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Placemakers

@slateplacemaker

An 18-episode podcast from @Slate about the spaces we inhabit & the people who shape them. Hosted by @rebeccasheir.

 Washington, DC
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Joined July 2016
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RIP Mark Plotkin. I'm honored to have interviewed this fierce #DCstatehood advocate for @Slate's @slateplacemaker podcast in 2016. We'll miss you, Mark. slate.com/podcasts/placemake…
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When Flight 77 hit Wedge One of the #Pentagon on #September11th 2001, the area was 5 days away from being completely renovated. Meet the man who made sure it was rebuilt by Sept. 11, 2002. #remember911 #NeverForget #911Anniversary h/t @wamu885 @wamumetro wamu.org/story/11/09/09/rebu…
Rebuilding the World's Largest Office Building

Rebuilding the World's Largest Office Building

When Flight 77 hit Wedge One of the Pentagon, the area was five days away from being completely renovated. Walker Lee Evey managed "The Phoenix Project,"

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Loving this news from #TheBronx on #IndependentBookstoreDay! If you adore reading books -- and supporting small businesses -- please get out and visit your local indie bookseller(s) today. gothamist.com/2019/04/26/the… h/t @Gothamist cc @thelitbar
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You can hear the whole episode -- featuring the amazing @majoracarter -- here! slate.com/podcasts/placemake… xitter.cf/brett_roberts25/status…
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#JaneJacobs was far more than just a champion of #walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use buildings. bit.ly/2tSrIGq
4 Stories to Help you See Jane Jacobs in a New Light

4 Stories to Help you See Jane Jacobs in a New Light

There's more than meets the eye when it comes to Jane Jacobs.

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The amazing Mr. Shimelonis composed our podcast's music, too: big-time talent. Can't wait to listen! xitter.cf/ComeCircleRound/status…
CircleRound (@ComeCircleRound) profile pictureCircleRound@ComeCircleRound6 Feb 2018
Ever wonder where #CircleRound's music comes from? On today's show (avail. at 3pm ET), host @rebeccasheir chats w/composer Eric Shimelonis about how he treats music as another character... and how he's using 30 different instruments for our 30 different episodes!
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25 heritage sites in need of protection around the world @Curbed curbed.com/2017/10/16/164822…
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Vincent Scully, 97, Influential Architecture Historian, Dies nytimes.com/2017/12/01/obitu…

Vincent Scully, 97, Influential Architecture Historian, Dies (Published 2017)

“I think he probably did more than anyone else over the last 60 years to affect not just architecture but architecture culture as well,” one disciple said.

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"On the other side of the door is your private world. Down the steps is your public world. The most interesting parts of life happen in the cracks between." trib.al/vfyGEq2
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Ed Marquand stumbled across an abundance of cheap real estate in a struggling small town. Will he be received as a knight in shining armor, or a colonizer come to conquer and pillage? slate.com/podcasts/placemake… #Washington @MightyTieton

Mighty Tieton

It’s no secret that climbing rents are driving many creative entrepreneurs out of popular urban centers. When Seattle book publisher Ed Marquand stu...

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In some #Chattanooga neighborhoods, as few as 1 in 5 households have an #internet connection. Can the city bridge its digital divide? slate.com/podcasts/placemake…

Internet for All

Chattanooga, Tennessee, has a lightning-fast, publicly run broadband network that has attracted a lot of tech talent to the city. But as the city bu...

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What happens when you try to remedy what @JHKunstler calls “the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world"? Listen in and find out. slate.com/podcasts/placemake…

How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Suburbs?

How do you solve a problem like the suburbs? For one man in Arizona, it means creating an agricultural utopia, replete with picket fences and a comm...

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“There are two Americas. One with an abundance of capital and opportunity — in #SiliconValley and pockets around the nation. But not in the other America, and that other America is most of the country.” xitter.cf/MobileHarv/status/9327…
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"Self-gentrifying": it's a thing. At least, according to this one-of-a-kind #placemaker in the Bronx... slate.com/podcasts/placemake… @majoracarter #TheBronx

Self-Gentrifying in the Bronx

Majora Carter embraces the idea of “self-gentrification” in her native South Bronx. She founded a park in a spot slated to become a waste-transfer f...

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And for more on #Greensburg: our @slateplacemaker #podcast episode from 2016: slate.com/podcasts/placemake… @GreensburgKS @Dianna2D xitter.cf/NatlMainStreet/status/…
Main Street America (@NatlMainStreet) profile pictureMain Street America@NatlMainStreet5 Nov 2017
How six small towns and cities are going green ow.ly/Fooy30glqdO via @Curbed
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Interesting piece... and very apropos to our 18th and final #podcast episode on @NewUrbanism: slate.com/podcasts/placemake… xitter.cf/CityLab/status/9228147…

Great Places and the Sum of Human Happiness

Imagine a place where you can stroll down the sidewalk, wave to your neighbors on their porch, then pick up your dry cleaning or have lunch at the c...

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Mixed-use projects are increasingly looking like theme parks trib.al/yMqUF92
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How all you Tweeps can help: pbs.org/newshour/amp/rundown… via @NewsHour #PuertoRico #PuertoRicoRelief #PuertoRicoStrong xitter.cf/puertoricopur/status/9…
How you can help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico

How you can help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico

It could take a year or more to rebuild certain areas of Puerto Rico, officials say. Here's how you can help.

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Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 (@PuertoRicoPUR) profile picturePuerto Rico 🇵🇷@PuertoRicoPUR21 Oct 2017
We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡
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An insulated, parking-space-sized house you can build in one night. Price tag? $41,500. newatlas.com/casagrande-labo… via @nwtls

Parking space-sized micro-house is made for city life

With space at a serious premium in many cities, some think that downsizing may be the answer to housing growing populations. Few homes come much smaller than the Tikku (which is Finnish for Stick),...

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One of our favorite episodes from our limited @slate series, all available on @iTunes / @ApplePodcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/… @prginc xitter.cf/rebeccasheir/status/91…

Placemakers

Society & Culture Podcast · All communities face certain challenges.But some people see challenges as opportunities.On Placemakers, we bring you stories about the spaces we inhabit and the people who...

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Rebecca Sheir (@rebeccasheir) profile pictureRebecca Sheir@rebeccasheir11 Oct 2017
On this #NationalComingOutDay, I feel fortunate to share the story of @barbarasatin, a senior who came out as trans. slate.com/podcasts/placemake…

The Matriarch of Spirit on Lake

Spirit on Lake in downtown Minneapolis looks a lot like any other apartment complex built over the past few years. But something very specific sets ...

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We're honored to be in such awesome company! Lots of excellent listening here, folks, so grab your earbuds and subscribe now... xitter.cf/e_russell/status/91525…
Edward Russell (@ByERussell) profile pictureEdward Russell@ByERussell3 Oct 2017
Check out these urbanist themed podcasts! @99piorg, @slateplacemaker among my favs: ggwash.org/view/65021/here-a… @lizwhitton on @ggwash
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