Urban Political Podcast
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Urban Political Podcast

Ross Beveridge, Markus Kip, Mais Jafari, Nitin Bathla, Julio Paulos, Nicolas Goez, Talja Blokland

Active · Publishes monthly

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Episodes
109
In catalog
Apple Rating
5.0 / 5
3 Apple ratings
Cadence
Monthly
~every 21 days
Avg Length
56m
Per episode
Latest
Jun 10, 2026
Active

About the Show

The **Urban Political** delves into contemporary urban issues with activists, scholars and policy-makers from around the world. Providing informed views, state-of-the-art knowledge, and unusual insights, the podcast aims to advance our understanding of urban environments and how we might make them more just and democratic. The **Urban Political** provides a new forum for reflection on bridging urban activism and scholarship, where regular features offer snapshots of pressing issues and new publications, allowing multiple voices of scholars and activists to enter into a transnational debate directly. Hosted and produced by: Ross Beveridge (University of Glasgow) Markus Kip (Georg-Simmel-Center for Metropolitan Studies - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) Mais Jafari (Technische Universität Dortmund) Nitin Bathla (ETH-Zürich) Julio Paulos (Université de Lausanne) Nicolas Goez (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar) Talja Blokland (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) Hanna Hilbrandt (Universität Zürich) Powered in partnership with the Georg-Simmel-Center for Metropolitan Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Music credits: "Something Elated" by Broke For Free, CC BY 3.0 US If you would like to produce an episode with us or have comments, please get in touch! Follow us on Twitter: @political_urban Instagram: @urban_political Featured on wisspod: https://wissenschaftspodcasts.de/podcasts/urban-political/ Email: [email protected]

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Guest Interviews

Regularly hosts outside guests

Transcripts Available

4 of recent episodes transcribed

Established Catalog

109 episodes — long track record

Production & Distribution

Active Since
Aug 28, 2019
Consistency
56%
Format
Episodic
Hosting
urbanpolitical.podigee.io
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Recent Episodes

109 - Corridors, Logistics, and Circulation (Cities and Geopolitics III)

Jun 10, 2026 48m Transcript

A mini-series on Cities and Geopolitics by Urban Political Podcast in collaboration with the Second Cold War Observatory and Urban Geography Journal The third episode of the Cities and Geopolitics…

108 – Infrastructures of Power (Cities and Geopolitics II)

May 25, 2026 48m Transcript

A mini-series in collaboration with the Second Cold War Observatory and Urban Geography Journal The second episode of the Cities and Geopolitics series turns to the material architectures through…

107 - Tenant Politics and Urban Political Economy

May 12, 2026 1h 24m Transcript

Within the last years four books have been published exploring the political economy of the private rental sector, with a focus on inequality and resistance. This episode would bring together all…

106 - Cities and Geopolitics I

Apr 27, 2026 35m Transcript

A mini-series by Urban Political Podcast in collaboration with the Second Cold War Observatory and Urban Geography Journal Additional Links Schindler, Seth, et al. "The second cold war: US-China…

105 -Transforming Local Statehood II: Progressive Possibilities?

Mar 12, 2026 54m

While the first episode on the transformations of the local state focussed on current authoritarian takeover in different European contexts, this episode will zoom into the progressive possibilities…

104 - Transforming Local Statehood I: Towards Authoritarian Takeover?

Feb 16, 2026 1h 21m

Across Europe, local states are in a dire predicament, experiencing the consequences of austerity cuts, shortage of staff as well as a lack of trust in (local) government. Overlapping crises such as…

103 – Beyond Neoliberal Urbanism?

Feb 02, 2026 1h 7m

Authoritarian Urbanism Series Are we seeing the emergence of a new conjuncture for urbanism? The final part of our mini series asks whether authoritarian neoliberalism has created the conditions for…

102 - Authoritarian Practices in Urban Government

Jan 19, 2026 1h 28m

Authoritarian Urbanism Series Today it seems fairly obvious to say that urban government has become more authoritarian – there is vastly increased levels of surveillance, violent and militarised…

101 – Authoritarian Populism and the City

Dec 12, 2025 1h 33m

Authoritarian Urbanism Series Across the world, a rightward populist turn is reshaping politics, everyday life, and the spaces we inhabit. This series examines the rise of authoritarian urbanism born…

100 – Looking Back, Looking Forward

Nov 28, 2025 1h 35m

6 Years of the Urban Political Podcast This episode is our 100th! We are delighted that we have reached this landmark and thank all our listeners and contributors since we started the Urban Political…

99 - The Impossible Possibility of 'Home'

Nov 06, 2025 50m

For a Liberatory Politics of Home What does it mean to be at 'home', when 'home' is the expression of structural forms of violence, at the intersection of anthropocentrism, patriarchy,…

98 - (Re)Politicising Housing

Oct 20, 2025 52m

Where is Urban Politics? This is our second episode in collaboration with the ‘Where is Urban Politics?’ hybrid seminar series hosted by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands between…

97 - In Loving Memory of Mark Saunders

Oct 03, 2025 51m

We dedicate this episode to the extraordinary urban filmmaker and tireless social-justice advocate, Mark Saunders, who passed away recently at the age of 68. Mark’s powerful contributions to…

96 - Digital Cities and Democracy

Sep 17, 2025 1h 15m

In this episode Ross Beveridge, co-founder of our Podcast, and guests discuss the topic of digital cities and democracy. Digitalisation is transforming cities, urbanization and urban life – but how…

95 - The Urban Crisis at Night: Engaging the Polycrisis after Dark

Aug 19, 2025 31m

Urban Polycrisis Series To what extent does the current polycrisis intensify in urban settings during nighttime hours? Night lives are already characterized by precarity, urban inequalities, deeply…

94 - Urban Racial Politics in Cartagena, Colombia

Jul 20, 2025 1h 3m

Urban Polycrisis Series This episode will be conducted in Spanish, in line with the podcast's aim to de-center urban knowledge production by showcasing distinctive urban perspectives, and linguistic…

93 - Normative Insurgency: Responses to the Urban Polycrisis from the Global South

Jul 09, 2025 1h 46m

Polycrisis Series This new Polycrisis series will explore the complex set of protracted, interconnected, and mutually reinforcing crises that disproportionately affect urban centers and urban…

92 - Radically Legal Politics and Housing Expropriation in Berlin

Jun 23, 2025 44m

Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen This episode is a talk by Joanna Kusiak at the Think&Drink Colloquium of Georg-Simmel-Centre for Urban Studies at Humboldt University Berlin. It gives insights…

91 - The Suburban Frontier

Jun 09, 2025 59m

Middle-Class Construction in Dar es Salaam African cities are under construction. Beyond the urban redevelopment schemes and large-scale infrastructure projects reconfiguring central city skylines,…

90 - Looking Back at Eight Years of Municipalist Government in Barcelona

May 25, 2025 1h 24m

The movement-party Barcelona en Comú In this episode, we reflect on the rise, evolution, and legacy of Barcelona en Comú, the emblematic movement-party that governed the city of Barcelona from 2015…

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