In our series finale, The Move Podcast reflects on Season 2 with their sound engineer, Dave Lishansky. This season, we focused on new actors in the civic space and discovered some incredible people and organizations working to make a difference in their communities. In this episode, we'll recap some of our favorite moments and takeaways from each i…

In Episode 9, The Move Podcast interviews Antonio Moya-Latorre, artist, architect and planner. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi join Toni in a piano practice studio at MIT, where he improvises (live!) using some of the emotional themes he felt while facilitating community-centered development in Brazil. Interspersed throughout Toni's improvisations, we t…

In Episode 8, The Move Podcast interviews Nicole Bleuel from Google's Creative Lab. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi discuss the responsibility of technology companies to build for a more representative public, and the opportunity for tech employees to use their platform's reach for good. We learn about how the Emoji keyboard became more inclusive, and a…

In Episode 7, The Move Podcast interviews Candice Springer and Desiree Arevalo, who manage WBUR's new CitySpace arena in Boston. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi explore the complexity and considerations involved in building physical spaces that allow for difficult conversation and mutual engagement – particularly across divided city residents. How can w…

In Episode 6, The Move Podcast interviews Monique Gibbs, Policy Innovation Specalist at MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency). Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi discuss the paradigm and racialized history of lending and the trap of homeownership as the primary path to wealth accumulation in the US.…

In Episode 5, The Move Podcast interviews Deborah Marton, Executive Director of the New York Restoration Project (NYRP). Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi discuss the fraught history of land ownership, the possibility of neigbhors developing their own neighborhood, and the power of public space in bringing together community members with disparate histori…

In Episode 4, The Move Podcast interviews Lindsay Smalling, CEO of Social Capital Markets (SOCAP). We discuss the relationship between capitalism and civic duty, the problem with venture capital, and forms of thoughtful investing that prioritize relationships instead of unregulated growth. Is it possible for money and markets to create local and me…

In Episode 3, The Move Podcast interviews David Wertheimer, the former Gates Foundation Director of Community & Civic Engagement. We discuss what it means to be a relational versus transactional corporation, how capital is taking the place of kinship networks, and how organizations could better promote and support healthy relationships.…

In Episode 2, The Move Podcast interviews Eric Gordon, professor and founding director of the Engagement Lab at Emerson College. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi explore the nature of this larger tapestry of civic organizations – including media and industry players – and institutional frameworks to maintain legitimacy and public trust.…

In our first season we focused on public spaces of discourse. We met with people in government and civic society organizations, and discussed how governance could be redesigned to improve public engagement processes. Through our conversations we learned that there isn't a clear delineation of where civic life begins and ends? Political and social p…

In the third episode of our Spotlight Series, The Move co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy interview Emmett McKinney. We Talk about his work with the Nashville Food Waste Initiative and how listening to our first season changed his experience working with food systems.By Ayushi Roy & Ceasar McDowell

In the second of our Spotlight Series, The Move co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy interview Holly Harriel. We talk about her work as the founder and CEO of Civic Salon, as Brown University's Director of Education Outreach, and the role of the university in the larger urban environment.By Ayushi Roy & Ceasar McDowell

In the first of our Spotlight Series, The Move co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy interview essayist Garnette Cadogan. We talk about his upcoming book on walking, the vitality and inequities of urban life, and keeping ourselves grounded in the process.Portrait of Garnette Cadogan by https://iasculture.org…

In Episode 10, The Move Podcast hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy reflect on learnings, takeaways and a-ha moments from the entire season. Our special guest – sound engineer Dave Lishansky – has recorded and edited every episode, and joins us today from behind the curtains.It's been a wild and beautiful ride beyond what any of us had imagined, a…

In Episode 9, The Move Podcast interviews Curtis Ogden from the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi trace modern social networks back to permaculture, reimagine the neighborhood as an organic organism, and champion network weaving to build healthier communities.By Ayushi Roy & Ceasar McDowell

In Episode 8, The Move Podcast interviews Danielle DeRuiter-Williams, formerly at the San Francisco Planning Department and founder of The Justice Collective. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi laugh about the art of writing angry emails, why biking to work isn't for everyone, and tackling the homogeneity of corporate structures.…

In Episode 7, the Move Podcast team interviews Dasjon Jordan, a current Master of City Planning student and former community development practitioner for Broad Community Connections in New Orleans.Ceasar and Ayushi discuss participation in democracy and the economy in New Orleans with Dasjon and the role of thoughtful personal presence in fostering…

In Episode 6, the Move Podcast interviews Kenny Bailey from the Design Studio for Social Intervention.Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi discuss the lack of physical hubs for public intellectuals, the forgotten value of social infrastructure within organizations, and the wider state of "social emergency" facing our communities in need today.…

In Episode 5, the Move Podcast interviews Tau Tavengwa, 2018 Loeb Fellow from South Africa and Editor/Founder of the publication CityScapes. We discuss the role of humility in public service, and how it should inform the profession.What does real collaboration and conversation between professionals and planners look like?…

In Episode 4, The Move Podcast interviews Sabrina Dorsainvil, Civic Designer and Program Manager at the Boston Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM). Not only does MONUM tackle questions of civic infrastructure and governance innovation similar to The Move, but even her job title couldn't be more aligned. What does a civic designer even do?…

In Episode 3, The Move Podcast interviews Wendell Joseph, a Neighborhood Planner for the City of Cambridge. We discuss what it looks like to be the front line of democracy, and what it would mean to design a community engagement process to support the healing of scars for both public servants and constituents.…

In Episode 2, The Move Podcast interviews Sasha Costanza-Chock, Associate Professor of Civic Media at MIT. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi talk about what it really means to design for the margins, what is "design justice," and conduct a mini thought experiment on the possibility of building a "human-centered borderwall."…

Welcome to The Move Podcast Season 1! This episode kicks off Season 1 by introducing the theme of the season -- How do we build a new civic infrastructure that allows for a more complex public to do the work it needs to do for a fair and just society to be created? With co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy, The Move Season 1 tackles eight differ…