Coming Soon: Not My Narrative — Not My Narrative
Not My Narrative

Coming Soon: Not My Narrative

October 8, 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 it means when a narrative gets treated as settled truth
  • How people on the ground are actively disproving those narratives
  • A fresh lens on urban life through podcast and written essays
  • Why the stories we inherit about cities deserve a second look

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.

Not My Narrative

About Not My Narrative

Straw Hut Media

Every society runs on stories it mistakes for facts. In America, those stories shape who gets help, who gets blamed, and who is left out.

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