In the first segment [1:46-16:52], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories:

• Good news? We have the clean tech we need to get to net zero by 2050. Bad news? They’re so not ready yet. (David Roberts, Vox) https://bit.ly/3haOBcy
• The tech industry is built on serendipity. If workers flee the Bay Area, what then? (Steve Levine, Marker) https://bit.ly/2ZDW0Lz
• Who gets to make noise about who gets to make noise in the city? (Kate Wagner, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/3h9tirR

In the second segment [17:12-23:30], the hosts talk to journalist Philip Preville about Kansas City’s stormwater innovation. (Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2B7BrxG

And in the final segment [23:34-26:25], the hosts share what made them smile this week.

• Noise-canceling headphones for your apartment (David Waldstein, NYT) https://nyti.ms/30psWXm
• New York’s streateries (Diana Budds, Curbed) https://bit.ly/3h8GflH