POD! On The Abundance Agenda this week, we get mad about a government-published ‘NIMBY charter’, and we speak to the excellent YouTuber CityEd about urban design, placemaking, and how to build cities that are actually nice places to live. Listen/subscribe here - or on Apple, Spotify or YouTube.
Hello! It’s time for Odds and Ends, your semi-regular round-up of the most interesting links I’ve seen, plus a few extra bits and pieces from me.
A slightly shorter than usual round-up this week, as I’ve currently got two roasting hot takes, both about two-thirds complete in my drafts, and I’m hoping to drop both next week.
Anyway, this week I’m featuring:
How the BBC’s top satirical news show amplified a mad online conspiracy theory
Why London’s roads this time next year could look very different
Research that confirms all of my existing prejudices about journalists
And a fascinating look at how post-Assad Syria is using technology to rebuild
Now let’s get started!