How Santo Domingo’s old town is attractive for both residents and visitors
12/2/2026 | 31min
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 newly reopened fish market and hear from the co-CEO of Waymo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 495: Practising preservation at The Assembly House in Buffalo
09/2/2026 | 6min
Dennis Maher, artist and the founder and director of The Assembly House, describes how his project is helping to preserve more than just structures in the city of Buffalo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cities on the agenda at the World Governments Summit in Dubai
05/2/2026 | 29min
We report from the World Governments Summit, where we speak to Khalfan Belhoul of Dubai Future Foundation; German minister for digital transformation Karsten Wildberger; and Muhannad Tayem from Deloitte Middle East. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 494: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest
02/2/2026 | 6min
Geetanjali Krishna takes us to Budapest's largest public collection of books to study how its popularity with locals is growing, thanks to recent Hungarian literary success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel and Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao’s view on housing
29/1/2026 | 29min
We explore the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, which has recently opened in the Victorian capital. Plus: Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao joins Monocle’s Ed Stocker to discuss how she challenges norms to champion social housing. 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.