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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · 5d

In loving memory of Mark Saunders, we decided to publish an episode about the urban filmmaker, researcher and activist.
No matter if you are familiar with his life's work or not, the talk is deeply inspiring and touching.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · 5d

In our latest episode, you will hear: Kevin Sheridan, Richard Wolff and Laura Colini; as well as the host @nitin-bathla.bsky.social .
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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · 15d

Just about a week ago, we have published our latest episode: urbanpolitical.online/96-digital-c...

If you haven't done so yet, give it a listen.🎧
Ross Beveridge, co-founder of the Urban Political Podcast, hosted a discussion on how digitalisation is transforming urban politics.

96 – Digital Cities and Democracy – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · 21d

Good day everyone! A new episode is out:
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The topic of how digitalisation changes the urban is addressed by four speakers who recently released relevant books in the field: Justus Uitermark, Myria Georgiou, Rob Kitchin, Yu-Shan Tseng and the host Ross Beveridge.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · 21d

In this episode, you will hear:
Justus Uitermark, Myria Georgiou, Rob Kitchin, Yu-Shan Tseng and the host Ross Beveridge.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · 27d

Before we publish our new episode after a little summer break, we would like to remind you of our latest episode from our Urban Polycrisis Series:
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Listeners get taken on a tour around London after dark to discuss the urban crisis at night - a new perspective.

95 – The Urban Crisis at Night (Urban Polycrisis Series) – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Aug 19

We are back with another episode of the Urban Polycrisis Series!
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Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social , Alessio Kolioulis and Andreina Seijas J. invite us to take a tour at night to three places that showcase various facettes of the Urban Polycrisis after dark.

Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Aug 19

In this episode, you will hear:

Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social , Alessio Kolioulis and Andreina Seijas J.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jul 20

We are thrilled to introduce you to the second episode of our series on Urban Polycrisis:
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This episode will be conducted in Spanish, with the podcast's aim to de-center urban knowledge production by showcasing distinctive urban perspectives.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jul 20

In this episode, you will hear:
Laura Neville, Orlando Deavila Pertuz, Javier Ortiz Cassiani and Silke Oldenburg.

Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jul 14

Don't miss out on our latest podcast episode, the first one of our new Urban Polycrisis Series. Our speakers tackle the question 'What relevance do discussions of the “urban polycrisis” have for places in the Global South?'
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93 – Normative Insurgency: Responses to the Urban Polycrisis from the Global South (Polycrisis Series) – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jul 9

We are publishing the first episode of our new series Urban Polycrisis. It developed out of our recent call for submissions and we have received some very insightful recordings.
The first episode of series is on Normative Insurgency, listen here or via Spotify:
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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jul 9

In this episode, you will hear:
Thireshen Govender, Catalina Ortiz, Katrin Hofer and the host Lindsay Blair Howe.

Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 30

Good day everyone!

Here is a reminder to listen to our newest episode:

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Joanna Kusiak, PhD presents her new book, giving insights into Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen, Berlin’s successful referendum campaign to expropriate stock-listed landlords.

92 – Radically Legal Politics and Housing Expropriation in Berlin – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 23

We have just published a new episode!

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Joanna Kusiak recently published ‘Radically Legal: Berlin Constitutes the Future’ and offers a brilliant insight perspective on the beginning and movement of Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen. Enjoy!

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 16

Have you listened to our latest episode yet?

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@clairemercer.bsky.social's book details how the “suburban frontier” has become the place where Africa’s middle classes are shaped.
Roger Keil, Mariam Genes and the host @nitin-bathla.bsky.social review the book.

91 – The Suburban Frontier – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 9

Are you ready for our new episode?
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Our host Nitin Bathla invited Claire Mercer, Roger Keil and Mariam Genes to critique Claire Mercer’s new release The suburban frontier: middle class construction in Dar es Salaam (University of California Press 2024).

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 9

In this episode, you will hear:

Claire Mercer
Roger Keil
Mariam Genes and
@nitin-bathla.bsky.social

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 2

Don't forget to tune into our last episode on the movement party Barcelona en Comú.

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We are looking back on 8 years of municipalist government: the key ambitions, tensions and achievements the movement has brought with it.

90 – Looking Back at Eight Years of Municipalist Government in Barcelona: The movement-party Barcelona en Comú – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · May 25

Our brand new episode 90 is out today! 🎧
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It is a conversation that explores the key ambitions, successes, and tensions of the bold experiment in municipalist governance by Barcelona en Comú.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · May 20

Here's your reminder to listen to our latest episode 89, if you haven't done so yet:

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Ceren Kulkul proves ethnographically that community is not an entity but is produced by instrumentalizing specific forms of identification and boundary-making.

89 – Book Presentation: Turkish Muslim Women in Berlin – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · May 12

Another episode is out:
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It delves into Turkish Muslim Women in Berlin and how they navigate boundaries in the city.
It is a continuation of our Think&Drink Series in collaboration with Humboldt University Berlin and the Georg Simmel Centre for Urban Studies.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · May 6

Today is a good opportunity to listen to our latest episode
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about the intersections of settler colonialism and racial capitalism in urban property regimes.
You can access the episode through the link or on Spotify!

88 – In Conversation with Heather Dorries (The Urban Lives of Property Series V) – Urban Political Podcast

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Apr 28

Here we come with episode V of our series The Urban Lives of Property: 88 - In Conversation with Heather Dorries.
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(Listen via our website or Spotify)
This talk addresses the intersections of settler colonialism and racial capitalism in urban property regimes.

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Apr 28

In this episode, you will hear Heather Dorries, greatly hosted by Markus Kip and Hanna Hilbrandt.
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