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Latest Episodes
Tall Stories 506: The renaissance of Suzhou Creek’s Left Bank
Tomás Pinheiro heads to Shanghai’s Suzhou Creek to see how the area went from a forgotten district to a sought-after commercial and residential location.
A bridge designer’s guide to connecting communities
Bridge designer Ezra Groskin from Moxon Architects talks about how his craft connects our cities. Then: Kate Brown describes the quiet revolutions garnered from tiny gardens in our urban environments.
Tall Stories 505: Linz’s Grottenbahn – a dreamland surrounded by history
Alexei Korolyov takes a ride on Linz’s Grottenbahn – a classic tourist attraction that takes you through one of the city’s former fortification towers.
How major events have influenced Milan’s urban infrastructure
We look at the legacy left by Milan’s Expo 2015 and the Olympic Winter Games on urban infrastructure. Then: Ottawa’s winter-transport report. Plus: Hong Kong’s plans to develop 120 hectares of protected wetlands.
Tall Stories 504: Caracas’s El Helicoide – from mall to political prison to rebirth
Camille Rodríguez Montilla investigates the dark history and hopeful future of Caracas’s mall-turned-political-prison – El Helicoide.
Breaking ground or breaking promises? New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days in office
We discuss some of the promises that led to Zohran Mamdani’s election, from affordability and small businesses to transit. Plus: how are immigrant communities reacting to one of their own sitting in city hall?
Tall Stories 503: The Sámi Cultural Centre in Finland and its impact
Petri Burtsoff takes us to Sajos, in Finland’s northern Lapland, a centre for culture and administration in the Sámi community.
Finding out what our urban futures hold in Ljubljana
Guy de Launey reports from Urban Future, a Better Cities event taking place this year in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.
Tall Stories 502: The Columbus Lighthouse’s bizarre origin story
Gregory Scruggs tells the odd tale of the energy-sapping totem that is Santo Domingo’s Columbus Lighthouse.
How Apple delivers a sense of place to the built environment
We speak with Apple’s VP of places, Kristina Raspe, about how the tech giant’s real-estate portfolio adds to cities. Then: the changing face of Medellin and we farewell our long-time producer.
