The DNA of Cities Podcast

We know that there are over 10,000 cities in the world. We also know that there is something unique about every city. But what is it that makes each city feel, move, look and act so differently? In this podcast, Professor Greg Clark CBE and Dr Caitlin Morrissey bring together leaders from the worlds of urban history, politics, art, architecture and more to decode The DNA of Cities.

The DNA of Cities: Season 2

Episode 11: Dr Wangui Kimari

The wonderful Dr Wangui Kimari tells us about The DNA of Nairobi and urban anthropological toolkits.

Episode 8: The DNA of Sydney - Part I

We begin exploring the conditions that have shaped lives in this region for over 40,000 years.

Episode 10: The DNA of Sydney - Part III

We explore expressions of civic identity in relation to Sydney's original and imprinted DNA.

Episode 7: Dr Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani

Our second Keynote guest is Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, author of The Cities We Need (2024).

Episode 9: The DNA of Sydney - Part II

We explore Sydney's identity at various scales, from its neighbourhoods to its place in the world.

Episode 6: The DNA of São Paulo – Part II

We explore the rich and irreducibly plural social and cultural fabrics of São Paulo's population.

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The DNA of Cities: Season 1

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In Season 1, we embarked on a global voyage of discovery in search of The DNA of Cities, and we were joined by over 70 local experts in 11 tremendous cities. Across 29 episodes, we discovered that The DNA of Cities is about the emergence of patterns over long cycles of urban evolution, recognising key moments, decisions and forces that shape a city, and the mindsets and dispositions that are inherited and become deeply embedded.

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