The Geography of Everything

From Argentina to the U.S. to Europe, populist leaders are rising to power across the globe—often backed by communities that feel unheard or left behind. In this episode, we sit down with Professor Andrés Rodríguez-Pose to explore how deep-seated discontent fuels the rise of populism and what it means for the future of democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At first glance, parking might seem like a mundane topic, but Dr. Donald Shoup shows us it is anything but. In this episode, we explore how parking policies shape our cities, influence our daily lives, and even contribute to a societal Stockholm syndrome with cars. Join us as we uncover the hidden consequences of where and how we park, and why it matters more than you might think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From ChatGPT to AI generated art, a lot has changed since we recorded our first geography of AI episode in 2022. It seems like in just 18 months the entire AI space has transformed. We made this follow-up episode with Dr. Pierre-Alexandre Balland to better understand these changes and what they could mean going forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Busses, bikes, trains, trams…. Aerial cable cars? In cities with uneven geographies of both physical and socio-economic kinds, can aerial cable cars solve the age old problem of urban mobility? In this episode we chat with Santiago Cardona Urrea, PhD candidate in urban geography and aerial cable car researcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everybody poops, but what happens next? In this episode, we sit down with Chelsea Wald, author of Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet to learn about the past, present, and future of the toilet, and of course, how embedded it is in our everyday geographies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.