Podcast
The Urbanist
Hosted by Monocle · EN
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.
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How London’s South Bank has supported culture for 75 years
Yesterday00:27:19Summary readyThe CEO of South Bank Employers’ Group discusses how the area’s institutions work together to help each other flourish. We also speak to the author of a book that imagines a post-carbon future for our cities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTall Stories 517: How La Bulla is making itself heard in Veracruz
4d ago00:04:54Summary readyVerity de Cala takes us to La Bulla in Mexico’s coastal city of Veracruz to see how this park redevelopment project is impacting the local community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryHow to support the ecosystems that make up our cities
1w ago00:30:40Summary readyWe consider the relationship between our cities and nature as we explore the sponge city concept and learn how our buildings can be kinder to birdlife. Plus: we head to the Finnish city sprinting for carbon neutrality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTall Stories 516: Beirut’s Sporting Beach Club
2w ago00:05:22Summary readyNoor Amylia Hilda visits a gallant collection of concrete platforms and saltwater pools on Beirut’s coast that has outlasted the Lebanese Civil War, the 1982 Israel-Lebanon war and economic crises.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryDesigning for the future: how the technology sector impacts urban design
2w ago00:31:10Summary readyWe find out how to make the buildings of the future serve the cities of today, with urban-friendly data centre design and reimagined technology districts. Plus: why is Singapore so good at planning for its aging population?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTall Stories 515: Escaping the urban jungle on Mumbai’s Malabar Hill Forest Trail
3w ago00:07:33Summary readyRahul Kadri, the principal of IMK Architects, takes us to a jungle escape in the heart of bustling Mumbai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryHow greenery improves our quality of life
3w ago00:35:52Summary readyTo mark the release of Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2026, we look at how a focus on greenery could be a ticket to success. Plus: How Canada is preparing its cities for climate emergencies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTall Stories 514: The strange world of Zürich’s Bruno Weber Park
4w ago00:05:10Summary readyLaura Kramer explores an oasis inhabited by mythical creatures, a fairy-tale tower and giant mosaic-covered beasts on the outskirts of Zürich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryThe World Cup effect on our cities
4w ago00:37:46Summary readyFrom adapting stadiums in the US to the evolution of Mexico City, we explore what hosting a mega-event such as the World Cup can mean for a city. Plus: Torontonians celebrate and how LA Metro handles the rush. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTall Stories 513: Finding paradise in the real Shangri-La
Jun 1500:07:27Summary readyTom Webb takes us to the Chinese city named after the fictional 1933 literary paradise of Shangri-La to sort fact from fiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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