Podcast Episodes

Exploring Solutions to the Development Problem with Efosa Ojomo

Episode 48

Development is one of the major challenges of our time. Unfortunately, it’s often approached in a way that does more harm than good. Efosa Ojomo has a better solution, and he’s here today to share it…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Lessons on Economic Growth for the Future with Dr. Jared Rubin

Episode 47

Dr. Jared Rubin is the co-author of How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth, which he wrote with Mark Koyama, a previous guest on the podcast. We are so happy to welcome …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Real Story of China in Africa with Deborah Brautigam

Episode 46

China’s presence in Africa is widely speculated upon (and wildly misunderstood). Joining us today to speak to the truth of the matter is Sinologist-Africanist Professor of International Development a…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Linda Colley on War and Constitutions

Episode 45

Dr. Linda Colley is a leading expert on British imperial and global history, among other topics in British history. Dr. Colley is the M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University, her…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Charter Cities Atlas: Venice with Thibault Serlet and Corey Tazzara

Today’s episode is a bonus episode, where we take a deep dive into the Italian Renaissance (with a focus on Venice) with world-renowned expert, Professor Corey Tazzara. From the fall of the Roman Emp…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Tackling Poverty and Preventing War with Chris Blattman

Episode 44

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has dominated headlines over the past few months, with countless theories and hypotheses being touted to explain Russia’s aggression. Join us as we talk to one of the worl…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Seeding the Future 02: A Fundamental Cultural Shift with Sid Sijbrandij

In order to build the cities of the future, there is a need for synergy between a number of elements and institutions and, as philanthropy evolves with the times, an active approach to impacting the …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Seeding the Future 01: Philanthropy for Policy Change with John D. Arnold

Welcome to Seeding the Future, a podcast from the Charter Cities Institute, where we explore how giving and philanthropy are changing as wealth is created in new industries, at younger ages, and by m…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Building Up and Not Out with Heba Elhanafy

Episode 43

Across the global south, cities are growing outwards instead of upwards. Talking to us today about why this is a bad thing for commuters, is urban planning researcher Heba Elhanafy. We dive into the …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

The New Urban Aesthetic with Dr. Samuel Hughes

Episode 42

In January 2020, the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission published ‘Living with beauty’, a report that has led to a new national design guide and model design code with changes to the nati…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago