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Urban Radar is a podcast series which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life.

Urban Radar

Urban Radar: Trailer

Cities & Climate Change

Manchester's Development Model

Cities & Authoritarianism

Bats, Buildings and Big Ideas

Power and the Pope

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram talk about how we can make Britain fairer. Hear their ideas and what devolution could mean for the North.

Powering the North

Explore building safety after Grenfell, trans rights, city life, AI protest and more.

Housing Safety, Trans Rights and The City

This special feature explores how brain tech is changing urban infrastructures and human-technology relations in the city.

Cyborg Rights and The City?

Explore how political and wealth elites are reshaping cities from New York to London and beyond.

Urban Politics of Truth and Wealth

Urban experts Mona Fawaz and Nausheen Anwar talk with Beth and Tom about running research labs in conflict, tackling housing, climate and migration.

Urban Labs in Times of Conflict and Post-Truth

Back to school, life in Sudan, and how cities change. Explore stories of children, communities and urban life.

Schooling and Surviving in England and Sudan

Explore how communities in India Africa and the UK share learning to tackle poverty and inequality.

Urban Informality and Translocal Learning

Explore what the new UK Minister for Homelessness should prioritise and the global issues shaping cities, power and protest

Conflict & Urban Territory - From UK Homelessness to Uprising in Nepal

What makes a city truly good? Tom and Beth talk with Ash Amin and AbdouMaliq Simone about belonging, inclusion, and how Black urbanism can shape fairer, more connected cities.

Humanitiy's Urban Future

Explore how the Green Party’s rise shapes UK politics and what Gaza’s past reveals about aid and rebuilding.

Green Resurgence and Gaza Reconstruction

Hear experts explore the Global Infrastructure Race its links to China and how it shapes cities and inequalities.

China, The Global Infrastructure Race and Its Urban Impacts

Explore children’s rights and child labour, then dive into how misinformation spreads in cities and rural areas.

Child Labour and Disinformation

In the final episode of the year, Beth and Tom reflect on the big urban themes of 2025, share December stories, and tease a surprise for Series 2.

Wrap Up, Reflection and Reveal

Urban Radar returns as cities face global shocks. From Venezuela to London and Nuuk, experts unpack power, protest and neighbourhoods.

The New Urban Geopolitics

How do we understand cities in times of conflict and change? This episode explores photos archives and new ways to study cities across the Global South.

Seeing the City

How are robots changing our cities and daily life? From self driving taxis to global urban stories, explore what is happening now and what comes next.

Urban Robotics by Stealth

How do cities deliver healthcare in times of crisis? Explore trust, COVID 19, and new ideas shaping care in Athens, Santiago and Manchester.

Crisis, Public Health and The City

How do families rebuild after war in Lebanon? This episode explores housing, displacement and power, plus global stories shaping cities today.

Property and Urbicide

Explore life in Johannesburg and Dhaka, from busy markets to informal settlements. Hear two authors unpack how cities grow and change.

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