City Council Chronicles

Recent Episodes

City Council Chronicles 56: Lauren McLean -- Boise, ID Council Member

Posted October 21, 2017 •

Lauren McLean--Boise, ID council member--reveals the similarities between Scottish Highland dancing and her city council meetings. Plus, we relive...

City Council Chronicles 55: Noah Hobbs -- Duluth, MN Councilor

Posted October 14, 2017 • 00:38:50

Noah Hobbs--Duluth, MN councilor--explains his desire for the city council to steer away from headline-grabbing symbolic gestures. We also simulate...

City Council Chronicles Special Episode: Best Thing, Worst Thing -- Pittsburgh, PA

Posted October 7, 2017 • 01:02:23

We visit Pittsburgh, the former steel-manufacturing hub in Western Pennsylvania. The home of three rivers, strong sports teams, and multiple universities,...

Listener's List: A Very Texas Proposal

Posted October 3, 2017 • 00:14:07

Something amazing happened at the Flower Mound, TX town council meeting on September 18, 2017 and town manager Jimmy Stathatos joins us to give the...

City Council Chronicles 54: Michael Qaqish -- Ottawa, ON Councilor

Posted September 30, 2017 • 00:34:40

Michael Qaqish--Ottawa, ON councilor--explains why some councilors switch to another language in the middle of council meetings. Plus, I ask him about...