Shereen Joseph grew up in Malaysia and moved to Canada with her family when she was in high school. She moved to Montreal over 25 years ago and feels at home there in a way that she doesn't feel elsewhere in Canada. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Shereen Joseph: A Malaysian Immigrant Finding a Home in Montreal

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · September 25 · 31m

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Christine So⁠ lives in Hong Kong, & she is an avid traveler. She loves to explore new places and to meet new people along the way. She has been an amputee since birth. At the age of 21, she decided to become a full-time crutch user. open.spotify.com/episode/4PdT...

Christine So: Exploring Hong Kong, Traveling, and Making Friends Along the Way

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I spoke with Joe Baur (@baurjoe.bsky.social) about his journey from growing up in a car-dependent suburb of Cleveland to living car-free in Berlin, Germany. Along the way, he lived in Chicago, Costa Rica, and Cleveland. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Joe Baur: The Journey from Growing up in Suburban Cleveland to Living Car-Free in Berlin

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · August 28 · 30m

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Elsa Mehanna grew up in Lebanon and moved to Paris five years ago. She is an architect and artist who takes inspiration from long walks around Paris and other cities. Elsa enjoys observing how people interact with public spaces in the city. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Elsa Mehanna: A Parisian Architect and Artist Inspired by Walks Around Cities

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · August 14 · 24m

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Ted Maxwell is part of Save Our Safer Streets (@saveoursaferstreets.org), a group that is fighting plans by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (@towerhamletsnow.bsky.social) to remove pedestrian-friendly streets in the area. open.spotify.com/episode/2S4T...

Ted Maxwell: The Battle Over Pedestrian and Bicycle-Friendly Streets in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Karl Gnadt is the Managing Director of the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (@ridemtd.bsky.social), a small-city transit system that carries more passengers than systems in Indianapolis or Nashville. We discussed the keys to their success. open.spotify.com/episode/6BjR...

Karl Gnadt: Managing a Small-City Transit System in Champaign-Urbana That Outperforms Systems in Some Larger Cities

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Nathan is the host of Silent Generation, a podcast that explores topics including aesthetics, fashion, history, and urbanism. He lives car-free in Chicago and loves to take car-free vacations to cities around the world. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Nathan Knize: The Chicago-Based Co-Host of Silent Generation, a Podcast That Explores a Variety of Topic Through the Lens of Urbanism Podcast

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · July 3 · 31m

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I spoke to Zach Welden of Lakeview Urbanists about why he loves car-free living in Chicago, how he thinks that Chicago could improve, and why he decided to found an organization to advocate for urbanist policies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z... @lakeviewurbanists.bsky.social

Zach Welden: Advocating for an Urbanist Transformation in Chicago's Lakeview Neigborhood

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · June 19 · 26m

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I spoke to Christian Lenhart about the Rio Grande Plan (@viariogrande.org), a proposal to restore train service to Salt Lake City's Rio Grande Depot, open up new land for development, and remove railroad crossings that divide the city. open.spotify.com/episode/34f1...

Dan, who also goes by Arnie, ran a ⁠coffee truck⁠ in ⁠Arnos Park⁠, in North London, for eight and a half years. During that time, he built a strong sense of community with people who frequented the park. The truck closed at the end of 2025. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Dan "Arnie": Building Community Through Running a Coffee Truck in a Diverse London Neighborhood

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · May 22 · 21m

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I spoke to Dustin Manker about the joys (and challenges) of exploring Chicago by bike. Bicycling is his primary way of getting around the city. Dustin also enjoys recreational riding on weekends. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Dustin Manker: A Chicagoan Who Bridges the Divide Between Cycling for Transportation and Recreational Cycling

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · May 8 · 26m

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I spoke with John Bauters (@johnbauters.bsky.social), "America's Bike Mayor" about how he helped to transform Emeryville, an American city, by building more housing and building high quality bike and pedestrian infrastructure. open.spotify.com/episode/0P7l...

John Bauters: "America's Bike Mayor" Demonstrated That a US City Can Prioritize Walking and Cycling

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As an activist and a Deputy Mayor under Anne Hidalgo (@annehidalgo.bsky.social), Christophe Najdovski (@cnajdovski.bsky.social) played an important role in making Paris (@paris.fr) a greener, more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Christophe Najdovski: Working as a Deputy Mayor to Transform Paris into a Greener, More Pedestrian and Bicycle-Friendly City

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I had a great conversation with Quemuel Arroyo , the Chief Accessibility Officer for the MTA (@mta.info) in New York about the huge task of making the subway more accessible. As a wheelchair user, this is something that's very personal for Quemuel. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...

Quemuel Arroyo: Managing the Herculean Task of Making the New York Subway Fully Accessible

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · March 27 · 24m

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I spoke with Andy Gagliardi (@andy-gagliardi.bsky.social) about why he loves living in San Francisco and the ways that he's working to improve public transit in the US. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Andy Gagliardi: A San Franciscan Working to Improve Public Transportation

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · March 13 · 31m

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I spoke to Alex Montero (@urbanistcomic.bsky.social) from Strong Towns Chicago (@strongtownschicago.bsky.social) about his advocacy for a more walkable Chicago with better transit service and more abundant housing. open.spotify.com/episode/2hBA... @strongtowns.org

Alex Montero: Working with Strong Towns to Advocate for a More Walkable Chicago

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Courtney Cobbs, a founder of Better Streets Chicago, (@betterstreetschicago.org) moved to Chicago, after growing up in the Southern US, to live car-free. We spoke about progress that Chicago is making and the many areas for improvement that still remain. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Courtney Cobbs: Moving to Chicago for the Opportunity to Live Car-Free

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · February 13 · 30m

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I had a great conversation with Eli Lipman from Move LA about their advocacy for abundant, reliable and affordable multi-modal transportation options, to provide alternatives to driving in the Los Angeles area. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Eli Lipman: How Do You Convince People in Los Angeles to Get Out of Their Cars?

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 01/30/2026 · 27m

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I had a great time speaking with Ellen Harvey about the many influences behind her thought-provoking art including emigrating from the UK, living in Brooklyn, her love of cities, and briefly practicing as an attorney. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Ellen Harvey: A Brooklyn-Based Artist Who Finds Inspiration From Exploring Cities

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 01/16/2026 · 32m

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Damian from Streets Are For Everyone (@StreetsR4Every1) has turned his experience of losing his leg and almost losing his life into a career advocating for safer streets. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... @streetsforall.org @streetsblogla.bsky.social @movela.bsky.social

Damian Kevitt: From Nearly Losing His Life to Traffic Violence to a Career Advocating for Safe Streets for Pedestrians and Cyclists

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 01/02/2026 · 22m

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I spoke with Micheál Podgers (@michealpodgers.bsky.social) about how his experience of living in Europe has helped to inform his approach to advocating for walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly, urbanism in his hometown of Chicago. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... @betterstreetschicago.org

Micheál Podgers: Using Lessons Learned from Living in Europe to Advocate for an Urbanist Transformation of His Hometown of Chicago

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 12/19/2025 · 32m

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Robin Pam (@robinpam.bsky.social) from Streets for All SF (@streetsforallsf.org) has turned her experience of navigating the streets of San Francisco with young children into a career advocating for safer streets for pedestrians & cyclists. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... @streetsforall.org

Robin Pam: The Experience of Navigating the Streets of San Francisco Leads to a Career Advocating for Safer Streets for Walking and Biking

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 12/05/2025 · 28m

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I spoke with Cathy Dos Santos (@cathyonthemove.bsky.social) from Transit Alliance Miami (@transitmia.bsky.social) about her car-free life and her work as an advocate for better transit in Miami-Dade County. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Cathy Dos Santos: Living Car-Free and Advocating for a Miami Built for People, Not Cars

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 11/21/2025 · 30m

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If you're interested in learning more about Emily Jabbour (@hobokenemily.bsky.social), one of the candidates in Hoboken's mayoral runoff, & her urbanist vision for a Hoboken, that's more pedestrian, bicycle, and transit-friendly, check out my interview with her. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Emily Jabbour: The Experience of Being Involved in Local Government in Hoboken, an Urbanist Paradise

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 06/20/2025 · 26m

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I spoke with Denis Agar (@denisagar.bsky.social) from Movement (@movementyvr.bsky.social) about his "conversion" to urbanism and his journey from working in public transit to now being an advocate for better public transit in Vancouver. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Denis Agar: Using Experience Gained Working as a Transit Planner to Make the Case for Better Transit in Vancouver

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 11/07/2025 · 28m

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I spoke with Baker Rogers, the owner of Queer Haven Books in Columbia, SC, about their experience of being queer in the Southern US and their mission of creating a safe space for queer people of all ages. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Baker Rogers: Owner of Queer Haven Books in Columbia, South Carolina, a Safe Haven for the Queer Community

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 10/24/2025 · 26m

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I spoke with Michael Schneider from Streets for All (@streetsforall.org) about his journey from being forced to live-car free in Los Angeles, embracing that lifestyle, and ultimately become an activist fighting for safe streets for walking and cycling. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Michael Schneider: Advocating for Pedestrian and Bicycle-Friendly Streets in Los Angeles While Living Car-Free

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 10/10/2025 · 28m

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I really enjoyed speaking with Guillaume Le Roux, a Paris tour guide, about the urbanist transformation of Paris. We spoke about how after the initial challenges of having more bicycles on the streets, Paris has become much quieter and much easier to get around. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Guillaume Le Roux: The Urbanist Transformation of Paris. The Sometimes Contentious Process of Becoming a More Bicycle and Pedestrian-Friendly City

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 09/26/2025 · 33m

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This is a great interview with our guide Jonathan! #loveLondon

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I spoke to Jonathan Wober about how a love of exploring London on foot led him to become a tour guide, with a focus on the City of London and Islington. This has given him an even greater appreciation for London. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

I spoke to Jonathan Wober about how a love of exploring London on foot led him to become a tour guide, with a focus on the City of London and Islington. This has given him an even greater appreciation for London. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Jonathan Wober: A Growing Love of London Through the Experience of Being a Tour Guide

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 09/12/2025 · 24m

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