The 5 Best Monocle 24: The Urbanist Podcast Episodes
1) Tall Stories 275: Sitting-Out Areas, Hong Kong
James Chambers visits a traditional Hong Kong pocket park to observe the daily comings and goings at these essential public spaces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A short vignette about the little respites in HK that's become a standard in its urban planning.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Tall Stories 199: Japan’s kōbans
We investigate kōbans, Japan’s friendlier answer to the neighbourhood police station.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Cities in quarantine
We discuss the impact that quarantines can have on cities and what lessons city planners can learn when an outbreak causes borders to close.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Kindness
Can a city be kind? And how do citizens, activists and civic organisations show they care about building friendly places?
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Building Better Cities: Barcelona
We continue to explore the pages of ‘The Monocle Guide to Building Better Cities’. This week we’re off to the Catalonian capital to hear how the city has changed through the years and what lessons it ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Tall Stories 501: How does Taipei 101 stay standing? It’s what’s inside that counts
Clarissa Wei climbs Taiwan’s best-known tower to investigate the clever engineering that keeps it in the sky.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7) More from the world’s leading real estate event – Mipim
We reflect on Mipim conversations with the executive director of UN Habitat, as well as representatives from the New York City Housing Authority, Miami-Dade Beacon Council and ING Media.See omnystudio...Show More
8) Tall Stories 500: Shadows of Errol Flynn in Mallorca
Andrew Tuck goes searching for the remains of the home of a 1930s Hollywood star in Mallorca’s Bay of Palma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9) Meet the mayors at Mipim, the world’s leading real-estate event
We report from the world’s leading real estate event, Mipim. Here we meet mayors from Turku to Genoa and Lisbon to Rome who are putting their city’s best foot forward to drive investment. ...Show More
10) Tall Stories 499: Masterful mixed-use at Singapore’s Tiong Bahru Estate
Tomas Pinheiro takes us to Tiong Bahru Estate to see how Singapore is able to succeed at the 15 minute city model within just one urban development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.