Feb 13, 2026

Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt convened podcast co-hosts former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for a special episode about recent crises plaguing the leaders of prominent cities.

“We are in a constitutional crisis,” Platt said. “You have federal troops — masked law...

Jan 29, 2026

On this episode, our hosts, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt, invite onto the show a new friend from the Citizen’s recent Ideas We Should Steal Festival. 

Matthew Tuerk is a wicked skater. He’s a punk-rocking tattoo connoisseur. He’s a...

Dec 18, 2025

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 — wrote the book on the subject. 

His conclusion after more than a decade in public office? “We live in a time of enormous...

Nov 26, 2025

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...

Oct 30, 2025

“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...