Shoup Dogg Doctrine
EPISODE 275, SEASON 9: In this episode, I reconnect with Prof. Donald Shoup, aka "Shoup Dogg" We discuss his groundbreaking book, the High Cost of Free Parking, which prompted a parking reform [...]
January 2025
November 2024
Key to the City
EPISODE 271, SEASON 8: In this episode, I connect with Sara Bronin, author of the book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World We discuss how zoning has shaped our [...]
September 2024
Live Near Friends
EPISODE 259, SEASON 8: In this episode, I connect with Phil Levin, founder of Live With Friends We discuss the Culdesac, the car-free, car-lite development in Tempe he was involved with previously, [...]
June 2024
Escaping the Housing Trap
EPISODE 254, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Chuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns and co-author of Escaping the Housing Trap We discuss the new book he co-wrote with Daniel Herriges, [...]
May 2024
Urbanist Dad Comic
EPISODE 248, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Nate Hood, Urbanist, Dad, Planning Commissioner, and Stand-Up Comic We discuss his hilarious suburban engagement photos, his stand-up comedy routine, and some very [...]
January 2024
Financial Productivity of Our Cities
EPISODE 225, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Joe Minicozzi, Founder of Urban3 in Asheville, NC We discuss why our traditional development patterns were and are more productive financially and [...]
December 2023
Safer Bay Area Streets
EPISODE 220, SEASON 6: In this episode, I connect with Roger Rudick and Luke Bornheimer form the San Francisco Bay Area We discuss the ongoing sagas and successes playing out on the [...]
July 2023
Made For Cities
EPISODE 200, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Will Butler-Adams CEO - Brompton Bicycle We discuss the role that the humble bicycle is playing in addressing the most pressing issues we [...]
April 2023
Parkly Parklets
EPISODE 188, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Päivi Raivio, co-founder of Helsinki-based Parkly We discuss this innovative firm that is transforming public places with a modular, scalable solution by creating [...]
Human Centered Design
EPISODE 185, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Blaine Merker, Partner, Director and Head of Climate Action at Gehl We discuss his early work and activism in redefining public space by [...]