Best Urbanplanning Podcasts (2025)

1
2024 Intelligent Community of the Year recipient, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, Part 1 20:58

5d ago20:58

20:58

Curitiba, Brazil. Ever heard of it? Ever been there? Ever seen or read stories about the building of its railroad and its history of innovation? Ever wonder how a city can be sustainable and flourishing? How about Rafael Greca? Ever heard of him? The outgoing Mayor of Curitiba is one of the most amazing people in the intelligent community movement …

1
Economic Development with Thrive Consulting 53:21

6d ago53:21

53:21

In 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota became the 1st city to eliminate single-family zoning. The Minneapolis-Saint Paul region continues to be a leader in urban planning and economic development practices. Yet the region, like others across the U.S, continues to struggle with poverty, unemployment, and housing affordability issues. Join us in a conversati…

1
SHARING STORIES: What to do with a Magic Wand? 14:36

7d ago14:36

14:36

Over the course of this season of SHARING STORIES, you to got meet a few folks who’ve recently received one-time support from Season of Sharing Fund — and a couple who help make it happen. In this final episdoe, we end on a hopeful note. I asked many of the people who were profiled: what would you do if you had a magic wand — with three wishes? Her…

1
SHARING STORIES: Meet Michael Sharpe 21:16

14d ago21:16

21:16

Season of Sharing Fund gave some peace of mind — and dignity — to widower Michael Sharpe as he coped with the death of his wife. A couple of years after his wife Kimberly died, Michael Sharpe still keeps her clothes in the drawers and closets of his small Novato apartment. When Kimberly was first got diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2020, she was s…

1
A Talk with Justin Beiber’s Hometown Mayor, Part 2 23:07

19d ago23:07

23:07

Continuing our look at mistrust of government, doxing and the implications of digital technology on Intelligent Communities, Lou speaks with theformer Mayor of Stratford, Canada, Dan Mathieson. Considered one of Canada’s best mayors, whose tech-savvy insights led is city to three Top7 placements, he is into a new concept, “Immersive Cities.” Mathie…

1
SHARING STORIES: Meet Jose Guevara 15:36

20d ago15:36

15:36

Season of Sharing Fund gave some peace of mind to Jose Guevara while he focused on his daughter's health. Jose is the proud papa of five, including Patti, 14, Richard, 13, and Emiliee, 5. Patti Guevara’s pain started two years ago — in her back and her knees. Doctors brushed off her father’s concerns, blamed her symptoms on her weight and sent her …

1
SHARING STORIES: Meet Kevin, Laurel and Susan 22:49

21d ago22:49

22:49

Did you know it costs upwards of $50,000 to help one person find stable housing after they lose their home? Meanwhile, it takes just a couple thousand to help someone deal with an unexpected financial emergency and stay in their home. That is where the Season of Sharing Fund comes in. Started in 1986, Season of Sharing Fund is a unique, compassiona…

1
Decolonizing Climate and Energy Policy with Noel Healy 54:11

26d ago54:11

54:11

Addressing the climate crisis requires more than incremental reforms; it necessitates a transformative approach that dismantles deep-seated inequalities and confronts the historical injustices embedded in global structures. Achieving global climate justice hinges on decolonizing fossil fuel politics and dismantling obstructionist forces at both nat…

1
Community Land Trusts: Housing Affordability That Lasts 18:40

28d ago18:40

18:40

Community Land Trusts, where homebuyers purchase homes but not the land underneath, is an affordable housing solution that deserves more attention, say the authors of a new report that reveals the critical ingredients for success.By Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

1
SHARING STORIES: Meet Marlus Stewart 20:11

28d ago20:11

20:11

Season of Sharing Fund gave some peace of mind to retired nonprofit leader Marlus Stewart. Asking for help wasn’t supposed to be part of Stewart’s story. She was the helper. But in 2019, the unimaginable happened. Stewart’s son, her only child, died of suicide at age 50. The grief was unbearable and struggling with health issues, she "lost everythi…

1
SHARING STORIES: Meet Keoni Washington 20:56

1M ago20:56

20:56

Season of Sharing Fund gave some peace of mind to aspiring boxing champ Keoni Washington, who became parent and breadwinner to his brothers after their mother passed away early in the pandemic. We meet him at the East Bay apartment he shares with three of his brothers. Keoni received rental assistance from Season of Sharing Fund in 2023, which has …

1
Introducing SHARING STORIES: Profiles of Help + Hope 2:11

1M ago2:11

2:11

It's been awhile since I've dropped an episode, but I hope to revisit THE INTERSECTION in the New Year. In the meantime, I wanted to share a project I've been working on called SHARING STORIES. It's a series of portraits of people in the Bay Area who have received one-time emergency rental assistance from SF Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund. Rental…

1
Mobilizing Food Vending with Ginette Wessel 55:32

1M ago55:32

55:32

Throughout US history, street food vending has rarely been considered an improvement to modern society or its capitalist economy. However, beginning in 2008, a new generation of mobile vendors serving high-quality, inventive foods became popular among affluent populations. Ginette Wessel’s new book, Mobilizing Food Vending: Gourmet Food Trucks in t…

1
A Talk with Justin Beiber’s Hometown Mayor 20:47

1M ago20:47

20:47

Continuing our look at mistrust of government, doxing and the implications of digital technology on Intelligent Communities, Lou speaks with theformer Mayor of Stratford, Canada, Dan Mathieson. Considered one of Canada’s best mayors, whose tech-savvy insights led is city to three Top7 placements, he is into a new concept, “Immersive Cities.” Mathie…

1
Strategies for Food Deserts 37:55

1M ago37:55

37:55

Heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes are the leading causes of death in the United States. Across the country it is easier for a family to get a variety of fast junk food than it is to get fresh vegetables and protiens. Food deserts are defined by the USDA (Department of Agriculture) as a low income community more than 1 mile from a grocery …

1
Doxing and Community Cohesion Part 2: Does AI Separate Us? 26:50

2M ago26:50

26:50

What are the corrosive impacts of AI? Are there ways to offset some of the more negative trends in our communities and make technologies instruments of joy rather than menaces? What causes acted-out anger against mayors, council members, school boards, jurists and journalists? What is at the root of this community fragmentation? In the second episo…

1
Episode 86: Preserving Missing Middle Neighborhoods 55:26

2M ago55:26

55:26

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re going back to the Mpact Transit + Community conference in Philadelphia to hear about proven approaches to saving naturally occurring affordable housing. From tangled title to home repair, ULI Philadelphia’s Kevin Moran leads a local panel. Moderator: Kevin Moran, Executive Director, Urban Land Institute (ULI), …

1
Doxing and Community Cohesion: Does AI Separate Us? 29:53

2M ago29:53

29:53

What are the corrosive impacts of AI? Are there ways to offset some of the more negative trends in our communities and make technologies instruments of joy rather than menaces? What causes acted-out anger against mayors, council members, school boards, jurists and journalists? What is at the root of this community fragmentation? In this first episo…

1
Reimagining Urban Planning with Jose Richard Aviles 54:46

2M ago54:46

54:46

Reimagining Urban Planning is a talk based on the monthly webinar series of the same name hosted by the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley. This talk openly critiques the ways in which Urban Planners have been trained and the impacts it has had in the ways Planners approach the Land, and the People that inhabit the land. This talk will…

1
Urban Environmental Marronage: Connecting Black Ecologies with Charisma Acey 50:55

2M ago50:55

50:55

Urban Environmental Marronage: Connecting Black Ecologies from Coastal Nigeria to the American South explores how marginalized communities in coastal Nigeria and the American South draw upon historical practices of marronage to create autonomous spaces and combat environmental degradation within cities. Marronage refers to the practices of enslaved…

1
Putting Europe’s Intelligent Communities into Overdrive 29:37

3M ago29:37

29:37

The CEO and Founder of Bable Smart Cities in Germany is on a mission: to accelerate change for a better urban life by helping a city or a region’s stakeholders create sustainable, innovative, and inclusive places. How’s he doing? And why is his company called “Bable??” In this episode we speak with Alexander Schmidt, whose company has been working …

1
Hacking the Archive: The Quest for More Just Urban Futures with Karilyn Crockett 53:11

3M ago53:11

53:11

Hacking the Archive: The Quest for More Just Urban Futures with Karilyn Crockett explores a Boston-based project that gamifies collective memory-driven social research and local knowledge sharing to anchor the intergenerational creation of future urban plans. Hacking the Archive (HTA) is a coalition of two dozen civic, faith-based and archival inst…

1
How DOES Taiwan Do It? Ep 1, Jim Shea 23:00

3M ago23:00

23:00

A nation of 23 million people that punches far above its weight is a subject of study and fascination around the world. Its prowess in semi-conductor technology is just the beginning. Much of Taiwan’s success comes from the way it has designed its cities and the way its culture embraces innovation, ideas from everywhere and implements them in a pro…

1
Urban Mobility for Human Autonomy with Peter Norton 54:07

3M ago54:07

54:07

Measured by distance and speed, today North Americans move more than ever. Movement, however, is but a means to an end; more movement is not in itself beneficial. Movement is a cost of meeting daily needs, and provided these needs are met, less movement is generally advantageous. Nevertheless, since the 1930s traffic engineers have pursued movement…

1
Episode 85: TOD and Affordable Commercial 53:40

3M ago53:40

53:40

This month on the Mpact Podcast we’re joined by Ryan Kelley, Community development Manager for Hennepin County in Minnesota. Ryan chats with us about the county’s transit-oriented communities program and how they support commercial aid and affordability. For more information, visit http://mpactmobility.org…

1
Tishaura Jones, Winning St. Louis 15:50

3M ago15:50

15:50

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones talks about regeneration strategies for the Gateway to the West, a postindustrial legacy city trying to bounce back from manufacturing and population loss. The interview is the latest in the Lincoln Institute’s Mayor’s Desk series, highlighting municipal chief executives from around the world.…

1
"Robot for Mayor" A Conversation with Dr. Norman Jacknis, Part 2 27:15

3M ago27:15

27:15

In a year when democracies around the world go to the voting polls to select leaders and representatives in nations and local towns and regions, we see much has changed due to an adoption of the “Intelligent Community” idea and through the evolution of technologies like broadband and AI, which have crept into our daily lives. The COVID Pandemic alt…

1
“Robot for Mayor” A Conversation with Dr. Norman Jacknis, Part 1 23:39

4M ago23:39

23:39

In a year when democracies around the world go to the voting polls to select leaders and representatives in nations and local towns and regions, we see much has changed due to an adoption of the “Intelligent Community” idea and through the evolution of technologies like broadband and AI, which have crept into our daily lives. The COVID Pandemic alt…

1
Episode 84: Wins and Co-benefits from Climate Work 45:16

4M ago45:16

45:16

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between HNTB’s Julie Eaton Ernst and Cris Liban, Sustainability Officer for LA Metro. They chat about the co-benefits of transportation, the evolution of the definition of transportation, and making change in small steps. To find out more about Mpact's work or the annual co…

1
ITS040: Geography of Mysticism 9:48

4M ago9:48

9:48

In this last episode of Isn't That Spatial, we cover places that are believed to have some mystical powers/woo-woo significance based on geographic location. This episode is dedicated to Sarah Wirtz. <3By Amanda King

1
Why 20 States in America are Being Reborn: A Conversation with Heartland Forward 41:39

4M ago41:39

41:39

The ”Heartland” of the United States is a geographical expanse that is breathtaking in its size and scope. Covering 20 states, from North Dakota to Texas, it is among the most diverse places on the globe. Yet for the past decades it has underperformed the ”Services” economies of America’s coastal states and cities. But that is changing dramatically…

1
FRUGAL INNOVATION: FINLANDS SECRET DNA, A Conversation with Finland's First Ambassador for Innovation, Part 2 27:21

5M ago27:21

27:21

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Ambassador Jarmo Sareva, Finland’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs before being named the country’s first Ambassador for Innovation. Sareva was Finland’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs before being named the country’s first Ambassador for Innovation. These two jobs w…

1
Episode 83: Advancing Active Transportation in the Delaware Valley 55:42

5M ago55:42

55:42

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re joined by Cassidy Boulan and Thom Stead of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. We chat about their work in Philadelphia, Trenton, and greater New Jersey related to complete streets and creating safe infrastructure for biking. To find out more about Mpact, visit http://mpactmobility.org…

1
Window on the World 19:28

5M ago19:28

19:28

Technological advances in satellite imagery and data management have boosted the field of geospatial mapping, making it possible to show all kinds of land uses across parcels, blocks, neighborhoods and regions. Jeff Allenby at the Center for Geospatial Solutions explains how the tools are helping local decision-makers understand property ownership …

1
FRUGAL INNOVATION: FINLANDS SECRET DNA, A Conversation with Finland's First Ambassador for Innovation, Part 1 25:42

5M ago25:42

25:42

Sareva was Finland’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs before being named the country’s first Ambassador for Innovation. These two jobs were central to the success of Finland, which is known for its innovation in technology and the development of showcase cities, including ICF’s 2018 Intelligent Community of the Year, Espoo. He also served in directorsh…

1
Why Astronauts Look for Their Home First (Part 2) – A Conversation with Best-Selling Author and Space Philosopher Frank White 22:35

6M ago22:35

22:35

In this second episode, best-selling author of the “Overview Effect” Frank White talks about the hope and plan he has to establish a group of people who will be the heart and soul of bringing the overview effect “down to Earth.” How can experiencing a vision of unity and a tightly-knit community off the planet (“the overview effect”) improve commun…

1
Episode 82: Cities and E-Scooters: The Portland Approach 1:04:02

6M ago1:04:02

1:04:02

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re joined by Dylan Rivera and Jacob Sherman of the Portland Bureau of Transportation to discuss micromobility. We chat about the importance of cities regulating access to transportation markets, importance of bike infrastructure, and alternatives to a parking pass. Link to Portland's E-Scooter Program - PBOT Portl…

1
Why Astronauts Look for Their Home First, Part 1 with Frank White 21:08

6M ago21:08

21:08

Many astronauts say that when they initially see the Earth from afar, they look first for their hometowns….Eventually, they realize that their true identity as a human….is ‘with that whole thing.’” One of the world’s most esteemed authors and Space philosophers, best-selling author Frank White, wrote The Overview Effect nearly 40 years ago while ga…

1
The Middle of Everywhere with Dr. Ben Winchester, Part 2 26:10

7M ago26:10

26:10

Lou and Ben Winchester continue their discussion about the changes taking place in rural communities and the misperceptions afoot. You will enjoy the second part of this Podcast. While Lou claims, “The Middle of Nowhere is No More,” Ben adds, “And we live in the middle of Everywhere!” Ben has been working both in and for small towns across the Midw…

1
Social Cooperative Academy: Why social coops offer potential transformation of care and more 58:51

7M ago58:51

58:51

Cities@Tufts is still on our summer break, but we have a special offering for you this month. For the past eight weeks, Shareable has co-hosted the Social Cooperative Academy with the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center and several other partners. Social cooperatives remain relatively obscure in the United States, despite thriving in various c…

1
Reclaiming Black-Owned Land 24:42

7M ago24:42

24:42

As the US marks Juneteenth, self-described “death and dirt” attorney Mavis Gragg recounts efforts to secure title and reclaim legal ownership of Black-owned land, in the burgeoning field of heirs property.By Lincoln Institute

1
The Middle of Everywhere with Ben Winchester, Part 1 27:21

7M ago27:21

27:21

“The seeds of success for rural economies have been planted!” So says the controversial champion of the rural narrative, University of Minnesota educator and researcher Dr. Ben Winchester, a demographer at the University of Minnesota’s. Extension Center for Community Vitality. “If the small town is dying why is there a housing shortage in most part…

1
Episode 81: Transit to the Great Outdoors 49:30

7M ago49:30

49:30

This month on the Mpact Podcast we have a conversation moderated by Corrie Parrish of Kittleson Associates with Andrea Breault of Cascades East Transit and Amy Schlappi of Hood River County Transportation District discussing Transit service to the Great Outdoors. For more information, visit http://mpactmobility.org…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Urbanplanning Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide