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
Preview of Episode 23: From the Table of a Small Conference Room
A preview of Episode 23.
00:01:29 |
Tue 18 Apr 2017
EP 22: Urban Soundscapes and Active Listening
As America develops, how often do you pause to listen? To the places undergoing active change? Or those preserved in time? To the sounds that truly identify a location, whether natural or developed? …
00:35:55 |
Tue 11 Apr 2017
EP 21: Murals Unlock a City
Sure, perspectives vary on public art. But on this episode we visit a small southern city with a ton of buy-in for art as a transformative tool -- for revitalization, community pride, local history, …
00:33:33 |
Tue 28 Mar 2017
Preview of Episode 21: More Than Public Art
Preview of Episode 21: More Than Public Art by NC League of Municipalities
00:02:17 |
Tue 21 Mar 2017
EP 20: Sister City Stories
No doubt you've heard of sister cities. You probably even have a vague idea, at least, of the concept. Perhaps your town has a sister city in a far-off country. But do you know the origin of sister c…
00:30:18 |
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Preview of Episode 20: Sister Cities
Preview of Episode 20, about Sister Cities.
00:01:11 |
Tue 07 Mar 2017
EP 19: 'The Other Side'
A local police department is trying to change perceptions between officers and youths -- via unscripted, uncoached, one-on-one conversations broadcast out to the world in a high-quality web series. R…
00:31:33 |
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Preview of Episode 19: Cops, Youths, Cameras, No Script
A preview of Episode 19.
00:01:18 |
Tue 21 Feb 2017
EP 18: The Smart Cities Primer
It's okay to admit you're not fully up to speed on "smart cities" or the "Internet of Things." A lot of people aren't. The talk is so ubiquitous that it might feel like a runaway topic that's tough t…
00:30:47 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Preview of Episode 18: Talkin' Smart Cities
A preview of Municipal Equation Episode 18.
00:00:55 |
Tue 07 Feb 2017
EP 17: 'That High Lonesome Data'
What do Dobros and datasets have in common? We're about to find out. On this episode we talk with A'yen Tran and Jer Thorp of the New York-based Office for Creative Research to hear about their folks…
00:26:50 |
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Preview of Episode 17: Bluegrass and Civic Data?
A preview of the next Municipal Equation
00:01:16 |
Wed 25 Jan 2017
EP 16: Sketching Suspects with DNA
Are we catching up to pop-fiction's futuristic portrayal of DNA in crimesolving? How about a technology that can sketch up an image of a suspect based solely on a sample of his or her DNA? The Fayett…
00:27:32 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
EP 14: Branding an Entire City
When we think of the word "brand" in an advertising sense, surely we first picture the Nike Swoosh, or the Coca-Cola can, or the Ford medallion, or, who knows, maybe the Quaker Oats guy. And for good…
00:38:36 |
Tue 20 Dec 2016
Preview of Episode 14: What's Your Brand?
A look ahead at Episode 14 of the Municipal Equation podcast from the North Carolina League of Municipalities.
00:01:30 |
Tue 13 Dec 2016
EP 13: Drones and Local Government
What do drones mean for local government? How can city hall regulate these unmanned aerial systems? What are the rules to fly one? And -- perhaps most interestingly -- how might local governments ado…
00:35:49 |
Tue 06 Dec 2016
Preview of Episode 13: Where Drones and City Hall Intersect
Preview of Episode 13, a look at where drones and local government intersect.
00:01:31 |
Tue 29 Nov 2016
EP 12: The Food-Truck City Hall
Place your order! Local governments are taking after food trucks and serving up convenience at a curb near you. That's on this episode of Municipal Equation, the podcast from the N.C. League of Munic…
00:19:16 |
Tue 22 Nov 2016
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