By Spacing Radio
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 062, The PATH ahead for Toronto’s underground
With many people still working from home, the future of Toronto’s PATH system — the underground mall serving the financial towers above — is in...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 061, Community sports and urban farming
In this episode, we follow up on the municipal elections in Edmonton and Calgary, with a bit of a rant about rooming houses. Then, we talk to journalist...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 060, Alberta’s municipal power vacuum
With the mayors of both Edmonton and Calgary stepping down, and Alberta municipal elections taking place October 18, we decided to bring you all out west...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 059, Federal Election Panel 2021
A snap federal election in the face of a potential “fourth wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic means an emergency panel episode to discuss the...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 058, 5th Anniversary
It’s the five-year anniversary of the current Spacing Radio show! In this episode, we speak to Diana Chan McNally, community worker with the Toronto...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 057, Trinity Bellwoods encampment evictions
In the aftermath of the Trinity Bellwoods Park encampment evictions, which saw a massive police presence, private security, and protests, we reached...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 056, Rail Deck Park and best laid (official) plans
This episode is all about plans: big and small, successful and dashed. First, Toronto Star city hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro takes us through the story...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 055, Post-Pandemic Transit Ridership
Before the pandemic, the Toronto Transit Commission was actively looking for ways to grow its ridership. Now, after taking a hit in numbers during the...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 054, Packaged Toronto
To celebrate Spacing‘s latest book, Packaged Toronto: a collection of the city’s historic design, we go deep into the history of early...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 053, Food and Community
The pandemic has been an existential threat to restaurants, cafés, and bars in cities across Canada. It’s also been a financial blow to many...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 052, Public Realm Resolutions
We began 2020 with a bit of optimism — how could we know? We had an episode about the public realm and its importance, and spoke to urban...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 051, Toronto’s shelter disaster
In this episode, we look at the housing and homelessness crisis that has escalated into a full-blown disaster during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dania Majid...