Mar 26, 2026

One of our favorite sayings here at How to Really Run a City is that there are really three political parties in the U.S.: Democrats, Republicans and Mayors — and only one of them have no choice but to be practical problem solvers. We believe if more politicians acted like mayors, there’d be much less bickering in...

Mar 13, 2026

Michael Smerconish is a Sirius XM and CNN host, a prolific political commentator, a nationally recognized author — and leader of the fight for a political center in the U.S., which means having a robust media.

“I think the press is being hollowed out,” said former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. Local outlets are...

Mar 5, 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 guest well-known to our mayors.  

Jannet Walker-Ford is a nationally recognized transportation expert who worked on the recently released Special Event...