Tall Stories 512: The strange transformation of Nara Juvenile Prison
08.06.2026 | 5 Min.
Gendel Gento takes us to the last surviving example of Japan’s “Five Great Prisons” built during the Meiji era, which has recently undergone a transformation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How can the real estate sector help Europe stay ahead of the competition?
04.06.2026 | 30 Min.
Carlota Rebelo reports from the Urban Land Institute’s 2026 Europe Conference in Berlin, where we hear the most interesting voices in the real estate sector assess the challenges facing our cities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 511: 50 years of London’s Undercroft Skate Space
01.06.2026 | 4 Min.
Sophie Monaghan-Coombs learns about Undercroft Skate Space, a venue that has been central to the London skateboarding scene over the past half century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How Sweden’s ‘fika’ mentality can improve city planning
28.05.2026 | 30 Min.
We learn how one strategist is exporting Swedish fika values to help put city planners on the same page. We also hear about Hungary’s push to revive its urban green commons and how Turku Cathedral locks its doors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 510: Exploring Taiwan’s flying-saucer ghost town
25.05.2026 | 6 Min.
Stefan Dubowski takes us to the beaches of Taiwan’s Wanli district to see a largely abandoned collection of futuristic abodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.