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It Takes A City - Trailer
March 2, 2026 · 1 minWe’re living through a global democratic crisis, and if we’re honest, we don’t really know how to fix it. Elections around the world are sending a clear message: the system isn’t working. It Takes a City is a podcast about participation…
About the show
It Takes a City is a podcast about participation and democracy.
We believe that greater participation is key to making democracy work and to making people feel better about it.
Through conversations with practitioners, we explore stories from communities with limited resources, where people are trying to reach beyond the usual voices, tackle difficult challenges, and sometimes fail along the way.
We are Stefania Kapronczay and Flavio Proietti Pantosti, find us at https://takesacity.com/.