APA Podcasts — Previous Episodes
Looking for a specific episode of the podcast or just curious about the myriad conversations planners are having? You'll find previous episodes here, covering planning topics from urban design and parks, to autonomous vehicles and smart cities, to best practices in hazard mitigation and disaster recovery.
2022
2021
January 2021
AARP's Rodney Harrell on Changing Demographics and Livable Communities
Is Your Environment Limiting Your Functioning?
Why We Need More Intergenerational Policies, Programs, and Places
February 2021
Katanya Raby Continues Equity Work of Civil Rights Giant Al Raby
March 2021
Planning for Volcanic Activity in Hawaii
Why Planners Need to Prepare for Urban Air Mobility
"Feminist City" Author Leslie Kern on Envisioning More Equitable Urban Spaces
April 2021
The City-Making Process Gets Focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in This Planner’s Work
May 2021
We Need to Outthink Wildfire, Not Try to Eliminate It
July 2021
Philadelphia Is Transforming Vacant Lots into Climate-Resilient Pollinator Gardens
August 2021
Artificial Intelligence and Urban Planning: What Planners Need to Know Now
TikTok's TalkingCities Makes Urban Planning Fast and Easy to Grasp
October 2021
Fighting Climate Change in Cities With Biodiversity and Nature-Based Design
December 2021
2020
January 2020
Resilience and Planning Without Zoning in Houston, Gender Mainstreaming, and More
CMAP Executive Director Erin Aleman: Making Change Is Relationship Building
February 2020
Long-Term Disaster Recovery Planning in Florida
Uncovering Transit's Gender Gap, Preserving Texas Freedom Colonies, and More
March 2020
Rezoning East Harlem, Rethinking One-Size-Fits-All Public Engagement
Planning as Caring, Managing Large-Scale Solar, Becoming an Effective Manager, and More
April 2020
How E-commerce Affects Land Use — and How COVID-19 Affects E-Commerce
What Planners and Public Sector Agencies Need to Know About Cybersecurity
How Boston Responded to the COVID-19 Crisis
The Future of Fast Food After COVID-19, Coding and Planning, and More
May 2020
Moving Planning Commission Meetings Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Big-City Perspective
Immigrant Experiences, Economic Development, and "Third Places" in the U.S. — and Australia
June 2020
Centering Equity and Climate Action in COVID-19 Recovery
How COVID-19 Has Underscored the Digital Divide
Harnessing Data and Knowledge of New York City Facilities to Respond to COVID-19
July 2020
A Medical Anthropologist Says Planners Are Vital to COVID-19 Recovery
September 2020
Planners Are Helping Small Businesses Become Resilient Amidst the Pandemic
October 2020
How El Paso Reimagined Capital Improvement Planning During COVID-19
November 2020
Seeking Justice and Showing Communities Love Through Planning
December 2020
Tamika Butler on Antiracism, Equity, and Self-Care Through Solopreneurship
2019
February 2019
People Behind the Plans: Trevor Dick, AICP
March 2019
Resilience Roundtable: Pete Parkinson, AICP
People Behind the Plans: Sadhu Johnston
People Behind the Plans: Jana Lynott, AICP
April 2019
People Behind the Plans: John Rahaim
May 2019
People Behind the Plans: Dan Parolek
June 2019
People Behind the Plans: Donald Shoup, FAICP
July 2019
August 2019
The Compton's Transgender Cultural District
September 2019
People Behind the Plans: Enessa Janes, AICP, PhD
October 2019
People Behind the Plans: Todd Vanadilok, AICP
November 2019
People Behind the Plans: Kelwin Harris
Resilience Roundtable: After the Camp Fire, Part I
December 2019
2018
January 2018
People Behind the Plans: Joanna Trotter
February 2018
Planning the Autonomous Future: Episode 1
People Behind the Plans: Doug Farr
March 2018
Planning the Autonomous Future: Episode 2, featuring Corey Clothier
People Behind the Plans: Jarrett Walker
April 2018
Planning the Autonomous Future: Episode 3, featuring Jeff Tumlin
May 2018
People Behind the Plans: Kristin Saunders
People Behind the Plans: Mitchell Silver, FAICP
June 2018
Planning the Autonomous Future: Episode 4, featuring Rebecca Hunter and John Estrada
July 2018
People Behind the Plans: Kate Hartley
August 2018
Planning the Autonomous Future: Episode 5, featuring Lisa Nisenson
People Behind the Plans: Bob Becker, FAICP
September 2018
People Behind the Plans: Taryn Sabia
October 2018
People Behind the Plans: Mark de la Vergne
Resilience Roundtable: John Henneberger
November 2018
Resilience Roundtable: Kim Mickelson, AICP
People Behind the Plans: Nina Idemudia, AICP
December 2018
People Behind the Plans: Commissioner Josina Morita
Resilience Roundtable: Lieutenant Emily Ussery and Jack Heide, AICP
2017
January 2017
Plan4Health: Delaware Coalition for Healthy Eating and Active Living
Previewing APA's Infrastructure Principles
Disruptive Transportation Technologies: An Interview with Zagster's Jon Terbush
March 2017
Disruptive Transportation Technologies: Josh Westerhold from Nissan's Future Lab
Disruptive Transportation Technologies: Interview with Andrew Salzberg from Uber
April 2017
May 2017
People Behind the Plans: David Fields, AICP
July 2017
People Behind the Plans: Scott Page
August 2017
Green Streets Health Impact Assessment
September 2017
People Behind the Plans: Bev Wilson, AICP
October 2017
People Behind the Plans: Lynn Ross, AICP
November 2017
2016
February 2016
Plan4Health: Dane County, Wisconsin
March 2016
Building Coastal Resilience Through Capital Improvements Planning
May 2016
The Streetcar Returns to Kansas City
Beyond Mobility: Transportation's Role In Achieving Community Outcomes
June 2016
Planner Profiles: Miguel Vazquez, AICP
August 2016
A Journey From Planning to Public Service: Interview with Jack Molenaar, AICP
September 2016
Plan4Health: Thomas County, Kansas
Plan4Health: Umatilla County, Oregon
October 2016
Planner Profile: Courtney Kashima, AICP
Plan4Health: Tarrant County, Texas
Plan4Health: Puyallup Watershed | Pierce County, Washington
December 2016
2015
February 2015
Chicago's Historic Pullman Neighborhood
March 2015
Green Lighting Municipal Broadband
May 2015
Living with Water in the Big Easy: NOLA's Ride to Resilience
June 2015
Housing Equity and Healthy Housing Choices: 2014 AICP Symposium
July 2015
August 2015
Dutch Dialogues: An Interview with Dale Morris and David Waggonner
September 2015
Plan4Health: B-Well Bensenville
Plan4Health: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Boise
Disaster Recovery Planning in Maui
October 2015
Great Public Spaces: The Santa Fe Railyard
November 2015
Plan4Health: Eastern Highlands Health District
2014
2013
December 2013
2012
January 2012
Rebuilding Greensburg: Four Years of Progress
March 2012
New Orleans Recovery: A Social Science Perspective
April 2012
2011
January 2011
The Paradox of Urban Space: An Interview with Sharon Sutton
April 2011
2011 Opening Keynote Ethics Discussion
Planning for Post-Disaster: Ken Topping and Laurie Johnson
May 2011
Planning for Post Disaster: David Miller and Gavin Smith
Planning for Post Disaster: Barry Hokanson
June 2011
Planning for Post-Disaster: David Godschalk and Gerald Jones
August 2011
September 2011
Planning for Post-Disaster: Edward Thomas and Alessandra Jerolleman
Kids and Community: An Interview with Roger Hart, Part 1
Kids and Community: An Interview with Roger Hart, Part 2
October 2011
Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery: An Interview with Christine Butterfield
November 2011
Planning, Policy, and Poetics: Reviving Investment in Transportation and Infrastructure in America
Neighbors and Neighborhoods: An Interview with Sidney Brower
2010
March 2010
Foreclosing the Dream Media Briefing
Post-Katrina Demographics, with Rafe Rabalais
Hazard Mitigation in New Zealand: A Presentation by Kristin Hoskin
Food and Planning in New Orleans
April 2010
Clear as Mud: Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans
May 2010
August 2010
Hazard Mitigration: Integrating Best Practices into Planning
Complete Streets: Best Policy & Implementation Practices
New Orleans, Moving Forward: An Interview with Stephen Villavaso, FAICP
September 2010
Green Community: Energy, with Mary Pelletier
Green Community: Energy, with Erica and Mark Heller