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.
Tall Stories 501: How does Taipei 101 stay standing? It’s what’s inside that counts
23/03/2026 | 6min
Clarissa Wei climbs Taiwan’s best-known tower to investigate the clever engineering that keeps it in the sky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More from the world’s leading real estate event – Mipim
19/03/2026 | 29min
We reflect on Mipim conversations with the executive director of UN Habitat, as well as representatives from the New York City Housing Authority, Miami-Dade Beacon Council and ING Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 500: Shadows of Errol Flynn in Mallorca
16/03/2026 | 5min
Andrew Tuck goes searching for the remains of the home of a 1930s Hollywood star in Mallorca’s Bay of Palma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet the mayors at Mipim, the world’s leading real-estate event
12/03/2026 | 44min
We report from the world’s leading real estate event, Mipim. Here we meet mayors from Turku to Genoa and Lisbon to Rome who are putting their city’s best foot forward to drive investment.
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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.