The DNA of Cities Podcast

We know that there are over 10,000 cities in the world. We also know that there is something unique about every city. But what is it that makes each city feel, move, look and act so differently? In this podcast, Professor Greg Clark CBE and Dr Caitlin Morrissey bring together leaders from the worlds of urban history, politics, art, architecture and more to decode The DNA of Cities.

The DNA of Cities: Season 2

Episode 6: The DNA of São Paulo - Part II

We explore the rich and irreducibly plural social and cultural fabrics of São Paulo's population.

Episode 2: The DNA of Kyiv - Part II

We discover what it means to be a Kyivan and how Kyivans are dreaming about their city's future.

Episode 5: The DNA of São Paulo - Part I

A brilliant group of experts help us decode The DNA of Sao Paulo from inside-out and outside-in.

Episode 1: The DNA of Kyiv - Part I

We explore the long history of the Ukrainian capital with tremendous local experts.

Episode 3 & 4: Ben Wilson

We were honoured to meet Ben Wilson, historian and acclaimed author of Metropolis and Urban Jungle.

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Welcome to Season 2

Join us from Thursday 30th January for Season 2 of our global voyage of discovery.

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The DNA of Cities: Season 1

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In Season 1, we embarked on a global voyage of discovery in search of The DNA of Cities, and we were joined by over 70 local experts in 11 tremendous cities. Across 29 episodes, we discovered that The DNA of Cities is about the emergence of patterns over long cycles of urban evolution, recognising key moments, decisions and forces that shape a city, and the mindsets and dispositions that are inherited and become deeply embedded.

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