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Building an AI-Ready City Government
City leaders are eager to deploy AI, but the real opportunity lies in preparation: building the right organizational structures, expertise, and culture first. Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Teddy…
Redesigning Broken and Legacy Systems to Unlock Innovation with Communities
City leaders want to innovate, but most are stuck solving yesterday's problems with yesterday's tools. Real breakthroughs come from fundamentally changing how governments listen to communities. Host…
The Promise and Peril of AI in Criminal Justice Systems
AI is being deployed across courts, police departments, and corrections systems. Without the right guardrails, it could amplify existing biases. But, with care and attention, there are opportunities…
Supporting Childhood Opportunity Starts With Environmental Justice
Lead pipes aren't just a water infrastructure problem—they're connected to poverty, violence, and lost opportunity. Milwaukee's mayor explains why removing them matters to public safety and economic…
From Reactive to Preventive: How AI Transforms Public Works
Most cities respond to infrastructure problems after residents report them. What if they could detect and prevent them first, while serving every neighborhood fairly? Host Stephen Goldsmith sits down…
Agentic AI Comes to City Hall
Why do cities struggle to adopt AI at scale despite exponential improvements in the technology? Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Boston CIO Santi Garces and Harvard Business School Professor Mitch…
How Cities Can Measure What Actually Matters
What does a city government owe its residents? Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Eyal Feder-Levy, CEO of Zencity, to explore how GenAI is fundamentally transforming the way cities measure,…
Personalizing Government at Scale: Denver's AI Strategy
Host Stephen Goldsmith sits down with Suma Nallapati, Chief AI and Information Officer for the City and County of Denver, to explore how Denver is using generative AI to collapse bureaucracy and make…
AI Agents and Peak Academy: Brian Elms on Empowering Government Workers
Host Stephen Goldsmith sits down with Brian Elms, former director of Denver's groundbreaking Peak Academy and founder of Change Agents Training, to explore how generative AI is transforming…
The DSCP Listener Survey
Survey: bit.ly/datasmartpodFor our first-ever listener survey, we want to hear what you like, who you want to hear from, and how we can better support you in your work. Your answers will help us…
Rethinking Government in 2026
Listener survey: bit.ly/datasmartpodIn our end-of-year episode, host Stephen Goldsmith reflect on 2025's most promising advancements in local government and shares his vision for how cities can…
City Leadership in the AI Era
Listen to host Stephen Goldsmith speak with two leading voices at the intersection of local government, data, and AI: Rochelle Haynes, Managing Director of What Works Cities and Carrie Bishop, who…
How GenAI Can Actually Boost Public Sector Creativity
This episode features Mike Sarasti, former Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Innovation and Technology in Miami and a leading advocate for government transformation, in conversation with host…
What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP with Dr. Sara Bleich
In this episode, host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and former USDA Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity.…
Charles Waldheim on the Future of the American City
In this special episode, Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Goldsmith and Harvard University Graduate School of Design Professor Charles Waldheim co-host a podcast crossover. Pr. Waldheim, host…
How Cities Can Use Data to Transform Disaster Response
In this episode, Professor Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Andrew Schroeder of Direct Relief and CrisisReady. They discuss how cities can break down data silos and build integrated, actionable…
StatGPT: The Future of City Performance
In this episode, Professor Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Santi Garces, Boston’s chief innovation officer. They discuss Goldsmith’s new StatGPT paper, which explores how generative AI can transform…
Recast - The Complicated Interplay: AI and Government
In this episode Professor Goldsmith interviews Professor Dan Huttenlocher, inaugural dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and expert on artificial intelligence and computer science. They…
Harnessing AI for Trust and Transformation
In this episode, Professor Stephen Goldsmith is joined by Miguel Carrasco, Global Leader for Boston Consulting Group’s Center for Digital Government, connecting from Australia to share a worldwide…
Exclusive: Mayor Bibb is Connecting Climate and Community Health in Cleveland
In this exclusive episode, recorded live at the African American Mayors Association 11th Annual Conference, host Stephen Goldsmith sits down with Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to explore how cities can…
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Data-Smart City Pod has published 94 episodes since December 2021, covering topics in Education, Government.
Data-Smart City Pod is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 20m.
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