30 Best Urban Planning Podcasts
Urban Planning Podcasts
Here are 30 Best Urban Planning Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture.MORE Host Roman Mars
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
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2. Talking Headways
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Talking Headways is a podcast hosted by Streetsblog USA and Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire. We explore the intersection of transportation, urban planning, city living, and anything else that piques our interest.MORE Host Jeff Wood
Producer/Network The Overhead Wire
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3. Monocle 24: 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.MORE Hosts Andrew Tuck, Tyler Brûlé, Robert Bound, Emma Nelson
Producer/Network Monocle Radio
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 33.7K Get Email Contact
4. The Aesthetic City
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In this podcast, host Ruben Hanssen interviews experts in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and urban design to find out how we can improve our cities, our architecture, and our streets, in order to create more friendly and beautiful places. The clock is ticking; valuable land is wasted on dreary developments while many beautiful, picturesque urban environments are at risk of being jarred forever by ugly buildings that don't belong there. There are better ways to build; let's explore how!MORE Host Ruben Hanssen
Producer/Network Ruben Hanssen
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5. 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
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6. Urban Eyes: Planning in Context
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Welcome to an urban planning and public health podcast: Hosted by Walle Brown. This started as a school project in planning school where I interviewed professionals, students, and community members about their take on urban planning, public health, and contemporary American society. Each was meant to gain perspective on our socioeconomic environment from different community members.MORE Producer/Network Walle Brown
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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 Producer/Network Not Just Bikes
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Video Podcast YouTube
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8. American Planning Association
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From affordable housing to disaster recovery, from climate resilience to autonomous vehicles, APA's podcast delves into a wide array of urban planning topics with deep curiosity, expert analysis, and affecting, true-life stories.MORE Producer/Network American Planning Association
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 30.6KTwitter 55.8KInstagram 14.3K Get Email Contact
9. The Strong Towns Podcast
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Our longest-running podcast, the Strong Towns Podcast is a weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement, hosted by Strong Towns founder and president Charles Marohn and frequently featuring special guests. The podcast explores how we can financially strengthen our cities, towns, and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. Join Chuck in examining how everything from urban design to economics to systems theory to psychology helps inform this core question.MORE Producer/Network Strong Towns
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10. 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
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11. EJB Talks
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Faculty, staff, and guest experts from the Edward J. Bloustein School at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey talk about public policy, urban planning, public health, health administration, and informatics.MORE Host Stuart Shapiro
Producer/Network Bloustein School
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 3.4KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 1.6K Video Podcast YouTube
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12. Plannerama
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Listen to fellow Ryerson University Urban Planning Alumni answer fun questions about themselves, their work, and their memories at Rye High.
Host Neil Loewen
Producer/Network School of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Association
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13. Urban Planning is Not Boring
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Passionate about climate change mitigation, finding equitable solutions to the housing crisis, and more, Sam Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata dive into various topics related to the field of urban planning that are anything but boring!MORE Hosts Samantha Ellman, Natalie Ikhrata
Producer/Network Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata
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14. The Smart Community Podcast
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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.MORE Host Zoe Eather
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15. This Must Be The Place Podcast
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This Must Be the Place is a podcast-in-the-offing with occasional installments, hosted by David Nichols (University of Melbourne) and Elizabeth Taylor (Monash University). It's a podcast about space, place, culture and society. It's kind of like the Urbanists (a community radio show on RRR, about urban planning type issues in Melbourne) but it's a podcast.MORE Hosts David Nichols, Elizabeth Taylor
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16. Talking Transformation
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An open conversation addressing contemporary city building and spatial transformation issues in South Africa.
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Producer/Network Pete Ahmad
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17. 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 Producer/Network UrbanTalk
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18. Cognitive Urbanism
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The big ideas of cities, urbanism, technology, and the brain by Justin Hollander, urban planning professor at Tufts University.
Host Justin B. Hollander
Producer/Network Justin B. Hollander
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19. Future Cities Africa podcast
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Future Cities Africa hosts digital discussions with thought leaders and experts at the forefront of major trends, projects, innovations, challenges, and opportunities impacting the future of African Cities. Major drivers such as rapid urbanization, health crisis, climate change, inadequate infrastructure, technological advancement, and more are creating an urgent need for African Cities to become sustainable, livable, and workable.MORE Host Daniel Claassen
Producer/Network Dan @ Future Cities Africa
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20. The Streets Are Planning
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Where Urban Planning, Cities, Hip Hop Culture and Community Development conversations live. The Streets are Planning Podcast highlights the unheard voices, stories and impact of community leaders working in cities and neighborhoods across the globe.MORE Producer/Network Jermaine R. Ruffin
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21. City of the Future
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We explore the innovations and ideas that will transform our cities. Follow to get the latest episodes from this podcast
Producer/Network Sidewalk Labs
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 14.5KTwitter 30.5K Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact
22. Progressing Planning
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A podcast series by Planning for Justice exploring the role of urban planning in fostering change in contemporary society. Planning for Justice is a coalition of graduate students, alumni and faculty at LSE questioning the relationship between urban planning and systemic inequality.MORE Producer/Network Progressing Planning
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23. SUP GW?
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This student-run podcast explores diverse topics around sustainable urban planning. Students who are enrolled in George Washington University's Master's program in Sustainable Urban Planning host each season of this podcast. We interview thought leaders and working professionals, to get perspectives from the local to the global. We discuss sustainability, equity, social justice, policy, and design as they relate to the built environment. Tune in each semester for a new season for contemporary discussions about what'SUP with sustainable urban planning!MORE Producer/Network supgwpodcast
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24. Reinventing Transport
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The Reinventing Transport show provides practical help and encouragement on urban mobility issues for an international audience. It is for anyone, in any country, pushing for local changes to urban transport and public space, especially if you want your city to be more socially just, sustainable, safe, productive, full of great places and much better at helping us all to flourish.MORE Producer/Network Paul Barter
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 209Twitter 5.4K Since May 2018 Get Email Contact
25. The Urban Lab
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The program on cities, real estate, and the urban and built environment, featuring leaders in industry, research, and policymaking; hosted by Dr. Sam Chandan, Silverstein Chair and academic dean of the NYU SPS Schack Institute and Fellow at the NYU Urban Lab.MORE Producer/Network Sam Chandan
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26. On Cities
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Did you know that the quality of our daily lives is directly influenced by the design of our built environment?
Host Carie Penabad
Producer/Network Carie Penabad
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27. Urban Resilience Dialogues
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Corina Angheloiu and Chiara Tomaselli explore the key themes for urban resilience practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.
Producer/Network Corina Angheloiu & Chiara Tomaselli
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28. Metrocouncil | PlanIt
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The PlanIt Podcast is the new part of the 2017 PlanIt Training Program on Comprehensive Plan Updates. This series will feature monthly episodes on a variety of topics that are not required elements of a comprehensive plan through conversations with planning experts and professionals outside of the Metropolitan Council.MORE Email ****@metc.state.mn.us
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29. Streets.mn Podcast
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Streets.MN is dedicated to expanding the conversation about transportation, urban design, and public space issues in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.
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30. Open During Construction Podcast
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Conversations about City-building at the intersection of planning and engineering. Michelle Berquist, Rob Muir and Muneef Ahmad reflect on stories behind-the-scenes of 'Plangineering' projects.MORE Hosts Muneef Ahmad, Michelle Berquist, Rob Muir
Producer/Network Muneef Ahmad, Michelle Berquist and Rob Muir
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Urban Planning shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Roman Mars | Host | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | @romanmars | 110.5K | ||
Jeff Wood | Host | usa.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/podcast | 43 | |||
Andrew Tuck | Co Host | monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist | 69 | |||
Tyler Brûlé | Co Host | monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist | 69 | @fraudbrulee | 202 | |
Robert Bound | Co Host | monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist | 69 | @robertbound | ||
Emma Nelson | Co Host | monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist | 69 | @emmanelsonmedia | ||
Ruben Hanssen | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-aesthetic-city | 34 | @rhfhanssen | 50.2K | |
Anthony Flint | Host | lincolninst.edu/publications/podcasts-videos | 2 | @anthonyflint | 4.8K | |
Stuart Shapiro | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ejbtalks | 62 | @shapiro_stuart | 649 | |
Neil Loewen | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plannerama | 11 | @neilloewen | 1.3K | |
Samantha Ellman | Co Host | urban-planning-is-not-boring.castos.com | 9 | @samanthaellman | 19 | |
Natalie Ikhrata | Co Host | urban-planning-is-not-boring.castos.com | 9 | |||
Zoe Eather | Host | mysmart.community/podcast | 7 | @smartcommzoe | 108 | |
David Nichols | Co Host | soundcloud.com/david-nichols-738987609 | 11 | |||
Elizabeth Taylor | Co Host | soundcloud.com/david-nichols-738987609 | 11 | @elizabethjt666 | 1.1K | |
Pete Ahmad | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-transformation-po | 11 | |||
Justin B. Hollander | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cognitive-urbanism/id950834981 | 16 | @justinhollander | ||
Daniel Claassen | Host | futurecitiesafrica.com/all-future-cities-africa-podcasts.php | 11 | @danielclaassen1 | 277 | |
Carie Penabad | Host | voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities | 39 | @cariepenabad | 215 | |
Muneef Ahmad | Co Host | openduringconstruction.libsyn.com | ||||
Michelle Berquist | Co Host | openduringconstruction.libsyn.com | ||||
Rob Muir | Co Host | openduringconstruction.libsyn.com | ||||
Not Just Bikes | art19.com/shows/the-urbanist-agenda | 19 | ||||
James Howard Kunstler & Duncan Crary | kunstler.com/writings/podcast | 16 | @jhkunstler | 7.7K | ||
UrbanTalk | urbantalkpodcast.podbean.com | 16 | ||||
Urban Broadcast Collective | soundcloud.com/user-669027099 | 8 | @urbanpodcasts | 693 | ||
elliott kalan | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 7 | ||||
Roman Mars | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 5 | ||||
chris berube | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 3 | ||||
lauren ober | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 3 | ||||
lasha madan | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 2 | ||||
Jeanne Boëzec | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 2 | ||||
Corina Angheloiu & Chiara Tomaselli | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urd | 2 | ||||
Jasper Davidoff | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 2 | ||||
Christopher Johnson | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 2 | ||||
chris colin | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
andrew leland | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
dan pashman | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
david weinberg | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
delaney hall | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Emmett FitzGerald | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
eric molinsky | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Fil Corbitt | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Gabrielle Berbey | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
gillian jacobs | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
isabel angell | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
jake berman | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Jayson De Leon | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
kelly prime | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
kurt kohlstedt | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Mackenzie Martin | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Rebecca Leber | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
ryan coogler | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
sarah baik | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
Significant Others | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
swan real | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
tim harford | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 | ||||
vivian le | 99percentinvisible.org/episodes | 1 |
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