100 episodes

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. 

The Urbanist Monocle Radio

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 279 Ratings

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 400: Tenement Museum, New York

    Tall Stories 400: Tenement Museum, New York

    Mandy Sinclair takes us on a tour through one of the Tenement Museum’s homes to tell the story of a New York couple from the 1860s.
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    • 7 min
    Mipim 2024

    Mipim 2024

    We’re in Cannes to report from the world’s leading property fair, Mipim, where more than 20,000 property professionals have gathered to discuss the future of our cities and the built environment.
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    • 27 min
    Tall Stories 399: Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo

    Tall Stories 399: Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo

    Tomas Pinheiro uncovers the layers of history in an Edo-period bridge in Tokyo that was overshadowed by an expressway in the 1960s.
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    • 7 min
    The Sustainable Cities in Action Forum

    The Sustainable Cities in Action Forum

    We are in Dubai for the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum, which sees more than 500 guests discuss heat resilience, climate mitigation and adaptation in the Global South.
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    • 30 min
    Tall Stories 398: Eagle Pass, Texas

    Tall Stories 398: Eagle Pass, Texas

    HJ Mai visits Eagle Pass to find out how the city has become the centre of the American border crisis, and how residents are dealing with the national spotlight.
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    • 7 min
    Canada Water and Helsinki Innovation Districts

    Canada Water and Helsinki Innovation Districts

    We explore two projects redefining urban areas, from a mega-development in an often overlooked area of London to a collection of groundbreaking projects in the suburbs of Helsinki.
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    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
279 Ratings

279 Ratings

ggs4eva ,

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!

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