The City is an investigative podcast from USA TODAY that tells true stories about how power works in urban America.
Each season we travel to a new city and team up with local journalists in the USA TODAY Network to investigate people in power. We’re interested in the consequences of their actions on a city’s most vulnerable residents, and we try to make sense of what a power struggle in one city reveals about the challenges facing all cities.
Season 1, Chicago: A black, working-class neighborhood fights back when a man connected with the mafia builds an illegal, six-story dump right in the middle of their neighborhood. What follows is a tour-de-force through Chicago’s underbelly: Politicians are indicted. An FBI investigation goes awry. A community’s resilience is tested—all unfolding under the spectre of racism in America.
The New York Times and Apple called Season 1 of The City one of their favorite podcasts of 2018.
Now we’re back with a new story:
Season 2, Reno: As Reno transforms into an offshoot of Silicon Valley, the city’s aging strip clubs have come under siege from boosters pushing for change. But this is more than a fight over lap dances. It’s a proxy battle for the future of Reno, and the questions raised resonate in cities around the country: Who decides what a city becomes? What is lost and gained in the name of progress? And who among its residents will no longer be able to call the city home?
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Confession: I don’t know how to listen. That’s OK! We can teach you. These are the steps. If you’re still stumped after reading it, shoot us an email: info@thecitypodcast.com
Launch Project Manager | S2
Video Producer, USA TODAY | S2
Photographer, Reno Gazette-Journal | S2
Reporter/Producer | S1
Reporter/Producer | S1
Editor | S1
Intern | S1
Intern | S1
Intern | S2
Executive Editor of Investigations, USA TODAY
Executive Producer | S1
Executive Editor, Reno Gazette-Journal | S2
Editor in Chief, USA TODAY
USA TODAY NETWORK President and Publisher
Vice President of Product, USA TODAY