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WRLDCTY

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Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 7

The world's best ideas from the world's best - and next - cities. Hear urban transformation stories from our collective of urbanists, visionaries, artists, policy shapers, business leaders, activists, and innovators whose diverse ideas, perspectives and lived experiences are shaping the future of global cities.

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Cape Town: Preparing for a Future That Refuses to Behave

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 26:42

In 2018, Cape Town came within months of Day Zero; the potential of running out of water. What followed was one of the most remarkable collective responses to an urban crisis: water use was cut by almost half, the taps stayed on, and the experience permanently changed how the City thinks about risk, trust and preparedness. It turned Cape Town into a city with Futures-Thinking at its core.

In our latest WRLDCTY Podcast, Gareth Morgan, Executive Director of Future Planning and Resilience, takes us from that crisis into a much bigger conversation about the capabilities cities need for an increasingly unpredictable era.

Climate is only part of the story. So are population growth, migration, geopolitical shocks, infrastructure, AI and the ability of institutions to learn quickly enough to respond.

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Tokyo: Are Snack Bars the Antidote to Loneliness?

Thursday, July 30, 2026 • Duration 29:49

In this episode of the WRLDCTY Podcast, we explore Tokyo through the work of PYNT, Nikken Sekkei's collective innovation platform - a social space where designers, researchers, and community builders are experimenting with new ways of bringing people together and rethinking the city.

To do so, we are honoured to welcome Junko Iwaya and Yuki Tatano of Nikken Sekkei.

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London: The Infrastructure of Change with The Conduit & Paul Van Zyl

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 • Duration 27:48

In this episode, we sit down with Paul van Zyl, co-founder and CEO of The Conduit: a purpose-driven members' community bringing together leaders tackling the world's biggest challenges. Together, we explore how cities create the conditions for collaboration, why physical gathering spaces matter more than ever, and how London continues to reinvent itself through bold leadership on air quality, climate, AI, and culture.

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Buenos Aires: The Choreography of the Sidewalk

Friday, June 26, 2026 • Duration 35:40

In this episode, we hear from longtime WRLDCTY friend and Global Fellow Emiliano Espasandin about the "perfectly imperfect" nature of Buenos Aires, a city with a sidewalk-level culture of cafes, retail, food, dance, and community that shows how powerful a city's intangibles can be. In Emiliano's words, the lack of "asking permission" and the belief that anything is possible is what makes Buenos Aires a city we can all learn from in this era of social isolation in cities around the world.

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Medellín: The Long Game of Urban Transformation

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, June 22, 2026 • Duration 35:21

This episode explores Medellín beyond the familiar “miracle city” narrative. Through the perspective of Alejandro Echeverri, who was a driving force behind many of the city’s foundational projects, we examine the deeper ambitions and tensions behind Medellín’s transformation: dignity, trust, equity, mobility, public investment, and the long-term evolution of social urbanism.

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What Ukraine is Teaching Us About Collective Care and Planning

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 • Duration 52:09

We are honoured to feature Fulco Treffers, co-founder, Ro3kvit as our guest in this week’s podcast.

For many outside Ukraine, the country's cities exist largely through headlines. Yet speaking with Fulco, a different picture emerged. Across Ukraine, questions of identity have moved from the margins to the centre of civic life.

Cultural institutions are re-examining history.

Communities are rediscovering traditions and stories that had long been overshadowed or forgotten.

The conversation is not nostalgic. It is practical.

If a society is being asked what it is willing to protect, it must first understand what it is - and what it values.

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Singapore After Dark: Why Letting Loose is Key to a Healthy City

Season 1 · Episode 1

Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 42:46

There are few cities more admired by urbanists than Singapore. Yet for all the attention paid to its infrastructure and institutions, there is another story unfolding in Singapore: one that is becoming increasingly relevant to cities everywhere. It is a story about what happens after dark.

WRLDCTY welcomes our first guest in this new series where we explore world cities through the lens of one one-the-ground force for innovation.

Meet Danny Loong, CEO and co-founder of Timbre Group and President of the Singapore Nightlife Business Association.

This episode's conversation begins with a simple observation: perhaps we have been asking the wrong questions about nightlife. Loong argues that cities should think less about "nightlife" and more about "nighttime."

The distinction is subtle but important.

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