Talking Place

Welcome to Talking Place

The podcast bringing placemakers and storytellers together to talk about 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 urban designer, architect, planner, developer, investor, marketeer, or simply curious about places and stories, this podcast is for you.

Listen to our latest episodes of Talking Place and join the conversation on social media!

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Host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Production: Concept Culture

Episodes

10 episodes

010 - Creating Health Equity in the Built Environment - with Clare Delmar

In this episode of Talking Place, Clare —urban health campaigner, housing expert, and founder of Listen 2 Locals—joins host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explore the powerful connection between public health and the places we design, ...

June 19, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 10 • 1:07:06

009 - What we learnt from SXSW London about the future of place — Special Episode

In this special solo episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin, Creative Director of Concept Culture, shares her reflections from the inaugural SXSW London 2025—a bold and buzzing fusion of tech, culture, design, and storytelling.

June 12, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 9 • 22:57

008 - ‘REiiFlections’ from UKREiiF - Special Episode

In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin heads to UKREiiF 2025 in Leeds to hear directly from the voices shaping the future of our built environment.Framed around one powerful question—“What does the place of the future loo...

June 06, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 8 • 32:49

007 - Celebrating 20 years of the London Festival of Architecture - with Rosa Rogina

In this episode of Talking Place, Rosa Rogina, Director of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA), joins host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explore the evolving role of city wide architecture festivals in shaping inclusive, responsive, and people-ce...

May 27, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 7 • 43:47

006 Wandsworth's journey as London Borough of Culture 2025 - with Cllr Kemi Akinola

In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin sits down with Cllr. Kemi Akinola, the Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Council, to explore how culture, placemaking, and community-led leadership are shaping the future of one of London’s mo...

May 08, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 6 • 1:05:14

002 The role of the community in creating sustainable and inclusive places - with Max Farrell

In this episode, Max Farrell, founder of the LDN Collective, sits down with our host Tanisha Raffiuddin to dive into the powerful role communities play in shaping sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban spaces. Max explains why...

February 20, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 2 • 56:55

001 How to create a successful place brand - with Dr. Giannina Warren

Place branding expert Dr. Giannina Warren joins our host Tanisha Raffiuddin in a conversation about the importance of place branding in placemaking and development, how place branding can be leveraged to change people’s perception of a place, a...

February 07, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 1 • 57:02