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“I really enjoy this - in particular as someone living in London who is interested in urbanism. Sounds like Jonn is leaving it though which will be a shame.”
Tom_1357 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/07/20
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“Great to hear from a journalist who's interested in the same things I am. Always interesting, thoughtful and funny with it. Really enjoyed the recent one about my adopted home town, the great Newcatle upon Tyne. Nice one Jonn!”Read full review »
Geordiebristolian via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/20/18
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“Excellent podcast on urban themes, with a lot for train nerds (obviously by far the most civilized mode of transport).”
Jstreeter1978 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/07/18
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“Jonn Elledge once described the platonic ideal of the podcast as him apologising for the poor sound quality of an interview, but the interviews tend to be so interesting that it doesn't really matter. Well worth your time.”Read full review »
Evan 654773 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/24/18
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“Excellent, very enjoyable chat with the lads.”
Ritchie_50 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/27/18
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“More sweary Manavis please.”
Han.K.C via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/26/18
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“Get enthused by cities, more depressed by Brexit.”
Osian97 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/06/17
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“Interesting stuff on cities and John Elledge’s Twitter beefs”
TomDCoates via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/18/17
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“I started listening to this podcast a year ago, around the time when I moved to London. Since then this podcast has provided me with never-ending facts to impressively regurgitate in conversation, intensified my desire to live in cities for the rest of my life and inexplicably made me a massive...”Read full review »
baby londoner via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/21/17
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“I look forward to listening to Skylines every week, and am digging into the back catalogue now. I find the deep dives into urbanism, politics, and policy to be very interesting and I always learn something new. Plus, I'm a dork for public transport. And I love how genuinely funny the...”Read full review »
CallMeTheBees via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/17
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“Skylines is very insightful and interesting, bringing together thoughtful ideas on public policy and transit, with an array of guests who help flesh out the larger picture of how transit fits into our daily life and the political landscape. As an expat, it's terrific for me to keep informed...”Read full review »
Cavell26 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/17
“Really interesting podcast, in general the show is quite UK/London centric but does get quite a few guests on from other parts of the world.
knowledge of hosts and guests is very good although I miss when John had a co-host.
The best episode so far has been about the legacy of the Olympics in...”Read full review »
AndyCampbell92 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/03/17
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“It's been almost 30 episodes since my first review (Oct 20, 2016) and I'm happy to report the audio quality that plagued early episodes has improved greatly.
The content in general has remained about the same - recommend for those interested in transit, public policy, urbanism, the...”Read full review »
Tom Rockett via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/17
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“One of very few British podcasts that covers urbanism; good concept, good episode themes, so I keep listening in hope that it will improve. I wish there was more factual information and less extemporising. Liked the discussions about the metro mayors, and the Chicago one. But a lot of episodes...”Read full review »
Printmediarefugee via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/18/17
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“Consistently interesting and entertaining. The presenters' and guests' enthusiasm and knowledge makes even the most obscure detail of city life accessible and fascinating. Makes you look at a city through new eyes.”Read full review »
rhinosaretolerable via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/14/17
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“A podcast about cities may not sound exciting but this podcast is consistently facinating. Yes it is about cities but it is also about perception, transport, identity and anything else that comes up. Always interesting and entertaining, really worth your time.”
Brightlingseaboy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/26/16
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“Been a fan for a while of the citymetric website and decided to venture onto their podcast. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend. Very interesting on a host of issues around cities/urban living. if you are in any way interested in cities, this is for you!”
Jediknightkevin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/23/16
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“Great podcast with fascinating analysis and views looking at our modern cities.”
johnchilvers1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/16/16
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“It might look wonkish to the casual browser, but this podcast always finds fascinating ways of approaching its chosen subject. Entertaining, thoughtful and a credit to its creators.”
Dave Hoskin via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/06/16
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“If you are fascinated by the paradoxes of urban living then this is a really imformative & entertaining podcast. OK so it's bit Londoncentric but well informed guests offer excellent reports from other cities around the globe. Overall the show helps makes sense of city living Thanks you”Read full review »
L-SL James via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/29/16
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“Really interesting, informative and funny. Definitely worth a listen.”
Beautifulfreak88 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/22/16
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“This is a very well-produced, interesting podcast on cities, transport, and maps! Great stuff, guys... Keep up the good work!”
ellispalmer94 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/13/16
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“Every episode is so interesting, and brilliantly varied.
Great, easy listening.”
Irving Flashman via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/04/16
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“Great listening. Love the city views from a range of perspectives.
City-tastic!”
Civorson via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/04/16
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“....Not for much longer mate”
Cher Wilk via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/29/16
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“This is a really great podcast full of fascinating city stories. Kudos to charmingly geeky presenter John and (less geeky) Barbara for finding some real gems (who knew public transport in Lagos was so interesting?). Also - there’s a map of the week feature. What’s not to love?”
Lisa P of Stokey via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/28/16
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“Fascinating podcast that tells me more about cities than I thought I needed to know. Makes maps interesting - quite an achievement in itself...”
Penguin No1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/16/16
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“Wonderful juxtaposition of subtle tones discussing the organs of a metropolitan area. Good stuff.”
HBeachie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/07/16
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“And non city dwellers. Always interesting and great production.”
Jamesrhowell via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/25/16
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“I enjoy the mix of geeky stuff about cities (ie maps) with anecdote and political geekery. I particularly like the items on other cities outside of London (such as the recent one on the challenges of navigating Toronto) as it shows how cities across the globe have common issues.”
MoosiferJ via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/23/16
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“Great podcast guys”
andreinicu via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/16/16
“A must listen for those interested in a critical, radical perspective on the future of urbanism and progressive social geography. An excellent addition to the New Statesman family.”
WK Tang via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/15/16
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“Listened to excellent ep 7 on transport, fascinating stuff. Podcast presenters and production sound great. Will be catching up on previous episodes in a binge and look forward to more accessible musings on urban issues.”
Linzherdscats via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/02/16
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“The CityMetric team look to be mapping out a great future with Skylines - a hugely enjoyable and informative listen to match the website.”
Harry Wragg via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/29/16
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“Fresh perspectives on the urban environments we all take for granted.”
Dunc4c via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/29/16
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“Glad to have a good urbanism podcast. Their view is sometimes a bit unrefined (like the painful discussion of US-New York political animosity), but that as often as not seems to be the guests' doing as the hosts. The hosts do a good job steering discussion and engaging listeners in topics you...”Read full review »
Lymanrstone via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/07/16
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“First episode very strong, with some great insight and commentary”
Jack Sommers via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/21/16
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“If Tim Harford studied city economies, it might sound something like this. Well maybe that’s a bit strong, but enjoyed the podcast and look forward to more.”
davidjmking via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/16/16
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“Great start and good content - although I felt the background music to be rather distracting !”
Shawesome00 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/15/16
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“Really enjoyed the first episode of this podcast - really informative and interesting. Looking forward to more!”
emily_or via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/11/16
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“It’s good because you can listen to the voices and it is like having friends except they ignore you when you talk to them so it is pretty much like having friends. They talked about cities and also metrics.”
DRSE via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/11/16
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“As a huge fan of the New Statesman podcast and the City Metric blog I was excited to listen to this.
I'm giving it 5 stars and writing a review to help more people find the podcast and it definitely has promise to be consistently at least a 4/5 podcast.
Couple of notes that are not...”Read full review »
Jamesjamesclub via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/08/16
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