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City Council Chronicles episodes
- City Council Chronicles 60: Matthew Green -- Hamilton, ON Councilor
Matthew Green--Hamilton, ON councilor--is enthusiastically in favor of video recording council meetings. He says it holds people accountable for their less-than-polite behavior. He also describes how having a rotating deputy mayor who runs the council meetings is ill-advised.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=deliberate+thoughtArtist: http://incompetech.com/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100189Artist: http://incompetech.com/0 min - Best of "Best Thing, Worst Thing"
We visited 12 cities and towns asking about the best and worst things. This episode contains excerpts from Colby, KS; Las Cruces, NM; Pittsburgh, PA; and Toronto, ON in a study of what makes cities liveable. Full series at www.councilchronicles.com/bestworst.City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org. Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Graphic design by Ben Wasserman. Twitter: @benwassertweet. E-mail: [email protected].
Green Leaves by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/Additional music by bensound.com
0 min - "A Higher Expectation": The Council Meeting and the Confession
Boise's city council meeting on November 13, 2012 was jam-packed with people to testify on a proposed nondiscrimination ordinance. But one citizen didn't just have a comment. She had a surprise. Tabitha Osteen shares her story of what that meeting meant for her life. Plus, an update on the Listener's List from Richmond, Virginia.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Follow on Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com
High Tension by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/Chance, Luck, Errors in Nature, Fate, Destruction As a Finale by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/0 min - City Council Chronicles 59: Mike Clay -- Port Moody, BC Mayor
Mike Clay--Port Moody, BC mayor--once reenacted a 100-year-old council meeting. We listen to the entertaining characters who popped up, as well as some beautiful music at his council meetings. Plus, why is he called "Your Worship?"
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Heart of the Beast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100209Artist: http://incompetech.com/0 min - City Council Chronicles 58: Margaret Abe-Koga -- Mountain View, CA Councilmember
Margaret Abe-Koga--Mountain View, CA councilmember--shares a fascinating insight: citizens notice whether their representatives speak up during council meetings. She talks about how she went from being "too nice" to her confrontation with Google at 1:15 a.m.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Follow on Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com
Dance of Deception by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100271Artist: http://incompetech.com/Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563Artist: http://incompetech.com/Clowning Around by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/Happy Strummin by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/0 min - City Council Chronicles 57: Pat Martel -- Daly City, CA City Manager
Patricia "Pat" Martel--Daly City, CA city manager--and I discuss the elaborate dance a city official must go through when they phone into a council meeting. Plus, we talk about the role of staff in combating "fake news" and whether she would take a bullet for her council.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Follow on Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com
0 min - City Council Chronicles 56: Lauren McLean -- Boise, ID Council Member
Lauren McLean--Boise, ID council member--reveals the similarities between Scottish Highland dancing and her city council meetings. Plus, we relive one lengthy council meeting from 2012 where a huge crowd of people showed up to testify on an LGBT non-discrimination ordinance.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Follow on Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com
Spanish Summer by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/Ambush - The Descent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100334Artist: http://incompetech.com/Other music by bensound.com.0 min - City Council Chronicles 55: Noah Hobbs -- Duluth, MN Councilor
Noah Hobbs--Duluth, MN councilor--explains his desire for the city council to steer away from headline-grabbing symbolic gestures. We also simulate how to cut off a rambling public commenter and I give him my vocal submission for the Duluth "Distinguished Artist Award."
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Follow on Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com
Prelude No. 18 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/One Fine Day by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/39 min - City Council Chronicles Special Episode: Best Thing, Worst Thing -- Pittsburgh, PA
We visit Pittsburgh, the former steel-manufacturing hub in Western Pennsylvania. The home of three rivers, strong sports teams, and multiple universities, we see a high school girls' team construct robots for a competition. We also attend a picnic, visit the top of a mountain, and worship with a Baptist church.Episode sponsor: ELGL.org's Diversity Dashboard -- An effort to improve diversity in local government leadership. Check out the project and Kickstarter campaign here: http://elgl.org/diversity-dashboard-2/
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org. Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Twitter: @michaelkarlik. Graphic design by Ben Wasserman. Twitter: @benwassertweet. E-mail: [email protected].
Poetry by Cameron Barnett (and book pre-order): https://cameronbarnettpoet.wordpress.com/Music credits:
Cattails - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100743
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Cylinder One by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
Brookers Blues by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100630
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Additional music by bensound.com
1 hr 3 min - Listener's List: A Very Texas Proposal
Something amazing happened at the Flower Mound, TX town council meeting on September 18, 2017 and town manager Jimmy Stathatos joins us to give the play-by-play.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016 and 2017 by ELGL.org.
Link: https://councilchronicles.com/ Follow on Twitter: @michaelkarlik.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycouncilchronicles/.
Graphic by Ben Wasserman: @benwassetweets.
Music credits:
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com
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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,