{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A masterclass in politics and fearlessness","description":"On a very special episode of How To Really Run A City, our hosts soak up the wisdom of renowned 92-year-old former California Speaker of the House and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, a player still at the top of his political game. From jelly bean power plays in front of Ronald Reagan to pressure campaigns to free Nelson Mandela to candid thoughts on how to navigate the Trumpian circus in Washington, D.C., Brown is a well of bipartisan optimism and moral clarity. \u201cI was the guy,\u201d Brown told former Atlanta mayor and mentee Kasim Reed, \u201cwho could tell you what your bill would do if enacted. And I would support it because it was the right thing to do. And in government, you must always do what is right.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019ve laid out so many different examples of doing the right thing,\u201d said former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter. \u201cWe seem to be somewhat, nationally, dysfunctional these days.\u201d \u201cBut when you think about Willie Brown,\u201d said Citizen Co-Founder Larry Platt, \u201cyou think of a happy warrior \u2026 someone who fights with a smile on their face. That\u2019s what people want.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s no question, that is my approach,\u201d Brown said with a smile. \u201cAnd besides that, I like to party. No matter where I am, if a party can happen, I\u2019m a participant in that effort.\u201d Join us for one of the most memorable and smile-inducing episodes of the podcast, a true masterclass in the art of politics. As cities go, so goes the nation! ","author_name":"CitizenCast","author_url":"http:\/\/thephiladelphiacitizen.org\/podcast\/","html":"