With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.
https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 days 12 hours 39 minutes
Urban unrest
Taking to the streets is a powerful tool for citizens to hold their governments accountable. But what happens when things go wrong? This week we examine urban violence on different levels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 240: Ciudad Real International Airport
We touch down at a white elephant of an airport built in Spain at the height of the financial crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mobility innovation
We get moving again with an episode all about innovation in the wide world of mobility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 239: Sokol Village, Moscow
We visit a revolutionary Soviet suburb that's now run down and under threat of demolition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 239: Sokol Village, Moscow
We visit a revolutionary Soviet suburb that's now run down and under threat of demolition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The poetry of the city
We speak to a selection of writers to discuss how poetry can help us understand themes that affect urban dwellers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 238: Mokuzai Kaikan, Tokyo
We visit the headquarters of the Tokyo timber wholesalers’ association, a building that “walks the walk” with its impressive wooden construction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Best of ‘Tall Stories’ 2020
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck takes us on a tour of his favourite Tall Stories of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Best of 2020
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck picks some of his favourite interviews and reports of the year on ‘The Urbanist’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health and the city in 2020
Andrew Tuck is joined by Carolyn Steel, author of ‘Sitopia’, and urban epidemiologist Tolullah Oni, who unpack the lessons for our cities from 2020. Plus: Jan Gehl brings us some inspiration and hope for what’s ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.