Municipal Equation Podcast
Municipal Equation is a podcast about cities and towns in changing times. Created by the North Carolina League of Municipalities. Producer/host: Ben Brown.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 96: Building a Town Center
As with other episodes of Municipal Equation, this one originated from a casual, hallway conversation with a local government official. In this instance, podcast host Ben Brown was chatting at a Leag…
00:39:15 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Episode 95: Municipal EVs
Are electric vehicles, or EVs, right for your municipal fleet? They've surged in everyday popularity over the past 20 years and now are available from most of the mainstream automakers. Increasingly,…
00:42:41 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Episode 94: Civic Trust, Together (With Matt Lehrman)
Public leaders often find themselves in situations of disagreement -- and that's not inherently bad. "Effective leadership isn't about avoiding disagreement," says Matt Lehrman, a civic facilitator a…
00:26:05 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Episode 93: Marion's GEM, Sanford's RISE
One of Municipal Equation’s favorite topics to cover is the kind of partnership and idea-sharing that can make success easier for everyone. When the City of Marion learned about a commerce-boosting c…
00:47:35 |
Thu 22 May 2025
Episode 92: For the COOP (Continuity of Operations)
Emergencies happen, and sometimes at scales that surprise us. We can shrug, or we can invest that sensitivity. That goes for all of us, and our shared stakes in the kind of local governance that can …
00:30:53 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Episode 91: Municipal Community
With any profession, hobby, cause or life experience, there's community. The NC League of Municipalities itself is an expression of that, and so are the many affiliate groups and friend organizations…
00:23:52 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Episode 90: WNC Recovery Communication
In mid February, the League and its longtime friends at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) and western North Carolina region Councils of Governments held a second, large convening o…
00:25:56 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Episode 89: Car-Optional Cities
It's nice to have a car, for all the practical reasons. But cars can be a bummer, too. They cost a lot up front, need regular maintenance, require insurance, lose on resale value, might have varying …
00:27:51 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Episode 88: The Changing World of Cybersecurity
There’s always something new with cybercrime – what it looks like, how it’s carried out, what the trends are, who the targets are, and on and on. It’s a full-on industry, and it evolves as such. Ther…
00:44:48 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Episode 87: The Hurricane Helene Recovery Begins
Aerial views of Hurricane Helene's devastation in western North Carolina are hard enough to process, but imagine being in charge of the actual recovery. On this episode, we're going to hear directly …
00:21:10 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Episode 86: ARP Deadline Ahead
We called it once-a-generation legislation when Congress passed it in 2021. The American Rescue Plan Act provided $1.9 trillion across the nation to restrengthen from the global pandemic that hurt so…
00:31:48 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Episode 85: Commit to Civility
While disagreement is a fact of life, and indeed it happens in the government space, there's a lot of potential in resolution. On this episode, we look at how local governing boards across North Caro…
00:36:38 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Episode 84: Dangerous Crossroads
At a recent gathering of North Carolina municipal leaders, discussion briefly fell on a viral form of accountability activism from the public: “First Amendment audits," performed by citizen "auditors…
00:31:56 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
EP 83: Navigating Police Challenges
Municipal Equation over the years has covered the challenges and successes of local law enforcement in a variety of ways. Today, we hear from the League of Municipalities’ in-house Shield Services ex…
00:43:31 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
EP 82: Connecting City Hall and Residents
Government communications, specifically the kind meant to connect with a diverse mix of everyday people, are always evolving in their reach, variety, and challenges. “I’ve been in the government comm…
00:52:11 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
EP 81: Generative AI in Municipal Government
You’ve heard of “artificial intelligence,” or AI, in one sense or another; we’ve been reckoning with the concept through books, movies and academic discussions since its earliest mentions in the 1950…
00:27:27 |
Tue 28 May 2024
EP 80: Comprehensive Planning in an Age of Change
When a city's or town's governing board adopts a comprehensive plan -- a big document meant to guide or manage growth and other elements of the locality's future -- it's a pretty big deal. Sure, muni…
00:36:12 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
EP 79: How Sister Cities Work
Recently, during a visit to North Carolina by municipal officials from the country of Moldova, they and fellow municipal officials from around Wake County discussed possible "sister city" arrangement…
00:30:00 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
EP 78: Ideas from the Alley
When you think of downtown alleys, what comes to mind? Bad associations, maybe? The place to avoid at night? Ever since childhood, Americans have had the general impression that alleyways are dark, d…
00:27:55 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
EP 77: So You Want to Commission a Mural
Welcome to a special LIVE episode of Municpial Equation, NCLM's podcast about cities and towns adapting to change, recorded in December with a panelists about HOW public art is achieved, with expert …
01:01:14 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Municipal Equation Podcast. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.