Podcast recommendations: Urban Ecology and Design
Some great weekend podcast listening
Ahoy ahoy,
In this newsletter I want to highlight some great podcast episodes you might have missed - and they’re not all from the Green Urbanist!
I’ve been on a roll recently talking to guests about bringing nature into cities. It’s a topic close to my heart and there are so many people doing great work on this topic.
Landscape architect Alexandra Steed joined me to discuss her new book ‘Portrait to Landscape’ that explores how we can change our relationship to the landscape and design places in tune with nature. Listen here: Green Urbanist website or Spotify
TikToker Louisa Whitmore speaks about biophilic architecture and some of the amazing buildings she visited as host for the documentary series ‘The Nature of Design’. Listen here: Green Urbanist website or Spotify
On Monday I’ll be releasing a lovely chat with researcher Dr Thami Croeser about research-backed methods for boosting nature in cities. Make sure you’re subscribed to the Green Urbanist Podcast in your podcast app so you don’t miss that.
But it’s not just about me! Here are some great episodes of other podcasts I listened to recently that I’m sure you’ll love.
Worm from Home is a 3-part podcast mini-series exploring the ecology of East London, and specifically how bomb damage from World War II led to an urban woodland in Bethnal Green. The site is now a nature reserve where I occasionally volunteer so it was lovely to learn more about the site’s history. Listen on Spotify.
The Wilder Podcast is hosted by a charming couple who are rewilding a small farm on Monmouthshire called the Grange Project. They share updates on the challenges and successes of running their own rewidling project and interview fascinating guests. I loved this episode with Stephen Mason about rewilding urban and semi-urban sites. I’m in touch with Stephen about coming on the Green Urbanist so this is a good taster! Listen at the Grange Project website.
Moving outside of cities, Nate Hagen’s interview with Joe Roman titled ‘Eat, Poop, Die: Animals as the Arteries of the Biosphere’ is a fascinating exploration of how important animals are for the health of the natural world and human societies. Listen on The Great Simplification website or Spotify
Happy listening! Let me know which ones you listened to and what you thought. You can always click comment below or reply to this email.
Till next time,
Ross O’Ceallaigh
