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Podcasts

The Ecosystems in our Cities

November 3, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Carly Ziter

S3E9 of The Conversation Piece Podcast

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Society

Small-Town Homes, Big-City Prices: Welcome to the Everywhere Boom

June 3, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Sean Wetselaar

Sky-high housing prices have always been a problem in urban areas. Now, people are being priced out all over

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The Walrus Talks at Home: Living Better

November 16, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

It matters more than ever. Science, culture, politics, and how we live now

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Cities

The Fight to Save Public Transit

August 4, 2020August 17, 2021 - by James Wilt

COVID-19 has accelerated an already dire transit crisis. Why can’t we make ridership free?

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Cities

When Cities Are Built for White Men

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Chantaie Allick

Our public spaces are used by diverse populations. Why does urban design still fail to reflect that?

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The Walrus Talks Living Better (Ottawa)

November 19, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The science, culture, and politics changing how we live now

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Feature / World

The Future of Almost Everything

June 4, 2018February 10, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the environment to the future of biography

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Environment / January/February 2018

Our Obsession with Glass Is Killing Birds

December 15, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Moira Farr

We’ve designed our buildings with shiny, transparent, or mirrored ­surfaces that hundreds crash into day ­after day

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December 2014 / Politics

Hurricane Hazel

November 18, 2014April 13, 2020 - by The Walrus

Canada’s most popular mayor, in her own words

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Feature / November 2005

Suburbia’s Last Stand

November 12, 2005May 20, 2020 - by Larry Frolick

Ontario wants to force its car-dependent masses into denser neighbourhoods

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