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Next City

Straw Hut Media

Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next City, 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

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33:33

The Role of Philanthropy in This Moment

Next City ·

2026/01/07

Live recording in November in partnership with the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network. Lucas interviews in fireside chat with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:41

Building The Community Power Ecosystem

Next City ·

2025/12/17

Sponsored Episode with the Culture & Community Power Fund and Kresge Foundation

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35:25

Building The Community Power Ecosystem

Next City ·

2025/12/17

Sponsored Episode with the Culture & Community Power Fund and Kresge Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:46

When Community Benefits Agreements Work (And When...

Next City ·

2025/12/11

Residents teamed up with university students to slow the demolition of an affordable housing community and reshape redevelopment in West Philadelphia.

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32:30

When Community Benefits Agreements Work (And When...

Next City ·

2025/12/10

Residents teamed up with university students to slow the demolition of an affordable housing community and reshape redevelopment in West Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:48

Learning Community Power By Example: The Chinatown...

Next City ·

2025/12/04

Philadelphians have a history of banding together and organizing when faced by powerful and monied development that has threatened their displacement. From professional sports venues to ever-expanding “eds and meds,” all across Philadelphia, working-class communities of color have pushed back, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, sometimes ending up somewhere in between. In this panel discussion, we’ll hear from neighborhood leaders who share their stories and lessons learned for others when these

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35:32

Learning Community Power By Example: The Chinatown...

Next City ·

2025/12/04

Philadelphians have a history of banding together and organizing when faced by powerful and monied development that has threatened their displacement. From professional sports venues to ever-expanding “eds and meds,” all across Philadelphia, working-class communities of color have pushed back, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, sometimes ending up somewhere in between. In this panel discussion, we’ll hear from neighborhood leaders who share their stories and lessons learned for others when these

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0:45

Happy Thanksgiving!

Next City ·

2025/11/26

This is Lucas Grindley from Next City, a show about changemakers and their stories. We’re off this week for Thanksgiving, but we’ll be back next Wednesday with more inspiring and workable ideas that move our society toward justice and equity. If you can’t wait for the next story, head to NextCity.org for the latest coverage. As always, we’d love to hear any feedback from our listeners. Please feel free to email us at info@nextcity.org. And if you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on Apple,

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28:49

What Collective Ownership Looks Like in Philly

Next City ·

2025/11/18

As rapid development reshapes neighborhoods like Kensington, residents and business owners face displacement and loss of local control. The Kensington Corridor Trust and Women’s Community Revitalization Project offer models of community ownership—using neighborhood and land trusts to preserve affordability, reinvest profits locally, and align development with community priorities. This episode explores how these approaches center equity and empower residents to shape their own futures.

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31:33

What Collective Ownership Looks Like in Philly

Next City ·

2025/11/18

As rapid development reshapes neighborhoods like Kensington, residents and business owners face displacement and loss of local control. The Kensington Corridor Trust and Women’s Community Revitalization Project offer models of community ownership—using neighborhood and land trusts to preserve affordability, reinvest profits locally, and align development with community priorities. This episode explores how these approaches center equity and empower residents to shape their own futures. Learn

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0:45

Happy Veterans Day!

Next City ·

2025/11/12

This is Lucas Grindley from Next City, a show about changemakers and their stories. We’re off this week for Veterans Day, but we’ll be back next Wednesday with more inspiring and workable ideas that move our society toward justice and equity. If you can’t wait for the next story, head to NextCity.org for the latest coverage. As always, we’d love to hear any feedback from our listeners. Please feel free to email us at info@nextcity.org. And if you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on Apple,

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0:44

Happy Veterans Day!

Next City ·

2025/11/12

This is Lucas Grindley from Next City, a show about changemakers and their stories. We’re off this week for Veterans Day, but we’ll be back next Wednesday with more inspiring and workable ideas that move our society toward justice and equity. If you can’t wait for the next story, head to NextCity.org for the latest coverage. As always, we’d love to hear any feedback from our listeners. Please feel free to email us at info@nextcity.org. And if you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on Apple,

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35:50

Revisiting: Emergent City - A Decade-Long Fight...

Next City ·

2025/11/05

We're revisiting a favorite episode from the archive to celebrate Next City's Winter Film Festival, this year's series: "Power and Place."What happens when a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on deep-pocketed developers? In this episode, we talk to the directors of "Emergent City" and the organizers who fought to preserve Sunset Park’s future.“Emergent City” (emergentcitydoc.com) documents the 10-year saga of how Brooklyn's Sunset Park community came together to fight a rezoning wanted by deep-pocketed

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33:10

Visionary Perspectives on Black Joy, Urban Design,...

Next City ·

2025/10/29

Join Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta and artist Shawn Theodore for PYRAMID CLUB: 1937—2035, a reimagining of the legendary North Philadelphia social club as a blueprint for today’s North Broad renaissance. Together, they’ll explore how Afrofuturist and arts-driven approaches can turn scarcity into abundance while centering Black joy and cultural heritage. Please bring your ID for entrance to the building.

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30:20

Designing for Childhood: How Cities Are Ending...

Next City ·

2025/10/22

So much depends on your ZIP code, even children’s access to play. But an effort is growing to ensure the playground is where all kids can have fun, learn and heal.“It's where they learn, it's where they build connection, it's where they really establish their identity as a human being in this world,” says Lysa Ratliff, CEO for KABOOM! “And yet, there's extreme disparities in our parks and our schools and our cities and who has access to what.”In this sponsored episode, Ratliff explains how KABOOM

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29:12

City-Building with Culture at the Core

Next City ·

2025/10/01

Culture is often treated as a niche area but is actually integral to the successful design and adoption of other areas of urban planning and policy. Hear how cities like Atlanta, Boston, Seattle and Baltimore are embedding cultural approaches into planning, policy, and recovery efforts.

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35:28

How Your Nonprofit Can Use Research to Strengthen Impact

Next City ·

2025/09/24

The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is partnering with nonprofits to uncover what works—and why. In this sponsored episode, we hear the stories of programs strengthened by evidence. Plus we meet the executive director of Corner to Corner in Nashville, Shana Berkeley, who is partnering with LEO to design research. Guest from the LEO team include researcher Patrick Turner and project development lead Fran Gallagher. To inquire about partnering, visit PartnerWithLEO.org.

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37:07

A Federal Freeze Won’t Stop Green Progress

Next City ·

2025/09/17

Networks of financial institutions are pushing ahead with the green evolution of energy despite federal dollars in flux, as $20 billion from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is locked in a legal battle.

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0:45

Happy Labor Day!

Next City ·

2025/09/03

This is Lucas Grindley from Next City, a show about changemakers and their stories. We’re off this week for Labor Day but we’ll be back next Wednesday with more inspiring and workable ideas that move our society toward justice and equity. If you can’t wait for the next story, head to NextCity.org for the latest coverage. As always, we’d love to hear any feedback from our listeners. Please feel free to email us at info@nextcity.org. And if you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify,

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25:04

Alternative Models For Funding and Supporting...

Next City ·

2025/08/28

Communities need spaces for art; you can't support art without supporting artists. We're talking with three leaders working on alternative models for sustainability.

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