It’s a joyous week here at The Chronicles: our podcast is a year old! It seems like just yesterday that we were interviewing people about their city council meetings using a wax cylinder attached to my great-grandma’s phonograph.

For our regular listeners, it may come as no surprise that we have recorded

51 interviews

Of those guests,

67% were council members 👪

16% were mayors 👨‍⚖️

14% were municipal staff 💼

Geographically,

24% were from the Southeast ⛪️

20% were International 🚅

18% were from the Southwest 🌵

14% were from the Midwest 🌽

12% were from the Northeast 🗽

12% were from the Northwest 🌧️

And demographically, the guests were

51% male ♂️

 49% female ♀️

If this is the first you are hearing of the podcast, buddy have I got a hyperlink for you. Check out ALL of our episodes right here.

Editor’s picks

To celebrate the occasion, we have a special one-year recap episode with highlights from five interviews. That audio is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, and right here:

The excerpts included are from these episodes:

1. Interview #62: Jefferson City, MO Mayor Carrie Tergin [featuring International City Hall Selfie Day]
2. Interview #52: Raleigh, NC Councilor Corey Branch [featuring presents]
3. Interview #49 Johannesburg, ZA-GT Councilor Michael Sun [featuring singing and dancing]
4. Interview #51: East Point, GA Council Member Alexander Gothard [featuring ejection]
5. Interview #55: Idaho Falls, ID Mayor Rebecca Casper [featuring friendship]