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The Urbanist

The Urbanist

By: Monocle
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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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Episodes
  • How good design affects a city beyond the aesthetic – from coastal resilience to safer transit

    How good design affects a city beyond the aesthetic – from coastal resilience to safer transit
    Aug 21 2025

    We unpack two stories exemplifying the principle that thoughtful design can have a deeper impact than just being pleasant to look at.

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    28 mins
  • Tall Stories 250: UN headquarters, New York

    Tall Stories 250: UN headquarters, New York
    Mar 29 2021
    Christopher Cermak charts his journey from model UN to reporting on the real thing and explains what the organisation’s New York HQ means to the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    6 mins
  • Tall Stories 472: Al-Nawfara Coffee Shop, Damascus

    Tall Stories 472: Al-Nawfara Coffee Shop, Damascus
    Aug 18 2025

    Liam Syed takes us to a café in Damascus that serves up regional favourites blended with stories of the Syrian capital’s past.

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    5 mins
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