Top Podcasts for African Urbanism in 2026

The african urbanism space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 13 of the best, including 99% Invisible, The Urbanist, and Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast.

99% Invisible

Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration ...

Content:
Art History StorytellingArtsBuilding Better CitiesConstruction IndustryCreative AttentionAfrican Urbanism
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Audience:
College StudentsCreatorsDesignersEngineersReal Estate Agents
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Goal:
Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsSleeping Better
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Style:
DocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigative
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When:
At WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing Chores
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The Urbanist

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, ...

Content:
Building Better CitiesLand PoliticsAfrican Urbanism
Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Ov...

Content:
Building Better CitiesAfrican Urbanism
Data-Smart City Pod

As the central resource for cities on the intersection of government, data, and innovation, the Data-Smart City Pod from Data-Smart City Solutions ...

Content:
African Urbanism
Urbcast - a podcast about cities (podcast o miastach)

Urbcast is a trusted platform for forward-thinking urbanism and city making. With a global audience of over 8,000 active listeners across 130 count...

Content:
African Urbanism
Urban Limitrophe

Urban Limitrophe is a podcast exploring the various initiatives happening in cities across the African continent (and diaspora) to creatively solve...

Content:
Building Better CitiesAfrican Urbanism
African Cities

Interviews, insights and in-depth discussions on urban development in Africa, from the African Cities Research Consortium.

Content:
African Urbanism
The Africa Urban Lab Podcast

African cities are growing faster than anywhere on Earth. The Africa Urban Lab Podcast asks one of the most important questions facing humanity tod...

Content:
African Urbanism
Urban Studies podcast

“Walking the city with…” is an immersive podcast miniseries produced by Urban Studies featuring editors and authors from the journal. The series of...

Content:
African Urbanism
Planning African Cities

Africa is the most rapidly urbanising continent in the world, but this rapid urbanisation is bittersweet. From housing, transport to climate change...

Content:
African Urbanism
The Smart Community Podcast

"Making Smart Communities that are Accessible, Liveable and Sustainable for All" The Smart Community Podcast is a hub where Smart and exciting peo...

Content:
Building Better CitiesAfrican Urbanism
Future Cities Africa podcast

Future Cities Africa hosts discussions with thought leaders and experts at the forefront of major trends, projects, innovations, challenges and opp...

Content:
African Urbanism
Urbanistica Podcast

Un espacio para conversar y aprender sobre el entorno natural y construido de la ciudad de Santo Domingo, desde la perspectiva de que todos los usu...

Content:
Building Better CitiesAfrican Urbanism