Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Whether boom times and bust times, American cities have always played a significant role in our nation’s economic, cultural and political development. In conjunction with The Urban Institute, Public Interest kicks off a new series focusing on America’s cities in the twenty-first century.
Guests
- Robert Lerman Director, Urban Institute Human Resources Policy Center, professor of Economics, American University
- John Foster-Bey Senior associate, director of the Program for Regional Economic Opportunity at the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center
- Fred Siegel Author, "The Future Once Happened Here: New York, D.C., L.A. and the Fate of America's Big Cities," professor of history, Cooper Union
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