Host Larry Herzog welcomes guest Carlos de La Mora, CEO of the San Diego-Tijuana World Design Capital (WDC) 2024 on the podcast.  De La Mora, a bi-cultural architect trained in Mexico and the U.S., discusses the WDC vision, and shares thoughts on design innovation as well as challenges in the San Diego-Tijuana cross-border region.

Podcast host Larry Herzog speaks with Harvard-trained urban planner Chloe Lauer about her recently launched non-profit-- Walk’n Roll, and strategies to promote better places for walking, cycling, and other slower forms of everyday urban travel.

Podcast host Larry Herzog talks with artist and educator Tatiana Ortiz Rubio about her art practice, and specifically her recent public art works, including the much discussed “Stop the Spread” mural on the silo of Bread and Salt art gallery in Barrio Logan.

Podcast host Larry Herzog chats with landscape architect David McCullough about the role of green districts and public spaces in U.S. cities for the future.

Podcast host Larry Herzog speaks with urban designer/planner Diego Velasco about his experiences in community planning and design across different scales and contexts.

Host Larry Herzog interviews David Malmuth to talk about his experiences with Redevelopment projects in New York City, Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Diego.

Host Larry Herzog speaks with architect Frank Wolden and urban designer Howard Blackson about their ideas for designing for higher density and mixed use in the San Diego-Tijuana region.

Host Larry Herzog speaks with Serge Dedina, Ph.D., Mayor of Imperial Beach and Executive Director of Wildcoast about the challenges of pollution in the Tijuana River Estuary.

Larry Herzog invites affordable housing advocate and President/CEO of the San Diego Housing Federation Steven Russell to talk about housing markets, policy and the search for better policy solutions to the affordable housing problem in the U.S.

Host Larry Herzog chats with East Los Angeles urban planner James Rojas about his views on public space, architecture, sustainability, mindfulness, and planning in Latino neighborhoods.