Welcome to Episode 8 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with two school principals in this episode: Kristina Dvorakovskaya from the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology in Manhattan and Melissa A. Peters from the High School for Contemporary Arts in the Bronx, about how they implemented cell phone policies for their students that include collection of phones until the end of the day. Does student performance back up the change in policy? Are parents equipped to teach their children proper cell phone etiquette when there’s a technology gap? Tune in to hear the discussion!

Welcome to Episode 7 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with Julie Sweet, Director of Advocacy & Industry Relations for the American Association of Political Consultants Foundation and Bradley Honan, CEO & President of the Honan Strategy Group, about the potential for AI to re-engage voters in the democratic process and draw them into civil discourse. Can our country achieve that goal without getting further mired in deep fakes and robocalls? Tune in to hear the discussion!

Welcome to Episode 6 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with Tim Rahschulte, Co-Founder of The Professional Development Academy and Rita Reynolds, Chief Information Officer for the National Association of Counties about the digital transformation happening at the local government level. How can we get 3,069 counties on the same page? What’s the best path forward for demystifying AI for government employees and constituents? Tune in to hear their ideas!

Welcome to Episode 5 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with Bradley Tusk on the thesis of his new book, Vote with Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy. What are the benefits of meeting people where they’re at with voting technology, how would it work and how would we keep it secure? Tune in for that discussion, and some bonus speculation on NYC’s next mayoral election (we couldn’t resist).

Welcome to Episode 4 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-host Julie Samuels chats with Harvard Business School’s Professor of Management Practice Mitch Weiss on how to reduce fear and resistance to AI tools for teaching and learning, while also ensuring students continue to think for themselves. Additionally, we delve into how the government could be limiting its effectiveness by trying to regulate AI tools without the necessary usage experience it takes to understand them.

Welcome to Episode 3 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with SUNY Chancellor John B. King and CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez about how universities are leading the efforts to use AI ethically, and how it can be used to better serve students.

We're back with Episode 2 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with Governor Kathy Hochul about what it means to have "responsible AI", how we can innovate in a way that's inclusive, and how to forge a path for New York that borrows inspiration from the tech centers in California, but ultimately surpasses what they offer tech employees. They go on to speak with Bloomberg Government's Legislative Correspondent Zach Williams and City & State Senior City Hall Reporter Annie McDonough, to continue that conversation and dive into analysis.

We're tackling all the big questions about contactless payments in this episode: Can there ever be a truly cashless transit system? How does the government use the data it collects from these contactless payments? Could that data be used to provide increased access to government services for underserved populations?

Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels dive into it all with MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, MTA Senior Director for Commercial Strategy Jessica Lazarus, Cal-ITP Project Head Gillian Gillett and California Department of Technology's Digital Identity Chief & Chief Product Officer Greg Fair. Click here to stream the episode.