Podcast Episodes

How Santo Domingo’s old town is attractive for both residents and visitors

We visit the capital of the Dominican Republic to see how its historic centre is balancing residential and tourist appeal. We also stop by Sydney’s n…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tall Stories 495: Practising preservation at The Assembly House in Buffalo

Dennis Maher, artist and the founder and director of The Assembly House, describes how his project is helping to preserve more than just structures i…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cities on the agenda at the World Governments Summit in Dubai

We report from the World Governments Summit, where we speak to Khalfan Belhoul of Dubai Future Foundation; German minister for digital transformation…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tall Stories 494: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest

Geetanjali Krishna takes us to Budapest's largest public collection of books to study how its popularity with locals is growing, thanks to recent Hun…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel and Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao’s view on housing

We explore the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, which has recently opened in the Victorian capital. Plus: Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao joins Monocle’s Ed …

5 months ago

Tall Stories 493: The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a festival grounds that acts as a lasting symbol of Estonian national pride.

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5 months ago

Urban lessons from the World Economic Forum and the Holcim Foundation Awards

Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos to share some urban lessons from this year’s meeting. Then: Ed Stocker gives us a run-d…

5 months, 1 week ago

Tall Stories 492: Todo Modo, Florence

Grace Charlton takes us to a literary stalwart and community pillar in Florence.

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5 months, 1 week ago

Development priorities in Canadian cities and a decade of co-operation in Cascadia

We’re joined by former City of Toronto chief planner Gregg Lintern to discuss priorities for Canadian cities. Plus: we visit Cascadia to see what has…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tall Stories 491: Australian War Memorial, Canberra

Andrew Mueller takes us to the Australian War Memorial to find out the nature of and reasons for its recent refit.

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5 months, 2 weeks ago