Urban Radar

Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry

Climate Change

Urban Volatility

Urban Development

Global South

Urban Planning

Neurotechnology

Urban Archiving

Urbanism

Urban Technology

Visual Cultures

Photography In Urban Studies

Belo Horizonte

Salvador

Brazil

Counter-Colonial Epistemologies

Urban Governance

Water Crisis

Cyborg Rights

Brain-Computer Interfaces

Economic Neoliberalism

Urban Radar is a podcast series brought to you by Professors Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry, which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. Drawing on the unique range of urban expertise in the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester, we place urban dynamics at the centre of contemporary global affairs.

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Publishes	Twice monthly	Episodes	30	Founded	a year ago
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28. RIVER/CITY: A conversation with Olivia Casagrande and Roberto Monte-Mór

High up in the Andes mountain range, two rivers begin their journeys. Starting in the El Plomo hill, one becomes the Mapocho river travelling though Chile into Santiago, dividing the city in two. The other makes its way from the Peruvian Andes and d... more

8 Jun 2026 • 58 min

27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more

In this episode Beth and Tom are joined by Dr Lotte Hargrave from the University of Manchester to discuss whether psephology - the study of elections and voting behaviour - can predict the next Prime Minister of the UK.

All eyes are turned on the t... more

22 May 2026 • 57 min

26. COMPARATIVE LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY EXCHANGE: A conversation with Jack Makau and Temilade Sesan

In this episode - recorded on location in Kampala, Uganda during an African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) workshop in late April - we delve into questions of how urban communities in informal settlements can build power through their own forms of... more

8 May 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

25. ASYMMETRIC URBANISM: Pushback in Portland, +Palantir in Sheffield, +dunking in Trento, +adopting cities, +Pope vs Trump and more

In this episode, Beth and Tom are joined by Ryan Bellinson, researcher/civil servant living in Portland, Oregon, US, to discuss how residents and community groups can mobilise their power to resist democratic backsliding.

From Minneapolis to Portlan... more

23 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 7 min

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Recent Guests

Lotte Hargrave

Lecturer in quantitative political science; CIFOLologist for the BBC Elections Programme

University of Manchester

Episode: 27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more

Temilade Sesan

City manager for Lagos, SDI affiliate involved in ACRC Wash Project

Lagos, Nigeria

Episode: 26. COMPARATIVE LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY EXCHANGE: A conversation with Jack Makau and Temilade Sesan

Jack Makau

City manager for Nairobi, ACRC SDI affiliate

Nairobi, Kenya

Episode: 26. COMPARATIVE LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY EXCHANGE: A conversation with Jack Makau and Temilade Sesan

Ryan Bellinson

Community Innovation Strategist, resident of Portland; former PhD student of Beth Perry and Tom Goodfellow

Dark Matter Labs; Governing Together program; University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (Honorary Senior Research Fellow)

Episode: 25. ASYMMETRIC URBANISM: Pushback in Portland, +Palantir in Sheffield, +dunking in Trento, +adopting cities, +Pope vs Trump and more

Tanya Zack

South African urban planner and writer; author of The Chaos Precinct: Johannesburg as a Port City

Author/Urban Planner

Episode: 24. CHAOS AND DESIRE IN THE CITY: A conversation with Tanya Zack and Tanzil Shafique

Tanzil Shafique

Senior Lecturer of Urban Design; Associate at the Urban Institute; author of City of Desire

Sheffield School of Architecture, Urban Institute

Episode: 24. CHAOS AND DESIRE IN THE CITY: A conversation with Tanya Zack and Tanzil Shafique

Hannah Sender

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sheffield, associated with Beirut Urban Lab

University of Sheffield / Beirut Urban Lab

Episode: 23. PROPERTY AND URBICIDE: Housing in Lebanon, +Nairobi floods, +Banksy, +scam centres, +Habermas and more

Mariam Bazzi

Researcher at Beirut Urban Lab, background in landscape architecture and urban design

Beirut Urban Lab

Episode: 23. PROPERTY AND URBICIDE: Housing in Lebanon, +Nairobi floods, +Banksy, +scam centres, +Habermas and more

Cristina Temenos

Urban geographer focusing on health inequalities and access to care in cities

University of Manchester

Episode: 22. CRISIS, PUBLIC HEALTH & THE CITY: A conversation with Cristina Temenos

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Tom Goodfellow

Professor of Urban Development at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester; urban studies and international development expert.

Beth Perry

Director of the Urban Institute and Professor of Urban Epistemics at the University of Sheffield; noted urban governance and epistemics expert.

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Apple Podcasts	#221	United Kingdom/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#185	France/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#24	Brazil/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#61	India/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#61	South Africa/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#98	Austria/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#131	China/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#162	Brazil/Science
Apple Podcasts	#167	Colombia/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#195	Sweden/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#224	Norway/Science/Social Sciences

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26. COMPARATIVE LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY EXCHANGE: A conversation with Jack Makau and Temilade Sesan

Q: What kinds of data are most important to generate change in cities?

Community-generated data, analyzed with the communities involved, yield deeper insights and legitimacy, enabling more effective prioritization and action.

27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more

Q: What is a supplementary vote and how might it affect the outcome?

A supplementary vote accounts for first and second preferences, potentially boosting a party with broad but split first-choice support by capturing second preferences, which can alter which candidate is ultimately elected in a multi-candidate field.

27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more

Q: What are the tools of the trade you use to try and analyse what has happened and what might happen?

Common tools include traditional polls, MRP, and post-stratification; MRP helps translate national or regional signals into constituency-level expectations by linking survey data to demographic profiles, while acknowledging limitations around locality and tactical voting.

27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more

Q: How do you account for local variations and social environments when forecasting elections?

MRP combines constituency-level demographic data with census-type information and models local variation, but it struggles to include candidate-specific popularity or tactical voting, which may bias results; forecasts improve with richer local data but remain probabilistic.

27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more

Q: What does the data actually tell us about the likely chances that he will win there, and how confident can we be in making predictions based on that data?

Data suggests Makerfield is a tough seat for Labour, with strong local dynamics favoring Burnham but uncertain overall outcomes; MRPs provide seat-level projections but cannot capture hyperlocal factors or tactical voting, so predictions come with inherent uncertainty.

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What is Urban Radar about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Urban-focused discussions center on how cities intersect with health, governance, technology, and social justice. Episodes frequently explore how urban policy, planning, and research shape real-world outcomes—from public health responses in crises and housing-first approaches to the effects of automation, disinformation, and global geopolitics on city life. A recurring strength is pairing rigorous academic perspectives with timely, on-the-ground case studies across multiple cities and regions, often featuring prominent urban scholars and practitioners. The show stands out for its cross-university collaboration, evidence-based stances, and a consistent emphasis on equity, inclusion, and the lived experiences of urban residents. Potential lis... more

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2. Temilade Sesan
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4. Ryan Bellinson
5. Tanya Zack
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7. Hannah Sender
8. Mariam Bazzi

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