77. It's Always Sunny
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Once upon a time, Philadelphia was the state capital of Pennsylvania. It was also briefly the capital of the early United States, the country\\u2019s financial capital, and its largest city.
Today, it\\u2019s none of those things \\u2013 even the state capital long since moved to Harrisburg, which I bet you\\u2019ve never even heard of. This no doubt has an impact on the psyche of a city that was once the most important in the US, but now struggles to make the top five.
To talk about Philly, past, present and future, I\\u2019m joined by Nathaniel Popkin. He, along with Joseph E. B. Elliott and Peter Woodall, is the author of the beautifully illustrated book, \\u201cPhiladelphia: Finding the Hidden City\\u201d \\u2013 and had all sorts of fascinating insights into one of the United States\\u2019 more historic but lesser known cities.
Incidentally, this week, I\\u2019m recording the first ever live Skylines at the New Local Government Network conference in London\\u2019s Guildhall. If all goes to plan \\u2013 If \\u2013 you should be able to hear that next week. Wish us luck.
Skylines is the podcast from the New Statesman\'s cities site, CityMetric. It\'s hosted by Jonn Elledge.
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