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Release Date: 03/28/2024
"Spare Me Your Bullsh*t"
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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 Information Age. And then he — literally — on the subject. His conclusion after more than a decade in public office? “We live in a time of enormous opportunity,” O’Malley said on the latest episode of How To Really Run A City to our hosts, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt. “It’s the dawning of the Third Industrial Revolution. People want to...
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Leading a City … With Jokes
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This special episode was recorded live at The Philadelphia Citizen’s eighth annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival presented by Comcast NBCUniversal. Our hosts, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Citizen Media Group President and CEO Larry Platt were joined on stage by a return guest, five-term Rochester Hills, Michigan Mayor Bryan Barnett, a Republican. Barnett is a consummate showman, as evidenced by his increasingly elaborate State of the City addresses (full-scale musical productions). Here, Barnett and the hosts discuss the importance of leading...
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A Job, A Hospital, A Park — All Within 15 Minutes
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“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 of How To Really Run A City. “They want a job they can get to in 15 minutes, they want a hospital or pharmacy within 15 minutes, they want a park or a grocery store or bars or restaurants, all within 15 minutes.” Bibb went on to explain to our hosts, former Philly mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed, how he is turning his Ohio city into a convenient, accessible, bona fide 15-minute city — and what is needed to...
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A Political Asshole No More
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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 recognizing the humanity in one another? Our guest: Joe Walsh, a former Representative from Illinois. He was a self-described Tea Party arsonist, right-wing radio provocateur and mentor to Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk. All of that changed when Donald Trump rode down an escalator and completely captured the Republican Party. “It was never this way with Reagan, with Bush, with old-man Bush, this is something completely different,” Walsh...
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Detroit Is Back, Baby!
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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 booming, crime has fallen to a 60-year low and it’s no understatement to say that Detroit is back. Mayor Duggan, now running for governor of his state as an Independent, joins former Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed, along with Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt on this episode of How To Really Run A City to roll up their sleeves and lift the hood of Detroit’s success. “The last time a [Detroit] City Council member was elected...
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One City’s Answer to Tribalism
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When Denver, Colorado Mayor Mike Johnston isn’t sparring with congressional Republicans over immigration (and being threatened with jail time), he’s pushing his city to eliminate homelessness, continuing his crusade for high-quality, affordable education and inspiring Denverites to give five hours of volunteer service each month. “I love the program,” said Citizen co-founder Larry Platt. “It’s kind of the answer to Trumpism, right? All of us coming together in common purpose?” On this episode of How To Really Run A City, former Mayor Michael Nutter and former Mayor Kasim Reed,...
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Reformers are the Future of Cities
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“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 Really Run A City guest (and sometimes host), Paige Cognetti. She knows that what drives a city forward is everyone doing their parts at all levels. “It’s the colleges and universities,” former Mayor Michael Nutter interjects. “It’s the corporate communities. It’s the committee people. It’s the block captains. Cities are living, breathing entities.” Cognetti and Nutter recently joined Citizen co-founder Larry Platt for a...
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Can AI Make Cities More Effective?
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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 week’s podcast guest, Rochelle Haynes, Managing Director of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ initiative at Results for America. Haynes, who previously served as Chief of Staff at New York City’s Department of Homeless Services, saw firsthand what happens when policy and politics clash. “A lot of fears out there are about losing jobs,” she continued. “But we need to show people that this is about making your job more effective. The...
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The City Set to Be the Next Green Tech Hub in America
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While Washington implodes and other cities resist, Riverside, CA Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson is moving ahead with an ambitious tech agenda — and battling youth homelessness in her city. “I feel positive about the direction California is taking,” says Riverside, CA Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, our guest this week on How To Really Run A City. In the wake of reduced support from Washington, D.C., she optimistically declares, “We’ll find our way forward. We’ll keep fighting.” In this episode, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joins guest host Scranton, PA Mayor Paige Cognetti, fresh off...
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Drones and License Plate Readers Making Cities Safer
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“Traditional license plate readers were developed in the 1950s and 60s,” says this week’s guest, Garrett Langley of Flock Safety. “But you can go into Flock and say I’m looking for a black Sedan with after-market tires and a dent on the left corner, and we will find that car.” Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter, along with Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt, chat with Langley about his innovative and cost-saving approach to public safety, which made national headlines last year by promptly apprehending a would-be Trump assassin and an Atlanta mass...
info_outlineOn this episode, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and The Philadelphia Citizen co-founder Larry Platt bring on two esteemed guests for an in-depth conversation about one of the most important topics of our time: wealth inequality.
After chatting about the recent State of the Union address, as well as the stakes for cities in the upcoming election, our hosts invite Della Clarke, CEO of Philadelphia’s Enterprise Center and JP Morgan Chase’s Michele Lawrence to discuss the power of investing in Black and Brown entrepreneurs. "This is what the podcast is all about," observed Reed. It's about getting past safety net politics and figuring out how we really grow into the future.
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