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Urbanism

Urbanism

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 Felix Mercer dissects cities as arenas of creativity and inequality, where street-level activism collides with top-down planning. Each episode unpacks how urban design encodes power—from Jane Jacobs' legacy to redlining's shadow—revealing forces that shape neighborhoods and those fighting back.

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  • Urbanism - Discover the cities reshaping our world with Felix Mercer

    Urbanism - Discover the cities reshaping our world with Felix Mercer
    Apr 16 2026
    Join Felix Mercer as he reveals hidden arguments in streets, buildings, and highways—decisions that shape who belongs in our cities. This podcast explores visionaries, villains, and neighborhoods that make urban spaces brilliant yet isolating, uncovering stories behind the concrete you'll never unsee.

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    1 min
  • Urbanism - The Stranger Next Door: Why Cities Make Us Creative, Lonely, and Free

    Urbanism - The Stranger Next Door: Why Cities Make Us Creative, Lonely, and Free
    Apr 16 2026
    Felix Mercer explores the paradox of urban life: cities foster creativity, tolerance, and freedom while creating anonymity, stress, and isolation. From Simmel's 1903 insights to modern research, he examines how density produces both innovation and loneliness, revealing these opposing forces are inseparable features of city living.

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    34 mins
  • Urbanism - Redlined by Design: How the Built Environment Encodes Inequality

    Urbanism - Redlined by Design: How the Built Environment Encodes Inequality
    Apr 16 2026
    Felix Mercer traces how 1938 redlining maps still dictate American inequality today—from life expectancy to air quality. Exploring hostile architecture, mixed-income housing failures, and the built environment as encoded power, this episode reveals why neighborhoods designed to exclude continue killing people generations later.

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    28 mins
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