It Takes A City Podcast

It Takes a City is a podcast about participation and democracy. 

We believe that greater participation is key to making democracy work and to making people feel better about it. 
Through conversations with practitioners, we explore stories from communities with limited resources, where people are trying to reach beyond the usual voices, tackle difficult challenges, and sometimes fail along the way.

We are Stefania Kapronczay, an advocate for human rights and resilient democracies from Budapest, Hungary, and Flavio Proietti Pantosti, a social innovator and entrepreneur working on public administration and government issues from Rome, Italy.

Each episode of the podcast focuses on lesser-known experiences of participation, especially in places where resources are scarce. We unpack real tactics, strategic dilemmas, and honest failures, with the goal of offering practical guidance you can use, whether you’re a local government official, an activist, or a policy student.