About this episode

The episode follows a couple's efforts to improve their city after the murder of their son, highlighting the challenges of enacting change.

After their son was murdered in 2002, a couple set out to improve Aurora, only to find a city eager to discuss change but unwilling to pursue it. Host Willy Nast documents their journey in the independent podcast “City of Lights.”

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