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EPISODE · May 6, 2025 · 27 MIN

97. Holding Space

from Unfrozen · host Daniel Safarik and Greg Lindsay

A quick one before we’re away. Dan and Greg sum up theirsprings and get ready for spritzes and socializing with smart people in at the 2025 Venice Biennale. -- Intro/Outro: “Bounder of Adventure,” by The Cooper Vane -- Discussed: Going Underground -> The Space Below w/ James Parakh · Toronto PATH · Montreal RESO · Chicago Pedway · Minneapolis Skyway · Houston Tunnels · Oklahoma City Underground · Hong Kong Central Elevated Walkway Zohran Mamdami –Make the Subway Great Again Smart City Expo, New York City Business Facilities Live eXchange, New Orleans Curbivore, Los Angeles Jonah Bliss Joshua Harris, Fordham University Marchetti’s constant Zipline Austin Baker Tilly Conference CosMc’s National Association of Realtors survey Waymo RoboCop Sidewalk Toronto Downstate IL secession movement Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson, feat. Mr. Lee’s Greater Hong Kong Paul Romer Charter Cities The Voluntary City - David T. Beto, Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok How to Run the World - Parag Khanna Hell on Earth – The 30 Years’ War Podcast The Network State - Balaji Srinivasan Global Parliament of Mayors / Ben Barber Polarization of reality > revenge of sovereignty Praxis: Med Charter City > Greenland feat. Steven Harper The evermore-relevant Hidden Globe episode Exit, Voice and Loyalty - Albert O. Hirschman Patri Friedman The lost art of imagining the future “My Brain Finally Broke,” - Jia Tolentino in The New Yorker Bruce Sterling – Atemporality

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<p>A quick one before we’re away. Dan and Greg sum up theirsprings and get ready for spritzes and socializing with smart people in at the 2025 Venice Biennale.</p><p>--</p><p>Intro/Outro: “Bounder of Adventure,” by The Cooper Vane</p><p>--</p><p>Discussed:</p><p>Going Underground -&gt; The Space Below w/ <a href="https://www.ctbuh.org/people-profile/james-parakh">James Parakh</a></p><p>· Toronto <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/visitor-toronto/path-torontos-downtown-pedestrian-walkway/">PATH</a></p><p>· Montreal<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_City,_Montreal"> RESO</a></p><p>· Chicago <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/ped/svcs/pedway.html">Pedway</a></p><p>· Minneapolis <a href="https://www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/minneapolis-skyway-guide/">Skyway</a></p><p>· Houston <a href="https://downtownhouston.org/experience/downtown-tunnels">Tunnels</a></p><p>· Oklahoma City <a href="https://downtownokc.com/underground/">Underground</a></p><p>· Hong Kong <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Elevated_Walkway">Central Elevated Walkway</a></p><p><a href="https://www.zohranfornyc.com/">Zohran Mamdami</a> –Make the Subway Great Again</p><p><a href="https://www.smartcityexpousa.com/">Smart City Expo</a>, New York City</p><p><a href="https://bflivexchange.com/">Business Facilities Live eXchange</a>, New Orleans</p><p><a href="https://curbivore.co/">Curbivore</a>, Los Angeles</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahbliss/">Jonah Bliss</a></p><p><a href="https://www.fordham.edu/school-of-professional-and-continuing-studies/academics/real-estate-institute/faculty/">Joshua Harris</a>, Fordham University</p><p><a href="https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/marchettis-constant/">Marchetti’s constant</a></p><p><a href="https://www.flyzipline.com/">Zipline</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bakertilly.com/events">Austin Baker Tilly Conference</a></p><p><a href="https://cosmcs.com/">CosMc’s</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics">National Association of Realtors survey</a></p><p><a href="https://waymo.com/">Waymo</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop">RoboCop</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_Toronto">Sidewalk Toronto</a></p><p><a href="https://redstatesecession.org/33-counties-have-now-voted-to-split-illinois/">Downstate IL secession movement</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash">Snow Crash</a> – Neal Stephenson, feat. Mr. Lee’s Greater Hong Kong</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Romer">Paul Romer</a></p><p><a href="https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/intro/">Charter Cities</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Voluntary-City-Choice-Community-Society/dp/1598130323">The Voluntary City</a> - David T. Beto, Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Run-World-Charting-Renaissance/dp/1400068274">How t

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