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No Gods No Mayors

The Office of the Mayor
New York City
Corruption
Eric Adams
Rudy Giuliani
Rob Ford
Mayor
Mayors
Municipal Politics
Boris Johnson
Public Safety
NYPD
T. Dan Smith
Troy Thompson
Political Corruption
Local Governance
James Michael Curley
Funchal
Kwame Kilpatrick
Soapy Smith
Newcastle City Council

Municipal government: a trap that catches those too incompetent, too corrupt, too incompetent even for national politics. And the greatest of these, the mayor - the highest political office one can hope to reach with a truly oppositional personality or a crack addiction. Mattie Lubchansky, Riley Quinn and November Kelly are teaming up to make a podcast investigating these mayors. From petty Bonapa... more

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Latest Episodes

Welcome to another episode of "No Dogs, No Mayor" (?) Where mayor Riley takes us to Madrid, to watch an evil man eat shit on a trampoline.

This is a BONUS episode –- head on over to the Patreon to listen to the whole thing. Just five bucks a month f... more

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This week, Mayor November gets us all killed. Just kidding! We all have a lot to live for and are very confident drivers. She does however cover our first mayor that's been sanctioned by the US government: Kherson, Ukraine's Vladimir Saldo. Grab a me... more

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After a thrilling voyage across the seven seas of municipal news, we head to the main event: Mayor Mattie brings a town in Texas where the cranks and the freaks have been squaring off since time immemorial (like 2008 or so). And hey, new aesthetic pr... more

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WELCOME to No Gods No Mayors Season 2! What does the changeover mean? Not much. Well, we debut the brand-new, rebranded news segment Municipal Broadsides! Anyway, this week, Riley rustles up the most municipally-brained man on Earth, in Honduras. We ... more

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Recent Guests

Alessandro Raffanese
Mayor of Como, Italy
Nova Como / Como City governance
Episode: PREVIEW: José Luis Martínez-Almeida
Kel Pelguda
Mayor of Prescott Valley, Arizona
Prescott Valley local government
Episode: PREVIEW: José Luis Martínez-Almeida
David Banks
Scholar frequently cited by the show, guest in this episode
Episode: PREVIEW: John Hickenlooper, with David A. Banks
Abby Binay
Mayor of Mahati (2016–2025)
Mahati, Philippines
Episode: PREVIEW: Abby Binay
Tiffany Henniard
County commissioner candidate involved in residency eligibility discussion
Georgia / Dalton, Illinois
Episode: PREVIEW: A. Oakey Hall (Live in London)
Cory Doctorow
Guest on the episode, writer and activist
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Episode: Peter "Mayor" Buttigieg, with Cory Doctorow
Charles Austin
Friend of the show, co-host of Treble in River City with Riley
Treble in River City
Episode: PREVIEW: Donald E. Stephens, with Charles Austin
Josh Boerman
Guest from The Worst of All Possible Worlds; Michigander-special contributor
The Worst of All Possible Worlds
Episode: PREVIEW: Dan Gilbert and Mike Duggan (with Josh Boerman)
Greg Foley
Guest mayor and friend of the show, known for his work on Blood Work
Blood Work
Episode: PREVIEW: Paulo Maluf (with Gregk Foley)

Hosts

November Kelly
Host of No Gods No Mayors
Mattie Lubchansky
Host of No Gods No Mayors
Riley Quinn
Co-host / deputy co-mayor

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 439 ratings
  • ¥

    If you listen to the most recent (#95?) Canadian- heavy episode, you get, not only the usual soories, but an actual: “naught yaught”.

    -I just couldn’t make that one up.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lit watch
    United States2 months ago
  • Self Help Self Exceptionalism

    Ever since I’ve applied The Principals from the Mayoracularists I’ve gotten divorced holiday’d in Turkey dodged impeachment and live free in the council chambers. Every day I Live and I Love and I Laugh

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Woofs Montgomery
    Australia4 months ago
  • No gods, a lot of mayors though

    Contrary to the title there are actually a lot of mayors in this podcast. It’s fine though because the hosts navigate this internal contradiction masterfully

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Joe for you
    Sweden6 months ago
  • Unity Not Disunity

    Unity Not Disunity

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cryptmech
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Lacking men’s wear chat

    Could use more discussion on men’s wear. Do enjoy dunking on municipal leadership though.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BattleBorn1864
    United States8 months ago

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Bold, witty analysis of local power; guests get sharp, thoughtful questions.
Consistently funny while unpacking complex governance issues; great for sponsorship with civic tech brands.
Smart take on municipal politics that's accessible and entertaining.
Loved for its unique blend of history, satire, and real-world governance insights.

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#190
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#112
Canada/News/Politics
Apple Podcasts
#159
United Kingdom/News/Politics
Apple Podcasts
#151
Australia/News/Politics
Apple Podcasts
#177
Germany/News/Politics
Apple Podcasts
#30
Hong Kong/News/Politics

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Rodrigo Borgia (with Patrick Wyman)
Q: What would be the best city to be American Rome?
The boring answer is Los Angeles, the fun answer is Miami.
Rodrigo Borgia (with Patrick Wyman)
Q: Patrick, as a historian, how do I surround myself with dozens of courtiers at all times?
You need to have inherited wealth and land in the Romagna. Otherwise, you're off to a poor start.

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