Episode
The Urban Truth Collective
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- Active Towns
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- Apr 4, 2026
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- 4292
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Summary
In this episode, I reconnect with Tom Flood and Grant Ennis and meet Brent Toderian to discuss their new collaborative effort, the Urban Truth Collective: The truth about cities in an age of disinformation. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): 👉 The Urban Truth Collective website 👉 The Urban Truth Collective on Bluesky 👉 The Urban Truth Collective on Instagram 👉 The Urban Truth Collective on LinkedIn 👉 Rovelo Creative, Tom Flood's website 👉 My most recent episode with Tom 👉 Dark PR episode with Grant Ennis 👉 Brent's website If you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways: 1. Become an Active Towns Member on YouTube for exclusive member-only content and Livestreams 2. Join the Active Towns Patreon community . Contributions start at just $3 per month 3. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee" 4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. , to help support my pro bono work with cities Credits: - Video and audio production by John Simmerman - Music via Epidemic Sound Resources used during the production of this video: - My recording platform is Ecamm Live - Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite - Equipment: Contact me for a complete list For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below: - Active Towns Website - Active Towns on Bluesky - Weekly Update e-Newsletter Background: Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment…