City Dweller Podcast
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I'm the host of the City Dweller Podcast. In each episode I talk with a city dweller to learn about their experience of city life.
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.
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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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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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.
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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.
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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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November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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.
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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.
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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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November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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.
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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.
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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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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
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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.
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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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October 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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.
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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.
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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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September 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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.
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This is a great interview with our guide Jonathan! #loveLondon
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.
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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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September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is a great interview with our guide Jonathan! #loveLondon
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.
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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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September 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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.
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I had a great time speaking to Sen. Molly Cook (@mollyfortexas.bsky.social) about her activism against freeway expansion and for urbanist policies that promote walking, biking, and public transportation and how those priorities inform her work in the Texas Senate.
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Senator Molly Cook: Advocating for Walking, Biking, Public Transportation, and Other Urbanist Policies in Houston
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 08/29/2025 · 24m
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August 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I had a great time speaking to Sen. Molly Cook (@mollyfortexas.bsky.social) about her activism against freeway expansion and for urbanist policies that promote walking, biking, and public transportation and how those priorities inform her work in the Texas Senate.
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I spoke to Brian Peterman about his family's decision to build an accessory dwelling unit for his mother-in-law under a Chicago pilot program, allowing her to spend more time with her young granddaughter.
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Brian Peterman: Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit in Chicago to Enable to Multigenerational Household
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 08/15/2025 · 26m
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August 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I spoke to Brian Peterman about his family's decision to build an accessory dwelling unit for his mother-in-law under a Chicago pilot program, allowing her to spend more time with her young granddaughter.
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I spoke with Gridlock Sam Schwartz about growing up in Brooklyn and how he helped to set the stage for congestion pricing, protected bike lanes, and other pedestrian-friendly urbanist improvements in New York City.
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Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 08/01/2025 · 38m
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August 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I spoke with Gridlock Sam Schwartz about growing up in Brooklyn and how he helped to set the stage for congestion pricing, protected bike lanes, and other pedestrian-friendly urbanist improvements in New York City.
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Kathleen Rooney: A Chicago Author and Flaneuse Whose Love of Walking Helps to Shape Her Writing
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 07/18/2025 · 28m
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July 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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I had a great time talking to Chicago author and self-described flaneuse, Kathleen Rooney (@kathleenmrooney.bsky.social) about how her love of walking around cities helps to inspire her writing, particularly the best-selling novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk.
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Kathleen Rooney: A Chicago Author and Flaneuse Whose Love of Walking Helps to Shape Her Writing
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 07/18/2025 · 28m
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July 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I had a great time talking to Chicago author and self-described flaneuse, Kathleen Rooney (@kathleenmrooney.bsky.social) about how her love of walking around cities helps to inspire her writing, particularly the best-selling novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk.
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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to pedestrianize part of downtown Chicago? Samantha Anderson and her team envisioned doing that as part of their winning entry for the Harris Public Policy Innovation Challenge (@harrissocial.bsky.social).
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Samantha Anderson: A Proposal to Transform Downtown Chicago by Pedestrianizing Part of It
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 07/04/2025 · 19m
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July 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to pedestrianize part of downtown Chicago? Samantha Anderson and her team envisioned doing that as part of their winning entry for the Harris Public Policy Innovation Challenge (@harrissocial.bsky.social).
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had a great time talking with Emily Jabbour (@hobokenemily.bsky.social) about her experience of living in Hoboken, a dense, walkable city. She has served on the city council for the past 8 years and is running for mayor.
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Emily Jabbour: The Experience of Being Involved in Local Government in Hoboken, a Dense, Walkable City
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 06/20/2025 · 26m
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June 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
had a great time talking with Emily Jabbour (@hobokenemily.bsky.social) about her experience of living in Hoboken, a dense, walkable city. She has served on the city council for the past 8 years and is running for mayor.
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I spoke with Ollie Thompson of the YouTube channel Bee Here Now about Manchester, England's evolution from an industrial city into a vibrant post-industrial city. We touched on some of the challenges facing the city, like a lack of open space.
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Ollie: Learning About Manchester and the North of England by Making Videos
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 06/06/2025 · 24m
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June 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I spoke with Ollie Thompson of the YouTube channel Bee Here Now about Manchester, England's evolution from an industrial city into a vibrant post-industrial city. We touched on some of the challenges facing the city, like a lack of open space.
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I spoke with David William Rosales (@davidwrosales.bsky.social) about how a trip to Barcelona led him to discover the joys of car-free living. He lives car-free in New York City, and he spent two years living car-free while traveling full-time.
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David Williams Rosales: The Experience of Living Car-Free Across America
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 05/23/2025 · 24m
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June 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I spoke with David William Rosales (@davidwrosales.bsky.social) about how a trip to Barcelona led him to discover the joys of car-free living. He lives car-free in New York City, and he spent two years living car-free while traveling full-time.
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I spoke to Daniel Herriges (@dpherriges.bsky.social) from @parkingreform.org about growing up in St. Paul and moving back to raise his family, the impact of parking policy on cities, and the commonalities between walkable cities & small towns.
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Daniel Herriges: The Common Threads Between Walkable Cities and Small Towns
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 05/09/2025 · 28m
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May 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I spoke to Daniel Herriges (@dpherriges.bsky.social) from @parkingreform.org about growing up in St. Paul and moving back to raise his family, the impact of parking policy on cities, and the commonalities between walkable cities & small towns.
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Noelle Hunter and Paul Trust from @queenslink.org laid out their vision for a north-south subway connection and linear park in Queens that would reuse an abandoned elevated railroad alignment to fill in a major gap in the NYC subway.
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Noelle Hunter and Paul Trust from @queenslink.org laid out their vision for a north-south subway connection and linear park in Queens that would reuse an abandoned elevated railroad alignment to fill in a major gap in the NYC subway.
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I spoke to Stephanie Watt(@stephaniewatt.bsky.social) about her journey from a suburban childhood in Ottawa to moving to Montreal. We also spoke about how small land use decisions shape cities, with a focus on how cities can better cater to families with children.
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Stephanie Watt: Applying the Principles of Urbanism to Transform Montreal into a More Child-Friendly City
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 03/14/2025 · 25m
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March 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I spoke to Stephanie Watt(@stephaniewatt.bsky.social) about her journey from a suburban childhood in Ottawa to moving to Montreal. We also spoke about how small land use decisions shape cities, with a focus on how cities can better cater to families with children.
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I had a great time talking to Chris Denham from Network Rail about the steam railway that ignited his passion for railways as a child. We also spoke about the current state of Great Britain's railways, including the plans to renationalize them.
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Chris Denham: From a Childhood Love of Railways to a Railway Career
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 02/28/2025 · 23m
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March 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I had a great time talking to Chris Denham from Network Rail about the steam railway that ignited his passion for railways as a child. We also spoke about the current state of Great Britain's railways, including the plans to renationalize them.
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Jaime Cano is one of the directors of Escuelita del Alma, a preschool in Austin, TX that's being displaced by the widening of I-35. We spoke about how Austin has evolved over his lifetime and the impact of TxDOT's car-centric transportation policies.
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Jaime Cano: The Challenge of Relocating a Preschool in Austin, Texas That's Being Displaced by a Freeway Widening Project
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 02/14/2025 · 21m
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February 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Jaime Cano is one of the directors of Escuelita del Alma, a preschool in Austin, TX that's being displaced by the widening of I-35. We spoke about how Austin has evolved over his lifetime and the impact of TxDOT's car-centric transportation policies.
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Paul Klein, the owner of Kaleidoscope Gallery, and I discussed his love for NYC and how living on City Island gives him the experience of small town life while still being in NYC.
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Paul Klein: Living a Small Town Life in New York City on City Island
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 01/31/2025 · 24m
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January 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Paul Klein, the owner of Kaleidoscope Gallery, and I discussed his love for NYC and how living on City Island gives him the experience of small town life while still being in NYC.
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@cityislandrising.bsky.social #cityisland #thebronx #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc
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I spoke with Nic Laporte (@nicthedoor.bsky.social) about why he became an urbanist, his experience of living in Vancouver, and how he was inspired by a recent experience of biking around the Netherlands.
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Nic Laporte: Looking at Vancouver Through an Urbanist Lens
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January 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I spoke with Nic Laporte (@nicthedoor.bsky.social) about why he became an urbanist, his experience of living in Vancouver, and how he was inspired by a recent experience of biking around the Netherlands.
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Joe Schwarten (@joeschwarten.bsky.social) grew up in the Cleveland area & moved back after living in the Bay Area. He lives car-free & chairs Clevelanders for Public Transit (@clefortransit.bsky.social), an advocacy organization for public transit in Cleveland.
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Joe Schwarten: A Public Transportation Advocate Living a Car-Free Lifestyle in Cleveland
Podcast Episode · City Dweller · 01/03/2025 · 20m
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January 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Joe Schwarten (@joeschwarten.bsky.social) grew up in the Cleveland area & moved back after living in the Bay Area. He lives car-free & chairs Clevelanders for Public Transit (@clefortransit.bsky.social), an advocacy organization for public transit in Cleveland.
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