Episode 438: The Urban Jungle

<p class="MsoNormal">This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by <a href= "https://whowhatwai.substack.com/">Olivia Plotnick</a>, Founder of Wai Social in Shanghai China. We discuss her summer trip to over 30 different Chinese cities to experience different retail, ... Show More

This week we're joined by Cortni Desir, Executive Program Manager for Public Transportation at the Connecticut Department of Transportation at the Mpact transit + community conference in Portland. We discuss her international influences, upgrading bus stops, customer experience, ... Show More

This week we're joined by Corrigan Salerno of Transportation For America. We discuss three transportation principles for a better federal transportation bill, how to create better reporting data for MPOs, and better bus manufacturing. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow u ... Show More

<p>In a Colorado meatpacking town, refugees fleeing persecution find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America.</p><p>This episode was produced in partnership with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization.</p><p><a href= ... Show More

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We're revisiting an episode from earlier this year about the world's richest man and the company town he's developing outside of Austin, Texas. Like the industrialists who came before him, Elon Musk may learn it’s hard to create (and sustain) a utopia. This episode was produced b ... Show More

This is a conversation with Elliot Newton and Ben Stockwell of Citizen Zoo, a Community Interest Company that are rewilding urban areas with communities.We talk about:What rewilding in the city meansGrazing animals in urban green spacesReintroducing water voles and beavers to Lon ... Show More

As Dave and Linda drive through town, they discover that they are alone. Where is everyone? ~~ From QCODE, makers of fantastic audio fiction. Visit QCODEMedia.com to learn more. And, check out our new shows - Birds of Empire and The Peepkins. Listen to this episode uninterrupted ... Show More

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While Ben and Grant prepare for their mission, Shelly convinces someone from her past to help her flee the country. ~~ From QCODE, makers of fantastic audio fiction. Visit QCODEMedia.com to learn more. And, check out our new shows - Birds of Empire and The Peepkins. Listen to thi ... Show More

<p>David Chaffetz, author of the recent and truly outstanding book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires, joins Tides to talk about the long and intertwined history of horses and people in Central Asia and beyond. The trade in horses, not silks and spice ... Show More

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s episode: AI shuts out youth from the grind, China leaves U.S. soybeans behind, Gap has the then-and-now in marketing mind. Related episodes: AI creates, trans ... Show More

<p>The Boys welcome WHITMER THOMAS back on the show to talk about his experience making <em>Weapons</em> and his Letterboxd Four Favorites.</p><p><br></p><p>Get a Hat Pack Hat <a href="http://hatpackhat.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wat ... Show More