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"Historic budget cuts and stricter work requirements will reduce SNAP access, but city leadership can soften the blow." See insights from Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich in our 1-page resource guide, a companion to her recent #DataSmartCityPod https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/snap-2025-what-mayors-need-know
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Many thanks to @sarasti.bsky.social for joining @goldsmithongov.bsky.social on the #DataSmartCityPod🎧 datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/genai-actual...

They explore where #AI hype ends & real transformation begins, why faster isn't always innovative, & how cities can use #GenAI to offload the tedium.
How GenAI Can Actually Boost Public Sector Creativity | Data-Smart City Solutions
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October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our latest #DataSmartCityPod w/ Dr. Sara Bleich @hsph.harvard.edu is packed with insights. Check out our 1-page guide, presenting info from her ep, to learn how #mayors can support residents. And be sure to share the link & PDF version! #SNAP #PublicHealth datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/snap-2025-wh...
SNAP in 2025: What Mayors Need to Know | Data-Smart City Solutions
This companion piece to our recent podcast, What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP, presents information from the episode as an easy-to-read one-pager for mayors and other city leaders.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm very pleased to share this #DataSmartCityPod ep that I recorded with Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich. Over the summer she spoke to our Chiefs of Staff cohort, and her talk was so important that I asked her to come on our podcast to share her insights & advice. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/10...
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're releasing a VIP episode of the #DataSmartCityPod today:
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@hsph.harvard.edu professor Sara Bleich, PhD speaks with host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social about the recent changes to #SNAP, and what city leaders can do to minimize disruption and harm.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We had a great conversation about the intersections of #design and #data work, the role of new #AI tools in our fields, and how to create neighborhood opportunity through policy and architecture. Be sure to subscribe to both the #DataSmartCityPod and Future of the American City.
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🆕episode: #DataSmartCityPod x Future of the American City! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/charles-wald...

@harvardkennedy.bsky.social's @goldsmithongov.bsky.social & @gsd.harvard.edu's Charles Waldheim discuss urban data, community-informed planning, & the tension btwn regeneration & gentrification.
Charles Waldheim on the Future of the American City | Data-Smart City Solutions
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October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Great session yesterday at #NYCClimateWeek!

👏👏👏to all the panelists & featured speakers for sharing their work, insights, and inspirations.

Couldn't make the event? Listen to panelist Trisha Stein, @cityofdetroit.bsky.social on the #DataSmartCityPod: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/navigating-u...
Navigating Urban Sustainability with Chief Strategy Officer Trisha Stein | Data-Smart City Solutions
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September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
2/ His insights on #disastermanagement and how to prevent crises are incredibly important. As he explains, we need to use people, platforms, and data together to address some of the most urgent #publichealth and environmental issues facing cities today. Subscribe to #DataSmartCityPod to hear more!
September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
How can cities respond better, & smarter, to disasters? datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/how-cities-c... #DataSmartCityPod

Dr. Andrew Schroeder @directrelief.org & CrisisReady discusses the people, platforms, & data necessary to prevent & react to crises @goldsmithongov.bsky.social
#DisasterResponse
How Cities Can Use Data to Transform Disaster Response | Data-Smart City Solutions
Hear from Dr. Andrew Schroeder how cities can break down data silos and build integrated, actionable platforms to better respond to public health and environmental emergencies. Schroeder explains to h...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On our new #DataSmartCityPod, I spoke with frequent co-host and #govtech expert Santiago Garces datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/statgpt-futu...

We spoke about #stat, #performancemanagement, and #GenAI, plus shared highlights from our recent city workshop. Listen at the link or through your preferred app
August 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New #DataSmartCityPod episode just dropped and we're bringing back fan favorite Santi Garces, @boston.gov CIO! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/statgpt-futu...

Santi and @goldsmithongov.bsky.social discuss our recent stat and AI workshop and why "StatGPT" is the future of city #performancemanagement.
StatGPT: The Future of City Performance | Data-Smart City Solutions
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August 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Bringing back a classic, and very relevant, episode of the #DataSmartCityPod - The Complicated Interplay: AI and Government datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/recast-compl...

Hear host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social interview @mit.edu Professor and Dean Dan Huttenlocher in this replay below!
Recast - The Complicated Interplay: AI and Government | Data-Smart City Solutions
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August 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Many thanks to Miguel Carrasco for coming on the #DataSmartCityPod and talking #AI, #GenAI, & #government datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/07...

Hear how officials are approaching AI responsibly, the role of AI in #servicedelivery, and what BCG's research says about #emergingtech and #trust
July 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New episode alert 🎧 datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/07...

@goldsmithongov.bsky.social and Miguel Carrasco talk #publicsector artificial intelligence, #GenAI, government service delivery, and #trustbuilding in our latest #DataSmartCityPod.

Check it out ⬇️ or listen wherever you get podcasts!
Harnessing AI for Trust and Transformation | Data-Smart City Solutions
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July 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Continuing our highlights, today we're showcasing our redesigned pod page! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/podcast With our new site design, you can now easily find & subscribe to the #DataSmartCityPod on your fave app. Take a look, listen to some episodes & subscribe so you never miss a drop!
June 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New #DataSmartCityPod episode - recorded live at the African American Mayors Assoc. conference, host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social talks with Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social about the relationship between the environment and #publichealth in Cleveland. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-ma...
Exclusive: Mayor Bibb is Connecting Climate and Community Health in Cleveland
June 4, 2025 Public Health
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June 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Happy to share that my full conversation with Cleveland Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social is available as an episode of the #DataSmartCityPod : datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-ma...

We spoke at the African American Mayors Assoc. conference about what a mayor can do for #cleanair and #publichealth.
Exclusive: Mayor Bibb is Connecting Climate and Community Health in Cleveland
June 4, 2025 Public Health
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June 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We have a great new episode of the #DataSmartCityPod with @ojwise.bsky.social! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/public-secto...

@goldsmithongov.bsky.social talks with Wise about AI-ready data systems, data accessibility, and why cities are leading the way in this space. Listen below or on your fave app!
Public Sector AI and the Evolution of Data Analytics with Oliver Wise
May 14, 2025 Artificial Intelligence
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May 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
1/ For #AQAW2025 we're sharing this #DataSmartCityPod episode with Colorado's Senior Director of State Air Quality Programs Michael Ogletree: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/local-approa...
May 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Many thanks to Mayors Monroe Nichols and Libby Schaaf for coming to speak at our Project on Municipal Innovation convening. Thank you for sharing your energy and passion with our attendees, and for recording an exclusive Q&A for our podcast the #DataSmartCityPod. Available wherever you listen!
New episode alert! We have an exclusive conversation with fmr @cityofoakland.bsky.social Mayor Libby Schaaf and Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols on the #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-ad...

Listen on our site or wherever you get your podcasts for a fun, insightful conversation 🎧
Exclusive: Advancing Educational Attainment and Future-Proofing Policies with Mayor Monroe Nichols and Mayor Libby Schaaf
April 23, 2025 Education
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April 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New episode alert! We have an exclusive conversation with fmr @cityofoakland.bsky.social Mayor Libby Schaaf and Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols on the #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-ad...

Listen on our site or wherever you get your podcasts for a fun, insightful conversation 🎧
Exclusive: Advancing Educational Attainment and Future-Proofing Policies with Mayor Monroe Nichols and Mayor Libby Schaaf
April 23, 2025 Education
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April 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"My 1st piece of advice is: if you want to do transformative things with generative AI, focus on transformative topics. The 2nd is, if you want to be really transformative in terms of AI, you've got to look at the base data layer." #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/generative-a...
Generative AI and the Possibility Government
April 2, 2025 Artificial Intelligence
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April 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I had a great conversation with two pillars in the field of #governmentinnovation, civic transformation, #AI #GenAI, possibility government...the list goes on, but having Mitch Weiss and @boston.gov Santiago Garces on the #DataSmartCityPod was such a treat. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/generative-a...
April 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We have a very useful and insightful episode of the #DataSmartCityPod out today!

Host Stephen Goldsmith talks with Cameron Trimble about mayoral messaging, digital media, and the role of local influencers in resident engagement. Check it out now🎧⬇️
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Mayors, Messaging, and Cutting Through a Fractured Media Environment
March 12, 2025 Civic Engagement
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March 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM