The Urbanist

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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.

Tall Stories 455: Dalhalla, Rättvik
Apr 21, 2025 – 07:13
How can sports venues enhance our cities?
Apr 17, 2025 – 29:35
Tall Stories 454: Matadero Madrid
Apr 14, 2025 – 03:52
Reusing waste heat, The British Library’s solar project and India’s stepwells
Apr 10, 2025 – 33:15
Tall Stories 453: Patel Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi
Apr 7, 2025 – 05:49
New York: privatising housing co-ops, mapping congestion and the ‘City of Yes’
Apr 3, 2025 – 33:12
Tall Stories 452: Rideau Canal Skateway, Ottawa
Mar 31, 2025 – 06:39
Live from Ned’s Club in London
Mar 27, 2025 – 27:21
Tall Stories 451: Sun Valley Resort ski lift, Idaho
Mar 24, 2025 – 06:34
Can San Francisco turn its downtown around?
Mar 20, 2025 – 32:06
Tall Stories 450: The Warburg Institute, London
Mar 17, 2025 – 07:00
Mipim 2025: meet the mayors
Mar 13, 2025 – 37:48
Tall Stories 449: Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro
Mar 10, 2025 – 06:59
The Round megadevelopment in London and air pollution in Bangkok
Mar 6, 2025 – 30:46
Tall Stories 448: Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas
Mar 3, 2025 – 07:47
Revisiting, reviewing and restoring the city
Feb 27, 2025 – 30:26
Tall Stories 447: Kennedy Park, Lima
Feb 24, 2025 – 05:39
Digital democracy and the new Riyadh Metro
Feb 20, 2025 – 29:54
Tall Stories 446: Villa Rezek, Vienna
Feb 17, 2025 – 08:53
Developing London
Feb 13, 2025 – 30:32
Tall Stories 445: Maha Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj
Feb 10, 2025 – 06:58
Cultural city planning
Feb 6, 2025 – 29:43
Tall Stories 444: Sacré-Cœur, Paris
Feb 3, 2025 – 04:49
Los Angeles wildfires and the future of the city
Jan 30, 2025 – 33:40
Tall Stories 443: Helsinki’s canopy kiosks
Jan 27, 2025 – 04:18
The World Economic Forum: cities of tomorrow
Jan 23, 2025 – 34:10
Tall Stories 442: 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Jan 20, 2025 – 05:52
Materials matter
Jan 16, 2025 – 30:06
Tall Stories 441: Shuri Castle, Okinawa
Jan 13, 2025 – 07:14
Destinations for 2025
Jan 9, 2025 – 28:42
Tall Stories 440: Motel Plitvice, Zagreb
Jan 6, 2025 – 07:36
The best of ‘Tall Stories’ in 2024
Jan 2, 2025 – 28:53
The best of 2024
Dec 26, 2024 – 30:29
A very Urbanist Christmas
Dec 19, 2024 – 27:17
Tall Stories 439: Deer Valley Resort, Utah
Dec 16, 2024 – 08:21
Swimmable cities, Battersea Power Station and indigenous retail
Dec 12, 2024 – 29:24
Tall Stories 438: Cusco’s duality
Dec 9, 2024 – 05:13
How municipal architects shape our cities
Dec 5, 2024 – 28:16
Tall Stories 437: Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation, New York
Dec 2, 2024 – 06:27
‘The Land is Full’, plus urbanism for young and old
Nov 28, 2024 – 29:02
Tall Stories 436: Tallinna Linnahall
Nov 25, 2024 – 09:13
The positives of public parks, Kitchener’s glockenspiel and the art of letter carving
Nov 21, 2024 – 29:07
Tall Stories 435: Streetcars in El Paso
Nov 18, 2024 – 04:40
Protecting London’s past
Nov 14, 2024 – 30:32
Tall Stories 434: Millionaire’s Row, George Town
Nov 11, 2024 – 07:53
Utopian Hours 2024
Nov 7, 2024 – 31:16
Tall Stories 433: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sou Fujimoto
Nov 4, 2024 – 06:16
US elections special
Oct 31, 2024 – 30:58
Tall Stories 432: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sandra Barclay
Oct 28, 2024 – 06:49
WEF: Urban Transformation Summit
Oct 24, 2024 – 29:20

Recent Reviews

LG123forever

So much to learn

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
Jono H

Phenomenal

Cookies for your brain. This is deep, interesting and thought provoking.
javester

Required listening

It's RadioLab for the urbanist!