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34 Best City Planning Podcasts (2026)

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The city planning space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 34 of the best, including 99% Invisible, Dear Future Wifey, and The Urbanist.

  1. 99% Invisible
    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:
    African UrbanismArt History StorytellingArtsAudhd SupportAudio BlogCity Planning
    +26
    Audience:
    College StudentsCreatorsDesignersEngineersFreelancers
    +6
    Goal:
    Curiosity MindsetDiscovering New IdeasFollowing a StoryGetting Expert InsightsImproving Health
    +6
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigative
    +1
    When:
    At the GymAt WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommute Listening
    +6
  2. Dear Future Wifey
    Dear Future Wifey
    Journey with me, Laterras R. Whitfield, as I discover, uncover, and recover love. From interviews with singles, married, divorcees, and maybe even ...
    Content:
    ArtsBrand StrategyClimate ChangeCreative Entrepreneur PodcastHormone HealthCity Planning
    +4
    Audience:
    Audio Content CreatorsCreative EntrepreneursCreatorsDesignersFreelancers
    +1
  3. The Urbanist
    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:
    African UrbanismBuilding Better CitiesLand PoliticsUrban PolicyCity Planning
  4. The Strong Towns Podcast
    The Strong Towns Podcast
    The Strong Towns Podcast is a weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement, hosted by Strong Towns Founder and President Charles Marohn and fre...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesUrban PolicyCity Planning
  5. About Buildings + Cities
    About Buildings + Cities
    A podcast about architecture, buildings and cities, from the distant past to the present day. Plus detours into technology, film, fiction, comics, ...
    Content:
    ArtsBuilding Better CitiesLuxury Treehouse DesignCity Planning
    Audience:
    Designers
  6. Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
    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:
    African UrbanismBuilding Better CitiesUrban PolicyCity Planning
  7. Upzoned
    Upzoned
    Sometimes, a hot new story will cross our desks that we need to talk about right away. That's where Upzoned comes in. Join Strong Towns President C...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesUrban PolicyCity Planning
  8. GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government
    GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government
    GovLove is a podcast about the people, policies and profession of local government. From Mayors and City Managers to interns and everyone in betwee...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesLocal PoliticsUrban PolicyCity Planning
  9. THE GRIMSHAW PODCAST
    THE GRIMSHAW PODCAST
    The Grimshaw Podcast is focussed on the City – and those who shape our cities. The podcast presents engaging and insightful interviews with archite...
    Content:
    City Planning
  10. Urban Planning is Not Boring
    Urban Planning is Not Boring
    Passionate about climate change mitigation, finding equitable solutions to the housing crisis, and more, Sam Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata dive into v...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesCity Planning
  11. Future of the American City
    Future of the American City
    An initiative of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
    Content:
    City Planning
  12. The War on Cars
    The War on Cars
    The War on Cars brings you news, commentary and stories about the worldwide battle to undo a century's worth of damage wrought by the automobile.
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesUrban PolicyCity Planning
  13. The Aesthetic City
    The Aesthetic City
    How come our modern cities have become so hostile to humans, so ugly, car-oriented and grey? What is the solution to these problems - how can we re...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesCity Planning
  14. Smart City
    Smart City
    Il drammatico uno-due della pandemia seguita dal conflitto in Ucraina ha contribuito dolorosamente a un passaggio culturale importante, facendoci f...
    Content:
    City Planning
  15. City Space
    City Space
    How do we make our cities more livable? We want them to be more affordable, walkable and meet the needs of a tech-powered society. So, how do we ac...
    Content:
    Urban PolicyCity Planning
  16. Urban Limitrophe
    Urban Limitrophe
    Urban Limitrophe is a podcast exploring the various initiatives happening in cities across the African continent (and diaspora) to creatively solve...
    Content:
    African UrbanismBuilding Better CitiesCity Planning
  17. The City
    The City
    USA TODAY’s critically acclaimed investigative podcast about power in American cities.Season 1, Chicago: A black neighborhood fights back when a my...
    Content:
    CultureCity Planning
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  18. The Smart Community Podcast
    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:
    African UrbanismBuilding Better CitiesUrban PolicyCity Planning
  19. Cityspeak
    Cityspeak
    Cityspeak features the visionaries who are designing, building, and reimagining cities as we know them today. From the shimmering skyscrapers of Ho...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesCity Planning
  20. The CityChangers Podcast
    The CityChangers Podcast
    The CityChangers Podcast: Inspiring Liveable, Equitable, Sustainable Cities “The CityChangers Podcast” explores innovative ideas, showcases success...
    Content:
    City Planning
  21. Plannerama
    Plannerama
    Listen to urban planners from Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Urban and Regional Planning answer fun questions about themselves, their ...
    Content:
    City Planning
  22. City Changers
    City Changers
    City Changers — це серія розмов про життя в місті сучасної України, урбаністичні зміни, актуальне мистецтво, креативний бізнес та прогресивну освіт...
    Content:
    City Planning
  23. Città by Future4Cities
    Città by Future4Cities
    Le città sono da tempo i veri centri di interesse, gli snodi di un mondo globale, il cuore dei grandi cambiamenti che plasmano il volto del nostro ...
    Content:
    City Planning
  24. Cities Reimagined
    Cities Reimagined
    Cities Reimagined is a podcast about the ideas, people and places that are reshaping urban life. It was born out of a simple realisation: too often...
    Content:
    Urban PolicyCity Planning
  25. Building Better Cities
    Building Better Cities
    Cities don't just happen. They're shaped by the choices we make about housing, transportation, infrastructure, public spaces, and the communities w...
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesEducationInfrastructure InvestingReal EstateSustainable LivingCity Planning
    Audience:
    Entrepreneurs
    Goal:
    Building a Business
  26. Design and Architecture
    Design and Architecture
    Host Frances Anderton looks at design and architecture from a Los Angeles perspective.
    Content:
    Luxury Treehouse DesignCity Planning
  27. Planning Xchange
    Planning Xchange
    Planning Xchange is an interview series of built environment professionals doing interesting work beyond the ordinary. Guests include town planners...
    Content:
    Urban PolicyCity Planning
  28. Third Wave Urbanism
    Third Wave Urbanism
    A podcast highlighting the new normal of urbanism in our globalized cities, as told by Kristen Jeffers and Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman - two female ...
    Content:
    Plant MedicinePsychedelicsCity Planning
  29. City of the Future
    City of the Future
    We explore the innovations and ideas that will transform our cities.
    Content:
    Building Better CitiesCity Planning
  30. Invisible City
    Invisible City
    An award-winning podcast about city design with Jennifer Keesmaat. Invisible City seeks to reveal the city that lurks beneath the surface of our ev...
    Content:
    City Planning
  31. Placemakers
    Placemakers
    All communities face certain challenges.But some people see challenges as opportunities.On Placemakers, we bring you stories about the spaces we in...
    Content:
    City Planning
  32. APA Podcast
    APA Podcast
    APA podcast bisa bahas apa aja, mulai yang lagi trending hingga yang paling jarang dibahas. Dipandu oleh dua host yang ngakunya absurdis Ais dan Da...
    Content:
    Urban PolicyCity Planning
    Audience:
    Therapists
  33. How to Make a City
    How to Make a City
    Content:
    City Planning
  34. The Urban Planner's Podcast
    The Urban Planner's Podcast
    This podcast is for urban planners, urban planning students and those interested in the topic of urban planning. The purpose of this show is to hav...
    Content:
    City Planning