The Urbanist

By Monocle

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. No

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The podcast currently has 1,133 episodes available.

The Urbanist episodes:

November 06, 2025 Liz Diller on how the High Line continues to evolve in New York
We speak to Liz Diller – the mind behind New York’s High Line – visit Bratislava’s first dedicated centre for architecture and urbanism, and assess how Canada is dealing with urban growing pains.
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31min
November 03, 2025 Tall Stories 483: Abou Elie – where Beirut's history, politics and nightlife converge
Noor Amylia Hilda takes us to a much-loved pub founded by a former member of the Lebanese Communist Party.
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6min
October 30, 2025 Unpacking the secrets of city making at Turin’s Utopian Hours
Monocle’s man in Milan, Ed Stocker, decamps to Turin to bring us a collection of conversations from Utopian Hours, the festival dedicated to city making.
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35min
October 29, 2025 IPUT special: a tour of Wilton Park and how it’s transforming Dublin
We explore Wilton Park, a stunning 600,000 sq ft development by IPUT, Dublin’s leading property-investment company. Chief executive Niall Gaffney gives us a tour and talks about quality of life in urban settings.
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34min
October 27, 2025 Tall Stories 482: The Watergate Complex, Washington
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson uncovers the modern story behind the US capital’s most infamous building.
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7min
October 23, 2025 Olafur Eliasson and how public art changes your perspective on a city
What role does public art play in how we engage with our cities? This week we meet acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson and explore the Sculpture in the City programme in the City of London.
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34min
October 20, 2025 Tall Stories 481: Hengermalom, Budapest
Alexei Korolyov takes us to the former site of one of Budapest’s largest flour mills, which has been reborn as a lively cultural hub.
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8min
October 16, 2025 Treating the US nursing shortage with good design
We discover how good design can help the nursing shortage in the United States, learn about Helsinki’s annual herring market and hear how Norway is developing urban robot farming.
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28min
October 13, 2025 Tall Stories 480: Johannesburg City Library
Elna Schütz finds a peaceful stopping-off point amid the urban hustle and bustle at the city library of South Africa’s busiest metropolis.
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5min
October 09, 2025 UN-Habitat’s call to action on housing, a Bloomberg-LSE programme for mayors and Expo Real in Munich
We look at the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative teaching mayors how to tackle their cities' challenges, talk about UN-Habitat's global call to action on housing and report from Expo Real and Diriyah.
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34min

FAQs about The Urbanist:

How many episodes does The Urbanist have?

The podcast currently has 1,133 episodes available.