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This love letter to the cities of the world—from the airline pilot–author of Skyfaring—is "a journey around both the author's mind and the planet's great cities that leaves us energized, open to new experiences and ready to return more hopefully to our lives" (Alain de Botton, author of...

Native and imported, sacred and ordinary, culinary and floral, favourites of various kings and commoners over the centuries, trees are the most visible signs of nature in cities, fundamentally shaping their identities. Trees are storehouses of the complex origins and histories of city growth...

On January 1, 1966, New York came to a standstill as the city's transit workers went on strike. This was the first day on the job for Mayor John Lindsay - a handsome, young former congressman with presidential aspirations - and he would approach the issue with an unconventional outlook that would be his hallmark. Against this backdrop, too, the sporting scene saw tremendous upheaval.

'An intimate new memoir about growing up amid everyday communalism' - The Hindu Zeyad Masroor Khan was four years old when he realized that an innocent act of clicking a switch near a window overlooking the street could trigger a riot. As the distant thud of a crowd grew closer and calls for...

Percy Fawcett was a mapmaker and an adventurer. In the early 1900s, he spent years mapping out the jungles of South America. Fawcett became obsessed with the idea of a lost city of gold hidden deep in the jungle.

Listen In—our audio series invites you behind the scenes and brings our editorial stories to life. You can read full interviews by Jacob Sawyer with video and photo support on blog.slamcity.com and shop with us for all your skateboarding needs at slamcity.com.

La bicla, la bicicleta, está transformando la ciudad. En esta serie, iniciamos con un reportaje de Juan Pablo Mayorga, periodista especializado en temas ambientales que explora de qué manera el auge de la bicicleta está cambiando los paradigmas urbanos.

Heart & Goal is Kansas City’s front-row seat to the world’s biggest soccer moment. Join hosts Nate Bukaty — KC native and veteran soccerbroadcaster — and hometown hero Matt Besler – former Sporting KC captain and USMNT defender – as they break down the matches, the madness and the magic happening across the region. From barbecue to behind-the-scenes stories, this is your all-access pass to everything happening around the tournament and the energy, culture and chaos of hosting the world’s game. The world is coming to Kansas City, and we can’t wait to show it off.

A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing. London was still recovering from the devastation...

Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up. "Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of...

Welcome to Steel City Underground, The Black and Gold Standard for Pittsburgh Steelers coverage. Our news and analysis cover the team from a rational fan's perspective, maintaining integrity and staying positive, all in a way us commoners can relate to. Stay tuned for special interviews with guests ranging from current and former players, beat writers, book authors, and other Pittsburgh personalities!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pittsburgh-steelers-podcast-steel-city-underground--2600913/support.

A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than...

Keys To The City Podcast will have a Barber Shop Chair style discussion format that will analyze, discuss and debate current social constructs. We will look at the various paradigms of personal beliefs, business, athletics, expectations, religious beliefs and standards of living with respect to personal choice and Biblical Truth. Jim Keyton Jr will serve as the show's moderator bringing his vast athletic and life experiences to guide the conversation of the show's guests. Guests will be from many different walks of life and professions. The show will air on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8:...

Welcome to the Queen City College Hoops Podcast. I am your host Bill Mueller. Here we will follow the mens basketball programs from the Charlotte vicinity’s division one schools. So if you are a fan of the Davidson Wildcats, Charlotte 49ers, Queens Royals, or Winthrop Eagles, this is the place for you. I will bring you recaps, game previews, and overall conversation around these programs in a concise and easy to digest way. These schools bring you matchups of some of the best mid-majors all season long. So come join in as we get ready for the 2025 season. Happy to have you here.

'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE 'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS 'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENT, ★★★★★ Nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. But today the majority of the world’s population lives in some form of urban environment...

In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Michael Pollan, The Nature of Our Cities is a stirring exploration of how innovators from around the world are combining urban nature with emerging technologies, protecting the planet’s cities from the effects of climate change and safeguarding the...

A guide to 40 of the most well-known, surprising, notorious, mythical, and sublime non-human citizens of New York City, and love letter to its surprising ecological diversity. From refugee parrots and prodigal beavers to gorgeous Fifth Avenue hawks and vengeful groundhogs, Wild City tells the...

Pete Axthelm follows the 1969 - 70 season of the New York Knicks and provides a parallel focus on basketball as it was then played in the black neighborhoods of New York City. Throughout, he writes clearly, intelligently, and passionately about the game, bringing alive the players’ efforts, accomplishments, and failures.

Football Feed with Queen City Newsfeed is your weekly look at East Mississippi and West Alabama football — from Friday night lights to college rivalries. Hosted by Cash Matlock and Robbie Allen, and produced by Mackenzie Joiner and Nickie Farmer. Proudly sponsored by All-Star Team Sports, Tammy Thompson Bail Bonds, Ujjwal Kumar, and Brickhaus Brewtique. Presented by Digio Strategies, home of Q101, 95.1 The Beat, 97OKK, Kiss 104.1, and Praise 95.9. New episodes brought to you every Thursday during Football season.

City of Brotherly Sports is where Philly fans get the real story. No rage-bait, no forced hot takes, just authentic opinions, honest debates, and true passion for the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Flyers. We celebrate the wins, own the losses, and keep it real...just like Philly does.