More and more podcasts about cities are being produced by journalists and academics. Theyre being recorded in research labs, urban planning offices, on the streets and in the neighbourhoods of our cities.
Podcasting allows academics to share research across vast geographical distances. And, we argue, podcasters are creating new conversations about who and what the city is for.
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Why are urban podcasts important?
Consider the 99 Percent Invisible episode, Structural Integrity. It starts with a seemingly technical discussion about the engineering challenges of the 279-metre Citicorp building in New York. It has a uniquely engineered stilt-style base and was the seventh-tallest building in the world when constructed in 1977.
The podcast opens with the chief structural engineer, William LeMessurier, recalling: 1978, Im in my office, I get a call from a student. I do not know the…
