Happiness of the Commons
Alanna de Boer & Katie McLean
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Episode 4: The Sidewalk Ballet & Fostering Community in the Suburbs
Katie and Alanna explore the concept of "The Sidewalk Ballet" in neighbourhoods like Brooklyn, NY and the very famous neighbourhood of their dreams: Sesame Street.They explore building community in…
Episode 3: The Impact of Housing on Community
In this episode, Alanna and Katie discuss how housing structures impact community. Using Katie’s recent move and Calgary’s contentious rezoning public hearing, they explore how car dependency adds…
Episode 2: Exploring Community Leadership
What do community leaders look like? What do they do for us? How can we support them?Katie and Alanna explore these questions and more in this episode. They discuss community builders, activists,…
Episode 1: The Antithesis of Tragedy of the Commons
Alanna and Katie explore some ways you can build community and be in networks of support. They explore the difference between friendships and community, and touch on a few systemic factors that…
Introduction: The Inconvenience of Community
Who are we and what do we care about? In this intro, we give a peek into these questions and explore some of the topics we want to dive into deeper in future episodes. Parenting, the inconvenience of…
Trailer: Introducing, Happiness of the Commons
Katie McLean, Registered Provisional Psychologist and Alanna deBoer, Urban development nerd explore the intersections between psychology, well-being, and our built environments, and how community…
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Happiness of the Commons has published 6 episodes since April 2026, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.
Happiness of the Commons is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 37m.
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