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 11 hours 55 minutes
Best of 2019
Monocle’s Andrew Tuck runs through some of the highlights of 2019 on The Urbanist, including the thoughts of Los Angeles’ chief sustainability officer, a tour of the city of Cayenne and a discussion with architect Alfredo Brillembourg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Smart ideas
Technology plays a huge role in our relationship with cities: from simple things such as being able to pay for your subway ride with your phone to more serious efforts such as using drones to help keep protests peaceful. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 187: Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi
This week we head to Finnish Lapland, regarded as the home of Santa Claus, to see what life is like in a town where it’s Christmas all year round. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz
We meet Puerto Rican politician Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan and an outspoken critic of President Trump’s handling of the aftermath of hurricanes Maria and Irma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 186: The Doorbell
Monocle’s Georgina Godwin takes us from Harare to London to explore the significance of the humble doorbell – and how its chimes can become soundtracks to the various episodes of our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Comedy and urbanism
Laughter is often the best way to deal with complex issues so it’s no wonder that it can make city living more agreeable. This week we explore how humour can be found in the built environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Comedy and urbanism
Laughter is often the best way to deal with complex issues so it’s no wonder that it can make city living more agreeable. This week we explore how humour can be found in the built environment.
Tall Stories 185: Ghosts
Andrew Tuck contemplates the urban apparitions that bring a sense of belonging to the cities in which we live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kindness
Can a city be kind? And how do citizens, activists and civic organisations show they care about building friendly places? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 184: Bank of Georgia, Tbilisi
We visit the Bank of Georgia’s Tbilisi HQ: a unique building that takes its design cues from the ‘Space City’ concept, aiming to cover less ground and give the surrounding area back to nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.