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Smart City™ is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. Host Carol Coletta talks with national and international public policy experts, elected officials, economists, business leaders, artists, developers, planners and others for a penetrating discussion of urban issues.

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Innovative Entprepreneurs
How do you reinvigorate the economy of a rust belt city?  Our guests on this week's show are working both at the grass roots and civic levels to rebuild the economies of their mid-sized cities.
Ron Kitchens is the CEO of Southwest Michigan First, a nonprofit organization dedicated to being a catalyst for success in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Ron joins us to tell us about incubating new companies in this economy and how smaller businesses can thrive when large corporations fail.

Eric Mathews is the founder of Launch Memphis, an organization that nurtures technology startups in Memphis.  We'll talk to Eric about how technology can help seed an entrepreneurial community and be used to bring entrepreneurs together.

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The Trouble with Black Boys


This week on Smart City, we explore the stubborn link between race and poverty in America. My guest, professor Pedro Noguera, has written a book about the cultural, societal and personal factors that cause young black and Hispanic males to run afoul of middle-class American norms. Professor Noguera joins us to discuss his book "The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education ."


And we'll have a discussion with Thomas Sevcik about how much work it can take to change the way the world views a city. Thomas is the founder of the internationally acclaimed creative studio Arthesia and he'll tell us about the complicated issue of a city's identity and how to find what he calls "the city's drama."

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Walker Smith's "City Views"
Yankelovich Partners President J. Walker Smith offers his "City Views" each week during "Smart City™." His commentary offers insights and predictions on how life in America is changing. Listen each week.
Urban Insights with Otis White
Find out the latest news and trends in cities across the nation with urban expert Otis White, each week on "Smart City." Otis is president of Civic Strategies, Inc. He joins host Carol Coletta for a lively discussion of the odd and the interesting in this new weekly segment.
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