Talking Place
Welcome to Talking Place
The podcast that brings placemakers and storytellers together to talk about what makes a good place.
The Talking Place podcast is your go-to podcast for exploring the power of storytelling in shaping narratives and identities for neighbourhoods, towns, cities, and nations.
Join your host, Concept Culture’s Creative Director Tanisha Raffiuddin, as she talks with experts across the built environment, sharing their knowledge and stories on placemaking, branding, sustainability, language, finance, health, culture, and more.
Whether you are an investor, developer, urban designer, architect, planner, marketeer, or simply curious about places and stories, this podcast is for you.
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Host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Produced by: Concept Culture
Talking Place
Latest Episodes
E33: London 2050: Inside the City Building Britain's AI Future with Theo Blackwell
What happens when a 2,000-year-old city tries to build itself around artificial intelligence without losing the essence that makes it special? Theo Blackwell MBE, London's first Chief Digital Officer, has spent the pa...
E32: Women Changing Cities: The Leaders Reshaping Our Streets with Melissa Bruntlett
What does it feel like to move through a city without fear? To just... switch off?For Melissa Bruntlett, author, mobility advocate, and co-author of the new book Women Changing Cities, that feeling isn't a luxury. It's a design ...
E31: How Art Creates Better Places with Marine Tanguy
What happens to a city that treats culture as an afterthought? Founder of MTArt Agency, Marine Tanguy explains why culture is not a luxury but essential urban infrastructure - and why investing in art and artist...
E30: Co-Authoring the City: Audrey Tang on Digital Democracy, Civic AI and Who Gets to Decide
What does it mean for a city to be genuinely co-authored by the people who live in it? In Episode 30 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with one of the most consequential figures in the global conversation about...
Chrisp Street: 75 Years On | Know Your Neighbourhood | LFA 2026
Can regeneration strengthen a community rather than replace it?Chrisp Street Market has been part of East London's story for generations. Chrisp Street in E14 is five minutes from Canary Wharf, named on the DLR, and about to turn...
