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Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next游戏副本, where we believe journalists have the power to amplify solutions and spread workable ideas. Each week Lucas will sit down with trailblazers to discuss urban issues that get overlooked. At the end of the day, it's all about focusing the world's attention on the good ideas that we hope will grow. Grab a seat from the bus, subway, light-rail, or whatever your transit-love may be and listen on the go as we spread solutions from one city to the Next City.
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- 4 days ago33 min
The State of our Kids, Part 2
The State of our Kids, Part 2
- 2 weeks ago53 min
Not My Narrative Out Now: Ep 1. Birth of a Nation vs Truth and Reconciliation
Not My Narrative, a podcast about the myths we tell ourselves and the people working to prove them wrong, is out now. Links for more Not My Narrative available here: https://nextcity.org/not_my_narrative
- Oct 7, 202639 min
Revisiting: Inside the Fight to Save LGBTQ Landmarks and Culture
Preserving the stories and spaces that define LGBTQ communities is an act of resilience and resistance. Hear from designers, historians, and activists about the vital work of safeguarding these cultural landmarks and ensuring their legacy endures.
- Sep 30, 202634 min
The State of Our Kids: Young People Are The Solution
Four in 10 students report persistent sadness or hopelessness, and a new KABOOM! report says remedies start with simply listening to young people. In the first of a two-part sponsored series with KABOOM!, we delve into the “State of Our Kids,” a new report on the youth mental health crisis built with a youth editorial board that pushed back on adult assumptions and centered lived experience alongside statistics. Lysa Ratliff, CEO of KABOOM!, and Amy Meuers, CEO of the National Youth Leadership Council, say most conversations about youth mental health happen without kids in the room. Or, adults tokenize young people. “A lot of times, as adults, we'll invite young people to share their opinion, and then we turn away from them,” says Meuers. In its approach to the report, KABOOM! drew upon its 30-year history of treating youth as designers and experts during its efforts to close the gap in playspace equity. “When you're 5 years old, you know how to build a playground more than a 50-year-old, right?” says Ratliff. “When you're 15 years old, you know what's going on with young people who are overscheduled or trying to get into college or dealing with things in their community more than a 35-year-old.” Ratliff describes a generation growing up with a tablet by age 2, offered more distracting technologies than opportunities to play. “It became really important to us at KABOOM! to expand the conversation beyond playground design and playspace design,” says Ratliff, explaining what led to the new report. “We started tuning into statistics that made us really worried and concerned about the wellness and mental health of our young.” Read the full report at kaboom.org/sook.
- Sep 16, 20262 min
Coming Soon: Not My Narrative
This October, Next City is launching Not My Narrative, a new podcast and essay series about the stories we tell ourselves that are mistaken for facts and the people proving them wrong.
- Sep 9, 202636 min
Poetry Breaks Through Where Planners Cannot
Public art projects use poems across Philadelphia to help residents process loss, gun violence and grief together.
- Sep 2, 202639 min
The Secret Sauce in Democratic Community Engagement
A group is working to ensure that the closure of Hester Street in New York City doesn't mean the loss of its wisdom as a trusted facilitator of processes that authentically engaged the community in development projects.
- Jun 24, 20260 min
Summer Break
Next City is on a brief hiatus for the summer. We'll be back at the end of July. Thank you for listening to Next City. Together we can spread good ideas from one city to the next city.
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Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next游戏副本, where we believe journalists have the power to amplify solutions and spread workable ideas. Each week Lucas will sit down with trailblazers to discuss urban issues that get overlooked. At the end of the day, it's all about focusing the world's attention on the good ideas that we hope will grow. Grab a seat from the bus, subway, light-rail, or whatever your transit-love may be and listen on the go as we spread solutions from one city to the Next City.
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