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Swimmable cities, Battersea Power Station and indigenous retail

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12 December 2024

Episode 687

29 minutes


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Matt Sykes, co-founder and convenor of Swimmable Cities, describes how our urban centres can band together to promote more swimmable urban waterways. Then Sebastien Ricard from Wilkinsoneyre unpacks the transformation of the Battersea Power Station and Mandy Sinclair visits Aaniin – Canada’s first fully indigenous-owned department store.

12 December 2024

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Swimmable Cities

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Matt Sykes, co-founder and convenor of Swimmable Cities, describes how our urban centres can band together to promote more swimmable waterways.

11 minutes

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Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Battersea Power Station

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We meet Sebastien Ricard, the director at the architectural practice Wilkinsoneyre, who was in charge of the mammoth transformation of the Battersea Power Station.

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Battersea Power Station

Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Indigenous retail

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Mandy Sinclair visits Aaniin, Canada’s first fully indigenous-owned department store.

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