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The episode discusses the differences between authentically cool cities and gentrified ones with guest John Roderick.

What's the fundamental difference between an authentically cool city and a contrived, gentrified one? What makes a great music and arts scene, and can deliberate government action actually make a city cool? That’s the topic we take up with our guest (and Gen X contemporary), the legendary indie rock frontman of The Long Winters and one time Seattle City Council candidate John Roderick, now the host of the popular (and omnivorous!) Omnibus podcast that he founded with Jeopardy host Ken Jenning...

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Hosts: David Hyde, Sandeep Kaushik

Guest: John Roderick

Topics covered

• urban culture
• gentrification
• music scene
• government action
• city coolness

Keywords

• urban cool
• gentrification
• music and arts scene
• government action
• John Roderick

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Long Winters, Omnibus, Jeopardy

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