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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 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 City .

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One Tiny Credit Union Is Powering Brooklyn’s Economy
What makes this particular credit union so special, how did it come to be – and what if there were more of them?

14 Feb, 2024 - 30:15
Countering Extreme Heat Requires All of Us
Experts have a long list of solutions that we’ve known about for a long time. But the old ways of doing things are keeping changemakers apart and the status quo in place.

8 Feb, 2024 - 26:42
The Secret to Long-Term Recovery in Puerto Rico?
Strengthening the “cooperativas” in Puerto Rico might be the key to rebuilding after a string of disasters.

24 Jan, 2024 - 30:53
Can We Make Homebuying Permanently Affordable?
A nonprofit in Richmond, Virginia is the nation’s first combination of a community land trust with a land bank, and it’s trying to shrink the racial homeownership gap.

10 Jan, 2024 - 20:16
Building a Future of Food Security with Community Fridges
If you're not familiar, community fridges are exactly what they sound like. They're refrigerators where you can come and take whatever food you need for free. They're stocked by donations and managed usually by a small group of volunteers. Today, we'll hear from Taylor Scott who -- when she couldn't find that community fridge -- started RVA Community Fridges.

3 Jan, 2024 - 24:18
SOTY Revisit: One City Made Former Prisoners A Protected Class
Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, two community organizers in Atlanta who won legal protections for themselves and other who were formerly incarcerated.

27 Dec, 2023 - 37:41
SOTY Revisit: Boston Is Helping To Buy Up Buildings And Keep Rents Affordable
Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, how community-owned real estate in East Boston is keeping rents affordable.

20 Dec, 2023 - 32:24
SOTY Revisit: Why So Many People Attend City Meetings in Lexington
Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, how a Kentucky non-profit increased participation in Lexington’s local government.

13 Dec, 2023 - 30:42
SOTY Revisit: The Black Barber Who Launched A Credit Union from His Shop
Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, the Black barber whose work inspired him to launch a credit union to help his clients and neighbors in Arkansas.

6 Dec, 2023 - 36:24
Latino Loan Funds Supporting Latino Business Owners
The number of Latino-owned businesses in the U.S. grew by 34% between 2007 and 2019. And now these entrepreneurs have an ally — a loan fund that caters to Latino and immigrant entrepreneurs.

8 Nov, 2023 - 30:45
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