Breaking ground or breaking promises? New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days in office
09/04/2026 | 37min
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?
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Tall Stories 503: The Sámi Cultural Centre in Finland and its impact
06/04/2026 | 5min
Petri Burtsoff takes us to Sajos, in Finland’s northern Lapland, a centre for culture and administration in the Sámi community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Finding out what our urban futures hold in Ljubljana
02/04/2026 | 29min
Guy de Launey reports from Urban Future, a Better Cities event taking place this year in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 502: The Columbus Lighthouse’s bizarre origin story
30/03/2026 | 7min
Gregory Scruggs tells the odd tale of the energy-sapping totem that is Santo Domingo’s Columbus Lighthouse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How Apple delivers a sense of place to the built environment
26/03/2026 | 30min
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.