Monocle’s editor-in-chief Andrew Tuck recalls some of his favourite interviews and reports from the year on ‘The Urbanist’.

Monocle&rsquo;s editor-in-chief Andrew Tuck recalls some of his favourite interviews and reports from the year on &lsquo;The Urbanist&rsquo;.

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards. 

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.

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The best of 2025

We’re joined by former City of Toronto chief planner Gregg Lintern to discuss priorities for Canadian cities. Plus: we visit Cascadia to see what has come from the mega-region’s decade-long formal partnership.

We&rsquo;re joined by former City of Toronto chief planner Gregg Lintern to discuss priorities for Canadian cities. Plus: we visit Cascadia to see what has come from the mega-region&rsquo;s decade-long formal partnership.

Development priorities in Canadian cities and a decade of co-operation in Cascadia

Andrew Mueller takes us to the Australian War Memorial to find out the nature of and reasons for its recent refit.

Andrew Mueller takes us to the Australian War Memorial to find out the nature of and reasons for its recent refit.

Tall Stories 491: Australian War Memorial, Canberra

We meet Dr Gary Yohe, a Nobel Peace prize recipient for his work on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Then: we discover the stories behind Britain’s cooling towers, a brutalist structure that once dominated our skylines.

We meet Dr Gary Yohe, a Nobel Peace prize recipient for his work on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Then: we discover the stories behind Britain&rsquo;s cooling towers, a brutalist structure that once dominated our skylines.

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