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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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How Boston’s Chinatown Turns Culture Into Power

•  13 May 2026 •  Episode 158 •  38:24

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How To Transform Closed Schools for Community

•  06 May 2026 •  Episode 157 •  35:48

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Real Solutions Are Everywhere

•  29 Apr 2026 •  Episode 156 •  37:31

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Lessons on Serving Immigrant Communities Under Attack

•  22 Apr 2026 •  Episode 155 •  38:42

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Community Power Is Finally Going Big in Economic Development

•  15 Apr 2026 •  Episode 154 •  34:08

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Tenants Rising: Organizing for Housing Justice, Part 2

•  08 Apr 2026 •  Episode 153 •  34:28

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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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