Sep 21, 202644 min
What separates real community work from something that only looks good online? Ben Spellman, founder of Good Vibes Movement, joins Corey Dion Lewis for a conversation about service, consistency, trust, forgiveness, and...
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Move the City FWD Podcast
Hosted by Corey Dion Lewis · science · EN
About this Podcast:
Move the City FWD Podcast is where community meets action.Hosted by Corey Dion Lewis, the podcast explores the ideas, people, and systems shaping healthier, stronger communities. Each episode features conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates, public health professionals, elected officials, artists, and everyday changemakers who are building solutions where they live.This isn’t a podcast about problems. It’s about progress.You’ll hear stories about health, economic mobility, housing, education, mental health, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and the connections that make communities thrive. Whether we’re breaking down policy, highlighting grassroots organizations, or sharing lessons from people doing the work, every conversation is rooted in one question:How do we move the city forward?If you believe healthier communities are built together, you’re in the right place.
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What is Move the City FWD Podcast about?
Move the City FWD Podcast is where community meets action. Hosted by Corey Dion Lewis, the podcast explores the ideas, people, and systems shaping healthier, stronger communities. Each episode features conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates, public health professionals, elected officials, artists, and everyday changemakers who are building solutions where they live. This isn’t a podcast about problems. It’s about progress.
Who hosts Move the City FWD Podcast?
Move the City FWD Podcast is hosted by Corey Dion Lewis. The show has published 34 episodes to date.
What has Move the City FWD Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Small Movements Win: Ben Spellman on Building Real Community" (21 September 2026, 44 minutes), "Economic Mobility Starts Early: Emily Westergaard on Education, Opportunity & Health" (8 September 2026, 45 minutes), and "Housing Is Medicine: What Young People Need After They Get the Keys with Austin Neal" (3 August 2026, 33 minutes).
How often does Move the City FWD Podcast publish?
Move the City FWD Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 34 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Move the City FWD Podcast?
Booking probability for Move the City FWD Podcast is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Move the City FWD Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Move the City FWD Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Move the City FWD Podcast?
The strongest fits for Move the City FWD Podcast are Family & Social Services. Move the City FWD Podcast has a science audience.
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Corey Dion Lewis hosts Move the City FWD Podcast, a science podcast with 34 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Sep 8, 202645 min
What if economic mobility starts in kindergarten? Corey sits down with Emily Westergaard, Executive Director of By Degrees Foundation, to explore how early exposure to education, careers, financial literacy, and trusted...
- Aug 3, 202633 min
Getting someone into an apartment is not the end of the work. It is often where the real work begins. Corey talks with Austin Neal about youth homelessness, housing instability, and what it takes to help young people...
- Nov 3, 202536 minS0
<p>Civic engagement shapes health. In this episode, host Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Heather Jones-Brown and Victoria Weber to connect everyday actions like voting, emailing a school board member, riding the bus...
Sep 22, 202518 minS0<p>On this episode of My City Talks, host Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Sarah Donovan of Broadlawns Medical Center to explore the complex layers of food insecurity in Des Moines. From the role of culture and community...
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Sep 1, 202533 minS0<p>In this episode of My City Talks, powered by My City My Health, host Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Jasmine Brooks, project manager for the USDA-backed Double Up Food Bucks program in Iowa. Together, they explore...
Aug 19, 202535 minS0<p> 👉 Want to continue the conversation in person? Join us at the My City My Health Conference in Des Moines on November 14. Register here...
Jul 28, 202536 minS0<p>Abena Sankofa Imhotep—author, podcaster, and moderator of the Civic Engagement Panel at this year’s My City My Health Conference—joins Corey Dion Lewis to talk about what civic power really looks like in 2025. From...
- Jul 14, 202532 minS0
<p>Alzheimer’s isn't just something that happens “later” — it's impacting thousands of Iowans right now, and Black and rural communities are being hit the hardest. In this episode of My City Talks, I sit down with...
Episode #22
Rallying Community Support Through Tennis
Jun 30, 202515 minS0<p>In this episode of My City Talks, Corey sits down with Krisha Keeran, former intern, medical school hopeful, and co-founder of Club Kids for a Cause. After surviving a devastating accident, Krisha turned her recovery...
- Apr 7, 202525 minS0
<p>In this episode of My City My Health, host Laurna Evans Lindsay sits down with Jahnavi Pandya, a counseling psychologist with a passion for cultural sensitivity and inclusive mental health care. Jahnavi shares her...
- Mar 17, 202527 minS0
<p>In this episode of MyCityMyHealth, host Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Khyathi Gadag, a PhD candidate in Health Policy and Management at the University of Iowa. Khyathi shares her journey from dentistry to mental...
- Mar 10, 202522 minS0
<p>In this episode of My City, My Health, host Laurna Evans Lindsay sits down with Naomi Marroquin, a dedicated healthcare team leader serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Iowa. Naomi shares her journey from...
- Dec 16, 202449 minS0
<p>In this inaugural episode of My City Talks Health, host Larry Twitty Jr. sits down with HIV advocates Destiny Smith and Alicia Mercado for an enlightening discussion about HIV awareness, treatment advances, and...
Episode #12
Improving Health Equity through Community Health Collaborative: Interview with Dr. Lucas Carr
Apr 30, 202327 minS0<p><br> In this episode, host Elizabeth Dix interviews Dr. Lucas Carr about his work with the Community Health Collaborative and the Vitalis study, as well as the importance of addressing physical inactivity in primary...
Episode #17
Addressing Health Equity with Aloha Wilks
Apr 26, 202323 minS0<p>"When these communities allow you in their spaces, please be humble and allow the trust to build so that you can get the work done. If you don't have the trust, then there's no basis to build up on, no foundation at...
- Apr 26, 202327 minS0
<p>"I think probably to really think deeply about the amount of othering that we all do every day in our lives and how to start reversing that, how to understand where it comes from, and how we start to keep ourselves...
- Apr 26, 202333 minS0
<p>"I would like to see more effort being put into job creation for retaining local talent. Iowa is great at attracting the best from all over the world, but I cannot see the same for retaining them." - Onyeche...
- Apr 26, 202317 minS0
<p>In this episode of the My City My Health Podcast, host Brooklyn talks with Dr. Marta Van Beek, a dermatologist and executive medical director at the University of Iowa. They discuss the importance of health equity...
- Apr 25, 202327 minS0
<p>In this episode of the My City My Health podcast, host Natalie Rutledge talks with LaTasha DeLoach about her work in community outreach and connecting people, particularly women of color and older adults, with...
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Ben Spellman
Good Vibes Movement
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Emily Westergaard
By Degrees Foundation
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Sarah Donovan
Broadlawns Medical Center
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Gregory Johnson
UnityPoint Health
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