City Council Chronicles 134: Jim Paine -- Superior, WI Mayor
Jim Paine--Superior, WI mayor--presided over a series of meetings this year in which the common council failed to select a council president...
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The world's #1 podcast about city council meetings. Entertaining interviews about city council meetings across the globe by Michael Karlik every Sunday. City council meeting reviews, "Best T...
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20 of 171 episodesCity Council Chronicles 133: Carrie Tergin -- Jefferson City, MO Mayor
Carrie Tergin--Jefferson City, MO mayor--returns to critique the top 10 city council selfies from International #CityHallSelfie Day. Follow...
City Council Chronicles 132: Warren Lieberman -- Belmont, CA Vice Mayor
Warren Lieberman--Belmont, CA vice mayor--was around when the first class of Belmont second graders began their mock council meetings at cit...
City Council Chronicles 131: Casey Brown -- Golden, CO Mayor Pro Tem
Casey Brown--Golden, CO mayor pro tem--was prepared to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal elections, despite concerns a...
City Council Chronicles 130: Rafael Espinoza -- Denver, CO Former Councilman
Rafael Espinoza--Denver, CO former councilman--discusses the shortfalls of his council, including the resistance to televised public comment...
City Council Chronicles 129: Nicole Johnston -- Aurora, CO Council Member
Nicole Johnston--Aurora, CO council member--attended a pro-immigrant rally at an ICE facility, where a small group of protesters vandalized...
City Council Chronicles: Christmas in July Special
It's Christmas in July, which means it is only appropriate to take the holiday off and look back at our favorite interviews. This episode fe...
City Council Chronicles 128: Jon Wizard -- Seaside, CA Council Member
Jon Wizard--Seaside, CA council member--sorts his fellow council members into their Hogwarts houses. Then, he discusses a council proposal t...
City Council Chronicles 127: Jennifer Andress -- Homewood, AL Councilor
Jennifer Andress--Homewood, AL councilor--explains the painful decision to condemn a nuisance property and why Homewood committee meetings h...
City Council Chronicles 126: Joseph Geierman -- Doraville, GA Council Member
Joseph Geierman--Doraville, GA Council Member--walks through the "council court" hearing that Doraville employed and resembled a trial more...
City Council Chronicles: 30 Hours with Michael Karlik
ABC's George Stephanopoulos spends 30 hours with Michael Karlik, peering into the mind of the podcast's creator and listening back to some o...
City Council Chronicles 125: Kate Stewart -- Takoma Park, MD Mayor
Kate Stewart--Takoma Park, MD mayor--recalls the saga of Takoma Junction, a small development that generated oversized outrage. We listen ba...
City Council Chronicles 124: Barbara Simpson -- Saint John, NB Reporter
Barbara Simpson--Saint John, NB reporter--assuages fears that people will be wandering around Saint John with bows and arrows killing indisc...
City Council Chronicles 123: Samba Baldeh -- Madison, WI Alder
Samba Baldeh--Madison, WI alder--answers a crucial question: why does Madison call its council members "alders"? Then he discusses an emotio...
City Council Chronicles 122: Eva Murray -- Glasgow, SCT Councillor
Eva Murray--Glasgow, SCT councillor--describes the tickets that a person needs to come watch Glasgow council meetings, the strategy for coun...
City Council Chronicles 121: Ahmad Zahra -- Fullerton, CA Council Member
Ahmad Zahra--Fullerton, CA coucilmember--is a film producer and first-year council member whose first major decision was how to fill a vacan...
City Council Chronicles: The Audit, the Survey, and the Anniversary
As Michael prepares for an audit, he plays some of his favorite episodes, reads from the Listener's List, and celebrates the one year annive...
City Council Chronicles 120: Emily LaDouceur -- Berea, KY Councilwoman
Emily LaDouceur--Berea, KY councilwoman--talks about the "hate group" that she sees as responsible for bullying and for pushing Christian-on...
City Council Chronicles 119: Davina Duerr -- Bothell, WA Deputy Mayor
Davina Duerr--Bothell, WA deputy mayor--reveals the motivation for the new "council conversations" segment of Bothell's meetings. Then we di...
City Council Chronicles 118: Ethan Baker -- Troy, MI Mayor Pro Tem
Ethan Baker--Troy, MI mayor pro tem--describes the series of events that culminated in the city manager's arrest and firing in 2018. That wa...