Cement City

Publisher:
Audacy, Cement City Productions

Cement City

5.0/5

Critic Rating

Two journalists stumble into a dying town with a Smog Museum and a mayor named Piglet… and not a whole lot else. They have one burning question: What’s it like to live here, in a town left for dead? They buy a house and stay – for three years. They get caught up in an election cycle and a web of scandals. It’s democracy in action on the smallest scale. It’s Our Town for our time. And it’s all real.Cement City is an Audacy original in partnership with Cement City Productions.For more stories on the power of Ame...


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter Nov 11, 2024

"Everything about Donora is fascinating...The fact that these people’s lives are so intertwined and they end up being recurring characters makes you feel like you’re in a multiplayer video game."

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