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, and we hope you've enjoyed this journey as much as we have. See you all again soon in February for Season 2!

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.

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 equity.

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? Does governance innovation inherently imply digital delevopment?