
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.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 103 | Founded | 14 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Places & TravelSociety & CultureDesignArts | |||

We discuss some of the promises that led to Zohran Mamdani’s election, from affordability and small businesses to transit. Plus: how are immigrant communities reacting to one of their own sitting in city hall?
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Petri Burtsoff takes us to Sajos, in Finland’s northern Lapland, a centre for culture and administration in the Sámi community.
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Guy de Launey reports from Urban Future, a Better Cities event taking place this year in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.
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Gregory Scruggs tells the odd tale of the energy-sapping totem that is Santo Domingo’s Columbus Lighthouse.
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Even students of urbanism planning or urban design would love to think about all the topics about world cities they walk in. And of course the magic of travelling to many interest places and learn about their experiences.
Important solutions, eclectic & encouraging!
Monocle registers in my mind as a fancy jetsetting travel magazine (geeze, do we have a surprise half-theme going here?!) - just look at one of their covers and tell me you don’t absent-mindedly slip into a voyeuristic stupor! It’s a magazine that wants to be a book but also wants to have pictures, and that kind of split personality really speaks to me. I haven’t been to a very exciting new place in a very long time, and this show makes me long to travel while also simultaneously scratching that... more
As someone looking to get into the city planning/public transportation sectors, this is such an interesting way to keep learning about cities round the world
I wish there was a content warning, and truly just not played at all, for the audio of George Floyd dying. There needs to be more care in sharing this kind of audio footage, as it is traumatizing for black people. It’s easy for non black people to separate themselves from the deaths of black people by easily sharing this kind of violent content.
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Focusing on the dynamics of urban development, this podcast frequently examines various aspects of city life, architecture, and sustainable community building. Notable discussions span topics from rapidly growing metropolitan areas to historic preservation, urging listeners to consider both the opportunities and challenges urban environments present. Episodes explore specific city projects, architectural innovations, and the socio-economic factors influencing urban designs and policies, offering a global perspective through case studies and expert interviews. Unique insights come from a diverse range of guests, making the content rich and varied, appealing to anyone interested in the future of urban living.
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