City Journal Audio
Manhattan Institute
City Journal is America's premier source of insightful policy analysis, sophisticated cultural commentary, and bold investigations that legacy journalists are too timid to touch. From incisive interviews to lively panel discussions, our podcasts extend CJ's trademark rigor and wit beyond the written page to the dynamic world of streaming audio. Listen today.
Episodes
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Oct 5, 2016 • 12min
Lone Star Quartet
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Aaron Renn discuss how four big metros—Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio—power the Texas economy. From City Journal's special issue, Texas Rising.
Sep 21, 2016 • 18min
Directionless on Homelessness
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Stephen Eide speaks with Professor Thomas Main, author of Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from Koch to de Blasio.
Sep 7, 2016 • 16min
Philanthropy and Black Education
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and senior fellow Jason Riley discuss the history of private philanthropists funding high-quality educational opportunities aimed at African-Americans and the poor.
Aug 23, 2016 • 12min
The New Landscape of Labor
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and senior editor Steve Malanga discuss how public and private-sector unions have fared since the 2008 recession and the "right-to-work" states that are leading the recovery for organized labor in the United States.
Aug 9, 2016 • 13min
Reimagining Times Square
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and former New York Times columnist John Tierney discuss recent controversies concerning the "Crossroads of the World" and how to improve the plaza for tourists and New Yorkers alike.
Jul 26, 2016 • 13min
The High Cost of Free Parking
City Journal contributing editor Aaron Renn and UCLA "parking guru" Professor Donald Shoup discuss how cities can make better use of dynamic, demand-sensitive pricing in order to ensure fair accessibility to parking.
Jul 12, 2016 • 14min
Unfair "Fair Housing"
In this episode of the 10 Blocks podcast, City Journal editor Brian Anderson and Howard Husock discuss the Obama administration's efforts to locate affordable-housing units in Westchester County, NY and changes to HUD's mission nationwide.
Jun 28, 2016 • 15min
The Sixties Roots of Today's Campus Madness
In this episode of the 10 Blocks Podcast, City Journal editor Brian Anderson interviews Harry Stein, author of recent City Journal article "How My Friends and I Wrecked Pomona College."
Jun 15, 2016 • 14min
Debt and Scandal Plague the Port Authority
In this episode of the 10Blocks podcast, City Journal editor Brian Anderson interviews Steven Malanga, author of the recent City Journal article "Bloated, Broke, and Bullied," about corruption and mismanagement at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
May 31, 2016 • 13min
How Open Data Revolutionizes Urban Life
In this episode of the 10 Blocks podcast, City Journal editor Brian Anderson interviews Nicole Gelinas, author of the recent City Journal article "The Fourth Urban Revolution," about the role of big data in effective urban planning.
