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Coming Soon: Not My Narrative

September 16, 2026 · 2 min

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A new series launching this October challenges the stories we mistake for facts about cities and the people in them.

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In this episode

  • What Not My Narrative is and why it exists
  • How false narratives shape real decisions in cities
  • Stories of people actively disproving accepted myths
  • A preview of what the podcast and essay series will cover

About this episode

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.


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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.

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