Next City

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... View More


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One Way to Ensure ‘Altadena Is Not For Sale’

•  14 May 2025 •  Episode 119 •  36:11

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This “Unapologetically Black” Monument Is Already Changing Los Angeles

•  07 May 2025 •  Episode 118 •  33:10

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The Quiet Engine for Affordable Housing in Red and Blue States

•  30 Apr 2025 •  Episode 117 •  32:56

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What Happens When Wildfire Relief Inspires Too Many Donations

•  23 Apr 2025 •  Episode 116 •  27:02

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The First Draft of Pandemic History

•  10 Apr 2025 •  Episode 115 •  34:10

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In Conversation with the Former NEA Chair on What’s Next for the Arts

•  02 Apr 2025 •  Episode 114 •  30:36

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Lucas Grindley is Executive Director for Next City, a nonprofit journalism organization devoted to making cities more equitable.

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