Podcast

Go Vocal Co-Founder and CEO Wietse Van Ransbeeck hosts our podcast Public Square: Conversations in democracy. Every month he meets the innovators who are redefining and reinvigorating local democracies around the world. Listen to our episodes here.

Episodes

Partnering with residents on budget priorities in St Louis, with Yusuf Daneshyar

When the City of St Louis lost its much-loved football team, the Rams, the litigation resulted in a $250 million-dollar settlement fund. The city had ...

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Resident Proposals in Copenhagen with Aja Faurschou Enghoff

The Danish capital Copenhagen recently launched a resident proposals initiative that saw 12,000 residents participate in just 4 months. The project, w...

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Humanizing government in New York City with Adrienne Lever

Bureaucracy can often stand in the way of meaningful connections between communities and the institutions that serve them. But what if there was a way...

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Shaping Newham together: Lessons learned from People Powered Places

This podcast episode takes us into the heart of London's Borough of Newham, introducing us to the innovative People Powered Places program. Guests Sad...

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Building trust & community connections in Viña del Mar' with Nicole Markwick

Travel with us to Chile to learn from Nicole Markwick, Co-Coordinator of Citizen Engagement for the Municipality of Viña del Mar. This episode covers ...

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Smart cities and AI in Trondheim with Øyvind Tanum

On this episode, Øyvind Tanum, Head of Smart City for the City of Trondheim, shares some of the ingredients of a strong culture of engagement, how to ...

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Youth engagement in Antwerp with Roel Camps

Roel Camps, an expert in youth engagement from Antwerp (Belgium) joins us for this month’s podcast episode. Roel illuminates the importance of simplic...

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National level community engagement in Luxemburg

This episode features Steve Glangé from Luxembourg's Ministry of Digitalisation and Administrative Reform, talking about community engagement on a nat...

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