEW this episode: Watch the conversation

By Larry Platt
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What Mayors Can Learn From … Toyota?

Brian Elms, CEO and Founder of Change Agents Training, joins the latest episode of the How to Really Run a City Podcast to share the secret to better customer service in cities

By Jessica Blatt Press
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The Secret to Being a Good Mayor? Swagger

Former Mayors Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and Kasim Reed of Atlanta reveal the keys to leadership with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser

By Jessica Blatt Press