How to Really Run a City
Hosted by Kasim Reed and Michael Nutter and Larry Platt · The Philadelphia Citizen
4.3from 21 ratings
- 61
- Episodes
- 47
- Transcribed
- 21
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About How to Really Run a City
Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and Philadelphia Citizen co-founder Larry Platt talk about what it really takes to get sh*t done in cities. New episodes twice monthly.
- Publisher
- The Philadelphia Citizen
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Dec 2022
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
47 of 61 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Governing Like a Startup
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How To Really Run A City Goes to College
31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
"We Need Deciders"
Inside a recent episode
Governing Like a Startup
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In fact, we had more kids drop out of our high school locally than got a diploma. And I discovered San Jose, which is where my mom grew up, because she encouraged me to apply for a work study scholarship to a Catholic all boys college prep school over here. And I was very lucky to get that opportunity. It entailed taking public buses literally over a mountain range every day. I spent about four hours a day on public buses. And that was kind of my lifeline to opportunity. And I started thinking more critically about public transit, education, economic opportunity, the underlying causes of crime and drug use and addiction. […]
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- Matt Mahan
- GT Bynum
- Marc Dunkelman
- Willie Brown
- Cavalier Johnson
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 14 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100
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- Quality
- 34
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts How to Really Run a City?
Kasim Reed and Michael Nutter and Larry Platt host the show. Published by The Philadelphia Citizen.
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