YIMBY Pod – formerly The Abundance Agenda
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YIMBY Pod – formerly The Abundance Agenda

James O'Malley and Martin Robbins

English United States News Politics
Active Weekly
Contact Paths
1 social platform

Business Snapshot

Episodes
67
Episodes in dataset
Apple Rating
5.0 / 5
2 Apple ratings
Cadence
Weekly
~every 6.99896 days
Since
Feb 19, 2025
First episode
Latest
Jun 15, 2026
Active

Partnership Signals

Guest Format

Episodes appear to feature guests

Established Catalog

67 episodes for longitudinal research

Content Profile

Category
News, Politics
Language
English
Region
United States
Format
Episodic
Content Rating
Clean or unspecified

Content Positioning

A podcast about growth and progress.

www.abundancepod.com

Recent Content Cues

How the Swiss would have built HS2
Jun 15, 2026
The last metre problem
Jun 08, 2026
Why space data centres might actually work
Jun 01, 2026

Recent Episodes

How the Swiss would have built HS2

Jun 15, 2026 44m

James and Martin discuss Zack Polanski’s claim that food is too expensive – and why politicians should face up to difficult trade-offs. And James makes himself popular by defending the poor,…

The last metre problem

Jun 08, 2026 42m

James tries to persuade Martin that he’s solved the mystery of the National Data Library. And we speak to Andrew Hunter Murray about his big day out at the EV charging select committee!Andrew’s new…

Why space data centres might actually work

Jun 01, 2026 35m

The government is proposing new measures to stop NIMBYs vexatiously taking energy projects to judicial review! And James tries to persuade Martin that space-based data centres aren’t a completely…

The problem with Secondary Legislation

May 25, 2026 36m

On YIMBY Pod this week:* For the first time on the pod, James makes the case for liberating the Postcode Address File.* And we speak to Lord Mark Pack about how Secondary Legislation is a hidden…

The BBC's anti-Universal theme park bias

May 18, 2026 32m

Martin reveals the extraordinary grip one Bedfordshire councillor has on BBC coverage of the new Universal theme park. And James speaks to Dan Mead from Labour Together about why nationalising Thames…

The nuclear energy gender gap

May 11, 2026 37m

James and Martin dig into some astonishing YouGov polling that reveals a huge gender gap in support for nuclear energy… and desperately try not to get cancelled while talking about it. And we speak…

An expert debunks James's bad opinion

May 04, 2026 39m

James talks about Technology Secretary Liz Kendall’s speech last week, which essentially sets out Britain’s AI strategy – and he explains why the strategy is determined by some rather limited…

Martin visits the Bat Tunnel!

Apr 27, 2026 52m

Why Green Party complaints about “industrial scale” solar farms are fundamentally unserious. Martin visits the actual Bat Tunnel – and returns with a crazy plot twist. And we speak to Dan Davies…

NIMBYs vs... a cancer hospital

Apr 20, 2026 38m

Why it’s patriotic duty to switch on our air conditioners this summer. The NIMBY battle against a cancer hospital. And we speak to Maxwell Marlow from TYI Strategy about why phone signal in Britain…

I'm mad as hell about a tram

Apr 13, 2026 40m

On YIMBY Pod this week:* James and Martin get unusually mad about the latest developments in the West Yorkshire team saga. We just want a tram!* Then James speaks to Andrew Greenway, a partner at…

Save the Car Parks!

Apr 06, 2026 45m

On YIMBY Pod this week:* James talks about Tory plans for a ‘National Pothole Patrol’, and explains how AI can be used to detect potholes.* Martin tells the story of a big NIMBY campaign to save… a…

British robo-wine and fixing rural transport

Mar 30, 2026 56m

James gets annoyed his new build was saddled with old technology. Martin tells the story of the surprisingly futuristic British wine industry. And we speak to Thomas Ableman about his proposal for…

Let Mayors Cook

Mar 23, 2026 43m

James talks about how Rachel Reeves’ plan to give mayor a slice of income tax could help get infrastructure built. Martin digs into two more BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service stories with an…

Reform has a point (about this one, very specific thing)

Mar 16, 2026 43m

James argues that Reform’s idea about politicising the Civil Service could be good, and begs everyone not to hate him. Martin tells the maddening story of his local playground, and how two years on…

The NHS Data Goldmine

Mar 09, 2026 43m

James tells Martin the story of Open Safely, an incredible tool that scientists can now use to research country-wide NHS GP data. And we speak to energy policy guru Adam Bell, partner at Stonehaven,…

Some actual good news for once!

Mar 02, 2026 46m

On YIMBY Pod this week, James and Martin have good news for once: Cornwall might be about to become Britain’s lithium-and-geothermal powerhouse, and London is (finally) getting a pedestrianised…

HS2's gravel nightmare

Feb 23, 2026 46m

Arch-Remainer James discovers why re-aligning with Europe could spell doom for Britain’s critical fixes to how we build nuclear power plants. Martin updates us on the drama at Dobbins Lane in…

Europe needs better rockets

Feb 16, 2026 57m

How just one planning objection scuppered a neighbourhood battery storage project in Banbury – and what this says about how much money councils are wasting on vexatious complaints. Why Europe needs…

Does AI make you stupid?

Feb 09, 2026 57m

A new study casts doubt on whether AI really will be a big productivity boost, so Martin and James have their AI argument again. A small tweak in how the government determines value for money could…

Universal's troubled waters

Feb 02, 2026 51m

Martin bursts open the maddening story of how the new Universal theme park is worrying Anglian Water… and how nobody seems to have anticipated this? James talks about his big day grandstanding at the…

Publishing Analytics

Frequency
~every 6.99896 days
Weekly
Avg Duration
52m
Consistency
100%
Format
Episodic
Since
Feb 19, 2025
Latest
Jun 15, 2026

Ecosystem Signals

Region
United States
Hosting
api.substack.com

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