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.
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.
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.