What does it mean to settle, to be in a settled place? This week’s guest, AbdouMaliq Simone has dedicated his work to investigating the specifics of urban organization as they are created by people. In this erudite and globally-positioned conversation, Ayana and AbdouMaliq meditate on how the design of our environments shapes us. AbdouMaliq talks us throug ... Show More
Jun 4
FAT OF THE LAND - DOLCE on Family and Tradition S1:E5
“I’d like to propose a toast to the garden, to this beautiful planet, and to the gardener. You know, some people have gardens, some people don't. But, they need to have a garden because Grandfather used to say, “We are all a garden in the world." So, I give thanks to the garden a ... Show More
26m 47s
May 21
FAT OF THE LAND - SECONDI on Women, Food and Resistance S1:E3
“Before I came here, I dreamt about this land.” —Jessie Jowers, Slow Life Family FarmThe third course in our series, Secondi, brings us to the tensions of resistance and surrender. In this episode of Fat of The Land, Ayana speaks with Jessie Jowers of Slow Life Family Farm and De ... Show More
29m 58s
Jan 2023
Cities for the Many Not the Few
<p>For Doreen Massey, every place poses a challenge, “the challenge of negotiating a here-and-now” – or what she called <em>throwntogetherness</em>. In this episode, we hear about different struggles to make cities more liveable – and more <em>just</em> – for the many, not the fe ... Show More
32m 1s
Apr 2023
141. The Faada-Adda Conversations with Mariam Issoufou Kamara (Part III): Future Faada Adda with AbdouMaliq Simone
This week, we are joined again with Mariam Issoufou Kamara and AbdouMaliq Simone, where we talk about the "Faada" and "Adda" as hangout spaces, and go in depth of what future Faada and Adda spaces would look like with urban inhabitation.
55m 48s
Apr 2023
377. Cycling Networks in the Middle East, Luxury or Necessity? - Deema Aburizik
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deema-aburizik/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Deema Aburizik </a>(Urban Design Consultant, Cycling & Walking Specialist, UAE)
We are talking about the following:
-Mobility in two types of countries: oil-producing (like UAE) ... Show More
1h 33m
Jun 2025
The Right Way To Be A Skeptic w/ Tim Urban
This week I sit down with writer and thinker Tim Urban, creator of the blog Wait But Why to talk: political polarization, AI, university campuses and even dating. Tim brings his trademark clarity and curiosity to a conversation that covers the rise of tribal thinking, the challen ... Show More
1h 8m
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamlyn-shimizu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tamlyn Shimizu</a> (Global Partnerships & Communications Lead at BABLE Smart Cities, Germany). </p>
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<p>We are talking about:</p>
<p>-<a href="https://www.bable-smartc ... Show More
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariiasmoliakova/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mariia Smoliakova</a> (Architect & Urban Designer, BAU)</p>
<p><br>we are talking about:<br>- How did Mariia's interest in community building start and grow?<br>- Her " ... Show More
