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#P044: A Nation of Enemies, and why I can't stop thinking about Chile
Season 3 Episode 43
What can a military coup in Chile teach us about polarization, inequality, and the uneasy feeling that we’re becoming strangers to one another? From …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#P043: Boom and Bust
Season 3 Episode 43
Three real estate booms—the spec office surge of the 80s, the housing bubble of the 2000s, and today’s rental housing boom—shaped Peter’s career in u…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
#P042: Mansplaining - why men should listen more and talk less.
Season 3 Episode 42
In a crucial client interview, a single tone-deaf decision—to ignore the women asking the questions—quietly seals the team’s fate. This episode tells…
6 months ago
#P041: Surveillance pt. 2 - Liquid Modernity
Season 3 Episode 41
A routine data breach notice becomes a window into a much larger transformation in how power operates. In Part Two of this surveillance series, perso…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#P040: Surveillance pt. 1 - Back in the U.S.S.R.
Season 3 Episode 31
What does a Cold War summer in Leningrad reveal about the hidden psychology of being watched? Drawing on Jeremy Bentham, Michel Foucault, and David L…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#P039: When do developers earn their profit?
Season 1 Episode 39
Developers aren’t paid when the headlines fade — they’re paid when the last unit sells. In this episode, we explore the risk, timing, and and hidden …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
#P038: More stories about presentations!
Season 3 Episode 38
Big presentations don’t always reward the best ideas—they reward luck, style, and the occasional spectacular failure. From RoboCop to real-world boar…
7 months ago
#P037.5: What happens next?
Season 3
A reflection on V for Vendetta, Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, and a city under federal siege—this episode asks what happens when fear replaces law, an…
7 months, 1 week ago
Teaser for "What happens next?"
Season 3
On the next episode of The Reflective Urbanist, part of Peter's Reflecting on Freedom series, exploring themes of freedom and authoritarianism throug…
7 months, 1 week ago
#P037: What entrepreneurial developers really do
Season 3 Episode 35
What if development is less about buildings and more about seeing differently? This episode explores how enterprising individuals combine overlooked …
7 months, 1 week ago