25 Best Podcasts For People Who Love Cities

1. The Strong Towns Podcast

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A weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement hosted by Charles Marohn. The podcast blends fiscal prudence with good urban design to highlight how America can financially strengthen its cities, towns and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live.You can support the podcast and become a member of Strong Towns at www.StrongTowns.org.MORE Ranking #30 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Charles Marohn
Producer/Network Strong Towns
Email ****@strongtowns.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 477Facebook 129KTwitter 91K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Centre for Cities

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Podcasts from Centre for Cities, the think tank dedicated to supporting urban economic growth in the UK.
Ranking #63 in Apple Charts (GB)
Host Andrew Carter
Producer/Network Centre for Cities
Email ****@centreforcities.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. THE GRIMSHAW PODCAST

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The Grimshaw Podcast is focussed on the City and those who shape our cities. The podcast presents engaging and insightful interviews with architects, city planners, developers, strategists and change-makers. These conversations take place between international guests and your host, Tim Williams, Grimshaw's Cities Group Lead. Organised into series which reflect a specific overarching topic or theme, the podcasts examine how are cities are evolving, how they have dealt with unprecedented recent growth and how they will adapt to change and regenerate for a better future...MORE Ranking #85 in Apple Charts (AU)
Host Tim Williams
Producer/Network GRIMSHAW
Email ****@grimshaw.global
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Facebook 9.7KTwitter 10.9KInstagram 62.1K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
Host Jeff Wood
Producer/Network The Overhead Wire
Email ****@theoverheadwire.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 186Facebook 279Twitter 173.1K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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5. The Urbanist

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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. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards. MORE Hosts Andrew Tuck, Tyler Brûlé, Robert Bound, Emma Nelson
Producer/Network Monocle Radio
Email ****@monocle.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 548Twitter 33.7K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Active Towns

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Conversations about Creating a Culture of Activity: Profiling the people, places, programs, and policies that help to promote a culture of activity within our communities.
Host John Simmerman
Producer/Network John Simmerman
Email ****@activetowns.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 45Facebook 4.2KTwitter 6.9KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. The Urbanist Agenda

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A podcast by the creator of the popular YouTube channel Not Just Bikes, The Urbanist Agenda is an exploration of the latest topics in urban planning and urban mobility from your favourite urbanist YouTubers.Each month we'll put another important topic on the agenda and pull back the curtain to discover how online urbanists plot and scheme to make cities work better for everyone.MORE Host Jason Slaughter
Producer/Network Not Just Bikes
Email ****@theurbanistagenda.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 476 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Urban Broadcast Collective

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Welcome to the Urban Broadcast Collective. We are a curated network of podcast and radio shows on everything urban. And our goal is simple to bring together all the amazing urban focused podcasts on one site. If you would like to get involved in the Urban Broadcast Collective, please contact one of our podcast producers: Natalie Osborne from Griffith University; Elizabeth Taylor from RMIT; Tony Matthews from Griffith University; Paul Maginn from the University of Western Australia; Jason Byrne from the University of Tasmania; or Dallas Rogers from the University of Sydney...MORE Producer/Network Urban Broadcast Collective
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 8Twitter 693 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

9. Land Matters

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A behind the scenes look at what makes cities tick. Whether financing infrastructure, adapting to climate change, or building more affordable housing, a big part of innovative solutions can be traced back to land.MORE Host Anthony Flint
Producer/Network Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Email ****@lincolninst.edu
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 14.4KTwitter 14.6KInstagram 5.6K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The Smart Community Podcast

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'Making Smart Communities that are Accessible, Liveable and Sustainable for All'​The Smart Community Podcast is a hub where Smart and exciting people from all around the world come to discuss all things Smart City, Smart Town, Smart Region - anything that makes a place more liveable. Together we can create the Smart Community Collective. Disclaimer: All content is representative of personal opinion only and is not associated with any company, organisation or government agency.MORE Host Zoe Eather
Producer/Network Zoe Eather
Email ****@mysmart.community
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 31Facebook 227Twitter 682 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

11. The Jason de Sousa Show

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In this series, Jason de Sousa explores urban life and how it's changing around us with people focussed on creating better places, cities and new ways of getting things done.
Host Jason de Sousa
Producer/Network Jason de Sousa
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The #CitiesFirst Podcast

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New Podcast Series hosted by Scott Shepard, and focused on the intersection of AI, Urbanism, Mobility & Decarbonization. An award-winning urban planner, entrepreneur, author, educator, speaker & thought leader, Scott Shepard has his finger on the pulse of everything related to #CitiesFirst, an interdisciplinary term he coined.MORE Host Scott Shepard
Producer/Network Scott Shepard
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 79 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. UrbanTalk Podcast

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Join our host Belinda Barnett as we explore what makes our cities tick. The UrbanTalk Podcast aims to spark a thriving, inclusive and progressive dialogue around urban planning, design and development. We'll be inviting industry professionals and representatives from the public to discuss issues and areas of concern in an effort to promote a shared understanding of cities and the people living in them.MORE Host Belinda Barnett
Producer/Network UrbanTalk
Email ****@urbantalk.com.au
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 14Instagram 130 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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14. Urbcast - a podcast about cities (podcast o miastach)

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Urbcast is a trusted platform for forward-thinking urbanism and city making.With a global audience of over 8,000 active listeners across 130 countries, the podcast offers insightful discussions on the challenges and innovations shaping the sustainable cities of the future. Urbcast was created in 2020. By Marcin Wojciech Żebrowski — urbanist and city ****@urbcast.pl | urbcast.plMORE Host Marcin Wojciech Żebrowski
Producer/Network Marcin Wojciech Żebrowski
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Instagram 2.9K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Urban Limitrophe

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Urban Limitrophe is a podcast exploring the various initiatives happening in cities across the African continent (and diaspora) to creatively solve problems, support their communities, create vibrant urban spaces, and build better cities overall. Ideas from the continent are often overlooked. This podcast seeks to bring to light the intersecting ideas and practices from urban planning, architecture, economics, arts and culture, geography, and politics that define our urban living, and uncover how to build resilient communities, economies, and ecologies...MORE Host Alexandra Lambropoulos
Producer/Network Alexandra Lambropoulos
Email ****@mail.utoronto.ca
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 1.8KTwitter 140Instagram 814 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Smart in the City The BABLE Podcast

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Hop on the journey toward a better urban life and hear from top actors in the Smart City arena about stakeholders and themes most prevalent for today's citizens and tomorrow's generations. At BABLE, through our platform and services, we enable processes from research and strategy development to co-creation and implementation. Visit us at www.bable-smartcities.euMORE Host Tamlyn Shimizu
Producer/Network BABLE Smart Cities
Email ****@bable-smartcities.eu
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Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Cities at the Table

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Hello and welcome to Cities at the Table, the podcast that dives into the heart of urban food systems around the world.In each episode, we explore how cities are tackling food challenges and reinventing gastronomy. From vibrant culinary scenes to cutting-edge food policies, we bring you stories from global food capitals and their inspiring leaders driving change.This collaborative podcast is created by the Food Capitals, a network connecting cities worldwide that use food and gastronomy to build urban resilience, boost local economies and enhance city life...MORE Email ****@ecomail.fr
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

18. What is The Future for Cities?

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WTF for Cities? is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research about the future of cities.
Producer/Network Fanni Melles
Email ****@gmail.com
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19. The Playful City

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Join Dr. Damien Puddle, New Zealand's first PhD in parkour, as he jumps into the world of play to revolutionise our approach to city design and child development. The Playful City podcast challenges conventional thinking while providing practical ideas for incorporating play into everyday urban life. Whether you're a parent, educator, or urban planner, join us to explore how we can transform our communities into vibrant playgrounds for all ages.MORE Email ****@radiosouthland.org.nz
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20. The Urban Q

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Presenting The Urban Q podcast with Jaya Dhindaw (Executive Program Director, Sustainable Cities, WRI India). Tune in to listen to Jaya connect with a wide variety of city dwellers to unpack what it takes to shape an efficient and liveable city. Jaya will talk to business people, thought-leaders, innovators, academics and many others, to explore the next iteration of Indian cities through the lens of climate change, environment, equity and economic productivity.MORE Estimated listeners
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21. The Neighbor Effect

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Welcome to a podcast about neighborhoods, communities, and urban living. Through conversations with local community builders, homeowner associations, urban advocates, event initiators, and architects, we explore how to make a neighborhood a better place to live. Hosted by Darya, a digital nomad, the podcast brings stories to life as she travels the world to meet guests in person. The first episodes feature inspiring stories from Los Angeles, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and St. Petersburg...MORE Producer/Network Urban Therapy
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Chug Natter Podcast

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'Chug Natter Podcast' is a dynamic podcast that dives deep into the complex and ever-evolving world of urban politics. Hosted by experts and local advocates, each episode explores the power structures, decisions, and grassroots movements shaping urban communities across the globe. From affordable housing and public transportation to policing and health conditions, the podcast offers insightful discussions on how urban areas are responding to the challenges of modern governance...MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. Better Cities By Design

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Better Cities by Design is a podcast from Arcadis, where we explore the world of urban development and the state-of-the-art solutions used to create more sustainable cities. Each episode brings change-makers to the table to discuss how they are making our urban environments better places to live, work, and play. From green infrastructure to smart city technology, we'll dive into innovative projects and the positive impact they're having on communities around the world. Whether you're a city-lover or simply curious about the future of our cities, Better Cities by Design is the show for you...MORE Host Davion Ford
Producer/Network Arcadis
Email ****@arcadis.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. The Urban Echo: The Sound of the City

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Dive into the vibrant heartbeat of urban life with 'The Urban Echo: The Sound of the City,' a groundbreaking podcast that captures the raw, authentic stories pulsing through metropolitan landscapes. Each episode is a sonic journey that explores the intricate tapestry of city living, revealing the hidden narratives, challenges, and triumphs of urban dwellers from around the globe. Hosted by seasoned urban experts and passionate storytellers, this podcast goes beyond surface-level observations to uncover the real experiences that shape modern city environments...MORE Producer/Network Quiet. Please
Email ****@mac.com
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Apple Rating 1/5 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

25. City Pulse: The Urban Culture Podcast

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Dive into the vibrant heart of urban life with City Pulse, the podcast that captures the essence of metropolitan experiences across the globe. Hosted by seasoned cultural explorers and urban enthusiasts, this show offers listeners an immersive journey through the dynamic landscapes of city living, culture, and innovation. Each episode delivers an engaging blend of storytelling, interviews, and in-depth analysis that goes beyond surface-level observations...MORE Producer/Network Quiet. Please
Email ****@mac.com
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Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact